STS-61-G was a NASA Space Shuttle mission planned to launch on 20 May 1986, using Atlantis. The main objective of this mission was to launch the Galileo spacecraft toward Jupiter using the Centaur-G upper stage. It was canceled after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Crew
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | David M. Walker Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Ronald J. Grabe Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Norman E. Thagard Would have been third spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | James D. A. "OX" van Hoften Would have been third spaceflight | |
Crew notes
John M. Fabian was scheduled to fly as Mission Specialist 1 on his third trip to space, but he took advice from his wife who had earlier told him that "his marriage had a two-flight limit", he soon resigned from this mission.[1] His replacement was Norman E. Thagard.[2] Most of the crew sans van Hoften flew on STS-30 in May 1989, with Mary L. Cleave taking the place of van Hoften and the addition of rookie Mark C. Lee. Galileo was launched on STS-34 in October 1989, using the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster instead of the Centaur-G (which was canceled in 1986).
See also
References
- ^ "John M. Fabian, Interviewed by Jennifer Ross-Nazzal, Houston, Texas – 10 February 2006". NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project - Edited Oral History Transcript. NASA. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "The new shuttle crews are named". Lodi News-Sentinel. 20 September 1985. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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