STS-91

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STS-91

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Mission name	STS-91
Space Shuttle	Discovery
Launch pad	39-A
Launch date	June 2, 1998 6:06:24 p.m. EDT
Landing	June 12, 1998 2:00:17 p.m. EDT, KSC
Mission duration	9 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes 1 second
Orbital altitude	160 nautical miles (296 km)
Orbital inclination	51.60 degrees
Crew photo
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STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station. It was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on June 2, 1998.

Contents 1 Crew 1.1 Landed and returned from Mir 2 Mission parameters 2.1 9th Mir docking mission 3 Mission highlights 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Crew

• Charles J. Precourt (4), Commander
• Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1), Pilot
• Wendy B. Lawrence (3), Mission Specialist
• Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (6), Mission Specialist -  Costa Rica
• Janet L. Kavandi (1), Mission Specialist
• Valery Ryumin (4), Mission Specialist -  Russia

[edit] Landed and returned from Mir

• Andrew S. W. Thomas (2)

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