A NASA and Japanese co-sponsored manned module, Spacelab-J was the primary payload on this mission in which microgravity investigations were conducted in materials and life sciences. Other payloads included various mid-deck experiments and twelve Getaway Special cannisters. !
Front row, left to right: Mission Specialist Jerome (Jay) Apt, Born: 1949, Background: Payloads officer. Flew on STS-37. Education: Ph.D. in physics.
Pilot Curtis Brown, Jr., DOB: 3/11/56, Background: Major, USAF. Education: B.S. in electrical engineering.
Back row, left to right: Mission Specialist N. Jan Davis, DOB: 11/1/53, Background: NASA engineer. Education: Ph.D. in mechanical engineering.
Mission Specialist Mark Lee, DOB: 8/14/52, Background: Lt. Col., USAF. Mission specialist on STS-30. Education: M.S. in mechanical engineering.
Commander Robert Gibson, DOB: 10/30/46, Background: Capt., USN. Pilot of 41-B. Commander on 61-C and STS-27. Education: B.S. in aeronautical engineering.
Mission Specialist Mae Jemison, DOB: 10/17/56, Background: Peace Corps Medical Officer. Education: B.S. in chemical engineering; B.S. in African and Afro-American studies; doctorate in medicine.
Payload Specialist Mamoru Mohri, Born: 1948, Background: Japanese University professor. Education: M.S. and doctorate degrees.!
12 September 1992 10:23:00 a.m. EDT
Launch proceeded as scheduled with no delays. First on-time Shuttle launch since the 23rd mission: 61-B!
20 September 1992 8:53 a.m. EDT
at Kennedy Space Center, FL
Mission Duration: 7 days, 22 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds. Mission extended one day for scientific experimentation.!
