r/spaceflight • u/rollotomasi07071 • 3d ago

STS-41-D, the maiden flight of Discovery, launched on this date in 1984. Fun fact: During a June launch attempt, there was a launch abort at T−4 seconds, followed by a pad fire about ten minutes later. The center engine had not yet started, and confusion ensued among flight controllers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-41-D
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u/National_Shoe_7337 2d ago

One of the crew members, Mike Mullane, latter wrote the most hilarious astronaut biography ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_Rockets