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STS-84 (Flight # 84) 15-24 May 1997

Atlantis (19)

Crew:
    Charles J. Precourt [3], Commander
    Eileen M. Collins [2], Pilot
    Carlos I. Noriega [1], Mission Specialist
    Edward T. Lu [1], Mission Specialist
    Jean-Francois Clervoy [2], Mission Specialist (France/ESA)
    Yelena V. Kondakova [2], Mission Specialist (Russia)

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    C. Michael Foale [4], Mission Specialist

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    Jerry M. Linenger, (STS-81) Mission Specialist

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (48)
    Date: 15 May 1997
    Time: 08:07:48 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 184 statute miles
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 144
    Duration: 9 days, 5 hours, 19 minutes, 56 seconds
    Distance: 4.0 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (37)
    Date: 24 May 1997
    Time: 13:27:44 UTC
    Rollout: 51 seconds (2,555 meters, 8,384 feet)

Highlights:
    This was the sixth docking of the shuttle to Mir. Jerry Linenger and Michael Foale exchanged places aboard the Mir.