| Mission type | Satellite deployment |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Challenger |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | Loren Shriver Bryan O'Connor Mark C. Lee Sally Ride William Fisher Robert Wood |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 22 July 1986 Not launched |
| Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
| Payload | |
| TDRS-D | |
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STS-61-M was a proposed Space Shuttle mission, planned for July 1986 but canceled following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (STS-51-L).
Payload was to have been one of the TDRS satellites.
Primary Crew
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander | Loren J. Shriver Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Bryan D. O'Connor Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 | Mark C. Lee Would have been first spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 | Sally K. Ride Would have been third spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 3 | William F. Fisher Would have been second spaceflight | |
| Payload Specialist 1 | Robert J. Wood Would have been first spaceflight | |
Backup Crew
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Payload Specialist 1 | Charlie Walker Would have been fourth spaceflight | |
See also