NASA Mission Patch - STS 61A (Bluford, Dunbar, Buchli, Hartsfield, Nagel & Spacelab Crew)

Object/Artifact

Wabash County Museum

Name/Title

NASA Mission Patch - STS 61A (Bluford, Dunbar, Buchli, Hartsfield, Nagel & Spacelab Crew)

Entry/Object ID

2024.039.8

Description

NASA Mission Patch - STS 61A (Bluford, Dunbar, Buchli, Hartsfield, Nagel & Spacelab Crew). STS-61 -- A D-1 Spacelab mission (first German-dedicated Spacelab) 10/30/1985 to 11/06/1985. 22nd Space Shuttle Mission, 9th Flight of Challenger Crew: Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., Commander; Steven R. Nagel, Pilot; James F. Buchli, Mission Specialist; Guion S. Bluford, Jr., Mission Specialist; Bonnie J. Dunbar, Mission Specialist; Reinhard Furrer, Payload Specialist; Ernst Messerschmid, Payload Specialist; Wubbo J. Ockels, Payload Specialist. The mission was dedicated to the (West) German Spacelab D-1 laboratory, which included 75 numbered experiments. Experiments centered around basic and applied microgravity research in materials science, life science and technology, communications and navigation.