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STS-91 (Flight # 91) 2-12 June 1998

Discovery (24)

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
    Janet L. Kavandi [1], Mission Specialist
    Valery Victorovitch Ryumin [4], Mission Specialist (Russia)

Download:
    Andrew S. W. Thomas (Mir 25/STS-89)

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (53)
    Date: 2 June 1998
    Time: 22:06:24 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 208 nm
    Inclination: 51.6 degrees
    Orbits: 155
    Duration: 9 days, 19 hours, 53 minutes, 54 seconds
    Distance: 3.8 million miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL (44)
    Date: 12 June 1998
    Time: 18:00:18 UTC
    Rollout: 1 minute, 4 seconds (3,576 meters, 11,730 feet)

Highlights:
    This was the ninth and final Mir docking mission. Andy Thomas was returned from Mir.