LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Sep 29 1988
Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-26
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(3:37 PM UTC)
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(3:37 PM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(3:37 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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No Recovery Specified
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Rocket Details
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Space ShuttleDescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- STS-26 was the twenty-sixth space shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. It was the return to flight mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was the first to have all of its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4 and the first mission with bailout capability since STS-4. It was also the first all-veteran crew mission since Apollo-11 with all of its crew having flown at least on prior mission.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B