61-B MISSION HIGHLIGHTS
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Walker, Charles D., 1948-
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Charles Walker (b. Aug. 29, 1948, Bedford, IN) was an Engineer and Payload Specialist for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation. He was a civilian who went to space with NASA on the Discovery and Atlantis space shuttles....
Atlantis (Space shuttle)
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Atlantis (OV-104) was delivered to Kennedy Space Center in April 1985. It lifted off on its maiden voyage on Oct. 3, 1985, on mission 51-J, the second dedicated Department of Defense flight. Later missions included the launch of the Galileo interplanetary probe to Jupiter on STS-34 in October 1989, and STS-37, with the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) as its primary payload, in April 1991. Atlantis is named after a two-masted sailing ship that was operated for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute f...
