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Remembering STS-51-F's Abort-to-Orbit Emergency in 1985
Original: STS-51-F Abort-to-Orbit (1985)
Discussion is turning to STS-51-F, the 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission that suffered an engine failure during ascent and became the only full-abort-to-orbit flight in shuttle history. Despite the failure of one of its three main engines just over five minutes into launch, the crew managed to reach a stable but lower-than-planned orbit and completed their astronomy mission. Commenters are revisiting how the crew and mission control handled the emergency.
Why now: People are revisiting the mission's dramatic in-flight engine failure and successful abort as a notable example of crisis management in spaceflight.
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- STS-51-F Abort-to-Orbit (1985) · schoen · 35
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