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Mission Insignia


Mission Statistics
Mission:	STS-61-C
Shuttle:
Launch Pad:
Launch:	January 12, 1986 0655 EST
Landing Site:	Edwards AFB
Landing:	January 18, 1986 0559 PST
Duration:	6 days 2 hours 3 minutes 51 seconds
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Crew photo

Crew

Robert L. Gibson, Commander Charles F. Bolden, Pilot Franklin Chang-Diaz Mission Specialist Steven A. Hawley, Mission Specialist George D. Nelson, Mission Specialist Robert Cenker (RCA Electronics), Payload Specialist Rep.Bill Nelson (D-FL), Payload Specialist

Mission Highlights

After numerous delays Columbia returned to orbit on January 12, 1986. The primary mission was to deploy a geosynchronus KU-1 communications satellite for RCA Americom. A variety of other experiments were also performed succesfully including some using the Materials Science Labratory-2. Perhaps, the mission is most notable for carrying one of only three sitting congressmen into space, John Glenn and Jake Garn being the others.

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STS-61-B

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Next Mission:
STS-51-L

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 ==Crew==
+Robert L. Gibson, Commander
+Charles F. Bolden, Pilot
+Franklin Chang-Diaz Mission Specialist
+Steven A. Hawley, Mission Specialist
+George D. Nelson, Mission Specialist
+Robert Cenker (RCA Electronics), Payload Specialist
+Rep.[[Bill Nelson]] (D-FL), Payload Specialist
 ==Mission Highlights==
+After numerous delays [[Columbia]] returned to orbit on January 12, 1986.  The primary mission was to deploy a geosynchronus KU-1 communications satellite for RCA Americom.  A variety of other experiments were also performed succesfully including some using the [[Materials Science Labratory-2]].  Perhaps, the mission is most notable for carrying one of only three sitting congressmen into space, [[John Glenn]] and [[Jake Garn]] being the others.
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