【9/29 今日美史】挑战者号事故后首次恢复的航天发射任务

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9/29

STS-26 Returns astronauts to space.

When

Where

Who

What

When: 1988

Where: Cape Canaveral, FL

Who: Crew of space Shuttle Discovery

What:

The first mission since the Challenger disaster in January 1986, Discovery’s flight was considered a “Return to Flight” mission to keep the shuttle program alive.

“发现号”STS-26任务

Why

significant

In addition to being the first shuttle flight after Challenger, STS-26 was the first mission to return the use of pressure suits during launch and re-entry as well as a completely veteran crew since the Apollo program.  It was an important step to putting NASA’s manned missions back on track.

Tags

NASA, Space Shuttle, Challenger Disaster.

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