STS-84
Launched: May 15, 1997 4:07:48 a.m. EDT
Landing: May 24, 1997, 9:27:44 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space Shuttle: Atlantis
Crew: Commander Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Eileen M. Collins, Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale, Carlos I. Noriega, Edward T. Lu, Jean-Francois Clervoy and Elena V. Kondakova.
Sixth Shuttle-Mir docking highlighted by transfer of fourth successive U.S. crew member to the Russian Space Station. U.S. astronaut Mike Foale exchanged places with Jerry Linenger, who arrived at Mir January 15 with the crew of shuttle mission STS-81. Linenger spent 123 days on Mir and just over 132 days in space from launch to landing, placing him second behind U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid for most time spent on-orbit by an American. Another milestone reached during his stay was one-year anniversary of continuous U.S. presence in space that began with Lucid's arrival at Mir March 22, 1996. Other activities conducted during the mission included investigations using the Biorack facility, located in the SPACEHAB Double Module in Atlantis' payload bay, a photo survey of Mir during docked operations, environmental air samplings and radiation monitoring.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts084-s-001
Date: January 1997
STS-84
Launched: May 15, 1997 4:07:48 a.m. EDT
Landing: May 24, 1997, 9:27:44 a.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space Shuttle: Atlantis
Crew: Commander Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Eileen M. Collins, Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale, Carlos I. Noriega, Edward T. Lu, Jean-Francois Clervoy and Elena V. Kondakova.
Sixth Shuttle-Mir docking highlighted by transfer of fourth successive U.S. crew member to the Russian Space Station. U.S. astronaut Mike Foale exchanged places with Jerry Linenger, who arrived at Mir January 15 with the crew of shuttle mission STS-81. Linenger spent 123 days on Mir and just over 132 days in space from launch to landing, placing him second behind U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid for most time spent on-orbit by an American. Another milestone reached during his stay was one-year anniversary of continuous U.S. presence in space that began with Lucid's arrival at Mir March 22, 1996. Other activities conducted during the mission included investigations using the Biorack facility, located in the SPACEHAB Double Module in Atlantis' payload bay, a photo survey of Mir during docked operations, environmental air samplings and radiation monitoring.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts084-s-001
Date: January 1997