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STS-62-B

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 Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

More at: STS-62-B.

People: Roberts
Projects: STS

Chronology

1 event

1986 September

STS-62-B (cancelled) - . Crew: Roberts. Payload: DoD Mission. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Roberts. Program: STS. Flight: STS-62-B. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .