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STS-61 Post Flight Press Con
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STS-61 POST FLIGHT PRESS CON
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1993
| Description |
STS-61 POST FLIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE JSC1394 - (1993) - 26 Minutes Commander: Richard O. Covey Pilot: Kenneth D. Bowersox Mission Specialists: Kathryn C. Thornton, Claude Nicollier, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, F. Story Musgrave, Thomas D. 'Tom' Akers Dates: December 2-12, 1993 Vehicle: Endeavour OV-105 Payloads: HST SM-01, ICBC, AMOS, and IMAX camera EVA: (Tethered) Replaced HST solar arrays, two sensing units, Wide Field/Planetary Camera II and fuses, COSTAR, magnetometer, and Solar Array Drive Electronics unit Landing site: Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Date |
1993 |
|
Space Shuttle -- December 19
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Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornto
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7/18/08
| Description |
Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton works with equipment associated with servicing the Hubble Space Telescope during the fourth extravehicular activity on the eleven-day STS-61 mission. |
| Date |
7/18/08 |
|
Shuttle Atlantis Landing at
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| Photo Description |
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down on the lakebed runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert Tuesday, 3 December 1985 at 1:33:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, concluding the STS 61-B international mission. The eight-day mission successfully deployed three communications satellites including the Mexican Morelos B, the Australian Aussat 2 and an RCA Satcom K-2 satellite. In addition, two spacewalks were performed to experiment with construction of structures in space. Crew of the 61-B mission included Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., Pilot Bryan D. O'Connor, Mission Specialists Mary L. Cleave, Sherwood C. Spring and Jerry L. Ross, and Payload Specialists Rudolfo Neri Vela of Mexico and Charles Walker of McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. |
| Project Description |
470,000 pounds. The engines burn a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. In orbit, the Space Shuttles circle the earth at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour with each orbit taking about 90 minutes. A Space Shuttle crew sees a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes. When Space Shuttle flights began in April 1981, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, was the primary landing site for the Shuttles. Now Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is the primary landing site with Dryden remaining as the principal alternate landing site., Space Shuttles are the main element of America?s Space Transportation System and are used for space research and other space applications. The shuttles are the first vehicles capable of being launched into space and returning to Earth on a routine basis. Space Shuttles are used as orbiting laboratories in which scientists and mission specialists conduct a wide variety of scientific experiments. Crews aboard shuttles place satellites in orbit, rendezvous with satellites to carry out repair missions and return them to space, and retrieve satellites and return them to Earth for refurbishment and reuse. Space Shuttles are true aerospace vehicles. They leave Earth and its atmosphere under rocket power provided by three liquid-propellant main engines with two solid-propellant boosters attached plus an external liquid-fuel tank. After their orbital missions, they streak back through the atmosphere and land like airplanes. The returning shuttles, however, land like gliders, without power and on runways. Other rockets can place heavy payloads into orbit, but, they can only be used once. Space Shuttles are designed to be continually reused. When Space Shuttles are used to transport complete scientific laboratories into space, the laboratories remain inside the payload bay throughout the mission. They are then removed after the Space Shuttle returns to Earth and can be reused on future flights. Some of these orbital laboratories, like the Spacelab, provide facilities for several specialists to conduct experiments in such fields as medicine, astronomy, and materials manufacturing. Some types of satellites deployed by Space Shuttles include those involved in environmental and resources protection, astronomy, weather forecasting, navigation, oceanographic studies, and other scientific fields. The Space Shuttles can also launch spacecraft into orbits higher than the Shuttle?s altitude limit through the use of Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) propulsion units. After release from the Space Shuttle payload bay, the IUS is ignited to carry the spacecraft into deep space. The Space Shuttles are also being used to carry elements of the International Space Station into space where they are assembled in orbit. The Space Shuttles were built by Rockwell International?s Space Transportation Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell?s Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), New Orleans, Louisiana, makes the external tanks. Each orbiter (Space Shuttle) is 121 feet long, has a wingspan of 78 feet, and a height of 57 feet. The Space Shuttle is approximately the size of a DC-9 commercial airliner and can carry a payload of 65,000 pounds into orbit. The payload bay is 60 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Each main engine is capable of producing a sea level thrust of 375,000 pounds and a vacuum (orbital) thrust of |
| Photo Date |
1985 |
|
Night landing of Shuttle Col
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| Title |
Night landing of Shuttle Columbia at Edwards AFB and end of STS 61-C mission |
| Description |
Night landing of Shuttle Columbia at Edwards Air Force Base and end of the STS 61-C mission. View is of the Shuttle's main landing gear touching down, with streams of light trailing behind the orbiter. |
| Date |
01.18.1986 |
|
Official portrait of the STS
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| Title |
Official portrait of the STS 61-B crew |
| Description |
Official portrait of the STS 61-B crew. Kneeling next to the Official mission emblam are Astronaut Brewster Shaw, Jr., (right), mission commander, and Bryan D. O'Conner (left), pilot. In the back row are (l.-r.) Charles D. Walker, McDonnell Douglas payload specialist, Jerry L. Ross, Mary L. Cleve and Sherwood C. Spring -- all mission specialists, and Rodolfo Neri, Morelos payload specialist. |
| Date |
08.15.1985 |
|
Candid view of part of the S
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| Title |
Candid view of part of the STS 61-A crew |
| Description |
Candid view of part of the STS 61-A crew. From left to right are Reinhard Furrer, Wubbo Ockels, Guion S. Bluford, Bonnie J. Dunbar and Ernst Messerschmid. |
| Date |
12.13.1984 |
|
Candid view of part of the S
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| Title |
Candid view of part of the STS 61-A crew |
| Description |
Candid view of the part of the STS 61-A crew. From left to right are Wubbo Ockels, Ulf Merbold, Ernst Messerschmid, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Reinhard Furrer and Guion S. Bluford. Dunbar is holding a model of the space shuttle with its payload bay open, showing the Spacelab module. |
| Date |
12.13.1984 |
|
Portrait of the STS 61-A cre
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| Title |
Portrait of the STS 61-A crew in front of the CCT |
| Description |
Portrait of the STS 61-A crew in front of the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT). Sitting are (l.-r.) Wubbo Ockels, Henry W. Harsfield, Jr., and Bonnie J. Dunbar. Standing (l.-r.) are Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Ernst Messerschmid, Steven R. Nagel, James F. Buchli, Ulf Merbold, and Reinhard Furrer. |
| Date |
12.18.1984 |
|
Rep. Bill Nelson inside a pe
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| Title |
Rep. Bill Nelson inside a personal rescue sphere |
| Description |
U.S. Representative Bill Nelson (D.,Florida) gives a thumbs up signal from inside a small ball called a personal rescue sphere (PRS). The PRS is not part of STS 61-C hardware, but serves to evaluate a subject's reaction to close quarters. The photo was taken through a visor on the 39-inch diameter fabric rescue sphere. |
| Date |
09.25.1985 |
|
Shuttle Atlantis Landing at
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| Title |
Shuttle Atlantis Landing at Edwards |
| Description |
NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis touched down on the lakebed runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert Tuesday, 3 December 1985 at 1:33:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, concluding the STS 61-B international mission. The eight-day mission successfully deployed three communications satellites including the Mexican Morelos B, the Australian Aussat 2 and an RCA Satcom K-2 satellite. In addition, two spacewalks were performed to experiment with construction of structures in space. Crew of the 61-B mission included Commander Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., Pilot Bryan D. O'Connor, Mission Specialists Mary L. Cleave, Sherwood C. Spring and Jerry L. Ross, and Payload Specialists Rudolfo Neri Vela of Mexico and Charles Walker of McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. Space Shuttles are the main element of America's Space Transportation System and are used for space research and other space applications. The shuttles are the first vehicles capable of being launched into space and returning to Earth on a routine basis. Space Shuttles are used as orbiting laboratories in which scientists and mission specialists conduct a wide variety of scientific experiments. Crews aboard shuttles place satellites in orbit, rendezvous with satellites to carry out repair missions and return them to space, and retrieve satellites and return them to Earth for refurbishment and reuse. Space Shuttles are true aerospace vehicles. They leave Earth and its atmosphere under rocket power provided by three liquid-propellant main engines with two solid-propellant boosters attached plus an external liquid-fuel tank. After their orbital missions, they streak back through the atmosphere and land like airplanes. The returning shuttles, however, land like gliders, without power and on runways. Other rockets can place heavy payloads into orbit, but, they can only be used once. Space Shuttles are designed to be continually reused. When Space Shuttles are used to transport complete scientific laboratories into space, the laboratories remain inside the payload bay throughout the mission. They are then removed after the Space Shuttle returns to Earth and can be reused on future flights. Some of these orbital laboratories, like the Spacelab, provide facilities for several specialists to conduct experiments in such fields as medicine, astronomy, and materials manufacturing. Some types of satellites deployed by Space Shuttles include those involved in environmental and resources protection, astronomy, weather forecasting, navigation, oceanographic studies, and other scientific fields. The Space Shuttles can also launch spacecraft into orbits higher than the Shuttle's altitude limit through the use of Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) propulsion units. After release from the Space Shuttle payload bay, the IUS is ignited to carry the spacecraft into deep space. The Space Shuttles are also being used to carry elements of the International Space Station into space where they are assembled in orbit. The, Space Shuttles were built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division, Downey, California. Rockwell's Rocketdyne Division (now part of Boeing) builds the three main engines, and Thiokol, Brigham City, Utah, makes the solid rocket booster motors. Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), New Orleans, Louisiana, makes the external tanks. Each orbiter (Space Shuttle) is 121 feet long, has a wingspan of 78 feet, and a height of 57 feet. The Space Shuttle is approximately the size of a DC-9 commercial airliner and can carry a payload of 65,000 pounds into orbit. The payload bay is 60 feet long and 15 feet in diameter. Each main engine is capable of producing a sea level thrust of 375,000 pounds and a vacuum (orbital) thrust of 470,000 pounds. The engines burn a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. In orbit, the Space Shuttles circle the earth at a speed of 17,500 miles per hour with each orbit taking about 90 minutes. A Space Shuttle crew sees a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes. When Space Shuttle flights began in April 1981, Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, was the primary landing site for the Shuttles. Now Kennedy Space Center, Florida, is the primary landing site with Dryden remaining as the principal alternate landing site. |
| Date |
01.01.1985 |
|
STS 61-A crew portrait onboa
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| Title |
STS 61-A crew portrait onboard Challenger middeck |
| Description |
STS 61-A crew portrait onboard Challenger on the middeck. Bottom row (l.-r.) Ernst Messerschmid, Wubbo J. Ockels, Steven R. Nagel, and Guion S. Bluford, Jr. Back row (l.-r.) Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., Bonnie J. Dunbar, James F. Buchli and Reinhard Furrer. The collar colors indicate blue or red shifts. |
| Date |
10.30.1985 |
|
STS 61-B crewmembers trainin
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| Title |
STS 61-B crewmembers training on the KC-135 in zero-G |
| Description |
STS 61-B crewmembers training on the KC-135 in zero-G. Views include Astronaut Sherwood C. Spring, mission specialist, donning an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) during the few moments of zero-gravity aboard the KC-135. Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor, pilot, assists Spring (39127-8), Astronaut Brewster Shaw appears to be floating weightless over the KC-135 floor (39129), Astronaut Mary Cleve appears to have floated to the top of the KC-135 during her weightless environment training (39130-2). |
| Date |
08.21.1985 |
|
STS 61-B crewmembers trainin
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| Title |
STS 61-B crewmembers training on the KC-135 in zero-G |
| Description |
STS 61-B crewmembers training on the KC-135 in zero-G. Views include Astronaut Sherwood C. Spring, mission specialist, donning an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) during the few moments of zero-gravity aboard the KC-135. Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor, pilot, assists Spring (39127-8), Astronaut Brewster Shaw appears to be floating weightless over the KC-135 floor (39129), Astronaut Mary Cleve appears to have floated to the top of the KC-135 during her weightless environment training (39130-2). |
| Date |
08.21.1985 |
|
STS 61-B crewmembers trainin
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| Title |
STS 61-B crewmembers training on the KC-135 in zero-G |
| Description |
STS 61-B crewmembers training on the KC-135 in zero-G. Views include Astronaut Sherwood C. Spring, mission specialist, donning an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) during the few moments of zero-gravity aboard the KC-135. Astronaut Bryan D. O'Connor, pilot, assists Spring (39127-8), Astronaut Brewster Shaw appears to be floating weightless over the KC-135 floor (39129), Astronaut Mary Cleve appears to have floated to the top of the KC-135 during her weightless environment training (39130-2). |
| Date |
08.21.1985 |
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STS 61-C crew portrait
| Title |
STS 61-C crew portrait |
| Description |
STS 61-C crew portrait. Front row (l.-r.) are: Robert J. Cenker, Payload specialist, Charles F. Bolden, pilot, Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson, mission commander, and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Mission specialist. Back row (l.-r.) are: U.S. Congressman Bill Nelson, Payload specialist, Steven A. Hawley, Mission specialist, and George D. Nelson, Mission specialist. |
| Date |
11.01.1985 |
|
U.S. Rep. William Nelson dri
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| Title |
U.S. Rep. William Nelson drinking tea from shuttle beverage container |
| Description |
U.S. Rep. William Nelson of Florida tries drinking tea from a straw-equipped beverage dispenser in JSC's life sciences laboratory during a space food orientation session. The congressman is in early stages of training for a position on the STS 61-C mission. |
| Date |
09.30.1985 |
|
U.S. Rep. William Nelson is
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| Title |
U.S. Rep. William Nelson is fitted for "g" suit during suit fitting session |
| Description |
U.S. Rep. William Nelson of Florida gets fitted for a "g" suit during early stages of training for a position on the STS 61-C mission. Helping out are Jean Alexander and Alan M. Rochford. |
| Date |
09.30.1985 |
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Earth observations taken dur
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Earth observations taken dur
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STS061-101-024
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| mediatype |
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| date |
1993-12-09 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-101-024 |
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STS-61 in-flight crew portra
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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With the Hubble Space Telesc
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STS061-05-031
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image |
| date |
1998-03-05 |
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NASA |
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STS061-05-031 |
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Various views of the capture
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The Hubble Space Telescope (
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STS061-86-030
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
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| date |
1993-12-05 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-86-030 |
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DSO 1210 - Low and Wisoff pe
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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STS-57 Payload Commander G.
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STS057-79-031
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
1993-06-25 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS057-79-031 |
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Various views of the third o
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Various views of the third o
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STS061-105-020
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IMAGE |
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| date |
1998-02-19 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-105-020 |
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DSO 1210 - Low and Wisoff pe
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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STS-57 Payload Commander G.
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STS057-79-043
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1993-06-25 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS057-79-043 |
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Various views of the third o
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Various views of the third o
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STS061-105-024
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1998-02-19 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-105-024 |
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Earth observations taken dur
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Earth observations taken dur
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STS061-101-029
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1993-12-09 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-101-029 |
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Endeavour Tribute
nasa, spaceshuttlegallery
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483245main_2endeavour
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
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| date |
2010-10-15 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
483245main_2endeavour |
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STS-61A OFFICIAL CREW PORTRA
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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STS-61A Official Crew portra
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s85-40783
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1985-09-23 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
s85-40783 |
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Hoffman and Musgrave during
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Various views of STS-61 miss
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sts061-35-009
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1998-04-01 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
sts061-35-009 |
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Astronauts Musgrave and Hoff
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Orbiting Earth at an altitud
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STS061-48-001
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1993-12-08 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-48-001 |
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STS-61 crew portrait
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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STS-61 crew portrait. Left t
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STS061-S-002
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| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-S-002 |
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Various views from the first
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Fish-eye views taken during
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STS061-104-005
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1993-12-05 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-104-005 |
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STS-61 Crew Insignia
johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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The STS-61 crew insignia dep
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STS061-S-001
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| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-S-001 |
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DSO 1210 - Low and Wisoff pe
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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STS-57 Payload Commander G.
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STS057-89-019
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1993-06-25 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS057-89-019 |
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Various views of Hoffman and
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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STS-61 mission specialist F.
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STS061-06-024
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
1998-03-05 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-06-024 |
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Various views from the first
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Fish-eye views taken during
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STS061-104-012
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image |
| date |
1993-12-05 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-104-012 |
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DSO 1210 - Low and Wisoff pe
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STS-57 Payload Commander G.
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STS057-89-042
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| date |
1993-06-25 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS057-89-042 |
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EVA crewmembers with the RMS
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EVA crewmembers David Low an
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STS057-32-008
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image |
| date |
1993-01-07 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS057-32-008 |
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View of the approach and cap
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View of the approach of the
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STS061-93-031
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| date |
1993-12-04 |
| creator |
NASA |
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STS061-93-031 |
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Various views of the third o
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Various views of the third o
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STS061-105-019
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1998-02-19 |
| creator |
NASA |
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STS061-105-019 |
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Various views from the first
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Fish-eye views taken during
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STS061-104-007
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| date |
1993-12-05 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-104-007 |
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Onboard view from STS-61 of
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This scene, captured with a
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STS061-57-021
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image |
| date |
1993-12-13 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-57-021 |
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Various views from the first
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Fish-eye views taken during
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STS061-104-004
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| date |
1993-12-05 |
| creator |
NASA |
| identifier |
STS061-104-004 |
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Various views of the third o
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Various views of the third o
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STS061-105-004
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| date |
1998-02-19 |
| creator |
NASA |
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STS061-105-004 |
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View of the approach and cap
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View of the approach of the
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1993-12-04 |
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STS061-93-040 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Columbia Crew Memorial Service is held at the Shuttle Landing Facility for KSC employees and invited guests. KSC Director and former astronaut Roy Bridges, Jr., is seated third from right. Florida Senator Bill Nelson, seated in the center (gold tie), also flew on Columbia in 1986 as a payload specialist on mission STS 61-C. The Columbia and her crew of seven were lost on Feb. 1, 2003, over East Texas as they returned to Earth after a 16-day research mission. Taking part in the service were NASA Administrator Sean O?Keefe, former KSC Director Robert Crippen, astronaut Jim Halsell, several employees, area clergymen, and members of Patrick Air Force Base. The service concluded with a ?Missing Man Formation Fly Over? by NASA T-38 jet aircraft. |
| Release Date |
02/07/2003 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Columbia Crew Memorial Service is held at the Shuttle Landing Facility for KSC employees and invited guests. Florida Senator Bill Nelson, seated in the center (gold tie), flew on Columbia in 1986 as a payload specialist on mission STS 61-C. Beside him (left) is Congressman Dave Weldon. The Columbia and her crew of seven were lost on Feb. 1, 2003, over East Texas as they returned to Earth after a 16-day research mission. Taking part in the service were NASA Administrator Sean O?Keefe, former KSC Director Robert Crippen, astronaut Jim Halsell, several employees, area clergymen, and members of Patrick Air Force Base. The service concluded with a ?Missing Man Formation Fly Over? by NASA T-38 jet aircraft. |
| Release Date |
02/07/2003 |
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Outlined against the dark bl
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| Title |
Outlined against the dark blue water of the Red Sea, a prominent dust storm |
| Description |
This view of the payload bay of the Shuttle Columbia reveals some of the STS 61-C mission payloads. The materials science laboratory (MSL-2), sponsored by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), is in the foreground. A small portion of the first Hitchhiker payload, sponsored by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), is in the immediate foreground, mounted to the spacecraft's starboard side. The closed sun shield for the now-vacated RCA SATCOM Ku-1 communications satellite is behind the MSL. Clouds over ocean and the blackness of space share the backdrop. |
| Date Taken |
1992-07-09 |
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Outlined against the dark bl
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| Title |
Outlined against the dark blue water of the Red Sea, a prominent dust storm |
| Description |
This view of the payload bay of the Shuttle Columbia reveals some of the STS 61-C mission payloads. The materials science laboratory (MSL-2), sponsored by Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), is in the foreground. A small portion of the first Hitchhiker payload, sponsored by Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), is in the immediate foreground, mounted to the spacecraft's starboard side. The closed sun shield for the now-vacated RCA SATCOM Ku-1 communications satellite is behind the MSL. Clouds over ocean and the blackness of space share the backdrop. |
| Date Taken |
1992-07-09 |
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STS 61-A crew leave operatio
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| Title |
STS 61-A crew leave operations and checkout facility for launch pad |
| Description |
STS 61-A crew leave the operations and checkout facility for the launch pad. Leading the way is Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., mission commander, as Steven R. Nagel, pilot, trails the blue-suited team members. At center are James F. Buchli, Bonnie J. Dunbar and Guion S. Bluford, Jr. -- all mission specialists. They are flanked by Wubbo J. Ockels and Ernst Messerschmid on the left and Reinhard Furrer on the right. John W. Young, chief of the Astronaut Office at JSC and Geoge H.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Crew Operations at JSC, follow the crew. Richard W. Hydgren, Assistant to the Director, is in the background. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-30 |
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Launch of the shuttle Challe
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| Title |
Launch of the shuttle Challenger begining of the STS 61-A mission |
| Description |
Launch of the shuttle Challenger begining of the STS 61-A mission. Views include photo taken from just below the orbiter as it begins its launch ascent (017), Almost all the service structure/gantry is obscured by smoke from the boosters firing in this view of Challenger's launch (018), Florida vegetation partially frames this scene of the launch of the Challenger during STS 61-A (019). |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-30 |
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