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Cancelled spaceflight mission: STS-61M
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//SoftQuad//DTD HoTMetaL PRO 4.0::19971010::extensions to HTML 4.0//EN" "hmpro4.dtd"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Cancelled spaceflight mission: STS-61M</TITLE> <META NAME="author" CONTENT="Joachim Becker"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="STS-61M, astronaut, shuttle, spaceflight"> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Cancelled spaceflight mission: STS-61M"> <LINK REL="stylesheet" TYPE="text/css" HREF="text.css"> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> body { margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px; margin-top:10px; margin-bottom:10px } </STYLE> <STYLE TYPE="text/css"> body, textarea { scrollbar-base-color:#000000; scrollbar-3dlight-color:#FFFFFF; scrollbar-arrow-color:#FFFFFF; scrollbar-darkshadow-color:#000000; scrollbar-face-color:#000000; scrollbar-highlight-color:#FFFFFF; scrollbar-shadow-color:#000000; scrollbar-track-color:#FFFFFF; } </STYLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="button.js"></SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY BACKGROUND="../../mission/patches/wall.gif" BGPROPERTIES="FIXED"> <DIV STYLE="width: 950px"> <P></P> <DIV ALIGN="center"> <H3>Cancelled Spaceflights</H3></DIV> <P><IMG SRC="../../mission/patches/line_4.jpg" WIDTH="97%" HEIGHT="5"></P> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="85%"> <H1><A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('The Space Transportation System (STS) was a proposed system of reusable manned space vehicles (Space Shuttle). Six orbiters were built for flight: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour and Enterprise. They had a length of 122 ft 2 in (37.24 m), a height of 58.58 ft (17.25 m) and a wingspan of 78 ft 6 in (23.79 m). The empty weight was for the first built orbiter 151,205 lb (68,585 kg).')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">STS</A>-61M</H1> <H2></H2> <H1>USA</H1><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="100" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="149"><A HREF="../p_large/english/shuttle_project.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../patches/shuttle_project.png" TITLE="Shuttle Project patch" WIDTH="287" HEIGHT="303" BORDER="0"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><IMG SRC="../../mission/patches/line_4.jpg" WIDTH="97%" HEIGHT="5"></P> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="60%"> <H3>Planning data</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="296" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#80FF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD WIDTH="179" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" HEIGHT="29"><B>Launch date (planned):</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="117" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" HEIGHT="29"> July 1986</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Crew</H3> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#80FF80" BORDER="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR BGCOLOR="#33CC33"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29"><B>No.</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29"><B>Surname</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"><B>Given names</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29"><B>Position</B></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>1</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/shriver_loren.htm" TARGET="wall">Shriver</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> Loren James</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Commander')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">CDR</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>2</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/oconnor_bryan.htm" TARGET="wall">O'Connor</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> Bryan Daniel "O.C."</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Pilot')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">PLT</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>3</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/lee_mark.htm" TARGET="wall">Lee</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> Mark Charles</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MS</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>4</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/ride_sally.htm" TARGET="wall">Ride</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> Sally Kristen</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MS</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>5</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/fisher_william.htm" TARGET="wall">Fisher</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> William Frederick</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Mission Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">MS</A></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>6</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/wood_robert.htm" TARGET="wall">Wood</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> Robert Jackson</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Payload Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">PS</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="60%" ROWSPAN="2"> <H3>Backup Crew</H3> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#80FF80" BORDER="4" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR BGCOLOR="#33CC33"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29"><B>No.</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"> </TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29"><B>Surname</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29" NOWRAP="NOWRAP"><B>Given names</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" HEIGHT="29"><B>Position</B></TD> </TR> <TR ONMOUSEOVER="this.bgColor='#FFFF80'" ONMOUSEOUT="this.bgColor='#80FF80'"> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><B>6</B></TD> <TD WIDTH="58"><IMG SRC="../../graph/flags2/usa.gif" TITLE="USA" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="29"></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> <A HREF="../../bios/astronauts/english/walker_charles.htm" TARGET="wall">Walker</A></TD> <TD NOWRAP="NOWRAP"> Charles David</TD> <TD> <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('Payload Specialist')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">PS</A></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"><A HREF="../large/english/walker_charles.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../photo/walker_charles.jpg" TITLE="Charles Walker" WIDTH="226" HEIGHT="338" BORDER="0"></A></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT"> <P><A HREF="../photo_hi/walker_charles_hi.jpg" TARGET="wall" STYLE="text-decoration:none">hi res version (637 KB)</A></P></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <H3>Mission objectives</H3> <TABLE WIDTH="97%" BORDER="4" BGCOLOR="#80FF80" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD> <DIV ALIGN="justify">Planned <A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('A Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is a type of communications satellite that forms part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS). These TDRSS satellites are all designed and built to be launched to and function in geosynchronous orbit, 35,786 km (22,236 mi) above the surface of the Earth. The communications systems of the TDRSS satellites were designed to support multiple missions at the same time. Each satellite has S band, Ku band and Ka band electronic communication systems hardware that operate at different carrier frequencies and also support various data-rates.')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">TDRS</A>/<A ONMOUSEOVER="Tip('The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) was a two-stage solid-fueled rocket upper stage. The IUS was used for raising payloads from low Earth orbit to higher orbits.')" ONMOUSEOUT="UnTip()">IUS</A> deployment shuttle mission. Cancelled after <A HREF="../../ballistic/english/sts-51l.htm" TARGET="wall">Challenger disaster</A>. </DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <H3>Graphics</H3> <TABLE> <TR> <TD><A HREF="../../graph/drawing/large/english/shuttle.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../graph/drawing/drawings/shuttle.gif" TITLE="Space Shuttle" WIDTH="306" HEIGHT="270" BORDER="0"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <HR> <TABLE WIDTH="97%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="32"><FONT SIZE="+1" COLOR="#400040">©</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="mailto:mail@spacefacts.de"><IMG SRC="../../graph/logo_small_2.gif" WIDTH="174" HEIGHT="124" BORDER="0" NAME="image2" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image2');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image2')"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="+1"></FONT></TD> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE="+1"> </FONT> <P>Last update on December 28, 2018.</P><A HREF="http://www.spacefacts.de" TARGET="new window"><IMG SRC="../../graph/home.gif" TITLE="Back to homepage SPACEFACTS" WIDTH="203" HEIGHT="61" ONMOUSEOVER="on('image1');" ONMOUSEOUT="off('image1')" NAME="image1" BORDER="0"></A></TD> <TD ALIGN="RIGHT" NOWRAP="NOWRAP" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="../../english/sf_patch.htm" TARGET="wall"><IMG SRC="../../schedule/patches/sf_patch.png" ALT="SPACEFACTS patch" WIDTH="155" HEIGHT="133" BORDER="0" TITLE="SPACEFACTS patch"></A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="wz_tooltip_new.js"></SCRIPT> </DIV> </BODY> </HTML>