Terry Hart, born October 27, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, went into space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger (STS-41-C) in April 1984 as mission specialist. During the mission he used the Canadarm to capture a satellite and place it in Challenger's payload bay.
George Nelson, born July 13, 1950 in Charles City, Iowa, is a veteran of three space flights.
His first trip was aboard Challenger (STS-41-C) as a mission specialist in April 1984. He conducted two EVAs with fellow astronaut James van Hoften for a little over 10 hours.
His second trip was aboard Columbia (STS-61-C) as mission specialist in January 1986. The mission was delayed four times and resulted in a delay for the next launch.
His third and final trip was aboard Discovery (STS-26) as mission specialist in September-October 1988. It was the "Return to Flight" mission, the first flight after the Challenger disaster.
Richard "Dick" Scobee, born May 19, 1939 in Cle Elum, Washington, was commander of the Challenger (STS-51-L) when it exploded after liftoff January 28, 1986.
He had been in space previously aboard the Challenger (STS-41-C) as pilot in April 1984. The mission lasted almost 7 days.
STS-41-C crew (L-R): Robert Crippen, Terry Hart, James van Hoften, George Nelson, Francis Scobee
Mission patch
Space Shuttle Challenger, launched April 6, 1984, was the fifth mission for this shuttle. Its crew consisted of Commander Robert Crippen, Pilot Francis Scobee, Terry Hart, James van Hoften, and George Nelson.
The crew captured and repaired the Solar Maximum Mission Satellite and deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility apparatus.
Astronauts Nelson and van Hoften conducted two EVAs for a total of 10 hours.
James Dougal Adrianus van Hoften, born June 11, 1944 in Fresno, California is a veteran of two space shuttle flights. He received a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering from Colorado State University and did two tours in Southeast Asia where he flew over 60 combat missions.
He was selected as an astronaut in January 1978. His first mission was aboard Challenger (STS-41-C) as mission specialist in April 1984. He conducted two EVAs during the mission with fellow astronaut George Nelson, logging just over 10 hours in space.
His second and last mission was aboard Discovery (STS-51-I) as mission specialist August-September 1985, where he performed two more EVAs with William Fisher, logging almost 12 hours in space.
Robert "Bob" Crippen, born September 11, 1937, was aboard the first ever Space Shuttle flight, STS-1, on Columbia in April 1981. He served as commander on 3 more missions, each on Challenger. His second mission, with Sally Ride, was STS-7 in June 1983, during which satellites for Canada and Indonesia were released.
His third mission (STS-41-C) in April 1984 involved the first satellite repair operation, capturing, fixing and then releasing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite.
His final mission (STS-41-G) in October 1984 was the first 7-man crew. He was scheduled to command STS-62-A but that mission was cancelled after the Challenger explosion.
He has been inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame and the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, but more importantly, he was voted one of 1981's sexiest men by Playgirl magazine!
