Crewed spacecraftLost
Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle orbiter
Space Shuttle Challenger was NASA OV-099. It flew orbital missions from 1983 through STS-51-L in 1986, supporting satellite deployment, Spacelab research, , and the first American woman and first Black American in space.
Crewed spacecraft dossier
Vehicle record
- NASA designation
- OV-099
- Flights
- 10
- First flight
- STS-6, April 4, 1983
- Final flight
- STS-51-L, January 28, 1986
- Program
- Space Shuttle
People Who Flew Aboard This Spacecraft
Donald H. PetersonSTS-6 / Mission Specialist / April 4-9, 1983
Karol BobkoSTS-6 / Pilot / April 4-9, 1983
Paul J. WeitzSTS-6 / Commander / April 4-9, 1983
Story MusgraveSTS-6 / Mission Specialist / April 4-9, 1983; STS-51-F / Mission Specialist / July 29-August 6, 1985
Frederick HauckSTS-7 / Pilot / June 18-24, 1983
John McCreary FabianSTS-7 / Mission Specialist / June 18-24, 1983
Norman Earl ThagardSTS-7 / Mission Specialist / June 18-24, 1983; STS-51-B / Mission Specialist / April 29-May 6, 1985
Robert L. CrippenSTS-7 / Commander / June 18-24, 1983; STS-41-C / Commander / April 6-13, 1984; STS-41-G / Commander / October 5-13, 1984
Sally Kristen RideSTS-7 / Mission Specialist / June 18-24, 1983; STS-41-G / Mission Specialist / October 5-13, 1984
Dale Allan GardnerSTS-8 / Mission Specialist / August 30-September 5, 1983
Daniel C. BrandensteinSTS-8 / Pilot / August 30-September 5, 1983
Guion Bluford Jr.STS-8 / Mission Specialist / August 30-September 5, 1983; STS-61-A / Mission Specialist / October 30-November 6, 1985
Richard H. TrulySTS-8 / Commander / August 30-September 5, 1983
William E. ThorntonSTS-8 / Mission Specialist / August 30-September 5, 1983; STS-51-B / Mission Specialist / April 29-May 6, 1985
Bruce McCandless IISTS-41-B
Robert GibsonSTS-41-B
Robert StewartSTS-41-B
Ronald McNairSTS-41-B; STS-51-L
Vance D. BrandSTS-41-B
Francis R. ScobeeSTS-41-C / Pilot / April 6-13, 1984
George D. NelsonSTS-41-C / Mission Specialist / April 6-13, 1984
James D. Van HoftenSTS-41-C / Mission Specialist / April 6-13, 1984
Terry J. HartSTS-41-C / Mission Specialist / April 6-13, 1984
David Cornell LeestmaSTS-41-G / Mission Specialist / October 5-October 13, 1984
Jon A. McBrideSTS-41-G / Pilot / October 5-13, 1984
Kathryn SullivanSTS-41-G / Mission Specialist / October 5-13, 1984
Marc GarneauSTS-41-G / Payload Specialist / October 5-13, 1984
Paul Scully-PowerSTS-41-G / Payload Specialist / October 5-13, 1984
Don L. LindSTS-51-B / Mission Specialist / April 29-May 6, 1985
Frederick D. GregorySTS-51-B / Pilot / April 29-May 6, 1985
Lodewijk van den BergSTS-51-B / Payload Specialist / April 29-May 6, 1985
Robert F. OvermyerSTS-51-B / Commander / April 29-May 6, 1985
Taylor WangSTS-51-B / Payload Specialist / April 29-May 6, 1985
Anthony W. EnglandSTS-51-F / Mission Specialist / July 29-August 6, 1985
Charles G. FullertonSTS-51-F / Commander / July 29-August 6, 1985
John-David F. BartoeSTS-51-F / Payload Specialist / July 29-August 6, 1985
Karl Gordon HenizeSTS-51-F / Mission Specialist / July 29-August 6, 1985
Loren W. ActonSTS-51-F / Payload Specialist / July 29-August 6, 1985
Roy D. Bridges Jr.STS-51-F / Pilot / July 29-August 6, 1985
Bonnie J. DunbarSTS-61-A / Mission Specialist / October 30-November 6, 1985
Ernst MesserschmidSTS-61-A / Payload Specialist / October 30-November 6, 1985
Henry W. Hartsfield Jr.STS-61-A / Commander / October 30-November 6, 1985
James F. BuchliSTS-61-A / Mission Specialist / October 30-November 6, 1985
Reinhard FurrerSTS-61-A / Payload Specialist / October 30-November 6, 1985
Steven R. NagelSTS-61-A / Pilot / October 30-November 6, 1985
Wubbo OckelsSTS-61-A / Payload Specialist / October 30-November 6, 1985
Ellison S. OnizukaSTS-51-L / Mission Specialist / January 28, 1986
Gregory Bruce JarvisSTS-51-L / Payload Specialist / January 28, 1986
Judith A. ResnikSTS-51-L / Mission Specialist / January 28, 1986
Michael John SmithSTS-51-L / Pilot / January 28, 1986
Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffeSTS-51-L / Payload Specialist / January 28, 1986Photo Archive
Documented views of this individual vehicle, with source and credit retained alongside each image.
Sources
NASA Challenger OverviewNASA Space Shuttle Era FactsNASA Orbiter Vehicle HistoryNASA: STS-6NASA Space Shuttle Missions Summary (TM-2011-216142)NASA Space Shuttle History ResourcesNASA: STS-8NASA: STS-41-BNASA: STS-41-CNASA: STS-41-GNASA: STS-51-BNASA: STS-51-FNASA: STS-61-ANASA: Tracking and Data Relay Satellite GenerationsNASA: The TDRS Era Began During Challenger's Maiden Voyage