STS-61B
STS-61B was the second flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Brewster Shaw, Bryan O'Connor, Jerry Ross, Mary Cleave, Sherwood Spring, Charles Walker, and Rodolfo Neri Vela launched from Launch Complex 39A on November 26, 1985, deployed the Morelos-B, Aussat-2, and Satcom K-2 communications satellites, demonstrated EASE and ACCESS space-structure assembly techniques during two EVAs, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on December 3.
Identity
- Aliases
- STS 61-BSTS 61BAtlantis flight 2
- Name
- STS-61B
- Slug
- sts-61b
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-61B was the second flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Brewster Shaw, Bryan O'Connor, Jerry Ross, Mary Cleave, Sherwood Spring, Charles Walker, and Rodolfo Neri Vela launched from Launch Complex 39A on November 26, 1985, deployed the Morelos-B, Aussat-2, and Satcom K-2 communications satellites, demonstrated EASE and ACCESS space-structure assembly techniques during two EVAs, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on December 3.
- End Date
- 1985-12-03
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful satellite-deployment and space-construction demonstration mission with two EASE/ACCESS EVAs.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1985-11-26
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-61b/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/30/2026, 5:32:04 AM
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- Updated Time
- 6/30/2026, 5:35:05 AM
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- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Payload partner
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Payload partner
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / EV1
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / RMS / Flight Engineer
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist / EV2
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Payload Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Payload Specialist