The primary payload was the United States Microgravity Laboratory-1, a manned Spacelab module in which extensive experiments in microgravity research were conducted. This record 13 day mission also provided new data on the effects of long-term manned tours in space. Secondary payloads included investigations in polymer processing and Shuttle radio experiments.!
Left to right: Mission Specialist Ellen Baker, DOB: 4/27/53, Background: NASA Flight Medicine Clinic physician. Mission specialist on STS-34. Education: B.S in geology; doctorate of medicine.
Pilot Kenneth Bowersox, DOB: 11/14/56, Background: Lt. Cmdr., USN. Education: B.S. in aerospace engineering; M.S. in mechanical engineering.
Mission Specialist/Payload Commander Bonnie Dunbar, DOB: 3/3/49, Background: Mission specialist on 61-A and STS-32. Education: Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.
Commander Richard Richards, DOB: 8/24/46, Background: Capt., USN. Pilot on STS-28. Commander of STS-41. Education: M.S. in aeronautical systems.
Mission Specialist Carl Meade, DOB: 11/16/50, Background: Col., USAF. Mission specialist on STS-38. Education: M.S. in electronics engineering.
Payload Specialist Eugene Trinh, Born:1951, Background: NASA researcher. Education: Ph.D. in applied physics.
Payload Specialist Lawrence DeLucas, Born: 1951, Background: Professor. NASA advisor. Education: Ph.Ds in optometry and biochemistry.!
25 June 1992 12:12 a.m. EDT
Launch delayed 5 minutes due to weather concerns.!
9 July 1992 7:43 a.m. EDT
at Kennedy Space Center, FL
Mission Duration: 13 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes, 4 seconds. Landing was diverted to KSC due to bad weather at Edwards. This marked the 10th Space Shuttle landing at KSC and the first for the orbiter Columbia.!
