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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Charles J. Precourt |
| Plt - Eileen M. Collins | |
| MS 1 - Jean-Francois Clervoy (PLC & EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Carlos I. Noriega (IV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Edward T. Lu (EV 2) | |
| MS 4 - Yelena V. Kondakova | |
| MS 5 - C. Michael Foale (NASA 5) up | |
| MS 5 - Jerry M. Linenger (NASA 4) down | |
| Launch | 15 May 1997 @ 0407:48 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 51.6 |
| Max alt: | 394.3 km. |
| Orbits: | 144 |
| Dur: | 9:05:19:56 |
| Landing: | 24 May 1997 @ 0927:44 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 6 minutes, 59 seconds (4:07:48 - 4:14:47 am EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Zaragoza, Spain |
| AOA site: | KSC/SLF (Alternate: WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 7:49 am EDT, 24 May) |
| Landing Speed: | 191 knots (220 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,201' from main gear touchdown (3,152' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,509,832 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 249,624 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 213,865 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 19,779 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 19,387 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EUM's, SORG, MAR, 2 PSA's, MUP, TIPS, 10 Laptops, 4 CCD PLDB Cameras, 5 loaded cryo-tanks, OI-25 Software (6th flight), ESC-II, TRAD (2 Hand-hald Lasers & 2 TCS), Magnum Spotlight, Treadmill, ITCU (Inflatable Thermal Cooling Unit), Elektron Oxygen Generator for Mir, Recumbent seat (for Linenger), OSVS Targets and no RCRS or RMS this flight. |
| Double SPACEHAB - 3rd use | Space Habitat Module, Flight Unit-1 & 3 combined. Total mass - 14,160 lbs. Scientific & Logistical cargo mass to Mir - 7,314 lbs. Delivering 4,839 lbs & Returning 2,475 lbs. |
| ODS | Orbiter Docking System - 6th use. 4th docking with Docking Module. |
| Docking: | 2233 EDT, 16 May | Hatch open - ???? EST, 16 (?) May |
| Undocking: | Hatch close - ??? EST, 20 (?) May | 2104 EDT, 21 May |
| Mid-deck | Sciend for NASA-5 (Foale) on Mir, CREAM, RME-III, PCG-STES, MSX Observations by satellite, CVDA (Commercial Vapor Diffusion Apparatus - NASDA), LME (Liquid Motion Experiment), SIMPLEX (Shutle Ionospheric Modification with Pulsed Local Exhaust), Biorack with 13 Experiments, Self Standing Draweer - MOMO (Morphological Transition and Model Substance - ESA). |
| SSME's: | 2032 (1) - 6th use, 2031 (2) - 15th use, 2029 (3) - 12th use. 104% at tower clear. |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-03/105 - Pod 23rd use, Motor 21st use & RP-04/108 - Pod 19th use, Motor 23rd use |
| ET: | ET-85 (LWT-78) |
| SRB's: | BI-087 (RSRM-60) |
| 8 October 1996 | ET-85 arrives on dock KSC |
| 22 January 1997 | OV-104 returns to OPF-3 following Mission-81/STS-81 |
| 24 March 1997 | ET-85/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-3 |
| 19 April 1997 | OV-104 rollover from the OPF to the VAB High Bay for stacking overnight |
| 24 April 1997 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A, 1st motion at 2:30 am, hard down at 8:30 am EDT |
| 28 April 1997 | SPACEHAB payload installed into the orbiter while on the pad |
| 29 April 1997 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 12 May 1997 | Astronaut arrival at KSC at 10:00 pm EDT. "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 11:00 pm. |
| 15 May 1997 | Launch |
| 24 May 1997 | Landing at KSC, returning to OPF-3 that afternoon |