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| Crew: 7 | CDR - John E. Blaha |
| Plt - Richard A. Searfoss | |
| MS 1 - M. Rhea Seddon (PLC) | |
| MS 2 - William S. McArthur | |
| MS 3 - David A. Wolf (EV 2) | |
| MS 4 - Shannon W. Lucid (EV 1) | |
| PS 1 - Martin J. Fettman | |
| Launch | 18 October 1993 @ 1053:10 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 39.02 |
| Max alt: | 289.7 km. |
| Orbits: | 225 |
| Dur: | 14:00:12:32 |
| Landing: | 1 November 1993 @ 0705:42 PST |
| Launch Window: | 2 hours, 24 minutes (10:53 am - 1:17 pm EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternative: Moron and Zaragoza) |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (Atlernates: KSC and WS) |
| Primary landing site: | Edwards AFB (Scheduled: 7:22 am PST) |
| Landing Speed: | To be determined |
| Landing rollout: | 9,640' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,519,968 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 256,007 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 229,753 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 23,188 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | Two EMU's, SORG Galley, teleprinter, TAGS, Sleeping bags (no berths), MAR, Regenerative CO2, MADS, exercycle, five laptops, six Generic Stowage containers, standard WCS & no RMS |
| Spacelab Life Sciences-2 - Long module/Unit-2 & Tunnel | 14 expirements. Mass - 21,840 lbs |
| EDO - Extended Duration Orbiter | On pallet. Mass - 3,588 lbs |
| Mid-deck | SAREX-II Config. C Call signs: Searfoss - license pending, McArthur - KC5ACR & Fettman - KC5AXA. Also - Pilot Inflight Landing Operations Trainer (PILOT) landing simulator (DTO-0667), Orbital Acceleration Research Exp. (OARE) (DTO-0910), and 'Principle Investigator-in-a-box' knowledge-based system to help run exp's, also known as 'Astronaut Science Advisor' uses a Powerbook computer. |
| SSME's: | 2024 (1) - 7th use, 2109 (2) & 2018 (3) - Both 11th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-05/115 & RP-05/116 - all 4th use |
| ET: | ET-57 (LWT-50) with AADS, final flight |
| SRB's: | BI-061 (RSRM-34) - Set successfully recovered. |
| 24 March 1993 | ET-57 arrives on dock KSC |
| 14 May 1993 | OV-102 returns to OPF-2 following Mission-55/STS-55 |
| 16 July 1993 | Spacelab & EDO payload installed into the orbiter while in the OPF |
| 21 July 1993 | ET-57/SRB mate in VAB High Bay |
| 12 August 1993 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay for stacking the same day |
| 16-17 September 1993 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B (exited VAB at 10:57 pm EDT) |
| 21 September 1993 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 11 October 1993 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 12 am EDT and astronaut arrival at KSC |
| 18 October 1993 | Launch |
| 1 November 1993 | Landing at Edwards AFB (planned) |
| 7 November 1993 | First leg of ferry flight from EAFB to Columbus AFB for overnight stay utilizing SCA-911 |
| 8 November 1993 | Final leg of ferry flight from Columbus AFB to KSC/SLF & OV-102 returning to OPF-2 the next day |