 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - STS-26 Discovery, basa rokutanga kubhururuka pashure pengozi yeChallenger, yakatangwa kubva kuKennedy Space Center, Florida, musi waSeptember 29, 1988. Mukati mezuva rechina rebasa, vashandi vakabudirira kugadzira Tracking uye Data Relay Satellite TDRS-C, iyo yakazotakurwa kuenda kunzvimbo yakatenderedzwa neInertial Upper Stage IUS roketi. Vakaitawo ongororo gumi neimwe pakati pechikepe. Discovery yakapedza kutenderera nyika ka64 isati yasvika paEdwards Air Force Base, California, pana October 3, 1988. 