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STS-61-A
STS-61-A was a crewed flight launched on October 30, 1985 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 8: Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ernst Messerschmid, Guion Bluford, Henry Hartsfield, James Buchli, Reinhard Furrer, Steven R. Nagel, Wubbo Ockels.
United Statescrew 81985-104
Crew
Bonnie J. Dunbar United States · 5 flights
Ernst Messerschmid Germany · 1 flight
Guion Bluford United States · 4 flights
Henry Hartsfield United States · 3 flights
James Buchli United States · 4 flights
Reinhard Furrer Germany · 1 flight
Steven R. Nagel United States · 4 flights
Wubbo Ockels Netherlands · 1 flightFlight
- Mission
- STS-61-A
- Spacecraft (GCAT)
- Challenger (STS 61-A)
- Launch
- October 30, 1985 · 17:00 UTC
- Landing
- November 6, 1985
- Duration (Wikidata)
- 7.0 days
- Country
- United States
- Designator
- 1985-104A
- Vehicle fate
- Landed · Nov 6, 1985
Launch vehicle
- Launch record
- 1985-104
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
- Outcome
- Success
- Initial orbit
- — × 333 km
Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q312022 (CC0).