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Launch of the shuttle Challenger begining of the STS 61-A mission
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61A-S-018 (30 Oct 1985) --- A record-sized crew of eight persons is lifted toward Earth-orbit as the space shuttle Challenger blasts from the launch pad at Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. Almost all the service structure/gantry is obscured by smoke resulting from the boosters' firing. Inside the spacecraft are astronauts Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., Steven R. Nagel, Bonnie J. Dunbar, James F. Buchli, Guion S. Bluford, Jr., along with payload specialists Wubbo J.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineLaunch of the shuttle Challenger begining of the STS 61-A mission. NASA/JSC, 1985-10-30. Public domain. ID: 61a-s-018.
