STS-6
STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the . Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 9, 1983. STS-6 was the first Space Shuttle mission during which a Extravehicular activity was conducted, and hence was the first in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.
Key facts
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- Space Transportation System-6
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- Space Shuttle Challenger (04-04-1983).JPEG
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- Maiden launch of Challenger, April 4, 1983
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- TDRS-1 satellite deployment
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- NASA
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- 81
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- 4
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- UTC (1:30pmEST)
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- Kennedy, LC-39A
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- Rockwell International
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- 1
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Support crew
- Spacewalk
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission background
- Mission summary
- Mission insignia
- Wake-up calls
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-6 was the sixth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the maiden flight of the . Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 4, 1983, the mission deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-1, into orbit, before landing at Edwards Air Force Base on April 9, 1983. STS-6 was the first Space Shuttle mission during which a Extravehicular activity was conducted, and hence was the first in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.
== Crew ==