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| 41-B (Flight # 10) | 3-11 February 1984 | Challenger (4) |
Crew:
Vance
D. Brand [3], Commander
Robert
L. Gibson [1], Pilot
Bruce
McCandless, II [1], Mission Specialist
Ronald
E. McNair [1], Mission Specialist
Robert
L. Stewart [1], Mission Specialist
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (10)
Date: 3 February 1984
Time: 13:00:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 189 nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 128
Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 55 seconds
Distance: 3,311,380 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (1)
Date: 11 February 1984
Time: 12:15:55 UTC
Rollout: 1 minute, 7 seconds (3,294 meters, 10,807 feet)
Highlights:
First untethered space walks by McCandless and Stewart. Two satellites
were deployed, but the modules used to boost them to a higher orbit failed and left them
in low earth orbits. First landing at the Kennedy Space Center.