\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> October 5, 1984
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kennedy Space Center, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> FLIGHT TIME: \<COLOUR 0> 8 days 5 hr 23 min
\<COLOUR 1> LANDING SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kennedy Space Center, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> CREW: \<COLOUR 0> Robert L Crippen, Jon A McBride, Sally K Ride, Kathryn D Sullivan, David C Leestma, Paul Scully-Power, Marc Garneau
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> Largest crew (seven) ever flown into orbit together; second flight by Sally Ride; first US spacewalk by a woman (Kathryn Sullivan).