1988 · Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-26
successSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-26
STS-26 was the twenty-sixth space shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. It was the return to flight mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was the first to have all of its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4 and the first mission with bailout capability since STS-4. It was also the first all-veteran crew mission since Apollo-11 with all of its crew having flown at least on prior mission.
Overview
- Date / time
- September 29, 1988 at 03:37 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39B
- Mission
- STS-26
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit