8 Persons on Space Mission STS-61-A:

Bonnie Dunbar

engineer, space, educator, hall of fame

Gender:

Female

Real/Birth Name:

Bonnie Jeanne Dunbar

Also Known As:

Bonnie J. Dunbar

Birth Date:

March 3, 1949

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces

- the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Sunnyside, Washington, USA

Brief Facts:

NASA astronaut. Shuttle missions

.
Women in Technology International Hall of Fame 2000.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2013.

Ernst Messerschmid

space

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Ernst Messerschmid

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

STS-61-A

Guion Bluford

space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.

Nickname(s):

Guy

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

.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010.
International Space Hall of Fame.

Henry Hartsfield

aviator, space, hall of fame

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr.

Nickname(s):

Hank

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

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

James Buchli

Birth Place:

New Rockford, North Dakota, USA

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

Reinhard Furrer

space

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Reinhard Furrer

Brief Facts:

Astronaut. Missions:

STS-61-A

Steven Nagel

space, aviator

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Steven Ray Nagel

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.

Wubbo Ockels

space, scientist, educator

Gender:

Male

Real/Birth Name:

Wubbo Johannes Ockels

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.