Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to John Fabian's Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-7 checklist
1983
Cage 4806
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Fabian, John McCreary, 1939-
- Title
- John Fabian's Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-7 checklist
- ID
- Cage 4806
- Date [inclusive]
- 1983
- Extent
- 0.1 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Folder
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- A NASA mission checklist used by astronauts John Fabian and Sally Ride during deployment of two telecommunications satellites, the Anik and the Palapa, during a mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
John Fabian's Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-7 checklist, 1983 (Cage 4806)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
John Fabian, a 1962 graduate from Washington State University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, earned a master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (1964) and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington (1972). After serving as a member of the faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy, he joined NASA's space shuttle program in 1978. He made his first space flight in 1983 as a member of the Space Shuttle Challenger crew (mission STS-7, June 18-24, 1983).
Scope and Content
This collection consists of a single item: a 46 page NASA space shuttle mission checklist, officially called the "PAM deploy c/l, checklist, 1983", published by the GPO (1983-669-013/1312), and used for the Challenger Space Shuttle Mission of June 18-24, 1983 (STS-7). It was used by American astronauts Sally Ride and John Fabian to deploy the Anik and Palapa telecommunications satellites for Canada and Indonesia respectively. It is a 3-ring binder divided into several sections. Many pages include marks and annotations made by the astronauts during the mission. The cover is inscribed by Fabian: "This checklist was carried & used by me during the Challenger Space Shuttle Mission of June 18-24, 1983."
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2016
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Acquisition Information
John Fabian donated this item to the Washington State University Libraries in 1985.
Related Materials
Related Material
John Fabian Letter to Richard Fry, Pullman, 1983 (Cage 5150)
A large quantity of clippings, photographs, and supporting materials regarding Fabian and his flights can be found in the WSU News Subject Files, 1940-2011 (Archives 333), in box 37.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Challenger (Spacecraft)
Creator(s) :
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- United States. Government Printing Office
Genre(s)
- Checklists
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Fabian, John McCreary, 1939- -- Archives
Creator(s) :
- Ride, Sally
Subject(s)
- Manned space flight.
- Space shuttles
- Space vehicles
- Science