Skylab Rescue
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Brand flew in 1975 during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
as command module pilot, later commanding three Space Shuttle
missions (STS-5
in 1982, STS-41-B
in 1984, and STS-35
in 1990). Lind would wait another decade before he flew as a mission specialist on STS-51-B
in 1985.
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
-Backup crew:-Crew notes:Jack Swigert had originally been assigned as the command module pilot for the ASTP prime crew, but prior to the official announcement he was removed as punishment for his involvement in the Apollo 15 postage stamp scandal.-Soyuz crew:...
as command module pilot, later commanding three Space Shuttle
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
missions (STS-5
STS-5
STS-5 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, the fifth shuttle mission overall and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit...
in 1982, STS-41-B
STS-41-B
STS-41-B was the tenth NASA Space Shuttle mission, launching on 3 February 1984 and landing on 11 February. It was the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Following STS-9, the flight numbering system for the Space Shuttle program was changed...
in 1984, and STS-35
STS-35
-Crew notes:Prior to the Challenger disaster, this mission was slated to launch in March 1986 as STS-61-E. Jon McBride was originally assigned to command this mission, which would have been his second spaceflight. He chose to retire from NASA in May 1989 and was replaced as mission commander by...
in 1990). Lind would wait another decade before he flew as a mission specialist on STS-51-B
STS-51-B
STS 51-B was the seventeenth flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh flight of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch of Challenger on 29 April 1985 was delayed by 2 minutes and 18 seconds, due to a launch processing failure. Challenger was initially rolled out to the pad to launch on...
in 1985.
External links
- Skylab Rescue Space Vehicle Countdown
- Skylab Rescue Space Vehicle flight readiness test
- Skylab Rescue Space Vehicle OAT no. 1 plugs in test
- Launch vehicle test and checkout plan. - Volume 2: Saturn 1B launch vehicle Skylab R (rescue) and AS-208 flow plan and listings
- Skylab hardware evaluation CSM rescue
- Structural analysis Skylab spacecraft. Addendum A: Rescue vehicle