L-R: Dale Gardner, David Walker, Anna Fisher, Fred Hauck, Joseph Allen
(That's not a real bald eagle.)
Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-51-A) took off from Kennedy Space Center November 8, 1984 and landed back there 8 days later. It was her second flight. During the mission, the crew of Discovery deployed two satellites and retrieved two other satellites that were malfunctioning. Her crew consisted of Commander Fred Hauck, Pilot David Walker, Mission Specialist Joseph Allen, Mission Specialist Anna Fisher and Mission Specialist Dale Gardner.
Gardner and Allen performed the EVAs to capture the satellites.
Anna Fisher was the first mother in space. She had a one year-old daughter at the time of the mission.
The mission began on Dale Gardner's 36th birthday. He was born November 8, 1948 in Fairmount, Minnesota and passed away February 19th 2014. David Walker has also passed away.
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