STS-61-C Crew
The Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-61-C crew pose for their official portrait. Robert L. Gibson (second right) was the mission commander; and Charles F. Bolden (second left) was the pilot. Mission specialists were Steven A. Hawley (center), George D. Nelson (rear right), and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (right). Payload specialists were Robert J. Cenker (left), representing RCA; and Bill Nelson (left rear), United States congressman from Florida. Bolden was the second African American shuttle pilot, Chang-Diaz this first Costa Rican-born astronaut, and Nelson the second sitting politician to fly to space.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S85-43570
Date: October 25, 1985
STS-61-C Crew
The Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-61-C crew pose for their official portrait. Robert L. Gibson (second right) was the mission commander; and Charles F. Bolden (second left) was the pilot. Mission specialists were Steven A. Hawley (center), George D. Nelson (rear right), and Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (right). Payload specialists were Robert J. Cenker (left), representing RCA; and Bill Nelson (left rear), United States congressman from Florida. Bolden was the second African American shuttle pilot, Chang-Diaz this first Costa Rican-born astronaut, and Nelson the second sitting politician to fly to space.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S85-43570
Date: October 25, 1985