STS-51B Mission Patch
MP51B
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17th Space Shuttle Mission
7th Flight of Challenger 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
The mission's primary payload was Spacelab-3. This was the first operational flight for the Spacelab orbital laboratory series developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). Studies were held in materials sciences, life sciences, fluid mechanics, atmospheric physics and astronomy.
