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STS-61 launch Astrology Chart | Astrotechne
event STS-61 launch Chart date & time
December 2, 1993 at 4:27 AM EST
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Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
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Public connections Richard O. Covey Mission commander wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Kenneth D. Bowersox Mission pilot wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Kathryn C. Thornton Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Claude Nicollier Mission specialist / flight engineer wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Jeffrey A. Hoffman Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.F. Story Musgrave Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Thomas D. Akers Mission specialist wikipedia · Actual onboard mission crew; the role applies to the mission including this Earth launch.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Gregory J. Harbaugh Backup mission specialist wikipedia · Assigned backup role in the mission crew section; this does not assert that the backup flew.NASA Mission operator wikipedia · The mission infobox names NASA as operator.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Endeavour Spacecraft used wikipedia · The individual mission identifies this named orbiter.nasa.gov · NASA’s individual mission page independently identifies this mission crew, orbiter or operator role.Space Shuttle program Part of program wikipedia · The individual article identifies this mission as part of the Space Shuttle program.Hubble Space Telescope Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 Mission payload wikipedia · Named mission hardware or payload; this records a mission association, not a separate timed deployment.F. Story Musgrave Payload commander nasa.gov · NASA’s named mission crew list explicitly identifies Musgrave as payload commander.Places Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States event location · venue precision · 28.6272, -80.6208 · America/New_York Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States launch pad · venue precision · 28.6272, -80.6208 · America/New_York wikipedia · The mission identifies this launch/landing site. The mapped coordinates identify the named complex, not the exact wheel-contact point.nasa.gov · NASA’s mission record confirms this named launch pad or landing site.wikipedia · The location article provides the mapped complex coordinates.Relationship & place review coverage Relationships: needs review. Places: reviewed. Reviewed 2026-10-29.
Reviewed individual mission infobox, actual crew, backup and support crew sections, named payload examples, NASA primary mission clock/site record and location coordinates. Actual flight, backup and ground support roles remain distinct. No orbital or lunar event is assigned an Earth anchor. Mission-control shift rosters and the complete experiment-contributor network are not exhaustively covered. Source clock discrepancies are stated in the individual chart qualification. Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and review Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
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source review cleared
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Oct 29, 2026, 6:52 AM
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Source quality: exact documented - second precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Earth launch as recorded in the reviewed NASA clock source. NASA records actual launch 04:27:00 EST and landing 00:25:37 EST, consistent with its mission duration. Wikipedia gives 33 landing seconds; the primary NASA clock is adopted. The actual launch used 39B after a move from 39A. Hubble capture, servicing and release in orbit are distinct from these Earth phases.
Wikipedia source page Supporting event source Shuttle Landing Facility, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
landing complex · venue precision · 28.6150, -80.6945 · America/New_York
wikipedia · The mission identifies this launch/landing site. The mapped coordinates identify the named complex, not the exact wheel-contact point.nasa.gov · NASA’s mission record confirms this named launch pad or landing site.wikipedia · The location article provides the mapped complex coordinates.