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Cancelled Shuttle Flights


historic Shuttle missions

Missions cancelled before Challenger disaster
xx.11.1983 STS-10
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
PS1
Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth
Shriver, Loren J.
Onizuka, Ellison S.
Buchli, James F.
Payton, Gary E.
DoD
xx.03.1984 STS-12
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
Hartsfield, Henry Warren
Coats, Michael L.
Mullane, Richard M.
Hawley, Steven A.
Resnik, Judith A,
TDRS 2 [IUS] *
xx.07.1984 STS-41E
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
PS1
Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth
Shriver, Loren J.
Onizuka, Ellison S.
Buchli, James F.
Detroye, Jeffrey E.
xx.08.1984 STS-41F
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
Bobko, Karol Joseph
Williams, Donald Edward
Seddon, Margaret Rhea
Hoffman, Jeffrey Alan
Griggs, Stanley David
TDRS 2 [IUS] *
xx.09.1984 STS-41H
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Hauck, Frederick Hamilton
Walker, David Mathieson
Fisher, Anna Lee
Gardner, Dale Allan
Allen, Joseph Percival
Caserino, Frank J.
Payton, Gary E.
xx.03.1985 STS-51E
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Bobko, Karol Joseph
Williams, Donald Edward
Seddon, Margaret Rhea
Hoffman, Jeffrey Alan
Griggs, Stanley David
Baudry, Patrick
Garn, Jacob
TDRS 2 [IUS] *
xx.04.1985 STS-51D
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Brandenstein, Daniel Charles
Creighton, John Oliver
Lucid, Shannon Wells
Fabian, John McCreary
Nagel, Steven Ray
Walker, Charles D.
Jarvis, Gregory B.
xx.07.1985 STS-51G
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
Shaw, Brewster Hopkinson
O'Connor, Bryan Daniel
Cleave, Mary Louise
Spring, Sherwood Clark
Ross, Jerry Lynn
TDRS 2 [IUS] *
xx.11.1985 STS-51H
Spacelab EOM-1
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Griggs, Stanley David
Stewart, Robert Lee
Garriott, Owen Kay
Nicollier, Claude
4
2
3
3
1
Spacelab EOM-1
Missions cancelled in the aftermath of the Challenger disaster
xx.03.1986 STS-61E
Columbia
Spacelab-ASTRO 1
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
McBride, Jon Andrew
Richards, Richard N.
Parker, Robert Alan Ridley
Hoffman, Jeffrey Alan
Leestma, David Cornell
Parise, Ronald A.
Durrance, Samuel T.
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Spacelab-ASTRO 1
xx.05.1986 STS-61F
Challenger
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
Hauck, Frederick Hamilton
Bridges, Roy Dunbard
Lounge, John Michael
Hilmers, David Carl
3
2
2
2
Ulysses [Centaur-G'] *
xx.05.1986 STS-61G
Atlantis
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
Walker, David Mathieson
Grabe, Ronald John
Thagard, Norman Earl
van Hoften, James Dougal Adrianus 3
2
2
3
3
Galileo [Centaur-G'] *
xx.06.1986 STS-61H
Columbia
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Coats, Michael Lloyd
Blaha, John Elmer
Fisher, Anna Lee
Buchli, James Frederick
Springer, Robert Clyde
Wood, Nigel
Sudarmono, Pratiwi
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
Skynet 4A [PAM-D] *
Palapa B3 [PAM-D] *
Westar 6S [PAM-D] *
xx.07.1986 STS-62A
Discovery
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
MSE
PS1
Crippen, Robert Laurel
Gardener, Guy Spencer
Gardener, Dale Allan
Ross, Jerry Lynn
Mullane, Richard Michael
Watterson, John Brett
Aldridge, Edward C.
5
1
3
2
2
1
!
DoD
Teal-Ruby *
xx.07.1986 STS-61M
Challenger
EOS 1
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
Shriver, Loren James
O'Connor, Bryan Daniel
Ride, Sally Kristen
Fisher, William Frederick
Lee, Marc C.
Wood, Robert J.
2
2
3
2
1
1
EOS 1
TDRS 3 [IUS] *
xx.08.1986 STS-61J
Atlantis
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
Young, John Watts
Bolden, Charles Frank
Sullivan, Kathryn Dwyer
McCandless, Bruce
Hawley, Steven Alan
7
2
2
2
3
HST *
xx.09.1986 STS-61N
Columbia
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
MSE
Shaw, Brewster Hopkinson
McCulley, Michael J.
Leestma, David Cornell
Adamson, James C.
Brown, Mark N.
Casserino, Frank James
3
1
3
1
1
1
DoD
xx.09.1986 STS-61I
Challenger
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Williams, Donald Edward
Smith, Michael John
Bagian, James Philip
Dunbar, Bonnie Jeanne
Carter, Manley Lanier
Bhat, Nagapathi C.
2
2
1
2
1
1
x
Insat 1C [PAM-D] *
LDEF retrieval
xx.09.1986 STS-62B
Discovery
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
MSE





Roberts, Katherine Eileen
x
x
x
x
x
1
DoD
xx.10.1986 STS-61K
Atlantis
Spacelab EOM-1/2
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Griggs, Stanley David
Stewart, Robert Lee
Garriott, Owen Kay
Nicollier, Claude
Lampton, Michael L.
Lichtenberg, Byron Kurt
4
2
3
3
1
1
2
Spacelab EOM-1/2
xx.11.1986 STS-61L
Columbia
MSL 3
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2





Konrad, John H
x
x
x
x
x
1
x
MSL 3
Leasat 5 [Orbus-7S] *
GStar 3 [PAM-D] *
xx.12.1986 STS-71B
Challenger
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
MSE





Jones, Charles Edward
x
x
x
x
x
1
DSP 14 [IUS]*
(DoD)
xx.01.1987 STS-71A
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
McBride, Jon Andrew
Richards, Richard N.
Parker, Robert Alan Ridley
Hoffman, Jeffrey Alan
Leestma, David Cornell
Parise, Ronald A.
Durrance, Samuel T.
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
Spacelab ASTRO-2
xx.01.1987 STS-71C
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2





Hoernig, Otto W.
Longhurst, Peter
x
x
x
x
x
1
1
ASC 2 [PAM-D] *
Skynet 4B [PAM-D] *
Spartan-2 *
xx.02.1987 STS-71D
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2





Wood, Robert J.
x
x
x
x
x
2
x
EOS-2
TDRS 4 [IUS] *
xx.03.1987 STS-71E
Atlantis
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2
Brand, Vance DeVoe
Griggs, Stanley David
Fabian, John McCreary
Bagian, James Philip
Seddon, Margaret Rhea
Gaffney, Francis Andrew
Philips, Robert W.
5
3
3
2
2
1
1
Spacelab-SLS-1/2
xx.03.1987 STS-72A
Discovery
SRL-2
Payload Opportunity
xx.03.1987 STS-71F
Columbia
Cdr
Plt
MS1
MS2
MS3
PS1
PS2





MacLean, Steven Glenwood
x
x
x
x
x
1
x
MSL-5
DoD Payload
DoD Payload
xx.04.1987 STS-71G
Challenger
MSL-4
SSBUV-1
EOIM-III
HS-376-R
DoD Payload
xx.05.1987 STS-71H
Atlantis
DoD Payload
xx.05.1987 STS-71I
Columbia
IML-1
xx.06.1987 STS-71J
Challenger
LDEF-2
xx.07.1987 STS-71K
Atlantis
MSL-7
Intelsat-6 1 *
DoD Payload
xx.08.1987 STS-71L
Columbia
MSL-6
SSBUV-2
Spartan-3
DoD Payload
DoD Payload
xx.08.1987 STS-71M
Challenger
PS Nordsieck, Kenneth ASTRO-3
CRRES *
xx.09.1987 STS-71N
Atlantis
DoD Payload
xx.09.1987 STS-71O
Columbia
PS Simon, George W. SUNLAB-1
ROSAT *
xx.10.1987 STS-81A
Challenger
DoD Payload
xx.10.1987 STS-81B
Atlantis
MSL-8
SPARTAN 205 *
STC DBS-A *
RCA 4001 *
xx.11.1987 STS-81C
Columbia
SSBUV-3
SBS-6 *
Payload Opportunity
DoD Payload
xx.12.1987 STS-81D
Challenger
Galaxy KU-1 *
DoD Payload
DoD Payload
xx.01.1988 STS-81E
Atlantis
DoD Payload
xx.02.1988 STS-81F
Columbia
EOM-3
STC DBS-B *
DoD Payload
xx.02.1988 STS-81G
Challenger
PS
PS
Mohri, Mamoru Naito, Chiaki SPACELAB J
xx.03.1988 STS-81H
Columbia
MSL-9
SPARTAN 206 *
Eureca *
DoD Payload
xx.04.1988 STS-82A
Discovery
DoD Payload
xx.04.1988 STS-81I
Atlantis
VRM *
xx.05.1988 STS-81J
Challenger
DoD Payload
xx.06.1988 STS-81K
Atlantis
SSBUV-4
GRO *
DoD Payload
xx.06.1988 STS-81L
Columbia
MSL-10
SPARTAN 211 *
Payload Opportunity
DOD Payload
xx.07.1988 STS-82B
Discovery
COBE *
Payload Opportunity
xx.07.1988 STS-81M
Challenger
SLS-2
PS Hughes-Fulford, Millie SLS-2
xx.08.1988 STS-81N
Atlantis
DoD Payload
Post Columbia Rescue-Flights (Launch on need only)
115 xx.08.2005 Atlantis F27
STS-300
Cdr
Plt
MS1/EV2
MS2/EV1
Lindsey, Steven Wayne
Kelly, Mark Edward
Fossum, Michael Edward
Sellers, Piers John
4
2
1
2
Rescue Flight -
emergency only
116 xx.08.2006 Atlantis F27
STS-300
Cdr
Plt
MS1/EV
MS2/EV
Jett, Brent Ward
Ferguson, Christopher John
Tanner, Joseph Richard
Burbank, Daniel Christopher
4
1
2
2
Rescue Flight -
emergency only
117 xx.10.2006 Atlantis F27
STS-301
Cdr
Plt
MS1/EV
MS2/EV
Polansky, Mark Lewis
Oefelein, William Anthony
Fuglesang, Arne Christer
Curbeam, Robert Lee
4
1
2
2
Rescue Flight -
emergency only

      

 

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