STS-91
Launched: June 2, 1998, 6:06:24 p.m. EDT
Landing: June 12, 1998, 2:00:18 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space Shuttle: Discovery
Crew: Commander Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Janet L. Kavandi and Valery Victorovitch Ryumin.
STS-91 docked to the ISS and transferred crew members, equipment, and supplies. Andy Thomas officially became a member of Discovery's crew, completing 130 days of living and working on Mir. The transfer wrapped up a total of 907 days spent by seven U.S. astronauts aboard the Russian space station as long-duration crew members. During the next four days, the Mir 25 and STS-91 crews transferred more than 1,100 pounds of water, and almost 4,700 pounds of cargo experiments and supplies were exchanged between the two spacecraft.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts091-s-001
Date: March 1998
STS-91
Launched: June 2, 1998, 6:06:24 p.m. EDT
Landing: June 12, 1998, 2:00:18 p.m. EDT, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Space Shuttle: Discovery
Crew: Commander Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, Janet L. Kavandi and Valery Victorovitch Ryumin.
STS-91 docked to the ISS and transferred crew members, equipment, and supplies. Andy Thomas officially became a member of Discovery's crew, completing 130 days of living and working on Mir. The transfer wrapped up a total of 907 days spent by seven U.S. astronauts aboard the Russian space station as long-duration crew members. During the next four days, the Mir 25 and STS-91 crews transferred more than 1,100 pounds of water, and almost 4,700 pounds of cargo experiments and supplies were exchanged between the two spacecraft.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts091-s-001
Date: March 1998