STS-51 was a space shuttle mission that was launched on September 12, 1993. The mission was flown by the space shuttle Discovery and was the 51st mission in the Space Transportation System (STS) program. The primary objectives of the mission were to deploy the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS) and to perform various scientific experiments in the Spacelab module. The mission patch for STS-51 features the space shuttle Discovery, which is surrounded by a blue circle representing the Earth. The patch also features the words “STS-51” and “Discovery,” as well as the mission’s primary payload, the ACTS satellite. The patch also includes the insignias of NASA, the Spacelab program, and the European Space Agency (ESA), which participated in the mission.
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