2-860-585 - Heritage Space/Heritage Images

STS-61A landing, USA, November 6, 1985. The crew of the STS 61-A mission egress Space Shuttle Challenger after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., 61-A mission commander, shakes hands with George W.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Crew Operations at Johnson Space Center, as the rest of the crew descends the steps. From left to right are Guion S. Bluford, Jr., James F. Buchli, Steven R. Nagel, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Wubbo J. Ockels, Ernst Messerschmid, and Reinhard Furrer.