| Name: Griggs, David | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 1 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Shuttle | Landing Date - Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| 1. STS-51D | April 12, 1985 - Discovery | April 19, 1985 - Discovery |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1. 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. |
| STS-61K (Cancelled) |
Planned EOM-1/2 space shuttle mission Cancelled after the Challenger disaster - Mission was combined with STS-51H (EOM-1) |
| Spacewalks - 1 | ||
| Space Flights | Date & Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| STS-51D | April 16, 1985 | Perform first unscheduled spacewalk. Install improvised switch-pulling appendages on Remote Manipulator System (robot arm) to activate SYNCOM IV-3 (Leasat 3) satellite's upper stage |
| 5 hours 0 minutes | ||
| Return to Master List | Spacewalkers | One Spaceflight |
| American Astronauts | Space Shuttle Program - 1985 | |
Updated - March 17, 2005