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STS-61-H

Mission

Part of STS

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

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Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

More at: STS-61-H.

People: Springer, Blaha, Buchli, Coats, Farrimond, Wood, Nigel, Fisher, Akbar, Sudarmono
Projects: STS

Chronology

1 event

1986 June

STS-61-H (cancelled) - . Crew: Blaha, Buchli, Coats, Fisher, Springer, Sudarmono, Wood, Nigel. Backup Crew: Akbar, Farrimond. Payload: Communications satellites. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-H. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Columbia. Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .