Name: Acton, Loren Country: USA M/F: M Number of Flights: 1

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-51F July 29, 1985 - Challenger August 6, 1985 - Challenger

Space Flights Descriptions
1. STS-51F Spacelab-2 Mission (SL-2)
Space Shuttle Main Engine Number One shut down prematurely causing Challenger to perform an Abort to Orbit. All mission objectives were successfully meet.

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