This NASA insider reveals the truth about this old photograph they found inside a NASA album. Today, we take a look at what this NASA insider revealed about this old photograph. The STS-61C NASA mission was the twenty fourth Space Shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the Columbia Space Shuttle. Launched on January twelfth, nineteen eighty six, the mission was a significant milestone in the history of the Space Shuttle program, as it marked the first time that a German astronaut, Reinhard Furrer, had flown in space. The primary objective of the STS-61C mission was to deploy the Satcom KU one communications satellite, which was designed to provide improved communication capabilities for the United States military. Thank you for watching! Thank you to for the background music!
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