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STS-61-A was the 22nd mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. It was a scientific Spacelab mission, funded and directed by West Germany – hence the non-NASA designation of D-1. STS-61-A was the ninth and last successful flight of Space Shuttle Challenger before the STS-51-L disaster. STS-61-A holds the current record for the largest crew—eight people—aboard any single spacecraft for the entire period from launch to landing.

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1985  Wikimedia, Wikidata
D1
human spaceflight, Wubbo Ockels, Steven R. Nagel, Guion Bluford, low Earth orbit, James Buchli, Ernst Messerschmid, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Henry Hartsfield, Reinhard Furrer, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1985-10-30T00:00:00Z

1985-10-30T00:00:00Z

1985 STS-61-A

1985-11-06T00:00:00Z

1985-11-06T00:00:00Z

landing

1985-10-30T00:00:00Z

1985-10-30T00:00:00Z

rocket launch

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Frameless

61A-56-001 - STS-61A - DPLA - 52b07ce69169fae3055a1e6601f42c95

61A-42-000 - STS-61A - DPLA - ad8ce4d78ea738ca3afdbfdf9034f5d5

Space shuttle Challenger being moved to the launch pad on the crawler in September 1985 preparing for STS-61-A, its next-to-last flight

STS-61-A crew

STS-61A (15021991098)

STS-61-A preflight breakfast

STS61A-43-69

Bonniedunbar-flightsuit

STS-61A Landing

Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar preparing to perform bio-medical test

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		61A-56-001 - STS-61A - DPLA - 52b07ce69169fae3055a1e6601f42c95		Commons
commons	image		61A-42-000 - STS-61A - DPLA - ad8ce4d78ea738ca3afdbfdf9034f5d5		Commons
commons	image		Space shuttle Challenger being moved to the launch pad on the crawler in September 1985 preparing for STS-61-A, its next-to-last flight		Commons
commons	image		STS-61-A crew		Commons
commons	image		STS-61A (15021991098)		Commons
commons	image		STS-61-A preflight breakfast		Commons
commons	image		STS61A-43-69		Commons
commons	image		Bonniedunbar-flightsuit		Commons
commons	image		STS-61A Landing		Commons
commons	image		Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar preparing to perform bio-medical test		Commons