Crew:
    Robert L. Gibson [2], Commander
    Charles F. Bolden [1], Pilot
    Franklin R. Chang-Diaz [1], Mission Specialist 1
    Steven A. Hawley [2], Mission Specialist 1
    George D. Nelson [2], Mission Specialist 2
    Robert J. Cenker [1], Payload Specialist 1
    Congressman Bill Nelson [1], Payload Specialist 2

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (24)
    Date: 12 January 1986
    Time: 11:55:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 212 nm
    Inclination: 28.5 degrees
    Orbits: 98
    Duration: 6 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes, 51 seconds
    Distance: 2,528,658 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (18)
    Date: 18 January 1986
    Time: 13:58:51 UTC
    Rollout: 59 seconds (3,110 meters, 10,202 feet)

Highlights:
    One satellite was deployed. A camera intended to photograph Halley's Comet failed to function because of battery problems.