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| Crew: 6 up/ 7 down | CDR - Charles J. Precourt |
| Plt - Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie | |
| MS 1 - Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (PLC & EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Wendy B. Lawrence | |
| MS 3 - Janet L. Kavandi (EV 2) | |
| MS 4 - Valeri V. Ryumin | |
| MS 5 - Andrew S. W. Thomas (NASA 7) return | |
| Launch | 2 June 1998 @ 1806:24 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 51.65 |
| Max alt: | 342.8 km. |
| Orbits: | 154 |
| Dur: | 9:19:53:36 |
| Landing: | 12 June 1998 @ 1400:00 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 10 minutes (6:06:24 - 6:16:24 EDT) |
| 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 gear touchdown (2,796' from threshold) |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,514,510 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 259,834 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 259,834 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 25,922 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 26,109 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 2 EUM's, SORG, MAR, PSA, MUP, TIPS, 9 Laptops, 6 PLDB Cameras, 5 loaded cryo-tanks, OI-26B Software (2nd flight), Magnum Spotlight, Treadmill, OSVS Targets, ECS-II, SAAMDS, RCRS, and RMS-201 |
| Single SPACEHAB | Space Habitat Module, Flight Unit-1. Mass - 14,447 lbs. Mir-09 Middeck Science. Returning 1,100 lbs. of US Science equipment. |
| ODS | Orbiter Docking System, utilizing the APAS. 9th use. |
| Cargo Bay | 4 GAS - G-0090, G-0743, G-0765, G-0648 & SEM-3, SEM-5, TEPC, 2x Phase 1 Program Support Packages in GAS cans (PH1 PSP1 & PH1 PSP2), and the AMS (Alpha Spectrometer) - mass 9,196 lbs., including 2,150 lbs USS. |
| Mid-deck | CPCG, SSCE, GMSF (Growth and Morphology, Boiling and Critical Fluctuations in Phase Separating Supercritical Fluids) & SIMPLEX |
| Docking: | 1258 EDT, 4 June | Hatch open - ???? EDT, 4 (?) June |
| Undocking: | Hatch close - ??? EDT, 7 (?) June | 1201 EDT, 8 June |
| SSME's: | 2047* (1) - 1st use, 2040 (2) - 4th use, 2042 (3) - 3rd use. 104.5% at tower clear. * - Block 2A SSME. |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-01/106 - Pod & Motor both 25th use, RP-03/114 - Pod 23rd use, Motor 16th use |
| ET: | ET-96 (SLWT-1) |
| SRB's: | BI-091 (RSRM-66) |
| 1 October 1997 | OV-103 rolled over from the OPF-2 to VAB High Bay 2 for storage |
| 30 October 1997 | OV-103 rolled over from VB to OPF-2 to begin mission processing |
| 6 February 1998 | ET-96 arrives on dock at KSC |
| 1 April 1998 | ET-96/SRB mate in VAB High Bay-1 |
| 27 April 1998 | OV-103 rollover from the OPF-2 to the VAB High Bay-1 for stacking overnight |
| 2 May 1998 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A |
| 5 May 1998 | Spacehab/ODS & AMS payload installed into the orbiter while on the pad |
| 7 May 1998 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conduced with crew aboard |
| 18 May 1998 | Al Li ET Tanking Test on Pad 39A (Testing new SuperLightweight ET) |
| 30 May 1998 | Astronaut arrival KSC at 12:30 pm EDT. "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 9:00 pm EDT |
| 2 June 1998 | Launch |
| 12 June 1998 | Landing at KSC, returning to OPF-2 that same day, arriving at 11 pm EDT |