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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Richard N. Richards |
| Plt - Kenneth D. Bowersox | |
| MS 1 - Bonnie J. Dunbar (PLC) | |
| MS 2 - Ellen S. Baker (EV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Carl J. Meade (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - Lawrence J. DeLucas (EV 2) | |
| PS 2 - Eugene H. Trihn | |
| Launch | 25 June 1992 @ 1212:22.961 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 304.2 km. |
| Orbits: | 221 |
| Dur: | 13:19:30:04 |
| Landing: | 9 July 1992 @ 0742:27 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 3 hours, 8 minutes (12:07 - 3:15 pm EDT), limited to 2 hr., 30 min. "Crew on back" constraint |
| TAL Sites: | Banjul, The Gambia |
| AOA site: | Edwards, AFB |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB (Scheduled for 5:14 am PDT, 8 July) |
| Landing Speed: | 209 knots (241 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,674' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,519,680 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 257,265 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 228,127 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 24,589 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's, teleprinter, TAGS, PSA, Payload Bay Liner, Bicycle Ergometer, MAR, Sleeping Berths, Regenerative CO2 Removal System, Space Station design Foot Restraints, SORG and no RMS. Also - new synthetic rubber tires flown for first time. |
| USML-1 - Mass 22,199 lbs. Long Module, Unit #! | 11 primary and 23 secondary experiments |
| EDO | Extended Duration Orbiter Pallet - mass 3,597 lbs |
| Mid-deck | IPMP (see STS-31R), SAREX-II (see STS-37, Richards KB5SIW, Baker KB5SIX), UVPI (see STS-43), 2 Sounding rocket barium releases observations. |
| SSME's: | 2019 (1) - 10th use, 2031 (2) & 2011 (3) - both 7th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-05/115 & RP-05/116 - All first use |
| ET: | ET-50 (LWT-43) with AADS package |
| SRB's: | BI-051 (RSRM-24) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - A | Right - B | |||
| 36 | ? | Fwd | ? | 37 |
| TEM6 | ? | Cyl | ? | 36 |
| 36 | ? | Cyl | ? | 36 |
| TEM4 | ? | Cyl | ? | TEM3 |
| 37 | ? | Cyl | ? | 37 |
| 36 | ? | Cyl | ? | TEM2 |
| 36 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| New | ? | Att | ? | 36 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | 37 |
| 37 | ? | Stf | ? | 37 |
| 37 | ? | Aft | ? | 37 |
| 27 January 1992 | ET-50 arrives ondock KSC |
| 9 February 1992 | OV-102 returns to OPF-3 following EDO modifications at Palmdale Blg. 150, via Kelly AFB (1 day hop) |
| 9 April 1992 | ET-50/SRB mate in VAB High Bay 3 |
| 11 April 1992 | Spacelab payload inserted into cargo bay while in the OPF |
| 29 May 1992 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-3 to VAB High Bay 3 for stacking the same day |
| 3 June 1992 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A |
| 9 June 1992 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 22 June 1992 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 8 am EDT & astronaut arrival KSC |
| 25 June 1992 | Launch |
| 9 July 1992 | Landing at KSC/SLF (No ferry flight). OV-102 returned to OPF-1 the same day |