Name: Bobko, Karol Country: USA M/F: M Number of Flights: 3

Space Flights Launch Date - Shuttle Landing Date - Shuttle
1. STS-6 April 4, 1983 - Challenger April 9, 1983 - Challenger
2. STS-51D April 12, 1985 - Discovery April 19, 1985 - Discovery
3. STS-51J October 3, 1985 - Atlantis October 7, 1985 - Atlantis

Space Flights Descriptions
Apollo ASTP
(Support Crew)
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - Docked with Soyuz 19
1. STS-6 Deployed Tracking and Data Relay Satellite 1 (TDRS-A)
STS-41F
(Cancelled)
Planned shuttle mission to deploy commercial communications satellites
Cancelled due to launch abort and rollback of space shuttle Discovery
STS-51E
(Cancelled)
Planned Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-B) deployment shuttle mission
Cancelled due to timing problem with TDRS-B payload
2. STS-51D Deployed SYNCOM IV-3 (Leasat 3) and Telesat-I (Anik C-1) for TELESAT Canada
Perigee kick motor of SYNCOM IV-3 failed to start and was repaired during the STS-51I mission.
3. STS-51J Classified military mission 2

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Updated - March 15, 2005