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STS-51-B

Mission Insignia
Mission Statistics
Mission:	STS-51-B
Shuttle:	Challenger
Launch Pad:	39-A
Launch:	April 29,1985,12:02:18 p.m. EDT
Landing:	May 6, 1985,9:11:04 a.m. PDT, Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif
Duration:	Seven days zero hours, eight minutes, 46 seconds
Orbit Altitude:	222 nautical miles (411 km)
Orbit Inclination:	57.0 degrees
Distance Traveled:	2,890,383 miles (4,651,621 km)
Crew photo

The 17th Shuttle Mission.

Table of contents

1 Crew 2 Mission Highlights 3 Related articles 4 External Links

Crew

• Robert F. Overmyer (2), Commander
• Frederick D. Gregory (1), Pilot
• Don L. Lind (1), Mission Specialist 1
• Norman E. Thagard (2), Mission Specialist 2
• William E. Thornton (2), Mission Specialist 3
• Lodewijk van den Berg (1), Payload Specialist 1
• Taylor G. Wang (1), Payload Specialist 2

Mission Highlights

Primary payload was Spacelab-3. First operational flight for Spacelab orbital laboratory series developed by European Space Agency. Five basic discipline areas: materials sciences, life sciences, fluid mechanics, atmospheric physics. and astronomy main mission objective with Spacelab-3 was to provide high quality microgravity environment for delicate materials processing and fluid experiments. Two monkeys and 24 rodents observed for effects of weightlessness. Of 15 Spacelab primary experiments conducted, 14 considered successful. Two Get Away Specials on board.

Related articles

• Space science
• Space shuttle
• List of space shuttle missions
• List of human spaceflights chronologically

External Links

• NASA mission summary

Previous Mission: STS-51-D

Space Shuttle program

Next Mission: STS-51-G

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