STS-61-E
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STS-61-E was a NASA Space Shuttle mission planned to launch on 6 March 1986 using Columbia. It was canceled after the Challenger disaster.
Back row: Samuel T. Durrance, Robert A. Parker, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Ronald A. Parise Front row: Richard N. Richards, Jon A. McBride, David C. LeestmaSpace Shuttle program← STS-51-L (25)STS-26 → Cancelled Shuttle missionsSTS-61-F →
Space Shuttle Columbia lands following STS 62 on 18 March 1994.
Samuel T. Durrance
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Samuel Thornton Durrance was an American scientist who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a payload specialist.
STS-61-E
…lb) Payload mass 21,937 kg (48,363 lb) Crew Crew size 7 Members Jon A. McBride Richard N. Richards Jeffrey A. Hoffman David C. Leestma Robert A. Parker Samuel T. Durrance Ronald A. Parise Start of mission Launch date 6 March 1986, 10:45 UTC (planned) Rocket Space Shuttle Columbia Launch site Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B…
Durrance in 1996
Sam Durrance and Jeffrey Hoffman during the first classroom lesson broadcast from space
Payload Specialists Durrance and Parise work out.