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New post added at INSIDE OUTER SPACE - Jan. 12, 1986 Early Morning Space Shuttle Launch insideouterspace.net/jan-12-1986-early-morning-space-shuttle-launch/ Jan. 12, 1986 Early Morning Space Shuttle Launch | NASA Jan. 12, 1986 Early Morning Space Shuttle Launch On Jan. 12, 1986, the space shuttle Columbia launched at 6:55 a.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center on the STS-61C mission. It was the first spaceflight for now-NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, who was a Pilot on the STS-61C crew along with Mission Commander Robert L. Gibson, Mission Specialists Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Steven A. Hawley and George D. Nelson and Payload Specialists Robert J. Cenker of RCA and U.S. Rep. (now Senator) Bill Nelson. During the six-day flight, crew members deployed the SATCOM KU satellite and conducted experiments in astrophysics and materials processing. The mission was accomplished in 96 orbits of Earth, ending with a successful night landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Jan. 18, 1986. Image Credit: NASA Page Last Updated: January 12th, 2015Page Editor: Sarah Loff
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