STS-61-C mission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/STS-61-C_mission
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_L._Gibson
gptkbp:crew 7
gptkbp:duration 6 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 51 seconds
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:STS-51-L
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-61-C mission
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
1986-01-18
gptkbp:launchDate 1986-01-12
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39A
gptkbp:missionNumber 24
gptkbp:missionPatch gptkb:STS-61-C_mission_patch
gptkbp:missionSpecialist gptkb:Robert_J._Cenker
gptkb:Bill_Nelson
gptkb:Franklin_R._Chang_Díaz
gptkb:George_D._Nelson
gptkb:Steven_A._Hawley
gptkbp:notableFor Last successful shuttle mission before Challenger disaster
Bill Nelson became a U.S. Senator and later NASA Administrator
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted 98
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:payload SATCOM KU-1
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Charles_F._Bolden_Jr.
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:STS-61-B
gptkbp:spaceShuttle gptkb:Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:STS-61-C_mission_patch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7