STS-61A Mission Patch

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STS-61 -- A D-1 Spacelab mission (first German-dedicated Spacelab) 10/30/1985 11/06/1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission 9th Flight of Challenger Crew: Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., Command er Steven R. Nagel, Pilot James F. Buchli, Mission Specialist Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Mission Specialist Bonnie J. Dunbar, Mission Specialist Reinhard Furrer, Payload Specialist Ernst Messerschmid, Payload Specialist Wubbo J. Ockels, Payload Specialist The mission was dedicated to the (West) German Spacelab D-1 laboratory, which included 75 numbered experiments. Experiments centered around basic and applied microgravity research in materials science, life science and technology, communications and navigation. Show more