Thursday December 2, 1993
Launch of Space Shuttle Mission STS-61
30 years ago
Photos
![STS-61 mission patch](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721221635717px-Sts-61-patch.png)
STS-61 mission patch
![Commander Richard O. Covey](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721222392576px-Covey (1).jpg)
Commander Richard O. Covey
![Pilot Ken Bowersox](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721222564576px-KenBowersox (1).jpg)
Pilot Ken Bowersox
![Mission Specialist 1 Kathryn C. Thornton](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721222688576px-KathrynThornton (1).jpg)
Mission Specialist 1 Kathryn C. Thornton
![Mission Specialist 2 Claude Nicollier](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721222836556px-Claude_Nicollier-2 (1).jpg)
Mission Specialist 2 Claude Nicollier
![Mission Specialist 3 Jeffrey A. Hoffman](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721222939576px-JeffreyAlanHoffman (2).jpg)
Mission Specialist 3 Jeffrey A. Hoffman
![Mission Specialist 4 Story Musgrave](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721223044576px-StoryMusgrave (1).jpg)
Mission Specialist 4 Story Musgrave
![Mission Specialist 5 Thomas Akers](https://s3.amazonaws.com/timelne/6/1721223153576px-Thomas_D_Akers (2).jpg)
Mission Specialist 5 Thomas Akers
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- 30 years ago
- Bill Clinton was the US president
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