STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and …

Sep 29, 2023 · 30 Years Ago: STS-26 Returns Shuttle to Flight January 28, 1986, was a cold day at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and became a dark day for the American… Read the Story

Sep 27, 2023 · On Sept. 29, 1988, space shuttle Discovery roared off its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. The STS-26 mission returned American astronauts …

STS-26 Fact Sheet. By Cliff Lethbridge. STS-26 — Discovery. 26th Space Shuttle Mission. 7th Flight of Discovery. Crew: Frederick H. Hauck, Commander. Richard O. Covey, Pilot. John M. …

Mar 26, 2020 · 3M Company scientists flew an experiment on STS-26 to produce organic thin films with ordered crystalline structures and to study their optical, electrical and chemical …

Sep 28, 2018 · NASA named the STS-26 crew on January 7, 1987, the first since Apollo 11 made up entirely of space veterans – Commander Frederick H. “Rick” Hauck, Pilot Richard O. “Dick” …

Aug 28, 2023 · NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. This video contains important visual …

sts-26 mission objectives The primary objective of STS-26 is to deliver NASA's second Tracking and Data Relay Satellite to orbit. The TDRS-C deployment will occur 6 hours, 6 minutes into …

May 1, 2015 · STS-26 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center utilizing the Shuttle vehicle Discovery. The primary objective of the mission was to deploy the TDRS-C, and to conduct …

Oct 5, 2018 · STS-26 was a critical mission, giving NASA a much-needed boost in the wake of Challenger, and paved the way to the agency launching, and then fixing, the Hubble Space …