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STS-61-K

Mission

Part of STS

Original archive entry. The text, images and links below are kept as they were written.

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Shuttle cutaway showing deployment of LDEF
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Planned EOM-1 shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. No crew named, later combined with STS-61K

More at: STS-61-K.

People: Stevenson, Garriott, Brand, Griggs, Lampton, Frimout, Chappell, Nicollier, Lichtenberg, Stewart
Projects: STS

Chronology

1 event

1986 October

STS-61-K (cancelled) - . Crew: Brand, Garriott, Griggs, Lampton, Lichtenberg, Nicollier, Stevenson, Stewart. Backup Crew: Chappell, Frimout. Payload: EOM-1/2. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-K. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Columbia. Planned EOM-1 shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. No crew named, later combined with STS-61K.