STS-7
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STS-7 was NASA's seventh Space Shuttle mission, and the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. During the mission, Challenger deployed several satellites into orbit. The shuttle launched fro
Challenger as photographed by the SPAS-1 satellite on June 22, 1983
From left: Ride, Fabian, Crippen, Thagard and HauckSpace Shuttle program← STS-6STS-8 →
External Tank serial number 6 after jettison from Challenger on June 18, 1983. The arrow indicates the white area on the left bipod ramp where foam had broken off.
The second launch of Challenger
Frederick Hauck
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Frederick Hamilton "Rick" Hauck was a captain in the United States Navy, fighter pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted Space Shuttle mission STS-7 and commanded STS-51-A and STS-26.
STS-7
…Launch mass 113,025 kg (249,177 lb) Landing mass 92,550 kg (204,040 lb) Payload mass 16,839 kg (37,124 lb) Crew Crew size 5 Members Robert Crippen Frederick Hauck John M. Fabian Sally Ride Norman Thagard Start of mission Launch date June 18, 1983, 11:33:00 UTC (7:33 am EDT) Launch site Kennedy, LC-39A Contractor…
Hauck in 1985