Cancelled Spaceflights

STS-61J

USA

Planning data

Launch date (planned):  August 1986

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1  Young  John Watts  CDR
2  Bolden  Charles Frank, Jr. "Charlie"  PLT
3  McCandless  Bruce II  MS
4  Hawley  Steven Alan  MS
5  Sullivan  Kathryn Dwyer  MS

Mission objectives

Planned shuttle mission for deployment of Hubble space telescope. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

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Last update on December 28, 2018.

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