STS-51-K
Mission
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Shuttle cutaway showing deployment of LDEF
Credit: NASA
Planned Spacelab-D1 shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. No crew selected; renamed STS-61A
Related
- Spacecraft
- Space Shuttle
Chronology
1 event
1988 September 1
LV Family: Shuttle. Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle.- STS-51-K (cancelled) - . Payload: Spacelab-D1 . Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-51-K. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Planned Spacelab-D1 shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. No crew selected; renamed STS-61A.