Space Shuttle Mission STS-61 (Endeavour)

Shuttle mission STS-61 launched on December 2nd 1993, and lasted 10 days, 19 hours, 58 minutes, 33 seconds. This was the first servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

Crew:

  • Richard O. Covey (Commander)
  • Kenneth D. Bowersox (Pilot)
  • Kathryn C. Thornton (Mission Specialist)
  • Claude Nicollier (Mission Specialist)
  • Jeffrey A. Hoffman (Mission Specialist)
  • Thomas D. Akers (Mission Specialist)
  • F. Story Musgrave (Payload Commander)