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

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Launch pad:39A

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Launch:October 30, 198517:00:00 UTC

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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.

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Shuttle: The word shuttle can have several meanings. In general, it is something which travels back and forth between places in a regular and relatively frequent manner....

Challenger: Challenger may mean:...

October 30: October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining....

STS-61-A related Images and Photos (experimental)

Spiral Staircase at Baroque Monastery Church of Sts Peter and Paul

The Madonna and Child enthroned with Sts John the Baptist Bartholmew and Catherine

Madonna in Glory with the Christ Child and Sts Francis and Alvise with the Donor (Gozzi Altarpiece)