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| Crew: 6 | CDR - John H. Casper |
| Plt - Curtis L. Brown (IV 1) | |
| MS 1 - Andrew S. W. Thomas (PLC) | |
| MS 2 - Daniel W. Bursch (EV 2) | |
| MS 3 - Mario Runco (EV 1) | |
| MS 4 - Marc Garneau | |
| Launch | 19 May 1996 @ 0630:00 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 39.01 |
| Max alt: | 294.5 km. |
| Orbits: | 160 |
| Dur: | 10:00:39:18 |
| Landing: | 29 May 1996 @ 0709:20 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 2 hours, 30 minutes (6:30 - 9:00 am EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternates: Zaragosa & Moron, Spain) |
| AOA site: | KSC (Alternate: Edwards, AFB) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF |
| Landing Speed: | 215 knots (247 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 9,290' from main gear touchdown (1,688' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,518,947 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 254,538 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 221,382 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 26,971 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 26,149 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EUM's, SORG, MAR, PSA, MUP, TIPS, 9 Laptops, 6 PLDB Cam. (3 CCD/3CCTV), 5 cryo-tanks, OI-24 software (9th flight), RCRS (Regen. CO2 Rem. System), 2 laser Range Finders and RMS-301 |
| SPACEHAB-04 - Space Habitat Module, Flight Unit-1 | ADSEP (Advanced Separation Process for Organic Materials)< CGBA, PGBA (Plant Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus), FGBA-1 (Coca Cola Dispenser), IMMUNE-3, CPCG, GPPM, CFZF, SEF, STL-NIH-7, HH-DTC |
| SPARTAN-207/IAE - Inflatable Antenna Experiment, 1996-032B | Retrievable payload. The IAE was jettisoned on 22 May just prior to the Spartan recovery. Craft mass - 2,858 lbs, mounted on MPESS. |
| TEAMS-1 - Technology Experiment Advancing Missions in Space | Mounted on an MPESS. Carrying GANE (GPS Attitude and Navigation Experiment), VTRE (Vented Tank Resupply Experiment) and LMTE (Liquid Metal Thermal Experiment), PAMS (Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite) - STU (Satellite Test Unit). Mass - 115 lbs. Supported by Hitchhiker carrier, Mass - 5,340 lbs. 1996-032C. |
| GBA - GAS Bridge Assembly | 11 GAS Canisters and RFTPCE (Reduced-Fill Tank Pressure Control Experiment). |
| Payload Bay | BETSCE (Brillant Eyes Ten-Kelvin Sorption Cryocooler Experimnet) |
| Mid-deck | BRIC-7 Blk II, ARF-1 (Aquatic Research Facility) |
| SSME's: | 2037 (1) - 2nd use, 2040 (2) - 1st use, 2038 (3) - 2nd use. 104% at tower clear |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-04/109 - Pod 19th use, Motor 16th use & RP-05-116 - Pod & Motor both 9th use |
| ET: | ET-78 (LWT-71) |
| SRB's: | BI-080 (RSRM-47) - Set successfully recovered. |
| 12 December 1995 | ET-78 arrives on dock |
| 20 January 1996 | OV-105 returns to OPF-3 following Mission-74/STS-72 |
| 5 April 1996 | ET-78/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-1 |
| 8 April 1996 | At 5:50 pm EDT OV-105 rolled over from OPF-3 to the VAB High Bay-1 for stacking the next morning. |
| 16 April 1996 | Stack rollout to Pad39B, 1st motion at 10 am, hard down 3:30 pm EDT |
| 17 April 1996 | Spacehab/Spartan payload installed into the orbiter while on the Pad |
| 24 April 1996 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard, simulated count terminating at 11 am |
| 16 May 1996 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 4 am EDT. Astronaut arrival at KSC, 9:00 am EDT |
| 19 May 1996 | Launch |
| 29 May 1996 | Landing KSC, returning to OPF-3 that same day |