STS-51-I
STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 3, 1985.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Launch
- Aug 27, 1985
- Return
- Sep 3, 1985
- Duration
- 7 days
- Outcome
- Success
Crew
- 🇺🇸 Richard O. Covey —
- 🇺🇸 Joe Engle —
- 🇺🇸 William Frederick Fisher —
- 🇺🇸 James van Hoften —
- 🇺🇸 John M. Lounge —