STS-61-B

Mission STS-61-B was the second in the history of the United States Space Shuttle Atlantis. Its main objective was to put three satellites into orbit: the Morelos II from Mexico, the AUSSAT-2 from Australia and the SATCOM KU-2 from the United States of America. Among the crew, Dr. Rodolfo Neri Vela, the first Mexican astronaut, stood out.

The total duration of the mission was 6 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes and 49 seconds. The space shuttle took off on November 26, 1985 and returned on December 3 of the same year.

Crew

• Brewster H. Shaw, Jr., (2) Commander.
• Bryan D. O'Connor (1), pilot.
• Mary L. Cleave (1), mission specialist.
• Sherwood C. Spring (1), mission specialist.
• Jerry L. Ross (1), mission specialist.
• Rodolfo Neri Vela (1), cargo specialist.
• Charles D. Walker (3), Charging Specialist

In brackets number of flights made including STS-61-B.