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Landing of the Shuttle Challenger and end of STS 61-A mission
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Landing of the Shuttle Challenger and end of STS 61-A mission

NASA / JSC · 1985-11-06 · photograph (digital archive)

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61A-S-139 (6 Nov 1985) --- Eight persons returning from space at one time is a record which was set at 9:45:39 a.m. (PST) today when the Space Shuttle Challenger's wheels came to a stop on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base. The main gear is seen touching down at 9:44:51 a.m. Inside the spacecraft are astronauts Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., Steven R. Nagel, Bonnie J. Dunbar, James F. Buchli, Guion S. Bluford Jr., Reinard Furrer, Ernst Messerschmid and Wubbo J. Ockels.

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CALIFORNIACHALLENGER (ORBITER)LANDINGLANDING SITESRUNWAYSSPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A
Credit lineLanding of the Shuttle Challenger and end of STS 61-A mission. NASA/JSC, 1985-11-06. Public domain. ID: 61a-s-0139.
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