Shortly after sunrise, space shuttle Challenger touches down on the runway at Kennedy Space Center. The historic first landing at Kennedy brought to a conclusion the eight-day STS 41-B mission.
Shortly after sunrise, space shuttle Challenger touches down on the runway at Kennedy Space Center. The historic first landing at Kennedy brought to a conclusion the eight-day STS 41-B mission. The mission had several other firsts including an un-tethered spacewalk made by two of the astronauts. A T-38 escort chase plane can be seen just above the shuttle with the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance.
Image credit: NASA
Feb. 11, 1984