STS-26

STS-26 was the 26th NASA Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on September 29, 1988, and landed four days later on October 3, 1988. STS-26 was declared the "Return to Flight" mission, being the first mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of January 28, 1986. It was the first mission since STS-9 to use the original Space Transportation System (STS) numbering system, the first to have all its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4, and the first mission with bailout capacity since STS-4. STS-26 was also the first U.S. space mission with an all-veteran crew since Apollo 11, with all of its crew members having flown at least one prior mission.

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1988 Website,  Wikimedia, Wikidata
human spaceflight, Frederick Hauck, low Earth orbit, David C. Hilmers, Richard O. Covey, George Nelson, John M. Lounge, 

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1988-09-29T00:00:00Z

1988-09-29T00:00:00Z

1988 STS-26

1988-09-29T00:00:00Z

1988-09-29T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

1988-10-03T00:00:00Z

1988-10-03T00:00:00Z

landing

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STS-26 Crew Portrait - GPN-2000-001869

S26-s-113

STS-26 Rollout - GPN-2000-000654

STS-26 shuttle

S88-424081

Sts-26-crew blue suits

The STS-26 Return To Flight Crew - GPN-2000-001174

KSC-88PC-1055

Launch of STS-26

STS-26 Welcome Home Ceremony - GPN-2002-000108

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Retro Space HD page@		Wikidata
commons	image		STS-26 Crew Portrait - GPN-2000-001869		Commons
commons	image		S26-s-113		Commons
commons	image		STS-26 Rollout - GPN-2000-000654		Commons
commons	image		STS-26 shuttle		Commons
commons	image		S88-424081		Commons
commons	image		Sts-26-crew blue suits		Commons
commons	image		The STS-26 Return To Flight Crew - GPN-2000-001174		Commons
commons	image		KSC-88PC-1055		Commons
commons	image		Launch of STS-26		Commons
commons	image		STS-26 Welcome Home Ceremony - GPN-2002-000108		Commons