STS-61-J

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STS-61-J
The crew of the mission STS-31 , Charles F. Bolden Jr. , Steven A. Hawley , Loren J. Shriver , Bruce McCandless II , Kathryn D. Sullivan
Names Space Transportation System
Mission type Hubble Space Telescope deployment
Operator NASA
Mission duration 5 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Space Shuttle Atlantis (planned)
Crew
Crew size 5 (planned)
Members
Start of mission
Launch date August 1986 (planned)
Rocket Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch site Kennedy Space Center , LC-39
Contractor Rockwell International
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude 613 km (381 mi)
Apogee altitude 615 km (382 mi)
Inclination 28.45°
Period 96.70 minutes

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STS-61-J was a canceled launch of NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis , planned for August 1986 to launch the Hubble Space Telescope . [1] [2] It was canceled due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster earlier in the year. [2] [3] The crew members were to be John W. Young , Charles F. Bolden Jr. , Bruce McCandless II , Steven A. Hawley , and Kathryn D. Sullivan . All of the crew members except John Young, who was reassigned to an administrative position, later flew on the STS-31 mission. Young was replaced by Loren J. Shriver for STS-31. [4] [5]

Crew [ edit ]

Position Astronaut
Commander John W. Young
Would have been seventh spaceflight
Pilot Charles F. Bolden Jr.
Would have been second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Bruce McCandless II
Would have been second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Steven A. Hawley
Would have been third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 Kathryn D. Sullivan
Would have been second spaceflight

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "STS-61-J" . astronautix.com . Archived from the original on 28 December 2016 . Retrieved 30 January 2022 .
  2. ^ a b Gainor, Christopher (2020). "Not Yet Imagined - A study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations" (PDF) . NASA. p. 432 . Retrieved 30 January 2022 . Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ^ Goodman, John L.; Walker, Stephen R. (4 February 2009). "Hubble Servicing Challenges Drive Innovation of Shuttle Rendezvous Techniques" (PDF) . NASA. p. 3 . Retrieved 8 July 2021 . Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. ^ Janson, Bette; NASA; Scientific and Technical Information Division (1 March 1988). Ritchie, Eleanor H.; Saegesser, Lee D. (eds.). Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985: A Chronology (PDF) . Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, NASA . p. 282. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. ^ "Spaceflight mission report: STS-31" . SpaceFacts.
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