| Name |
Date(s) |
Notes |
Bibliography |
| 1980 |
1980 |
1980
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1980 |
| Jacqueline Cochran |
August 9, 1980 |
Jacqueline Cochran dies at the age of 74 in Indio, California.
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| 1981 |
1981 |
1981
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1981 |
| American space exploration
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April 12, 1981 |
The space shuttle Columbia makes its first flight into space, and is designated STS (Space Transport System 1): STS-1. The launch occurs 20 years to the day after the first manned space flight - that of Yuri Gagarin, on April 12, 1961.
Complete shuttle crew
John W. Young - Commander
Robert Crippen - Pilot
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| American space exploration
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April 14, 1981 |
The space shuttle Columbia returns from its first mission in outer spac, reached an orbital altitude of 166 nautical miles. The purpose is only to test out the shuttle's readiness.
Complete shuttle crew
John W. Young - Commander
Robert Crippen - Pilot
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| American space exploration
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November 12, 1981 |
The space shuttle Columbia makes its second flight into space, and is designated STS-2.
Complete shuttle crew
Joseph H. Engle - Commander
Richard H. Truly - Pilot
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| American space exploration
|
November 14, 1981 |
The space shuttle Columbia returns safely to Earth.
Complete shuttle crew
Joseph H. Engle - Commander
Richard H. Truly - Pilot
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| 1982 |
1982 |
1982
|
1982 |
| American space exploration
|
March 22, 1982 |
The space shuttle Columbia makes its third flight into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Jack Lousma - Commander
C. Gordon Fullerton - Pilot
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| American space exploration
|
March 30, 1982 |
The space shuttle Columbia returns safely from its third flight into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Jack Lousma - Commander
C. Gordon Fullerton - Pilot
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| American space exploration
|
June 27, 1982 |
The space shuttle Columbia makes its fourth flight into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Thomas K. Mattingly - Commander
Henry W. Hartsfield (1) - Pilot
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| American space exploration
|
July 4, 1982 |
The space shuttle Columbia returns from its fourth flight into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Thomas K. Mattingly - Commander
Henry W. Hartsfield (1) - Pilot
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| American space exploration
|
November 11, 1982 |
The space shuttle Columbia makes its fifth flight into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Vance D. Brand - Commander
Robert F. Overmyer - Pilot
Joseph P. Allen - Mission Specialist
William B. Lenoir - Mission Specialist
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| American space exploration
|
November 16, 1982 |
The space shuttle Columbia returns from its fifth flight into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Vance D. Brand - Commander
Robert F. Overmyer - Pilot
Joseph P. Allen - Mission Specialist
William B. Lenoir - Mission Specialist
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| 1983 |
1983 |
1983
|
1983 |
| American space exploration
|
April 4, 1983 |
The space shuttle Challenger makes its first flight into space, the sixth flight of the shuttle overall.
Complete shuttle crew
Paul J. Weitz - Commander
Karol J. Bobko - Pilot
Donald H. Peterson - Mission Specialist
F. Story Musgrave - Mission Specialist
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| American space exploration
|
April 9, 1983 |
The space shuttle Challenger returns from its first flight into space, the sixth flight of the shuttle overall.
Complete shuttle crew
Paul J. Weitz - Commander
Karol J. Bobko - Pilot
Donald H. Peterson - Mission Specialist
F. Story Musgrave - Mission Specialist
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| Sally Ride
|
June 18, 1983 |
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space, when she flies aboard the Challenger mission STS-7, from June 18 - June 24, 1983.
Complete shuttle crew
Robert L. Crippen - Commander
Frederick H. Hauck - Pilot
John M. Fabian - Mission Specialist
Sally K. Ride - Mission Specialist
Norman E. Thagard - Mission Specialist
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| Sally Ride
|
June 24, 1983 |
The space shuttle Challenger safely returns to Earth.
Complete shuttle crew
Robert L. Crippen - Commander
Frederick H. Hauck - Pilot
John M. Fabian - Mission Specialist
Sally K. Ride - Mission Specialist
Norman E. Thagard - Mission Specialist
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| American space exploration
|
August 30, 1983 |
The space shuttle Challenger launches on its mission, the eighth shuttle flight. Guion Bluford is the first African-American astronaut to fly into space.
Complete shuttle crew
Richard H. Truly - Commander
Daniel C. Brandenstein - Pilot
Dale A. Gardner - Mission Specialist
Guion S. Bluford, Jr. - Mission Specialist
William E. Thornton - Mission Specialist
|
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| American space exploration
|
November 28, 1983 |
The space shuttle Columbia makes its sixth flight into space, the ninth flight of the shuttle overall.
Complete shuttle crew
John W. Young - Commander
Brewster H. Shaw - Pilot
Owen K. Garriott - Mission Specialist
Robert A. Parker - Mission Specialist
Ulf Merbold (ESA, West Germany) - Payload Specialist
Byron K. Lichtenberg - Payload Specialist
|
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| American space exploration
|
December 8, 1983 |
The space shuttle Columbia returns safely from its sixth flight into space, the ninth flight of the shuttle overall.
Complete shuttle crew
John W. Young - Commander
Brewster H. Shaw - Pilot
Owen K. Garriott - Mission Specialist
Robert A. Parker - Mission Specialist
Ulf Merbold (ESA, West Germany) - Payload Specialist
Byron K. Lichtenberg - Payload Specialist
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| 1984 |
1984 |
1984
|
1984 |
| American space exploration
|
February 3, 1984 |
The space shuttle Challenger makes its fourth flight into space, the tenth flight of the shuttle overall.
Space shuttle flight 10 had been cancelled due to payload delays. This should have been STS-11, however the numbering designation of the flights was changed, and this became STS-41-B.
The 4 stands for the year 1984, the 1 stands for the launch site (1=Kennedy Space Center (KSC), 2= Vandenburg), and the letter = the flight chronology in the year. "A" had been cancelled, so this is "B".
This numbering system just makes a whole lot of sense, doesn't it?
Complete shuttle crew
Vance D. Brand - Commander
Robert L. Gibson - Pilot
Bruce McCandless II - Mission Specialist
Ronald E. McNair - Mission Specialist (2nd African-American in space)
Robert L. Stewart - Mission Specialist
|
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| American space exploration
|
February 11, 1984 |
The space shuttle Challenger returns from its fourth flight into space, the tenth flight of the shuttle overall.
Complete shuttle crew
Vance D. Brand - Commander
Robert L. Gibson - Pilot
Bruce McCandless II - Mission Specialist
Ronald E. McNair - Mission Specialist (2nd African-American in space)
Robert L. Stewart - Mission Specialist
|
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| American space exploration
|
August 3, 1984 |
The space shuttle Discovery makes its first flight into space, and is designated STS-41-D.
Complete shuttle crew
Henry Hartsfield, Jr. - Commander
Michael Coats - Pilot
Judith Resnik - Mission Specialist
Steven Hawley - Mission Specialist
Richard Mullane - Mission Specialist
Charles Walker - Payload Specialist
|
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Sally Ride/
Kathryn Sullivan
|
October 5, 1984 |
Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to go into space twice, and Kathryn Sullivan will become the first American woman to spacewalk, aboard Challenger STS-41G.
Complete shuttle crew
Robert L. Crippen - Commander
Jon A. McBride - Pilot
Kathryn D. Sullivan - Mission Specialist
Sally K. Ride - Mission Specialist
David C. Leestma - Mission Specialist
Marc Garneau (Canada) - Payload Specialist
Paul D. Scully-Power - Payload Specialist
|
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Sally Ride/
Kathryn Sullivan
|
October 13, 1984 |
The space shuttle Challenger STS-41G, returns safely.
Complete shuttle crew
Robert L. Crippen - Commander
Jon A. McBride - Pilot
Kathryn D. Sullivan - Mission Specialist
Sally K. Ride - Mission Specialist
David C. Leestma - Mission Specialist
Marc Garneau (Canada) - Payload Specialist
Paul D. Scully-Power - Payload Specialist
|
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| Anna Fisher
|
November 8, 1984 |
The space shuttle Discovery (STS-51-A) makes its second flight.
Complete shuttle crew
Frederick Hauck - Commander
David M. Walker - Pilot
Anna Fisher - Mission Specialist
Dale Gardner - Mission Specialist
Joseph P. Allen - Mission Specialist
|
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| Anna Fisher
|
November 16, 1984 |
The space shuttle Discovery (STS-51-A) returns to Earth.
Complete shuttle crew
Frederick Hauck - Commander
David M. Walker - Pilot
Anna Fisher - Mission Specialist
Dale Gardner - Mission Specialist
Joseph P. Allen - Mission Specialist
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| 1985 |
1985 |
1985
|
1985 |
| American space exploration
|
January 4, 1985 |
The space shuttle Discovery launches into space, in the 15th flight of a shuttle.
Complete shuttle crew
Thomas "Ken" Mattingly - Commander
Loren Shriver - Pilot
Ellison S. Onizuka - Mission Specialist
James Buchli - Mission Specialist
Gary Payton - Payload Specialist
|
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| American space exploration
|
January 7, 1985 |
The space shuttle Discovery returns safely to Earth.
Complete shuttle crew
Thomas "Ken" Mattingly - Commander
Loren Shriver - Pilot
Ellison S. Onizuka - Mission Specialist
James Buchli - Mission Specialist
Gary Payton - Payload Specialist
|
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| Margaret Rhea Seddon
|
April 12, 1985 |
The space shuttle Discovery launches into space, in the 16th flight of a shuttle.
Complete shuttle crew
Karol J. Bobko - Commander
Donald E. Williams - Pilot
Margaret Rhea Seddon - Mission Specialist
Jeffrey A. Hoffman - Mission Specialist
S. David Griggs - Mission Specialist
Charles D. Walker - Payload Specialist
Jake Garn - Payload Specialist
|
. |
| American space exploration
|
April 29, 1985 |
The space shuttle Challenger makes its seventh flight - which is the 17th spach shuttle flight overall. The flight is designated STS 51-B.
Complete shuttle crew
Robert F. Overmyer - Commander
Frederick D. Gregory - Pilot
Don L. Lind - Mission Specialist
Norman E. Thagard - Mission Specialist
William E. Thornton - Mission Specialist
Lodewijk van den Berg - Payload Specialist
Taylor G. Wang - Payload Specialist
|
. |
| American space exploration
|
May 6, 1985 |
The space shuttle Challenger returns safely to Earth.
Complete shuttle crew
Robert F. Overmyer - Commander
Frederick D. Gregory - Pilot
Don L. Lind - Mission Specialist
Norman E. Thagard - Mission Specialist
William E. Thornton - Mission Specialist
Lodewijk van den Berg - Payload Specialist
Taylor G. Wang - Payload Specialist
|
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| Shannon Lucid
|
June 17, 1985 |
The space shuttle Discovery makes its fifth flight into space, and the 18th shuttle flight overall.
Complete shuttle crew
Daniel C. Brandenstein - Commander
John O. Creighton - Pilot
Shannon W. Lucid - Mission Specialist
John M. Fabian - Mission Specialist
Steven R. Nagel - Mission Specialist
Patrick Baudry (CNES, France) - Payload Specialist
Sultan Salman Al Saud (Saudi Arabia) - Payload Specialist
|
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| Shannon Lucid
|
June 24, 1985 |
The space shuttle Discovery safely returns to Earth.
Complete shuttle crew
Daniel C. Brandenstein - Commander
John O. Creighton - Pilot
Shannon W. Lucid - Mission Specialist
John M. Fabian - Mission Specialist
Steven R. Nagel - Mission Specialist
Patrick Baudry (CNES, France) - Payload Specialist
Sultan Salman Al Saud (Saudi Arabia) - Payload Specialist
|
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| American space exploration
|
October 3, 1985 |
The space shuttle Atlantis makes its first flight into space, and is designated STS-51-J.
Complete shuttle crew
Karol J. Bobko - Commander
Ronald J. Grabe - Pilot
David C. Hilmers - Mission Specialist
Robert L. Stewart - Mission Specialist
William A. Pailes - Payload Specialist
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| 1986 |
1986 |
1986
|
1986 |
| Christa McAuliffe/ Judith Resnick |
January 28, 1986 |
The space shuttle Challenger breaks up 73 seconds after launch, killing all those on board.
Gregory Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe
Ronald McNair
Ellison Onizuka
Judith Resnik
Dick Scobee
Michael J. Smith
|
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| 1987 |
1987 |
1987
|
1987 |
| Sally Ride
|
1987 |
Sally Ride leaves NASA to work at the Stanford University Center for International Security and Arms Control.
|
. |
| 1988 |
1988 |
1988
|
1988 |
| American space exploration
|
September 29, 1988 |
The space shuttle Discovery makes its first flight after the Challenger disaster, STS-26.
The complete crew
Frederick H. Hauck - Commander
Richard O. Covey - Pilot
John M. Lounge - Mission Specialist
George D. Nelson - Mission Specialist
David C. Hilmers - Mission Specialist
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| 1989 |
1989 |
1989
|
1989 |
| Sally Ride
|
1989 |
Sally Ride becomes a professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego and Director of the California Space Institute. |
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