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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Vance D. Brand |
| Plt - Guy S. Gardner | |
| MS 1 - Jeffrey A. Hoffman (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - John M. Lounge (EV 2) | |
| MS 3 - Robert A. R. Parker | |
| PS 1 - Samuel T. Durrance | |
| PS 2 - Ronald A. Parise | |
| Launch | 2 December 1990 @ 0149:01.0789 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 357.3 km. |
| Orbits: | 142 |
| Dur: | 8:23:43:10 |
| Landing: | 10 December 1990 @ 2154:09 PST |
| Launch Window: | 5 hours, 32 minutes (1:28 - 7 am EST) - Window limited to 2 hour, 30 minute "Crew on back" restraint |
| TAL Sites: | Banjul (Alternates: Moron, Ben Guerir) |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB, scheduled at 8:45 pm PST on 11 December |
| Landing Speed: | 208 knots (239 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,447' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,523,199 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 267,513 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 225,886 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 26,665 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's 2007 & 2009, Galley, teleprinter, Sleeping Berths, TAGS, Spacelab IPS control panel, payload bay liner, five cryo-tanks sets, PSA, no RMS |
| ASTRO-1 - Two pallet train with Igloo | Three telescopes mounted on Instrument Pointing System (IPS) - Mass 17,276 lbs. Telescopes - 1) HUT - Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, 2) UIT - Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, 3) WUPPE - Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimeter Experiment, and BBXRT - Broad Band X-Ray Telescope on TAPS (Two Axis Pointing System). BBXRT mass - 8,650 lbs |
| Mid-deck | SAREX-II (Parise call sign WA4S1R), AMOS, Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (viewing of orbiter by LACE satellite |
| OEX | ACIP/HiRAP (see STS-6) |
| SSME's: | 2024 (1) - 2nd use, 2012 (2) - 11th use, 2028 (3) - 5th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-03/105 - Pod 10th use, Motor 8th use & RP-04/108 - Pod 6th use, Motor 10th use |
| ET: | ET-35 (LWT-28) with AADS package |
| SRB's: | BI-038 (RSRM-11) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - 38A | Right - 38B | |||
| New | ? | Fwd | ? | Q-8 |
| 23 | ? | Cyl | ? | Q-8 |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | Q-8 |
| ETM1 | ? | Cyl | ? | ETM1 |
| 27 | ? | Cyl | ? | 29 |
| Q-8 | ? | Cyl | ? | 27 |
| Q-8 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| TEM2 | ? | Att | ? | New |
| TEM2 | ? | Stf | ? | New |
| 29 | ? | Stf | ? | 30 |
| New | ? | Aft | ? | New |
| 14 December 1989 | ET-35 arrives on dock |
| 30 January 1990 | OV-102 returns to OPF-1 following Mission-33/32R |
| 20 March 1990 | ASTRO-1 payload inserted into cargo bay of Columbia in OPF-1 |
| 22 March 1990 | ET/SRB mate |
| 16 April 1990 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 3 for stacking the next day |
| 22 April 1990 | Rollout of stack to Pad 39A (two shuttle on the pad simultaneously) |
| 28 April 1990 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 11 - 16 May 1990 | Repairs made to the freon coolant loop on the pad |
| 12 June 1990 | Rollback to VAB High Bay 1 (after H2 leaks discovered) |
| 15 June 1990 | OV-102 towed back to OPF-2 |
| 2 August 1990 | Columbia rollover for 2nd time from OPF to VAB High Bay 1 (after replacement of 17 in disconnect) |
| 9 August 1990 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A for second time |
| 26 September 1990 | TV camera inspection conducted in engine compartment to find source of hydrogen leaks |
| 8 October 1990 | Rollback from Pad 39A to 39B (storm coming), with rollback to the VAB High Bay 3 the next day |
| 14 October 1990 | Third and final rollout to Pad 39B |
| 30 October 1990 | Propellant loading test (H2 leak check) to clear vehicle for flight |
| 29 November 1990 | Astronaut arrival KSC, "Call to stations" 43 hr dountdown started at 1 am EST |
| 2 December 1990 | Launch |
| 10 December 1990 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 18 December 1990 | Ferry flight from EAFB to Biggs AAB to Kelly AFB for an overnight stop |
| 19 December 1990 | 2nd leg - from Kelly AFB to Barksdale AFB for an overnight stop |
| 20 December 1990 | 3rd leg - from Barksdale AFB to KSC and VAB High Bay 2 for temporary storage |
| 9 February 1991 | OV-102 transferred from VAB to OPF-1 for STS-40 processing |