STS-51D was the sixteenth mission, launching on April 12 and landing on April 19, 1985 using Space Shuttle Discovery; the mission marked the first impromptu extravehicular activity in order to fix and deploy a communications satellite.

 Creator

Hasselblad USA

Date

April 1984

Extent

2 Film reels

Archival Repository

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Rights

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Restrictions

While there are no restrictions on access, please note that the National Air and Space Museum Archives is currently unable to safely review or reproduce this collection due to conservation concerns.

Citation

Hasselblad Space Shuttle Reels, NASM.2022.0002, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Type

Archival materials

Film reels