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STS-61 (Flight # 59) 2-13 December 1993

Endeavour (5)

Crew:
    Richard O. Covey [3], Commander
    Kenneth D. Bowersox [2], Pilot
    F. Story Musgrave [5], Payload Commander
    Kathryn C. Thornton [3], Mission Specialist 1
    Claude Nicollier [2], Mission Specialist 2 (Switzerland/ESA)
    Jeffrey A. Hoffman [4], Mission Specialist 3
    Thomas D. Akers [3], Mission Specialist 5

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B (23)
    Date: 2 December 1993
    Time: 09:27:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 321 nm
    Inclination: 28.45 degrees
    Orbits: 163
    Duration: 10 days, 19 hours, 58 minutes, 37 seconds
    Distance: 4,433,772 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (18)
    Date: 13 December 1993
    Time: 05:25:37 UTC
    Rollout: 53 seconds (2,415 meters, 7,922 feet)

Mission:
    Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission 1. Five EVA's were performed.