61A-127-027 - STS-61A - STS-61A crew activities

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61A-127-027 - STS-61A - STS-61A crew activities

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Summary

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: View of Reinhard Furrer, German payload specialist, in the Spacelab module.

Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, CREWS, SPACELAB, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 61-A, CHALLENGER (ORBITER)

Categories: Crew Activities

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-61A

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Date

1981 - 1989

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/

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