| Name: van Hoften, James | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 2 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Shuttle | Landing Date - Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| 1. STS-41C | April 6, 1984 - Challenger | April 13, 1984 - Challenger |
| 2. STS-51I | August 27, 1985 - Discovery | September 3, 1985 - Discovery |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| 1. STS-41C | Solar Maximum Satellite Repair Mission Deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) |
| 2. STS-51I | Deployed ASC 1 for American Satellite Company, AUSSAT 1 for Australia and
SYNCOM IV-4 (Leasat 4) Repaired SYNCOM IV-3's (Leasat 3) perigee kick motor |
| STS-61G (Cancelled) |
Planned shuttle mission to deploy the Galileo Jupiter orbiter spacecraft Cancelled after the Challenger disaster |
| Spacewalks - 4 | ||
| Space Flights | Date & Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| STS-41C | April 8, 1984 | Retrieve Solar Max satellite |
| 2 hours 38 minutes | ||
| STS-41C | April 11, 1984 | Repair Solar Max satellite |
| 6 hours 44 minutes | ||
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| STS-51I | August 31, 1985 | Retrieve SYNCOM IV-3 (Leasat 3) satellite. Begin repairs |
| 7 hours 20 minutes | ||
| STS-51I | September 1, 1985 | Complete repair of SYNCOM IV-3 (Leasat 3) satellite. Release SYNCOM IV-3 (Leasat 3) satellite |
| 4 hours 26 minutes | ||
| Return to Master List | American Astronauts | Two Spaceflights |
| Space Shuttle Program - 1984 / 1985 | Spacewalkers | |
Updated - January 6, 2005