STS-51-D
STS-51-D was the 16th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the fourth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. The launch of STS-51-D from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida, on April 12, 1985, was delayed by 55 minutes, after a boat strayed into the restricted Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) recovery zone. STS-51-D was the third shuttle mission to be extended.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Launch
- Apr 12, 1985
- Return
- Apr 19, 1985
- Duration
- 7 days
- Outcome
- Success
Crew
- 🇵🇱 Karol J. Bobko —
- 🇺🇸 Jake Garn —
- 🇺🇸 S. David Griggs —
- 🇺🇸 Jeffrey A. Hoffman —
- 🇺🇸 Margaret Rhea Seddon —
- 🇺🇸 Charles D. Walker —
- 🇺🇸 Donald E. Williams —