Official NASA STS 51L mission pin. The objectives of this mission included the deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B, and the flying of the Spartan-Halley's Comet experiment. The mission also included the flying of the Teacher in Space Project. An explosion of the Challenger space craft one minute and 13 seconds after liftoff claimed the lives of all seven crew members.
About The Mission:
Launch Date: January 28, 1986 at 11:38 AM EST
Launch Vehicle: Challenger
Crew:
Commander: Francis R. Scobee
Pilot: Michael J. Smith
Mission Specialists: Judith A. Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald E. McNair
Payload Specialist: Gregory Jarvis Teacher in Space Project: Sharon Christa McAuliffe
