STS-61-A

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-61-A

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Shuttle:Challenger

Related Topics:
Shuttle - Challenger

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Launch pad:39A

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Launch:October 30, 198517:00:00 UTC

Related Topics:
October 30 - 1985

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Landing:November 6, 198517:44:51

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Duration:7 days 44 minutes 51 seconds

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Orbit altitude:

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Orbit inclination:57°

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Distance traveled:

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Crew photo

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Back L-R: Hartsfield, Dunbar, Buchli, Furrer Front L-R: Messerschmid, Ockels, Nagel, Bluford

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STS-61-A was the 22nd Space Shuttle mission. It was a scientific Spacelab mission booked by Germany - hence the payload name D-1 (for Deutschland 1). It was also the last sucessful mission of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Related Topics:
Spacelab - Germany - Space Shuttle Challenger

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