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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Robert D. Cabana |
| Plt - James D. Halsell | |
| MS 1 - Richard J. Hieb (PLC) | |
| MS 2 - Carl E. Walz (IV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Leroy Chiao (EV 1) | |
| MS 4 - Donald A. Thomas (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - Chiaki Mukai (NASDA) | |
| Launch | 8 July 1994 @ 1243:00 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 302.6 km. |
| Orbits: | 234 |
| Dur: | 14:17:55:01 |
| Landing: | 23 July 1994 @ 0638:01 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 2 hours, 30 minutes (12:43 - 3:13 pm EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Banjul, Gambia (Alternates: Ben Guerir, Morocco and Moron, Spain) |
| AOA site: | Edwards, AFB (Alternates: KSC and WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 6:47 am EDT, 22 July) |
| Landing Speed: | 207 knots (238 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,211' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,522,475 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 258,333 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 229,522 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 23,836 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EMU's, Galley, TIPS, PSA, 7 Laptop computers, Regenerative CO2 Removal System, MAR, 4 Sleep Stations, EDO toilet, Cycle Ergometer, 4 AFT flight deck Stowage Containers and no RMS |
| IML-2 - International Microgravity Laboratory-2 | Long Module/Unit-1. 82 Expirements. 10th flight of pressurized Spacelab. Mass - 21,187 lbs |
| EDO - Extended Duration Orbiter | On pallet. Mass - 3,600 lbs |
| OARE (DTO-0910), ITEPC (Inter-Mars Tissue Equivalent Proport. Counter - DSO-0485) | |
| Mid-deck | CPCG-5 (see STs-49), SAREX-II-14 (see STS-37) - call sign: Thomas - KC5F4F, PILOT (see STS-61), AMOS (see STS-29R), & MAST (Military Applications of Ship Tracks) - Involves crew ocean photography utilizing high resolution film. |
| SSME's: | 2019 (1) - 14th use, 2030 (2) - 9th use, 2018 (3) - 10th use. At Towe Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-05/115 & RP-05/116 - all 6th use |
| ET: | ET-64 (LWT-57) |
| SRB's: | BI-066 (RSRM-39) - Set successfully reocvered |
| 13 January 1994 | ET-64 arrives on dock KSC |
| 18 March 1994 | OV-102 returns to OPF-2 following Mission-61/STS-62 |
| 3 May 1994 | ET-64/SRB mate in the VAB High Bay 1 |
| 11 May 1994 | IML-2 payload and refurbished EDO pallet were installed into the orbiter while in OPF-2 |
| 8 June 1994 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay at 6:07 pm for stacking the same day |
| 14 June 1994 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A. First motion from VAB at 11:26 pm, hard down at pad at 6 am the next day |
| 22 June 1994 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conduted with crew aboard. Astronauts arrived for TCDT 19 June |
| 5 July 1994 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 5:30 am EDT. Astronauts arrival at KSC |
| 8 July 1994 | Launch |
| 23 July 1994 | Landing at SKC/SLF RW33. OV-102 returned to OPF-1 the same day |