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event STS-51-F launch Chart date & time
July 29, 1985 at 5:00 PM EDT
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Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
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Public connections C. Gordon Fullerton Mission commander wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Roy D. Bridges Jr. Mission pilot wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Karl G. Henize Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.F. Story Musgrave Mission specialist / flight engineer wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Loren W. Acton Mission payload specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.John-David F. Bartoe Mission payload specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.George W. Simon Backup payload specialist wikipedia · Assigned backup role in the mission crew section; this does not assert that the backup flew.Dianne K. Prinz Backup payload specialist wikipedia · Assigned backup role in the mission crew section; this does not assert that the backup flew.NASA Mission operator wikipedia · The mission infobox names NASA as operator.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Challenger Spacecraft used wikipedia · The individual mission identifies this named orbiter.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Space Shuttle program Part of program wikipedia · The individual article identifies this mission as part of the Space Shuttle program.Spacelab 2 Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Carbonated Beverage Dispenser Evaluation Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Infrared Telescope Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Instrument Pointing System Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Plasma Diagnostics Package Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Places Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States event location · venue precision · 28.6083, -80.6044 · America/New_York Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States launch pad · venue precision · 28.6083, -80.6044 · America/New_York wikipedia · The mission identifies this launch/landing site. The mapped coordinates identify the named complex, not the exact wheel-contact point.nasa.gov · NASA’s mission record confirms this named launch pad or landing site.wikipedia · The location article provides the mapped complex coordinates.Relationship & place review coverage Relationships: needs review. Places: reviewed. Reviewed 2026-10-29.
Reviewed individual mission infobox, actual crew, backup and support crew sections, named payload examples, NASA primary mission clock/site record and location coordinates. Actual flight, backup and ground support roles remain distinct. No orbital or lunar event is assigned an Earth anchor. Mission-control shift rosters and the complete experiment-contributor network are not exhaustively covered. Source clock discrepancies are stated in the individual chart qualification. Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and review Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
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source review cleared
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Reviewed public record
Source review
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Reviewed
Oct 29, 2026, 6:52 AM
Source quality
Source quality: exact documented - second precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Earth launch as recorded in the reviewed NASA clock source. NASA records launch 17:00:00 EDT and landing 12:45:26 PDT; Wikipedia’s displayed clocks agree. This is the actual July 29 flight, after the July 12 scrub. Abort-to-orbit during ascent is not substituted for the launch time.
Wikipedia source page Supporting event source Edwards Air Force Base landing complex, California, United States
landing complex · venue precision · 34.9056, -117.8836 · America/Los_Angeles
wikipedia · The mission identifies this launch/landing site. The mapped coordinates identify the named complex, not the exact wheel-contact point.nasa.gov · NASA’s mission record confirms this named launch pad or landing site.wikipedia · The location article provides the mapped complex coordinates.