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41-G (Flight # 13) 5-13 October 1984

Challenger (6)

Crew:
    Robert L. Crippen [4], Commander
    Jon A. McBride [1], Pilot
    Kathryn D. Sullivan [1], Mission Specialist 1
    Sally K. Ride [2], Mission Specialist 2
    David C. Leestma [1], Mission Specialist 3
    Marc Garneau [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Canada/CSA)
    Paul D. Scully-Power [1], Payload Specialist 2

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (13)
    Date: 5 October 1984
    Time: 11:03:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 218 nm
    Inclination: 57 degrees
    Orbits: 133
    Duration: 8 days, 5 hours, 23 minutes, 38 seconds
    Distance: 3,289,444 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (2)
    Date: 13 September 1984
    Time: 16:26:38 UTC
    Rollout: 54 seconds (3,220 meters, 10,565 feet)

Highlights:
    Sullivan was first American woman to walk in space. This was first flight to include two women, Ride and Sullivan. The Earth Radiation Budget Satellite was deployed.