STS-41-G
| Mission Insignia | |
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| Mission Statistics | |
| Mission: | STS 41-G |
| Shuttle: | Challenger |
| Launch Pad: | 39-A |
| Launch: | October 5, 1984, 7:03:00 a.m. EDT |
| Landing: | October 13, 1984, 12:26:33 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center |
| Duration: | 8 days, five hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds |
| Orbit Altitude: | 218 nautical miles |
| Orbit Inclination: | 57.0 degrees |
| Total Orbits: | 133 |
| Miles Traveled: | 3,289,444 miles |
| Crew Photo | |
 (front, l to r) Astronauts Jon A. McBride, pilot; and Sally K. Ride, Kathryn D. Sullivan and David C. Leestma, all mission specialists. Top row from left to right are Paul D. Scully-Power, payload specialist; Robert L. Crippen, crew commander; and Marc Garneau, Canadian payload specialist. The replica of a gold astronaut pin near McBride signifies unity. | |
STS 41-G marked the thirteenth flight of a Space Shuttle and the sixth flight of the Challenger. It conducted the second landing at Kennedy Space Center.
Crew
- Robert L. Crippen (4), Commander
- Jon A. McBride (1), Pilot
- Kathryn D. Sullivan (1), Mission Specialist 1
- Sally K. Ride (2), Mission Specialist 2
- David C. Leestma (1), Mission Specialist 3
- Marc Garneau (1), Payload Specialist 1
- Paul D. Scully-Power (1), Payload Specialist 2
- Robert Thirsk, Backup Payload Specialist (now flown)
Mission Highlights
STS 41-G was the first flight to include two women, Ride and Sullivan. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. The crew deployed the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) within nine hours of launch time. Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-3 (OSTA-3) carried three experiments in the payload bay. The crew connected components of the Orbital Refueling System (ORS), demonstrating it is possible to refuel satellites in orbit. Other Payloads: Large Format Camera (LFC); IMAX Camera, flying for the third time; package of Canadian Experiments (CANEX); Auroral Photography Experiment (APE); Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Thermoluminiscent Dosimeter (TLD); and eight Get Away Specials.
Related articles
- Space science
- Space shuttle
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of human spaceflights chronologically
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