yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (05/14/91)
Mark Hess Headquarters, Washington, D.C. May 13, 1991 (Phone: 202/453-4164) Lisa Malone Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (Phone: 407/867-2468) STS-40 LAUNCH ADVISORY NASA managers today set May 22, 1991, as the launch date for the orbiter Columbia on Shuttle Mission STS-40/Spacelab Life Sciences-1. The launch window on May 22 extends from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. EDT, with the mission projected to last just over 9 days. A launch on May 22 at the opening of the window would put landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on May 31 at approximately 11:51 a.m. EDT. The crew for STS-40 is Commander Bryan D. O'Connor, Pilot Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mission Specialists James P. Bagian, Tamara E. Jernigan and Margaret Rhea Seddon and Payload Specialists F. Drew Gaffney and Millie Hughes-Fulford.