STS-61-J

STS-61-J

STS-61-J

Canceled 1986 American crewed spaceflight to the Hubble Space Telescope

STS-61-J was a canceled launch of NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis, planned for August 1986 to launch the Hubble Space Telescope.[1][2] It was canceled due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster earlier in the year.[2][3] The crew members were to be John W. Young, Charles F. Bolden Jr., Bruce McCandless II, Steven A. Hawley, and Kathryn D. Sullivan. All of the crew members except John Young, who was reassigned to an administrative position, later flew on the STS-31 mission. Young was replaced by Loren J. Shriver for STS-31.[4][5]

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    "STS-61-J". astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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    Gainor, Christopher (2020). "Not Yet Imagined - A study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations" (PDF). NASA. p. 432. Retrieved 30 January 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    Goodman, John L.; Walker, Stephen R. (4 February 2009). "Hubble Servicing Challenges Drive Innovation of Shuttle Rendezvous Techniques" (PDF). NASA. p. 3. Retrieved 8 July 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    Janson, Bette; NASA; Scientific and Technical Information Division (1 March 1988). Ritchie, Eleanor H.; Saegesser, Lee D. (eds.). Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985: A Chronology (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, NASA. p. 282. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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    "Spaceflight mission report: STS-31". SpaceFacts.
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