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STS-41-B

Rocket launch

by USA

Launch time3 Feb 198413:00 UTC

success

Orbit: LEO

Serial number: STS-41-B

Deployed two Comsats.

First untethered spacewalk by Bruce McCandless II with Manned Maneuvering Unit.

First landing at Kennedy Space Center.

Dry run of equipment for Solar Maximum Mission rescue.

Space ShuttleChallenger

launched from Kennedy Space Center, LC-39USA