| Name: Walker, Charles | Country: USA | M/F: M | Number of Flights: 3 |
| Space Flights | Launch Date - Shuttle | Landing Date - Shuttle |
|---|---|---|
| 1. STS-41D | August 30, 1984 - Discovery | September 5, 1984 - Discovery |
| 2. STS-51D | April 12, 1985 - Discovery | April 19, 1985 - Discovery |
| 3. STS-61B | November 27, 1985 - Atlantis | December 3, 1985 - Atlantis |
| Space Flights | Descriptions |
|---|---|
| 1. STS-41D | Deployed SBS-4 for Satellite Business System, SYNCOM IV-2 (Leasat 2) and
Telstar 3C for AT&T Tested deployment of an experimental solar array wing as part of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Payload 1 (OAST-1) - First commercial astronaut |
| STS-51A(a) (Cancelled) |
Planned shuttle mission to deploy Telesat-H (Anik D-2) for TELESAT Canada Cancelled after payload delays |
| STS-51D(a) (Cancelled) |
Planned Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) retrieval mission Cancelled due to timing problem with TDRS-B payload to be launched on the STS-51E mission |
| 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-61B | Deployed Morelos-B for Mexico, AUSSAT 2 for Australia and RCA SATCOM Ku-2 for RCA Americom |
| STS-61M (Cancelled) |
Proposed Backup Crew for the planned Tracking and Data Relay Satellite
(TDRS-C) deployment shuttle mission Cancelled after the Challenger disaster |
| STS-71D (Cancelled) |
Proposed Backup Crew for a planned shuttle mission to deploy commercial
communications satellites Cancelled after the Challenger disaster |
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Updated - June 5, 2006