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This is a list of persons who served aboardSpace Shuttle crews, arranged in chronological order bySpace Shuttle missions.
Abbreviations:
Names of astronauts returning from the Mir or ISS on the Space Shuttle are shown initalics. They did not have specific crew roles, but are listed in the Payload Specialist columns for reasons of space.
Only two flights have carried more than seven crew members for either launch or landing.STS-61-A in 1985 is the only flight to have both launched and landed with a crew of eight, andSTS-71 in 1995 is the only other flight to have landed with a crew of eight.
| Order | Day | Year | Mission | Shuttle | Duration | Commander | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captive-active flights*** | |||||||
| N/A | June 18 | 1977 | ALT-9 | Enterprise | N/A | Haise | Fullerton |
| N/A | June 28 | 1977 | ALT-10 | Enterprise | N/A | Engle | Truly |
| N/A | July 26 | 1977 | ALT-11 | Enterprise | N/A | Haise | Fullerton |
| Free flights | |||||||
| (1) | August 12 | 1977 | ALT-12 | Enterprise | 5min 21s | Haise | Fullerton |
| (2) | September 13 | 1977 | ALT-13 | Enterprise | 5 min 28 s | Engle | Truly |
| (3) | September 23 | 1977 | ALT-14 | Enterprise | 5 min 34 s | Haise | Fullerton |
| (4) | October 12 | 1977 | ALT-15 | Enterprise | 2 min 34 s | Engle | Truly |
| (5) | October 26 | 1977 | ALT-16 | Enterprise | 2 min 1 s | Haise | Fullerton |
* Note 1: In this year, Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) were accomplished. These were atmospheric only, non-spaceflight tests from aBoeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, both with the orbiter attached and for a series of drop-test flights.
** Note 2: The durations listed count only the orbiter free-flight time, and not total time aloft along with airborne time atop of the 747 SCA.
*** Note 3: Flights with the orbiter attached to the SCA for the duration, but both crewed and powered to test crew procedures and orbiter systems.