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STS-51-I landing Astrology Chart | Astrotechne
event STS-51-I landing Chart date & time
September 3, 1985 at 6:15 AM PDT
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Chart place
Edwards Air Force Base landing complex, California, United States
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Public connections Joe Engle Mission commander wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth landing.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Richard O. Covey Mission pilot wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth landing.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.James D. van Hoften Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth landing.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.John M. Lounge Mission specialist / flight engineer wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth landing.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.William F. Fisher Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth landing.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.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.Discovery 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.ASC-1 Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Aussat A1 Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Leasat 4 Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Physical Vapor Transport Organic Solid Experiment Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Places Edwards Air Force Base landing complex, California, United States event location · venue precision · 34.9056, -117.8836 · America/Los_Angeles 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
Reviewed source notes
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 landing as recorded in the reviewed NASA clock source. NASA records the actual launch 06:58:01 EDT and landing 06:15:43 PDT; Wikipedia’s displayed clocks agree. Earlier scrubbed attempts are excluded. The complex reference coordinates do not claim an exact wheel-contact point.
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.