STS-61-C

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-61-C

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Shuttle:Columbia

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Launch pad:39-A

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Launch:January 12, 1986 6:55:00 a.m. EST

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Landing site:Edwards AFB

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Landing:January 18, 1986 5:58:51 a.m. PST

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Duration:6 days, 2 hours3 minutes, 51 seconds

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Orbit altitude:212 nautical miles (393 km)

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Orbit inclination:28.5 degrees

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Distance traveled: 2,528,658 miles (4,069,481 km)

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Crew photo

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Back row L-R: Bill Nelson, Hawley, George Nelson, Front row L-R: Cenker, Bolden, Gibson, Chang-Diaz

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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....

Columbia: Columbia is a poetic name for the United States and its 19th century female personification, which inspired related uses such as the former unofficial U.S. national anthems Columbia, Gem of the Ocean and Hail, Columbia. It is also the name of the capital of the United States, Washington, District ...

January 12: January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years)....

STS-61-C 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)