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STS-31 (Flight # 35) 24-29 April 1990

Discovery (10)

Crew:
    Loren J. Shriver [2], Commander
    Charles F. Bolden [2], Pilot
    Steven A. Hawley [3], Mission Specialist 1
    Bruce McCandless II [2], Mission Specialist 2
    Kathryn D. Sullivan [2], Mission Specialist 3

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (9)
    Date: 24 April 1990
    Time: 12:33:51 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 330 nm
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 80
    Duration: 5 days, 1 hours, 16 minutes, 6 seconds
    Distance: 2,068,213 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (28)
    Date: 29 April 1990
    Time: 13:49:57 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 1 second (2,709 meters, 8,889 feet)

Highlights:
    Deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.