8 Persons on Space Mission STS-61-A:

Bonnie Dunbar

engineer, space, educator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar

Also Known As:

Bonnie J. Dunbar

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

March 3, 1949

Age today:

70, 20 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Sunnyside, Washington, USA

Brief Facts:

NASA astronaut. Shuttle missions STS-61-A, STS-32, STS-50, STS-71, STS-89. Women in Technology International Hall of Fame 2000. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2013.

Ernst Messerschmid

space

Real/Birth Name:

Ernst Messerschmid

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-61-A

Guion Bluford

space, engineer, aviator, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.

Nickname(s):

Guy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 22, 1942

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut, missions STS-8, STS-61-A , STS-39, STS-53. The first African-American in space. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010. International Space Hall of Fame.

Henry Hartsfield

aviator, space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr.

Nickname(s):

Hank

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 21, 1933

Death Date:

July 17, 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot in the Air Force. Astronaut. Missions STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A. Commanded the first Shuttle mission, using Discovery. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2006. Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame 1983.

James Buchli

space, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

James Buchli

Gender:

Male

Birth Place:

New Rockford, North Dakota, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-51-C, STS-61-A, STS-29, STS-48. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2018.

Reinhard Furrer

space

Real/Birth Name:

Reinhard Furrer

Gender:

Male

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions: STS-61-A

Steven Nagel

space, aviator

Real/Birth Name:

Steven Ray Nagel

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 27, 1946

Death Date:

August 21, 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Canton, Illinois, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Linda Godwin, until he died.

Older than Linda Godwin by 5 years.

Details - all relationships

List - people connecting

Brief Facts:

Four shuttle missions. STS-51-G, STS-61-A, STS-37, STS-55

Wubbo Ockels

space, scientist, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Wubbo Johannes Ockels

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 28, 1946

Death Date:

May 18, 2014

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Almelo, Netherlands

Brief Facts:

Physicist. The first Dutch person in space, mission STS-61-A which was the SpaceLab D1 mission. Died of cancer.