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| 61-A (Flight # 22) | 30 October - 6 November 1985 | Challenger (9) |
Crew:
Henry
W. Hartsfield, Jr. [3], Commander
Steven
R. Nagel [2], Pilot
James
F. Buchli [2], Mission Specialist 1
Guion
S. Bluford, Jr. [2], Jr., Mission Specialist 2
Bonnie
J. Dunbar [1], Mission Specialist 3
Reinhard
Furrer [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Germany/DFVLR)
Ernst
Messerschmid [1], Payload Specialist 2 (Germany/DFVLR)
Wubbo
J. Ockels [1], Payload Specialist 3 (Netherlands/ESA)
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (22)
Date: 30 October 1985
Time: 17:00:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 207 nm
Inclination: 57.0 degrees
Orbits: 112
Duration: 7 days, 0 hours, 44 minutes, 53 seconds
Distance: 2.9 million miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (16)
Date: 6 November 1985
Time: 17:44:53 UTC
Rollout: 45 seconds (2,531 meters, 8,304 feet)
Highlights:
This was a dedicated German Spacelab mission. One satellite was
deployed.