STS-51-J
STS-51-J was NASA's 21st Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on October 3, 1985, carrying a payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on October 7, 1985.
- Program
- Space Shuttle program
- Launch
- Oct 3, 1985
- Return
- Oct 7, 1985
- Duration
- 4 days
- Outcome
- Success
Crew
- 🇵🇱 Karol J. Bobko —
- 🇺🇸 Ronald J. Grabe —
- 🇺🇸 David C. Hilmers —
- 🇺🇸 William A. Pailes —
- 🇺🇸 Robert L. Stewart —