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| Crew: 5 | CDR - Loren J. Shriver |
| Plt - Charles F. Bolden | |
| MS 1 - Bruce McCandless II (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Steven A. Hawley | |
| MS 3 - Kathryn D. Sullivan (EV 2) | |
| Launch | 24 April 1990 @ 0833:51.0492 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 619.6 km. |
| Orbits: | 75 |
| Dur: | 5:01:16:06 |
| Landing: | 29 April 1990 @ 0649:57 PDT |
| Launch Window: | 6 hours, 13 minutes (8:31 am - 2:43 pm EDT - 2 hour, 30 minutes "Crew on back" constraint) |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir (alternate Moron and Banjul) |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (alternates WS and KSC) |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB |
| Landing Speed: | 177 knots (203 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,874' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,516,325 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 259,229 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 189,477 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 28,784 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 4,937 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | RMS-301, EMU's 2010, 2012 & spare 2011, Galley, TAGS, ICBC (IMAX), Payload Bay liner, teleprinter, HST tools, and GAPC (in cabin) |
| HST - Hubble Space Telescope - 1990-037B | Deployed mass - 23,981 lbs, by RMS |
| Mid-deck | PCG-III-03 (see STS-29), IMAX, RME-111-01, AMOS-05, APM-1 (Ascent Particle Monitor), IPMP (Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing) |
| SSIP | SE-82-16 (Ion Arc - Investigation of Arc and Ion Behaviour in microgravity) |
| SSME's: | 2011 (1) - 5th use, 2031 (2) - 3rd use, 2107 (3) - 7th use |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-04/109 - Pod 7th use, Motor 4th use & RP-01/111 - Pod 3rd use, Motor 7th use |
| ET: | ET-34 (LWT-27) |
| SRB's: | BI-037 (RSRM-10) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - 37A | Right - 37B | |||
| TEM 1 | ? | Fwd | ? | 28 |
| 27 | ? | Cyl | ? | 28 |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | 28 |
| 22 | ? | Cyl | ? | ETM 1 |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | 28 |
| 23 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| Q-8 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| 18 | ? | Att | ? | 27 |
| Q-8 | ? | Stf | ? | 28 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | 29 |
| Q-8 | ? | Aft | ? | TEM2 |
| 30 October 1989 | ET-34 arrives on dock KSC (from Vandenberg AFB storage) |
| 4 December 1989 | OV-103 returns to the oPF following Mission-32/33R |
| 2 February 1990 | ET/SRB mate |
| 5 March 1990 | OV-103 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay 1 for stacking the next day |
| 15 March 1990 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B |
| 20 March 1990 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 29 March 1990 | Hubble installed in cargo bay at Pad 39B |
| 7 April 1990 | Original "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown begins at 3 pm |
| 21 April 1990 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown begins at 3 pm EDT |
| 22 April 1990 | Astronaut arrival KSC |
| 24 April 1990 | Launch |
| 29 Apri l 1990 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 5 May 1990 | First leg of ferry flight from Edwards AFB to Sheppard AFB, TX for overnight stay |
| 6 May 1990 | Second leg of ferry flight from Sheppard AFB to Robins AFB for overnight stay |
| 7 May 1990 | Final leg of ferry flight from Robins AFB to KSC and delivery to OPF-1 the next day |
| 20 May 1990 | Hubble Space Telescope "First light" |