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STS-61A Crew Portrait
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STS-61A Crew Portrait |
| Date of Image |
1985-10-01 |
| Full Description |
The crew assigned to the STS-61A mission included (front row left to right) Reinhard Furrer, German payload specialist, Bonnie J. Dunbar, mission specialist, and Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. commander. On the back row, left to right, are Steven R. Nagel, pilot, Guion S. Bluford, mission specialist, Ernst Messerscmid, German payload specialist, and Wubbo J. Ockels, Dutch payload specialist. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on October 30, 1985 at 12:00:00 noon (EST), the STS-61A mission?s primary payload was the Spacelab D-1 (German Spacelab mission). |
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STS 61-A crew portrait onboa
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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 |
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STS 61-A crew leave operatio
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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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STS 61-A crewmembers in Spac
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STS 61-A crewmembers in Spacelab D-1 science module |
| Description |
Mission specialist Guion S. Bluford prepares to perform a physics experiment onboard the D-1 science module in the cargo bay of the Shuttle Challenger. In the background, three European payload specialists busy themselves with experiment chores: (l.-r.) Wubbo J. Ockels (partially obscured), Reinhard Furrer, and Ernst Messerschmid. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-30 |
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STS 61-A crew at pre-launch
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STS 61-A crew at pre-launch breakfast |
| Description |
STS 61-A crew standing near their pre-flight breakfast. Left to right are Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Wubbo J. Ockels, Steven R. Nagel, Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ernst Messerschmid, Reinhard Furrer, James F. Buchli. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-30 |
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The crew of the STS 61-A mis
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The crew of the STS 61-A mission egress the Orbiter after landing |
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The crew of the STS 61-A mission egress the Orbiter after landing. Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., 61-A mission commander, shakes hands with George W.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Crew Operations at JSC, as the rest of the crew descends the steps. From left to right are Guion S. Bluford, Jr., James F. Buchli, Steven R. Nagel, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Wubbo J. Ockels, Ernst Messerschmid, and Reinhard Furrer. |
| Date Taken |
1985-11-06 |
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Payload specialist Reinhard
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Payload specialist Reinhard Furrer show evidence of previous blood sampling |
| Description |
Payload specialist Reinhard Furrer shows evidence of previous blood sampling while Wubbo J. Ockels, Dutch payload specialist (only partially visible), extends his right arm after a sample has been taken. Both men show bruises on their arms. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-30 |
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STS 61-A crew portrait onboa
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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 Taken |
1985-10-30 |
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Four STS 61-A crewmembers wi
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Four STS 61-A crewmembers with vestibular sled experiment |
| Description |
Four members of the STS 61-A crew and two technicians are shown with a vestibular sled experiment. From right to left in background are Astronaut Bonnie J. Dunbar, Reinhard Furrer, Ernst Messerschmid and Guion S. Bluford, Jr. |
| Date Taken |
1985-10-25 |
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