STS-61E ASTRONAUT RICHRAD RICHARDS AUTOGRAPH CANCELLED MISSION

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STS-61E ASTRONAUT RICHRAD RICHARDS AUTOGRAPH CANCELLED MISSION
8 x 10, STS-61E MISSION CREW PHOTO ,Signed STS-61E PILOT ASTRONAUT RICHRAD RICHARDS---STS-61-E was a United States Space Shuttle mission planned to launch on March 6, 1986 using Columbia. It was cancelled after the Challenger disaster.Position Astronaut Commander Jon A. McBride Second spaceflight Pilot Richard N. Richards First spaceflight Mission Specialist 1 Jeffrey A. Hoffman Second spaceflight Mission Specialist 2 David C. Leestma Second spaceflight Mission Specialist 3 Robert A. Parker Second spaceflight Payload Specialist 1 Samuel T. Durrance First spaceflight Payload Specialist 2 Ronald A. Parise First spaceflight Mission objectives[edit] Columbia was to carry the ASTRO-1 observatory, which would be used to make astronomical observations including observations of Comet Halley. ASTRO-1 consisted of three ultraviolet telescopes mounted on two Spacelab pallets, controlled by the Instrument Pointing System which was first tested on STS-51-F.[1] After the Challenger disaster, the flight was remanifested as STS-35 and several crew members were replaced. Both Richards and Leestma were reassigned to STS-28 while McBride left NASA in 1989. Vance Brand replaced McBride as the commander while Guy Gardner and Mike Lounge replaced Richards and Leestma, respectively. He was chosen with the 2nd Group of Space Shuttle Astronauts in 1980 Group 9. He also flew on DISCOVERY STS-41 ,Columbia STS-28, , Columbia STS-50 and Discovery STS-64.**
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