STS-61-M was a proposed
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
Space Shuttle program
The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. Its ...
mission, planned for July 1986 but canceled following the
Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' disaster (
STS-51-L
STS-51-L was the 25th mission of the NASA Space Shuttle program and the final flight of Space Shuttle ''Challenger''.
Planned as the first Teacher in Space Project flight in addition to observing Halley's Comet for six days and performing a ...
).
Payload was to have been
TDRS-D of the
U.S. tracking and data relay satellite
A tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) is a type of communications satellite that forms part of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) used by NASA and other United States government agencies for communications to and fro ...
(TDRS) satellites.
Primary Crew
Backup Crew
See also
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Canceled Space Shuttle missions
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STS-144
During NASA's Space Shuttle program, several missions were canceled. Many were canceled as a result of the ''Challenger'' and the ''Columbia'' disasters or due to delays in the development of the shuttle. Others were canceled because of change ...
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STS-61-H
STS-61-H was a NASA Space Shuttle mission planned to launch on 24 June 1986 using ''Columbia''. However, it was canceled after the ''Challenger'' disaster.
Crew
Backup crew
Crew notes
Before Buchli was assigned to STS-61-H, Norman ...
References
{{All U.S. Space Shuttle Missions
Cancelled Space Shuttle missions
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster