STS-61-A
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STS-61-A was a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for carrying the first German Spacelab (D-1) and flying with the largest crew ever on a single spacecraft.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| apoapsis | 326 kilometers ⓘ |
| callsign | Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewMember |
Bonnie J. Dunbar
NERFINISHED
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Ernst Messerschmid NERFINISHED ⓘ Guion S. Bluford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry W. Hartsfield Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ James F. Buchli NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhard Furrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven R. Nagel NERFINISHED ⓘ Wubbo Ockels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewRole |
Bonnie J. Dunbar – Mission Specialist
NERFINISHED
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Guion S. Bluford Jr. – Mission Specialist NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry W. Hartsfield Jr. – Commander NERFINISHED ⓘ James F. Buchli – Mission Specialist ⓘ Steven R. Nagel – Pilot ⓘ |
| crewSize | 8 ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-61-B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclination | 57.0 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1985-11-06 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base Runway 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1985-10-30 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 7 days 0 hours 44 minutes ⓘ |
| missionName | STS-61-A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | Spacelab research mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first dedicated German Spacelab mission
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largest crew ever flown on a single spacecraft ⓘ last successful flight of Space Shuttle Challenger before STS-51-L accident ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbiterVehicle | OV-099 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 112 ⓘ |
| payloadSpecialist |
Ernst Messerschmid
NERFINISHED
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Reinhard Furrer NERFINISHED ⓘ Wubbo Ockels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periapsis | 304 kilometers ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-51-J NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPayload | Spacelab D-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| researchFocus |
fluid physics
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life sciences ⓘ materials science ⓘ technology experiments ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacelabModule | D-1 ⓘ |
| sponsoringAgency | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoringCountry | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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