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Robert L. Gibson

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Richard N. Richards

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(Second Space Flight) Mission Specialist 1

David C. Leestma

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Robert A. Parker

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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.

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.

STS-61-E was a United States Space Shuttle mission planned to launch on 6 March 1986 using Columbia. It was cancelled after the Challenger disaster.

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