STS-61-B
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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 s
Construction of the ACCESS structure.
Back row: Walker, Ross, Cleave, Spring and Neri Vela Front row: O'Connor and ShawSpace Shuttle program← STS-61-A (22)STS-61-C (24) →
Deployment of the Satcom-K2 satellite
Night launch of Atlantis at the beginning of the STS-61-B mission
Charles D. Walker
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Charles David Walker is an American engineer and astronaut who flew on three Space Shuttle missions in 1984 and 1985 as a Payload Specialist for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
STS-61-B
…lb) Payload mass 21,791 kg (48,041 lb) Crew Crew size 7 Members Brewster H. Shaw Jr. Bryan D. O'Connor Jerry L. Ross Mary L. Cleave Sherwood C. Spring Charles D. Walker Rodolfo Neri Vela EVAs 2 EVA duration 12 hours, 13 minutes 1st EVA: 5 hours, 32 minutes 2nd EVA: 6 hours, 41 minutes Start of mission Launch date…
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Bill Nelson and Charles Walker inspect hardware for growth of protein crystals in space (1985).
Charlie Walker speaking to visitors of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (2009)