Se kilde til STS-26

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| missionsnavn            = STS-26
| rumagentur              = [[NASA]]
| rumfærge                = [[Discovery (rumfærge)|Discovery]] (7)
| missionsemblem          = Sts-26-patch.png
| emblemstørrelse         = 208px
| besætningsmedlemmer     = 5
| affyringsrampe          = LC-39B ([[Kennedy Space Center|KSC]])
| opsendelse              = [[29. september]] [[1988]]
| landing                 = [[3. oktober]] [[1988]]
| landingssted            = [[Edwards Air Force Base]] 
| varighed                = 4 dage 
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| foto                    =The_STS-26_Return_To_Flight_Crew_-_GPN-2000-001174.jpg
| crew_caption            =  
| tidligere               = [[STS-51-L]] [[Fil:STS-51-L.svg|38px|STS-51-L]]|
| næste                   = [[STS-27]] [[Fil:Sts-27-patch.svg|35px|STS-27]]
}}

'''STS-26''' var [[Discovery (rumfærge)|Discoverys]] syvende [[rumfærge]]-mission.
Opsendt [[29. september]] [[1988]] og vendte tilbage den [[3. oktober]] [[1988]].
Missionen blev kaldt "Return to flight" (genoptagelse af flyvning), det var den første flyvning, efter [[STS-51-L|Challenger-ulykken]] i 1986. [[Challenger (rumfærge)|Challenger]] var 2 år før var styrtet ned under opsendelsen.

Missionen satte [[Satellit|kommunikationssatellitten]] [[Tracking and Data Relay Satellite]] (TDRS-3) i kredsløb<ref>[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1988-091B Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)TDRS-C] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212015153/http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/masterCatalog.do?sc=1988-091B |date=12. december 2007 }} {{en sprog}}</ref>.

Rumfærgerne var redesignet efter omfattende anbefalinger fra [[Rogers-kommissionen]]<ref>[http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v6p88.htm Major Orbiter Modifications] {{en sprog}}</ref> <ref>[http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v6p90.htm Major SRB Modifications] {{en sprog}}</ref> <ref>[http://history.nasa.gov/rogersrep/v6p89.htm Major Space Shuttle Main Engine Modifications] {{en sprog}}</ref>.


== Besætning ==
* {{flagikon|USA}} {{mand}} [[Frederick Hauck|Frederick H. Hauck]] (kaptajn)
* {{flagikon|USA}} {{mand}} [[Richard Covey|Richard C. Covey]] (pilot)
* {{flagikon|USA}} {{mand}} [[John Lounge|John M. Lounge]] (1. missionsspecialist)
* {{flagikon|USA}} {{mand}} [[George Nelson|George D. Nelson]] (2. missionsspecialist)
* {{flagikon|USA}} {{mand}} [[David Hilmers|David C. Hilmers]] (3. missionsspecialist)

== Eksterne henvisninger ==
{{Commonscat|STS-26}}
* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-26.html STS-26] NASA {{en sprog}}
* [https://www.spacecomm.nasa.gov/spacecomm/programs/TDRS.cfm Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070731182627/https://www.spacecomm.nasa.gov/spacecomm/programs/TDRS.cfm |date=31. juli 2007 }} NASA {{en sprog}}
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