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Dr. Paul Scully-Power, Australia's First Astronaut

STS-41-G Flight Patch

Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Centre

Preparing for launch of the Space Shuttle 'Challenger'

'Liftoff' - 5th October 1984

The Space Shuttle accelerates from zero to (17,500 mi / 28,000 km per hr) in 8.5 mins

Life onboard the Space Shuttle 'Challenger'

View of Hurricane Josephine (below) which threatened the East Coast of the United States for several days during the mission

Earth Radiation Budget Satellite was deployed in 1984, deactivated in 2005 and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere in 2023

Extravehicular activity demonstrating the Orbital Refueling System and proving the feasibility of refueling satellites in orbit

Shuttle Imaging Radar-B antenna was deployed in the payload bay

Re-entry begins over Australia in a 57-degree inclination before landing at Cape Canaveral in Florida USA

'Landing' - 13th October 1984

Traveled 5,293,847 km (3,289,444 mi)

Mission complete: 8 days, 5 hours, 23 minutes, and 33 seconds

Space Shuttle 'Challenger' mission highlights

Netflix documentary on the 'Challenger' tragedy

Australian Space History

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