Reviewed individual mission infobox, actual crew, backup and support crew sections, named payload examples, NASA primary mission clock/site record and location coordinates. Actual flight, backup and ground support roles remain distinct. No orbital or lunar event is assigned an Earth anchor.
Mission-control shift rosters and the complete experiment-contributor network are not exhaustively covered. Source clock discrepancies are stated in the individual chart qualification.
Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and source trail
Sources and review
Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Chart type
event chart
Visibility
public event
Data quality
source review cleared
Library status
Reviewed public record
Source review
Reviewed source notes
Public reports
0
Reviewed
Oct 29, 2026, 6:52 AM
Source quality
Source quality: exact documented - second precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Earth launch as recorded in the reviewed NASA clock source. The individually viewed NASA mission-summary table (printed 2-49, PDF67) explicitly gives actual liftoff 214:15:02:00Z and repeated main-gear touchdown 223:12:23:25Z for 1991. This resolves the earlier 59-versus 00 launch-second hold by using the later as-flown primary report. Its UTC landing and Wikipedia agree; the report’s local 6:23 EDT label is internally incompatible with 12:23 UTC and is not adopted. Wheel stop 12:24:24 UTC is distinct from main-gear touchdown. The pilot is Michael A.Baker, independently identified by both the mission article and report, not a namesake.