The Explorers' Club, № MCVIII

Operation AXIOM: The Space Age—The 40th Anniversary of S.T.S.-51-I (№ 20), Part I
27-30 August 1985: The Space Shuttle Discovery OV-103 lifted off from Florida's K.S.C. with CDR Joe Engle, Pilot Dick Covey, M.S.1 "Ox" van Hofton, M.S.2/F.E. Mike Lounge, & M.S.3 Bill Fisher; the quintet deployed three telecom satellites, two of those on the same day & one a day early, due to accidental damage to equipment in the Payload Bay: Aussat-1, A.S.C.-1, & Syncom IV-4 (Leasat-4).

Commentary: S.T.S.-51-I was the sixth flight of the Discovery OV-103.

Bonus! Space Age Song o' the Day: S.T.S.-51-I
Eric Bogle, "The Band Played 'Waltzing Matilda'" courtesy The Watergirl (Space Cadet Mike Papa Whiskey)

Commentary: The crew were awakened on 28 August by the song "Waltzing Matilda" (the actual "Waltzing Matilda," not "The Band Played 'Waltzing Matilda'"), presumaby in honor of the deployment of Aussat-1.

Semper exploro.