STS-26

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
low Earth orbit mission
afterAccident Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
commander Frederick H. Hauck
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember David C. Hilmers
Frederick H. Hauck
George D. Nelson
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
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-B
surface form: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-3
pilot Richard O. Covey
precededBy STS-51L
surface form: STS-51-L
primaryPayload Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-B
surface form: TDRS-3
returnToFlightMission true
safetyChangesImplemented enhanced crew escape equipment
improved management and communication procedures
redesigned Solid Rocket Boosters
spaceAgency NASA
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
spaceShuttleProgram NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
usedExternalTank one External Tank
usedSRBs two Solid Rocket Boosters

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