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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Steven R. Nagel |
| Plt - Terrence T. Henricks | |
| MS 1 - Jerry L. Ross (PLC & EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Charles J. Precourt | |
| MS 3 - Bernard A. Harris (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - Ulrich Walter | |
| PS 2 - Hans Schlegel | |
| Launch | 26 April 1993 @ 1050:00 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.46 |
| Max alt: | 307.4 km. |
| Orbits: | 160 |
| Dur: | 9:23:39:59 |
| Landing: | 6 May 1993 @ 0729:59 PDT |
| Launch Window: | 2 hours, 30 minutes (10:50 am - 1:20 pm EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Banjul, Gambia (alternates: Ben Guerir, Morocco and Moron, Spain) |
| AOA site: | Edwards, AFB (alternates: KSC and WS/NOR = Northrup Strip) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 8:53 am EDT 5 May) |
| Landing Speed: | 210 knots (242 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,095' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,518,784 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 255,252 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 227,203 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 26,864 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's, SORG, teleprinter, TAGS, PSA, UMS, MAR, MADS & ACIP, Regen. CO2 removal system, Sleep Stations, 5 laptops, GAPC, Standard WCS (not EDO WCS), Spacelab Utility Kit, Cycle Ergometer and no RMS |
| Spacelab-D2 - Long Module, Unit 1. Mass - 25,025 lbs | 92 Expirements. On a USS (Unique Support Structure) and the Reaction Kinetic in Glass Melts (RKGM) in a GAS canister |
| Mid-deck | SAREX-II modified configuration 'C' in crew module (see STS--37). Call signs: Nagel - N5RAW, Ross - N5SCW, Schlegel - DG1KIH & Walter - DG1KIM. A SAREX antenna test and SAFEX (Shuttle Amateur Funk Experiment) in SL module |
| SSME's: | 2031 (1) - 8th use, 2109 (2) - 10th use, 2029 (3) - 7th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-05/115 & RP-05/116 - All 3rd use |
| ET: | ET-56 (LWT-49) & AADS |
| SRB's: | BI-057 (RSRM-30) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - 360 LO 30A | Right - 360 LO 30B | |||
| 41 | ? | Fwd | ? | TEM8 |
| 40 | ? | Cyl | ? | 41 |
| 41 | ? | Cyl | ? | 41 |
| 40 | ? | Cyl | ? | 40 |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | 40 |
| 40 | ? | Cyl | ? | 40 |
| 40 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| 40 | ? | Att | ? | 41 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | New |
| 40 | ? | Stf | ? | 41 |
| 40 | ? | Aft | ? | 41 |
| 29 September 1992 | ET-56 arrives on dock KSC |
| 1 November 1992 | OV-102 returns to OPF-2 following Mission-51/STS-52 |
| 11 January 1993 | Spacelab-D2 inserted into cargo bay while in the OPF |
| 3 February 1993 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay for stacking the same day |
| 7 February 1993 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A |
| 12 February 1993 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 22 March 1993 | First launch attempt results in an abort (SSMEs 2030, 2034, & 2011 are replaced by 2031, 2109, & 2029) |
| 21 April 1993 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 4 pm EDT & astronaut arrival KSC |
| 26 April 1993 | Launch |
| 6 May 1993 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 11 May 1993 | First leg of ferry flight from EAFB to Biggs AAF for overnight stay utilizing SCA-905 |
| 12 May 1993 | Second leg of ferry flight from Biggs AAF to Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX |
| 14 May 1993 | Final leg of ferry flight from Kelly AFB to Columbus AFB, Columbus, MS to KSC and OPF-2 |