Talk:STS-33

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STS-33 was the official designation of STS 51-L[ema]. Discovery's 1989 STS-33 was officially designated STS-33R. The 'R' meant that it was a repeated use of that number. Challenger's mission was referred to as 51-L/STS-33 by the Ice Team and Photo & TV Support Team, among others.

STS 51-L means:

'5': The mission was scheduled for the 5th fiscal year of the STS program. The first year of the STS program being 1981, Challenger was to have been launched in the summer of 1985.

'1': Where the mission was to be launched from, 1 = KCS, 2 = VAFB. Plans to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base were scrapped after the Challenger was lost.

'L': 'L' is the 12th letter in the alphabet, meaning it was the 12th missioned scheduled for that fiscal year.

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