Fwd: [New post] Mission 61C: The Original ‘Mission Impossible’ (Part 2)

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Date: January 13, 2013 5:01:07 AM GMT-06:00
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Subject: [New post] Mission 61C: The Original 'Mission Impossible' (Part 2)

Ben Evans posted: "[caption id="attachment_30059" align="aligncenter" width="500"] "Mission Impossible" finally launches as Columbia roars into the darkened Florida skies on 12 January 1986. Photo Credit: NASA[/caption] On Mission 61C, Space Shuttle Columbia was making her" New post on AmericaSpace Mission 61C: The Original 'Mission Impossible' (Part 2) by Ben Evans On Mission 61C, Space Shuttle Columbia was making her first orbital flight in over two years. Late in January 1984, a month after returning from her STS-9 mission, she was transported from Florida to California for a major program of upgrades at prime contractor Rockwell International's plant in Palmdale. She received heads-up displays for her [...] Read more of this post Ben Evans | January 13, 2013 at 6:00 am | Tags: ASTRO-1, Astronaut, Bill Nelson, Bob Cenker, Cape Canaveral, Challenger, Charlie Bolden, Christa McAuliffe, Columbia, Exploration, Explore, Franklin Chang-Diaz, George 'Pinky' Nelson, Halley's Comet, Human Space Flight, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, Mission 51L, Mission 61C, NASA, Robert 'Hoot' Gibson, rocket, Rockets, Satcom Ku-2, Shuttle, solid rocket boosters, Space, space exploration, space shuttle, Steve Hawley | Categories: Ben Evans, Columbia, NASA, Space | URL: http://wp.me/p1YCNG-7BX Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.americaspace.org/?p=29261