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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Terrence W. Wilcutt |
| Plt - Joseph F. Edwards | |
| MS 1 - James F. Reilly (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Michael P. Anderson (EV 2) | |
| MS 3 - Bonnie J. Dunbar (PLC & IV 1) | |
| MS 4 - Salizhan S. Sharipov | |
| MS 5 - Andrew S. W. Thomas (NASA 7) up | |
| MS 6 - David A. Wolf (NASA 6) down | |
| Launch | 22 January 1998 @ 2148:15 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 51.65 |
| Max alt: | 394.3 km. |
| Orbits: | 138 |
| Dur: | 8:19:46:54 |
| Landing: | 31 January 1998 @ 1735:09 EST |
| Launch Window: | 10 minutes (9:43:15 - 9:53:15 pm EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Zaragosa, Spain (Alternates: Ben Guerir, Morocco & Moron, Spain) |
| AOA site: | KSC (Alternate: WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF |
| Landing Speed: | 196 knots (225 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 9,769' from main gera touchdown (2,796' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,512,608 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 251,692 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 216,241 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 21,940 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 19,529 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EMU's, SORG, MAR, PSA, MUP, TIPS, 9 Laptops, 6 PLDB Cameras, 5 laoded cryo-tanks, OI-26 Software (4th flight), Magnum Spotlight, Treadmill, Recumbent seat, TRAD, OSVS Targets, ECS-II, SAAMDS and no RMS |
| Double SPACEHAB | Space Habitat Module, Flight Unit-1 & 3 - 5th flight. Total mass - 12,917 lbs. Scientific & Logistical cargo mass to Mir - 4,500 lbs appr. Returning 2,800 lbs. |
| ODS | Orbiter Docking System, utilizing the APAS. 8th use. |
| Payload Bay | 4 GAS - G-0093, G-0141, G-0145 & G-0432 |
| Mid-deck | CREAM, SAMS, MGM (Mechanics of Granular Materials), CEBAS (Closed Equilibrated Biological Aquatic System), MPNE (Microgravity Plant Nutrient Experiment), HP (Human Performance), EarthKam (formerly Kidsat), X-ray Crystallography Test, MSX, and SIMPLEX |
| Docking: | ???? EST, 17 January | Hatch open - ???? EST, 17 (?) January |
| Undocking: | Hatch close - ??? EST, 20 (?) January | ???? EST, 21 January |
| SSME's: | 2043 (1), 2045 (2), 2044 (3) - all 1st use. 104.5% at tower clear. All Block 2A SSME's |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-04/109 - Pod 20th use, Motor 17th use & RP-05/116 - Pod & Motor both 9th use |
| ET: | ET-90 (LWT-83) |
| SRB's: | BI-093 (RSRM-64) |
| 29 May 1996 | OV-105 landed at KSC following STS-77, and was returned to OPF-3 that same day |
| 30 July 1996 | OV-105 left on SCA-911 for a one day hop to Palmdale via Kelly AFB |
| 26 March 1997 | OV-105 ferry flight from Palmdale on SCA-905 to Fort Worth NAS, TX to Warner Robbins AFB, GA for overnight stay. Arriving at the KSC SLF and OPF-1 the next day |
| 8 April 1997 | OV-105 stord temporarily in the VAB HB-2, pushed out due to early return of STS-83 (see STS-83/94) |
| 21 April 1997 | OV-105 delivered to OPF-3 to begin initial processing for STS-89 |
| 23 May 1997 | OV-105 returned to VAB for temporary storage. |
| 4 June 1997 | OV-105 rolled over to OPF-1 to begin mission processing |
| 15 July 1997 | ET-90 arrives on dock at KSC |
| 12 November 1997 | ET-90/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-1 |
| 12 December 1997 | OV-105 rollover from the OPF-1 to the VAB High Bay for stacking overnight |
| 19 December 1997 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B |
| 20 December 1997 | Spacehab & ODS payload installed into the orbiter while on the pad |
| 10 January 1998 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 19 January 1998 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 7:00 pm EST. Astronaut arrival at KSC |
| 22 January 1998 | Launch |
| 31 January 1998 | Landing KSC, returning to OPF-1 that same day |