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| Crew: 7 | CDR - James D. Halsell |
| Plt - Susan L. Still (IV 1) | |
| MS 1 - Janice E. Voss-Ford (PLC) | |
| MS 2 - Michael L. Gernhardt (EV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Donald A. Thomas (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - Roger K. Crouch | |
| PS 2 - Gregory T. Linteris | |
| Launch | 1 July 1997 @ 1402:00 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 296.1 km. |
| Orbits: | 251 |
| Dur: | 15:16:44:34 |
| Landing: | 17 July 1997 @ 0646:34 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 2 hours, 30 minutes (1:50 - 4:20 pm EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Banjul, Gambia (Alternate: Ben Guerir, Morocco) |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (Alternates: KSC & WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF |
| Landing Speed: | 206 knots (237 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,910' from main gear touchdown (3,113' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,523,389 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 260,266 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 230,290 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 25,568 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EMU's, SORG, MAR, PSA, MUP, TIPS, 11 Laptops, 4 CCD PLDB Cameras, 5 loaded cryo-tanks, OI-25 Software (7th flight), ESC-II, PPOV Camera, RCRS System, Sleeping Berths, 4 SAAMD's, OSVS Targets and no RMS this flight. |
| MSL-1R | Microgravity Science Laboratory-1R, Unit-1, total mass - 22,418 lbs. 33 experiments. Same expirements are reflown as STS-83 |
| EDO | Extended Duration Orbiter pallet - 11th use. The 15' diameter Cryo-kit wafer structure masses 775 lbs., and provides support for tanks, associated control panels and avionics equipment. The tanks store 368 lbs. of liquid hydrogen at -250 degree C (27 K, or -418 degrees F) and 3,124 lbs of liquid oxygen at -176 degrees C (97 K, or -285 degrees F). Total empty mass of the system is 3,571 lbs or when filled, 7,000 lbs. approx. During flight the operation of the system produces about 3,000 lbs of water. |
| CRYOFD | Cryogenic Flexible Diode carried as a Hitchhiker payload. See STS-83 |
| Cargo Bay | OARE |
| Mid-deck | PCG-STES, SAREX-II Configuration 'C' - Callsigns: Halsell - KC5BTK & Thomas - KC5FVF, & MSX Satellite Observations. |
| SSME's: | 2037* (1) - 4th use, 2034 (2) & 2033 (3) - Both 9th use. 104% at tower clear. * - Block I SSME |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-05/115 - Pod & Motor both12th use, & RP-01/101 - Pod 28th use, Motor 16th use |
| ET: | ET-86 (LWT-79) |
| SRB's: | BI-088 (RSRM-62) |
| 14 January 1997 | ET-86 arrives on dock KSC |
| 8 April 1997 | OV-102 returns to OPF-1 following Mission-83/STS-83. MSL payload remained in teh payload bay during servicing while in the OPF. Note: Columbia pushed Endeavour out of the OPF-1 due to its unexpected early return. Endeavour was stored temporarily in the VAB HB-2. Endeavour returns to OPF-1 on 5 June. |
| 13 May 1997 | ET-86/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-1. Note: STS-83R utilized the SRB set planned for STS-85 |
| 4 June 1997 | OV-102 rollover from the OPF to the VAB High Bay-1 for stacking overnight. |
| 11 June 1997 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A, 1st motion at 2:45 am, hard down at 8:00 am EDT |
| Not Applicable | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal NOT conducted due to crew readiness following the 14 March TCDT |
| 28 June 1997 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 3:00 pm EDT. Astronaut arrival at KSC. |
| 1 July 1997 | Launch |
| 17 July 1997 | Landing at KSC, returning to the OPF-2 that same day |