Space Shuttle Mission STS-51B (Challenger)
Shuttle mission STS-51B launched on April 29, 1985 and lasted 7 days, 0 hours, 8 minutes, 46 seconds. This flight was originally manifested as 51-E but was aborted due to a problem with the TDRS-B payload. Mission STS-51E was cancelled and the orbiter was remanifested with 51-B.
The payload was Spacelab-3, the first operational flight for the Spacelab orbital laboratory series developed by the ESA (European Space Agency).
Crew:
- Robert F. Overmyer (Commander)
- Frederick D. Gregory (Pilot)
- Don L. Lind (Mission Specialist)
- Norman E. Thagard (Mission Specialist)
- William E. Thornton (Mission Specialist)
- Lodewijk van den Berg (Payload Specialist)
- Taylor G. Wang (Payload Specialist)