The Only Shuttle Mission to Abort After Launching—and Still Succeed
STS-51-F Abort-to-Orbit (1985)
STS-51-F, also known as Spacelab 2, launched on July 29, 1985, and became the only Space Shuttle mission to perform an Abort to Orbit after a sensor failure shut down a main engine. Despite the lower altitude, the crew conducted a full Spacelab mission, tested the ESA's Instrument Pointing System, and even carried out a heavily publicized Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi taste test in space.
Acton said that when he gives speeches in schools, audiences are much more interested in hearing about the cola experiment than in solar physics.