alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam Buchsbaum) (03/13/85)
NASA is considering giving the hybrid mission that was to have flown aboard Discovery back to the Challenger, in the wake of the bucket accident last week. If Discovery, which now has two big gashes in its left cargo bay door, is to be repaired and flown, it will probably mean a launch somewhere around 19 April. If Challenger is used, it could be ready a few days before then. If the mission is switched back, Charles Walker, the only Discovery crew member to remain on the hybrid mission, would probably be dropped and reassigned, and Patrick Baudret, from the original Challenger crew, would be added.