In-flight portrait of the STS-61A crew. Left to right, back row, Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., commander; Bonnie J. Dunbar, mission specialist; James F. Buchli, mission specialist; and Reinhard Furrer, payload specialist. Front row, Ernst Messerschmid, payload specialt, Wubbo J. Ockels, payload specialist and Guion S. Bluford, Jr., mission specialist.
Traditional in-flight portrait of all eight crew members was made with an automatic exposure of a 35mm camera. Left to right, back row, Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., commander; Bonnie J. Dunbar, mission specialist; James F. Buchli, mission specialist; and Reinhard Furrer, payload specialist. Left to right, front row, Ernst Messerschmid, payload specialist; Wubbo J. Ockels, payload specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA); Steven R. Nagel, pilot; and Guion S. Bluford, Jr., mission specialist.Image Credit: NASA