STS-26

E41067

NASA spaceflight Space Shuttle mission low Earth orbit mission

STS-26 was the 1988 NASA Space Shuttle mission that marked the program’s return to flight following the Challenger disaster.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA spaceflight → Space Shuttle mission → low Earth orbit mission →
afterAccident	Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →
commander	Frederick H. Hauck →
country	United States →
crewMember	David C. Hilmers → Frederick H. Hauck → George D. Nelson NERFINISHED → John M. Lounge → Richard O. Covey →
crewSize	5 →
followedBy	STS-27 →
landingDate	1988-10-03 →
landingRunway	Runway 17 →
landingSite	Edwards Air Force Base →
landingTimeUTC	1988-10-03T16:37:00Z →
launchDate	1988-09-29 →
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B →
launchTimeUTC	1988-09-29T15:37:00Z →
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Discovery →
missionDuration	4 days 1 hour 0 minutes →
missionNumber	26 →
missionPatchFeature	seven stars commemorating the STS-51-L crew →
missionSpecialist	David C. Hilmers → George D. Nelson NERFINISHED → John M. Lounge →
missionType	communications satellite deployment →
notableFor	return to flight after the Challenger disaster →
operator	NASA →
orbitApogee	301 km →
orbiterVehicleDesignation	OV-103 →
orbitInclination	28.45 degrees →
orbitPerigee	296 km →
orbitPeriod	90.2 minutes →
orbitsCompleted	64 →
payload	Inertial Upper Stage → Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-3 →
pilot	Richard O. Covey →
precededBy	STS-51-L →
primaryPayload	TDRS-3 →
returnToFlightMission	true →
safetyChangesImplemented	enhanced crew escape equipment → improved management and communication procedures → redesigned Solid Rocket Boosters →
spaceAgency	National Aeronautics and Space Administration →
spacecraft	Space Shuttle Discovery →
spaceShuttleProgram	Space Shuttle program →
usedExternalTank	one External Tank →
usedSRBs	two Solid Rocket Boosters →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
STS-51L →	followedBy
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster →	nextShuttleFlightAfterDisaster
Space Shuttle Discovery →	notableMission
Space Shuttle Discovery →	returnToFlightMission