STS-61-J

STS-61-J
	The crew of the mission STS-31, Charles F. Bolden Jr., Steven A. Hawley, Loren J. Shriver, Bruce McCandless II, Kathryn D. Sullivan
Names	Space Transportation System
Mission type	Hubble Space Telescope deployment
Operator	NASA
Mission duration	5 days (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Atlantis (planned)
Crew
Crew size	5 (planned)
Members	John Young; Charles F. Bolden Jr.; Bruce McCandless II; Steven A. Hawley; Kathryn D. Sullivan;
Start of mission
Launch date	August 1986 (planned)
Rocket	Space Shuttle Atlantis
Launch site	Kennedy Space Center, LC-39
Contractor	Rockwell International
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit (planned)
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	613 km (381 mi)
Apogee altitude	615 km (382 mi)
Inclination	28.45°
Period	96.70 minutes
	; Space Shuttle patch Space Shuttle program ← STS-51-L (25) STS-26 → Cancelled Shuttle missions ← STS-61-M STS-61-N →

STS-61-J was a canceled launch of NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis, planned for August 1986 to launch the Hubble Space Telescope.^[1]^[2] It was canceled due to the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster earlier in the year.^[2]^[3] The crew members were to be John W. Young, Charles F. Bolden Jr., Bruce McCandless II, Steven A. Hawley, and Kathryn D. Sullivan. All of the crew members except John Young, who was reassigned to an administrative position, later flew on the STS-31 mission. Young was replaced by Loren J. Shriver for STS-31.^[4]^[5]

Crew


Position	Astronaut
Commander	John W. Young Would have been seventh spaceflight
Pilot	Charles F. Bolden Jr. Would have been second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1	Bruce McCandless II Would have been second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2	Steven A. Hawley Would have been third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3	Kathryn D. Sullivan Would have been second spaceflight

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^ ^a ^b Gainor, Christopher (2020). "Not Yet Imagined - A study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations" (PDF). NASA. p. 432. Retrieved 30 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Goodman, John L.; Walker, Stephen R. (4 February 2009). "Hubble Servicing Challenges Drive Innovation of Shuttle Rendezvous Techniques" (PDF). NASA. p. 3. Retrieved 8 July 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Janson, Bette; NASA; Scientific and Technical Information Division (1 March 1988). Ritchie, Eleanor H.; Saegesser, Lee D. (eds.). Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1985: A Chronology (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, NASA. p. 282. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 December 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Spaceflight mission report: STS-31". SpaceFacts.