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NASA image: STS-51L CREW INSIGNIA
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Dec 18, 1985

STS-51L CREW INSIGNIA

S85-46260 (20 Dec. 1985) --- Members of the STS-51L crew designed this patch which will represent their...

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NASA image: Crew pose for portrait while training at KSC
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Jan 9, 1986

Crew pose for portrait while training at KSC

S86-30460 (9 Jan. 1986) --- NASA's STS-51L crew members pose for photographs during a break in countdown training at...

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NASA image: Members of the Presidential commission on Challenger accident arrive at KSC
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Mar 4, 1986

Members of the Presidential commission on Challenger accident arrive at KSC

51L-10166 (4 March 1986) --- Members of the Presidential Commission on the space shuttle Challenger accident arrive...

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NASA image: Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan pose for photos after training
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Dec 26, 1985

Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan pose for photos after training

S85-46693 (26 Dec. 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe (right), the Teacher-in-Space payload specialist assigned to...

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NASA image: Astronauts Culbertson and Bursch supporting ORFEUS and SPAS
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Sep 20, 1993

Astronauts Culbertson and Bursch supporting ORFEUS and SPAS

Astronauts Frank L. Culbertson Jr., STS-51 mission commander, and Daniel W. Bursch, mission specialist, are seen on...

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NASA image: Astronauts Don Lind observes growth of crystals in VCGS aboard orbiter
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Apr 30, 1985

Astronauts Don Lind observes growth of crystals in VCGS aboard orbiter

51B-01-007 (30 April 1985) --- Astronaut Don L. Lind, 51-B Spacelab 3 mission specialist, observes the growth of...

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NASA image: Astronaut Frank Culbertson on the ergometer in STS-51 Discovery's middeck
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Sep 21, 1993

Astronaut Frank Culbertson on the ergometer in STS-51 Discovery's middeck

STS051-02-007 (12-22 Sept 1993) --- Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson Jr., STS-51 mission commander, appears to be...

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NASA image: Brown on aft flight deck with microphone
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Oct 31, 1998

Brown on aft flight deck with microphone

STS095-E-5177 (31 Oct. 1998) --- On Discovery's aft flight deck, astronaut Curtis L. Brown Jr., STS-95 commander,...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L
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Sep 12, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L

S85-40171 (5 Sept. 1985) --- Astronaut Judith A. Resnik, in her office, at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Resnik is...

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NASA image: Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission
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Jan 28, 1986

Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission

51L-S-157 (28 Jan. 1986) --- The space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Pad 39B Jan. 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. (EST)...

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NASA image: PATCH - STS-33/51-L (TEACHER IN SPACE)
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Aug 2, 1985

PATCH - STS-33/51-L (TEACHER IN SPACE)

S85-38312 (September 1985) --- Logo designed for use by the 10 finalists in NASA’s Teacher in Space Project, who...

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NASA image: Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission
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Jan 28, 1986

Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission

51L-S-156 (28 Jan. 1986) --- The space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Pad 39B Jan. 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. (EST)...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L
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Sep 12, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L

S85-40174 (5 Sept. 1985) --- In Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Astronaut Office, astronaut Michael J. Smith, STS-51L...

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NASA image: Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission
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Jan 28, 1986

Liftoff of Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission

51L-S-155 (28 Jan. 1986) --- The space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Pad 39B Jan. 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. (EST)...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L
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Aug 9, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L

S85-44507 (October 1985) --- Sharon Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from Concord, New Hampshire, trains for the January...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L
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Sep 12, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L

S85-40172 (5 Sept. 1985) --- Astronauts Ronald E. McNair (left), mission specialist, and Michael J. Smith, pilot,...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L
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Sep 12, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51-L

S85-40173 (5 Sept. 1985) --- In Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Astronaut Office, astronaut F. Richard (Dick) Scobee,...

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NASA image: Liftoff of the Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission
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Jan 28, 1986

Liftoff of the Shuttle Challenger for STS 51-L mission

51L-S-154 (28 Jan. 1986) --- The space shuttle Challenger lifted off from Pad 39B Jan. 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. (EST)...

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NASA image: Astronaut Gregory Jarvis during KC-135 zero gravity training
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Jan 25, 1985

Astronaut Gregory Jarvis during KC-135 zero gravity training

S85-26106 (25 Jan. 1985) --- Astronaut Gregory Jarvis gets a familiarization session in weightlessness aboard a...

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NASA image: Crew portrait during 51-B mission
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May 2, 1985

Crew portrait during 51-B mission

51B-101-025 (29 April-6 May 1985) --- A new twist to the traditional on-orbit group portrait was added by the...

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NASA image: LANDING - STS-28/51J - DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH FACILITY (DFRF), CA
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Oct 8, 1985

LANDING - STS-28/51J - DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH FACILITY (DFRF), CA

S85-41802 (7 Sept 1985) --- Wheels of the Space Shuttle Atlantis touch down on the dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force...

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NASA image: STS-51 crew portrait
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Jun 1, 1993

STS-51 crew portrait

STS051-S-002 (June 1993) --- These five NASA astronauts have been assigned to fly aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery...

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NASA image: CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51L - JSC
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Sep 19, 1985

CREW TRAINING - STS-33/51L - JSC

S85-40509 (23 Sept. 1985) --- Two women representing the Teacher-in-Space project undergo training in preparation...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Jul 15, 1988

Space Shuttle Projects

The patch depicts the Space Shuttle lifting off against the multi-colored backdrop of a rainbow, symbolizing the...

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