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STS-61

STS-61 was a crewed flight launched on December 2, 1993 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 7: Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Kathryn C. Thornton, Ken Bowersox, Richard O. Covey, Story Musgrave, Thomas Akers.

United Statescrew 71993-075

Flight

Mission
STS-61
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Endeavour (STS-61)
Launch
December 2, 1993 · 09:27 UTC
Landing
December 13, 1993
Duration (Wikidata)
10.8 days
Country
United States
Designator
1993-075A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Dec 13, 1993

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1993-075
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 601 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q113808 (CC0).