While awaiting his first orbital spaceflight mission, he served as an instructor pilot for the shuttle's Shuttle TS-41-C, which successfully deployed one satellite and repaired another.
While awaiting his first orbital spaceflight mission, he served as an instructor pilot for the shuttle's 747 carrier aircraft. In April 1984, Scobee piloted Challenger mission STS-41-C, which successfully deployed one satellite and repaired another.