Cancelled Spaceflights

STS-61E

USA

 Patch STS-61E Patch STS-61E Astro

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Planning data

Launch date (planned):  March 1986

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 USA  McBride  Jon Andrew  CDR
2 USA  Richards  Richard Noel "Dick"  PLT
3 USA  Leestma  David Cornell  MSP
4 USA  Hoffman  Jeffrey Alan  MSP
5 USA  Parker  Robert Alan Ridley  MSP
6 USA  Durrance  Samuel Thornton  PSP
7 USA  Parise  Ronald Anthony  PSP
Crew STS-61E

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alternate crew photo

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
  USA  Nordsieck  Kenneth Hugh  PSP
Kenneth Nordsieck

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Mission objectives

Planned Astro-1 shuttle mission. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

Drawings

Space Shuttle
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