STS-51-B
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STS-51-B was a human spaceflight . It was the seventh flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the 29th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The mission launched on April 29, 1985, and landed on May 6, 1985. The crew conducted scientific experiments in the Spacelab module, focusing on life sciences and materials processing. The mission duration was 6 days, 3 hours, and 14 minutes. The crew included seven astronauts, among them the first European astronaut to fly on a U.S. space shuttle. The mission deployed the Spacelab 3 laboratory and carried out a series of experiments in microgravity. The crew successfully completed all primary mission objectives. The mission concluded with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
STS-51-B
Summary
STS-51-B is a human spaceflight[1]. STS-51-B draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (human_spaceflight category, ranking #63 of 226).[2]
Key Facts
- STS-51-B's image is recorded as STS-51-B crew.jpg[3].
- STS-51-B's image is recorded as STS-51B launch.jpg[4].
- STS-51-B's instance of is recorded as human spaceflight[5].
- STS-51-B's coat of arms image is recorded as Sts-51-b-patch.png[6].
- STS-51-B's operator is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[7].
- STS-51-B's logo image is recorded as Sts-51-b-patch.png[8].
- STS-51-B's follows is recorded as STS-51-D[9].
- STS-51-B's followed by is recorded as STS-51-G[10].
- STS-51-B's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1985-034A[11].
- STS-51-B's part of is recorded as Space Shuttle program[12].
- STS-51-B's Commons category is recorded as STS-51-B[13].
- STS-51-B's SCN is recorded as 15665[14].
- STS-51-B's archives at is recorded as Lunar and Planetary Institute[15].
- STS-51-B's archives at is recorded as Lunar and Planetary Institute[16].
- STS-51-B's type of orbit is recorded as low Earth orbit[17].
- STS-51-B's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1985-04-29T00:00:00Z[18].
- STS-51-B's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +1985-05-06T00:00:00Z[19].
- STS-51-B's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hkrl[20].
- STS-51-B's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[21].
- STS-51-B's significant event is recorded as landing[22].
- STS-51-B's topic's main category is recorded as Category:STS-51-B[23].
- STS-51-B's Commons gallery is recorded as STS-51-B[24].
- STS-51-B's crew members is recorded as Robert F. Overmyer[25].
- STS-51-B's crew members is recorded as Frederick D. Gregory[26].
- STS-51-B's crew members is recorded as Don L. Lind[27].
Why It Matters
STS-51-B draws 194 Wikipedia views per month (human_spaceflight category, ranking #63 of 226).[2] STS-51-B has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] STS-51-B is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]