Space shuttle STS-41C. NASA public domain image colelction.

Launch- April 6, 1984 .Landing- April 13, 1984 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal..Astronauts: Robert L. Crippen, Francis R. Scobee, Geroge D. Nelson, James D. A. Van Hoften and Terry J. Hart.Space Shuttle: Challenger.The first direct ascent trajectory for space shuttle. The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was deployed, carrying 57 experiments which were left on orbit with an intention of retrieving them during a later mission...www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... ( http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-41C.html )