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- First untethered space walks by McCandless and Stewart, using manned maneuvering unit. WESTAR-VI and PALAPA-B2 satellites deployed, but failure of Payload Assist Module-D (PAM-D) rocket motors left them in radical low-Earth orbits. German-built Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS), first flown on STS-7, became first satellite refurbished and flown again. SPAS remained in payload bay due to electrical problem with Remote Manipulator System (RMS). RMS manipulator foot restraint first used, practice procedures performed for Solar Maximum satellite retrieval and repair planned for next mission. Integrated Rendezvous Target (IRT) failed due to internal failure. Five Get Away Special canisters flown in cargo bay and Cinema-360 camera used by crew. Other payloads: Acoustic Containerless Experiment System (ACES); Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR); and Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME), and Isoelectric Focusing (IEF) payload.
[Summary provided by NASA]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: STS-11 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft Platform_Series_or_Entity: SPACE SHUTTLE Short_Name: STS-11 Long_Name: Space Transport System STS-11 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: Challenger End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: MOMS-01 End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-01-28 Online_Resource: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/41-b/mission-41-b.html Sample_Image: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/STS41B/10061751.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1984-02-03 Primary_Sponsor: USA/NASA End_Group End_Group
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