STS-41D
STS-41D was the first flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. Henry Hartsfield, Michael Coats, Judith Resnik, Richard Mullane, Steven Hawley, and Charles Walker launched from Launch Complex 39A on August 30, 1984, deployed SBS-D, Syncom IV-2, and Telstar 3-C, operated the OAST-1 solar array experiment and McDonnell Douglas electrophoresis hardware, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on September 5.
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- STS 41-DSTS-41-DSTS 41DDiscovery flight 1
- Name
- STS-41D
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- STS-41D was the first flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. Henry Hartsfield, Michael Coats, Judith Resnik, Richard Mullane, Steven Hawley, and Charles Walker launched from Launch Complex 39A on August 30, 1984, deployed SBS-D, Syncom IV-2, and Telstar 3-C, operated the OAST-1 solar array experiment and McDonnell Douglas electrophoresis hardware, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on September 5.
- End Date
- 1984-09-05
- Landing Facility
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- Outcome
- Successful first flight of Space Shuttle Discovery with three communications satellite deployments.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1984-08-30
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- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-41d/
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- Creation Time
- June 30, 2026 at 05:21:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:21 UTC
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