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

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

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Updated - January 6, 2005