STS-61-C
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STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be
Satcom-K1 is deployed from Columbia's payload bay.
Background: B. Nelson, Hawley and G. Nelson Foreground: Cenker, Bolden, Gibson and Chang-DíazSpace Shuttle program← STS-61-B (23)STS-51-L (25) →
STS-61-C lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center
STS-61-C lands on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base
Franklin Chang-Díaz
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Franklin Ramon Chang-Díaz is an American mechanical engineer, physicist, and former NASA astronaut. He is the sole founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company as well as a member of the Cummins' board
STS-61-C
…Center on January 12, 1986, and landed six days later on January 18, 1986. STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Both Bolden and…
Chang-Díaz in 1997
Chang-Díaz with students during the filming of Odyssey 2050 The Movie at Ad Astra Rocket Company, 2010.