STS-51-I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 27, 1985, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 3, 1985.

2023年8月18日 · STS-51I was the 20th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program and the sixth flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. During the mission, Discovery deployed three communications satellites into orbit.

STS-51I Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-51I – Discovery. 20th Space Shuttle Mission. 6th Flight of Discovery. Crew: Joe H. Engle, Commander. Richard O. Covey, Pilot. James D.A. van Hoften, Mission Specialist. John M. Lounge, Mission Specialist. William F. Fisher, Mission Specialist. Orbiter Preparations: Tow to Orbiter Processing ...

2024年7月10日 · Highlights of the mission included the second repair of a satellite in space and deployment of the ASC-1/ PAM -D for American Satellite Co., the AUSSAT-1/ PAM -D satellite for the Australian government, and the Syncom IV-4/Leasat-4 satellite for the U.S. Navy.

STS 51-I was the sixth Discovery shuttle flight. On board were Joe Engle, Richard Covey, James Van Hoften, William Fisher, and John Lounge. Deployed during the mission were Aussat-1 (Australia), ASC 1 (American Satellite Corporation), and SYNCOM IV-4 (Hughes Corporation).

STS-51I, between the rainbands. August 27, 1985.

2011年10月21日 · The mission of STS-51I was to deploy three communications satellites: ASC-1/American Satellite Company, AUSSAT-1/Australian Communications Satellite, SYNCOM IV-4. ...more. The launch scheduled...

Mission 51-I will be another bold endeavor in space when astronauts repair and salvage the lifeless Leasat/Syncom IV-F3 satellite on orbit and redeploy it for normal operation. Launch of the 20th Space Shuttle mission is currently planned for no earlier than Saturday, Aug. 24, 1985.

For Dick Covey, the pilot of Mission 51I, the instant that Space Shuttle Discovery broke the shackles of Earth on the cusp of daybreak on 27 August 1985 had been a long time coming. In fact, he was the last of his 35-strong astronaut class, chosen seven years earlier, to reach space.

The STS-51I mission. Audio files coming soon... Digitized, cataloged and archived by the Houston Audio Control Room, at the NASA Johnson Space Center.