STS-61-B Mission Patch - NASA Space Shuttle Crew Emblem #2009775 (License: Personal Use)

This emblem represents NASA’s STS-61-B mission (November 1985), flown aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis, which deployed three communications satellites and featured the first Japanese payload specialist, Mamoru Noguchi. The design includes a stylized shuttle ascending from Earth, encircled by the crew names-Collins, Kelly, Thomas, Noguchi, Robinson, Lawrence, and Camarda-with a blue orbital ribbon symbolizing their journey. The red-orange exhaust trail signifies propulsion and mission energy.

Used on NASA mission pages, space history archives, educational resources, and memorabilia sites; serves users seeking mission details, crew information, or symbolic interpretations of spaceflight emblems.