STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 9, 1983.

2023年7月14日 · STS-6 was the maiden flight of Challenger. STS-6 deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-1) into orbit. These four astronauts represent the first crewmembers to man the space shuttle Challenger when it launches from Launch Pad 39A to begin STS-6 in early 1983.

The STS-6 crew will position the IUS/TDRS-A to its 59 degree deployment angle in the bay. Deployment occurs when explosive bolts are fired that release an ejection spring that pushes the

2024年2月20日 · Only a year after STS-6, during Space Shuttle mission STS-41-B, astronauts actually used manned maneuvering units (MMUs) – like Clooney’s – to perform EVAs, thanks to a successful ...

2020年3月26日 · The first EVA of the Shuttle program was performed by Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson on April 07, 1983 (4h 10m). The first Shuttle EVA (and first U.S. EVA since February 1974) was planned to occur during STS-5, but …

EVA: Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson, duration 3 hours and 54 minutes. NASA Official Mission Narrative. April 4, 1983, 1:30:00 p.m. EST. Launch set for Jan. 20 postponed due to hydrogen leak into number one main engine aft compartment discovered during 20 second Flight Readiness Firing (FRF) Dec. 18, 1982.

sts-6 insignia S82-39531 -- The sixth space shuttle flight is represented by the hexagonal shape of the insignia and the six stars, in the portrayed constellation Virgo.

The first Space Shuttle era spacewalk (EVA) was completed by Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson during the STS-6 mission - 7th April 1983. The first Shuttle EVA had been scheduled for...

2023年5月22日 · The Shuttle would deploy the TDRS satellite mated to an Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), which would boost it from low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit. Another major objective of STS 6 was to conduct the first Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) or space walk from the Space Shuttle, and indeed the first US EVA since Skylab in 1974.

2013年11月8日 · We were just testing tools and stuff,” Peterson described the situation during the actual EVA incident during STS-6. “We had foot restraints, but it took so long to set them up and move them...