The crew assigned to the STS-70 mission included (front left to right) Kevin R. Kregel, pilot; Nancy J. Currie, mission specialist; Terrence T, Henricks, commander; Mary Ellen Weber, mission specialist, and Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist. Launched aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery on July 13,9:41:55.078 am (EDT), the STS-70 mission’s primary payload was the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G).