STS-61-B
STS-61-B was the 23rd NASA Space Shuttle mission, and its second using Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on November 26, 1985. During STS-61-B, the shuttle crew deployed three communications satellites, and tested techniques of constructing structures in orbit. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 16:33:49 EST on December 3, 1985, after 6 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes, and 49 seconds in orbit.
- Programme
- Space Shuttle program
- Lancement
- 27 nov. 1985
- Retour
- 3 déc. 1985
- Durée
- 6 jours
- Résultat
- Succès
Équipage
- 🇺🇸 Mary L. Cleave —
- 🇺🇸 Bryan D. O'Connor —
- 🇺🇸 Jerry L. Ross —
- 🇺🇸 Brewster H. Shaw —
- 🇺🇸 Sherwood C. Spring —
- 🇲🇽 Rodolfo Neri Vela —
- 🇺🇸 Charles D. Walker —