Crew:
    Robert Gibson [4], Commander
    Curtis Brown [1], Pilot
    Mark Lee [2], Payload Commander
    Nancy Davis [1], Mission Specialist
    Jerome Apt [2], Mission Specialist
    Mae Jemison [1], Mission Specialist
    Mamoru Mohri [1], Payload Specialist (Japan)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-B [16]
    Date: 12 September 1992
    Time: 14:23:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 166 nm
    Inclination: 57 degrees
    Orbits: 126
    Duration: 7 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes, 23 seconds
    Distance: 3,271,844 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL [12]
    Date: 20 September 1992
    Time: 12:53:23 UTC
    Rollout: 51 seconds (2,611 meters, 8,567 feet)

Highlights:
    Mae Jemison was the first Afro-American woman to fly in space. Mark Lee and Jan Davis were the first married couple in space. Materials and life science experiments were performed in the Spacelab module LM2.

Crew

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