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STS-61-N

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-61-N.

People: McCulley, Shaw, Adamson, Leestma, Joseph, Brown, Mark, Casserino
Projects: STS

Chronology

1 event

1986 September

STS-61-N (cancelled) - . Crew: Adamson, Brown, Mark, Casserino, Leestma, McCulley, Shaw. Backup Crew: Joseph. Payload: DoD Mission. Nation: USA. Program: STS. Flight: STS-61-N. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Discovery. Planned Department of Defense shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster. .