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Mir Above
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Mir Above |
| Explanation |
Photographed from [ http://shuttle-mir.nasa.gov/shuttle-mir/photos/sts89/ esc/Flightday09/ ] the approaching Space Shuttle Endeavour [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961130.html ], the Mir space station floats above the clouds of planet Earth. Mir's modular construction [ http://www.hq.nasa.gov/osf/mir/ ], bristling with solar panels and antennas, lends it a slightly whimsical [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960603.html ], insect-like appearance. Astronaut Andrew Thomas [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thomas-a.html ] was dropped off at Mir by Endeavour in January and recently picked up by the Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-91 [ http://www.imoc.com/sts-91/ ], the ninth and last Mir docking mission. Thomas' 4 1/2 month stay culminates the shuttle-Mir program [ http://shuttle-mir.nasa.gov/shuttle-mir/ ] in which seven U.S. astronauts spent a total of 977 days with Russian crews on board Mir. The experience gained will be applied toward the construction [ http://station.nasa.gov/reference/factsheets/index.html#firstflights ] of the International Space Station [ http://station.nasa.gov/ ] scheduled to begin with launches in November and December 1998 [ http://station.nasa.gov/news/pressrel/ksc66-98.html ]. |
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STS-89 Night Launch of Endea
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| Title |
STS-89 Night Launch of Endeavour |
| Description |
The Space Shuttle Endeavour cuts a bright swath through the dark sky as it blazes a trail toward the Russian Space Station Mir. Endeavour lifted off successfully at its scheduled time of 9:48:15 EST on Jan. 22 from Pad 39A. STS-89 is the eighth docking with the Russian Space Station Mir, the first Mir docking for Endeavour (all previous dockings were made by Atlantis), and the first launch of 1998. After docking with Mir, Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. |
| Date |
01.22.1998 |
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STS-91 Mission Specialist Ry
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STS-91 Mission Specialist Ryumin participates in TCDT activities |
| Description |
STS-91 Mission Specialist Valery Ryumin, with the Russian Space Agency, participates in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is a dress rehearsal for launch. STS- 91 is scheduled to be launched on June 2 with a launch window opening around 6:10 p.m. EDT. The mission will feature the ninth Shuttle docking with the Russian Space Station Mir, the first Mir docking for Discovery, the conclusion of Phase I of the joint U.S.-Russian International Space Station Program, and the first flight of the new Space Shuttle super lightweight external tank. The STS-91 flight crew includes Commander Charles Precourt, Pilot Dominic Gorie, and Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Ph.D., and Janet Kavandi, Ph.D. Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will be returning to Earth with the crew after living more than four months aboard Mir. |
| Date |
05.06.1998 |
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Crewmember activities in the
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STS-91 crewmember activities
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STS091-369-002
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1998-07-09 |
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NASA |
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STS091-369-002 |
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STS-91 crewmember activity i
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STS091-361-034
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1998-07-07 |
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NASA |
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STS091-361-034 |
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STS091-370-035
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1998-07-09 |
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NASA |
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STS091-370-035 |
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MS Wolf shows the Cocult exp
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STS-89 Mission Specialists D
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STS089-390-008
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1998-03-03 |
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NASA |
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STS089-390-008 |
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STS-91 and Mir 25 crew portr
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STS-91 and Mir 25 crew portr
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STS091-703-031
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1998-06-06 |
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NASA |
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STS091-703-031 |
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STS-89 and Mir 24 crewmember
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STS-89 and Mir 24 crewmember
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1998-03-04 |
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STS-89 and Mir 24 crewmember
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STS-89 and Mir 24 crewmember
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1998-03-04 |
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s89e5307 |
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Crewmember activity in the o
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STS-91 Mission Specialist An
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STS091-403-019
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1998-07-13 |
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NASA |
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STS091-403-019 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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Various views of crewmember
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5060 |
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5050 |
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Thomas runs in the Kristall
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NASA 7 crewmember Andrew Tho
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STS091-375-009
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1998-07-09 |
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NASA |
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STS091-375-009 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5044 |
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5052 |
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Crewmember activity in the o
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STS-91 Mission Specialist An
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STS091-403-017
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1998-07-13 |
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NASA |
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STS091-403-017 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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Various views of crewmember
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s91e5062
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5062 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5066 |
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5067 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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Various views of crewmember
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5063 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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johnsonspacecentermediaarchi
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5056 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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Various views of crewmember
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5054 |
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MS Thomas wears a Sokol spac
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STS-89 Mission Specialist An
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s89e5240
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1998-03-03 |
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NASA |
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s89e5240 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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Various views of crewmember
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IMAGE |
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5068 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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IMAGE |
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5058 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5057 |
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MS Thomas wears a Sokol spac
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STS-89 Mission Specialist An
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s89e5234
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1998-03-03 |
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NASA |
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s89e5234 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5066 |
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Crewmember activity in the M
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1998-07-14 |
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NASA |
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s91e5064 |
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STS-91 crew is greeted at th
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The STS-91 crew is greeted a
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STS091-379-013
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1998-07-10 |
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NASA |
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STS091-379-013 |
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STS-89 and Mir 24 crews sign
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The STS-89 and Mir 24 crews
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STS089-335-001
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1998-02-23 |
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NASA |
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STS089-335-001 |
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STS-91 crew is greeted at th
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The STS-91 crew is greeted a
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STS091-379-015
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1998-07-10 |
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NASA |
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STS091-379-015 |
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STS-89 Commander Terrence Wi
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| Description |
STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt gets ready to train in an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. Standing inside the M-113 vehicle is Wilcutt while George Hoggard, a training officer with KSC Fire Services, sits atop the armored personnel carrier. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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The STS-89 crew pose at Kenn
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| Description |
The STS-89 crew pose at Kennedy Space Center?s (KSC?s) Shuttle Landing Facility after flying in from NASA?s Johnson Space Center to begin Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with the opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. Endeavour is targeted for launch of STS-89 on Jan. 22 at 9:48 p.m. EST. From left to right are Mission Specialists Salizhan Sharipov, of the Russian Space Agency, Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., and James Reilly, Ph.D., Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., Pilot Joe Edwards Jr., and Mission Specialist Michael Anderson. Mission STS-89 will be the first mission of 1998 and the eighth to dock with Russia?s Mir Space Station, where Thomas will succeed David Wolf, M.D., who has been on Mir since September 28. The STS-89 mission is scheduled to last nine days |
| Release Date |
01/07/1998 |
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STS-89 Mission Specialist An
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| Description |
STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., poses in his T-38 jet trainer after landing with other members of the flight crew at KSC?s Shuttle Landing Facility from NASA?s Johnson Space Center to begin Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with the opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. Endeavour is targeted for launch of STS-89 on Jan. 22 at 9:48 p.m. EST., which will be the first mission of 1998 and the eighth to dock with Russia?s Mir Space Station, where Thomas will succeed David Wolf, M.D., who has been on Mir since September 28. The STS-89 mission is scheduled to last nine days |
| Release Date |
01/07/1998 |
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STS-89 Mission Specialist Sa
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| Description |
STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency drives the M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities while George Hoggard, a training officer with KSC Fire Services, gets a free ride. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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STS-89 Mission Specialist Sa
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| Description |
STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency gets ready to drive the M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities while George Hoggard, a training officer with KSC Fire Services, sits atop the vehicle. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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STS-89 Mission Specialist An
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| Description |
STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D. gets ready to drive an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. Standing inside the M-113 is Dr. Thomas while George Hoggard, a training officer with KSC Fire Services, sits atop the vehicle. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, Dr. Thomas will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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STS-89 Mission Specialist Bo
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| Description |
STS-89 Mission Specialist Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., prepares to drive an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Jim Bell, USA senior instructor for technical training, explains the emergency egress system at KSC?s Launch Pad 39A to, left to right, STS-89 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., who will transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir, and Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., as well as to Commander Terrence Wilcutt. Dr. Thomas will succeed David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. The seven astronauts assigned to the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking flight are completing Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at KSC. A dress rehearsal for launch, the TCDT includes emergency egress training at the launch pad and culminates with a simulated countdown. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing preparations for liftoff, scheduled for Jan. 22. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency stands in a slidewire basket on the emergency egress system at KSC?s Launch Pad 39A, as Jim Bell, USA senior instructor for technical training, explains the egress system to him and to STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D, at right. Dr. Thomas will transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir and succeed David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. The seven astronauts assigned to the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking flight are completing Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. A dress rehearsal for launch, the TCDT includes emergency egress training at the launch pad and culminates with a simulated countdown. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing preparations for liftoff, scheduled for Jan. 22. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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The STS-89 crew pose in fron
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| Description |
The STS-89 crew pose in front of an M-113 armored personnel carrier while participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. Posing, from left to right, are Mission Specialists Michael Anderson and Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., Pilot Joe Edwards Jr., and Mission Specialists Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency and James Reilly, Ph.D. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, Dr. Thomas will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency participates in a question and answer session for the media during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at KSC. The seven astronauts assigned to the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking flight are at KSC for this dress rehearsal for launch, which includes emergency egress training at the launch pad and culminates with a simulated countdown. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing preparations for liftoff, scheduled for Jan. 22. STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D, will transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir, and succeed David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., participates in a question and answer session for the media as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown activities. The STS-89 mission will be the eighth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, Dr. Thomas will transfer to the space station, succeeding David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June. STS-89 is scheduled for a Jan. 22 liftoff at 9:48 p.m |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt participates in a question and answer session for the media during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at KSC. The seven astronauts assigned to the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking flight are at KSC for this dress rehearsal for launch, which includes emergency egress training at the launch pad and culminates with a simulated countdown. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is undergoing preparations for liftoff, scheduled for Jan. 22. STS-89 Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D, will transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir, and succeed David Wolf, M.D., who will return to Earth aboard Endeavour. Dr. Thomas will live and work on Mir until June |
| Release Date |
01/09/1998 |
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -
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| Description |
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- During emergency egress training, STS-91 Pilot Dominic Gorie and Mission Commander Charles Precourt practice slidewire basket procedures on the 195-foot level of Launch Complex 39A. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight to provide crews with an opportunity to participate in simulated countdown scenarios. STS-91 is scheduled to be launched on June 2 with a launch window opening around 6:10 p.m. EDT. The mission will feature the ninth Shuttle docking with the Russian Space Station Mir, the first Mir docking for Discovery, the conclusion of Phase I of the joint U.S.-Russian International Space Station Program, and the first flight of the new Space Shuttle super lightweight external tank. The STS-91 flight crew also includes Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Ph.D., Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., and Valery Ryumin, with the Russian Space Agency. Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will be returning to Earth with the crew after living more than four months aboard Mir |
| Release Date |
05/07/1998 |
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The SPACEHAB Single Module,
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| Description |
The SPACEHAB Single Module, is shown from the aft, with the SPACEHAB Universal Communication System (SHUCS) payload attached, in Discovery's payload bay shortly before the payload bay doors are closed for the flight of STS-91 at Launch Pad 39A. Launch is planned for June 2 with a window opening around 6:10 p.m. EDT. The single SPACEHAB module houses experiments to be performed by the astronauts and serves as a cargo carrier for items to be transferred to and from the Russian Space Station Mir. Flying for the first time, the SHUCS payload will be used to send and receive telephone voice and faxes, as well as provide video images of the crew from the SPACEHAB module, to test the improved availability of payload uplink and downlink communications with the ground. STS-91 will also feature the ninth Shuttle docking with the Russian Space Station Mir, the first Mir docking for Discovery, the conclusion of Phase I of the joint U.S.-Russian International Space Station Program, and the first flight of the new Space Shuttle super lightweight external tank. The STS-91 flight crew includes Commander Charles Precourt, Pilot Dominic Gorie, and Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Ph.D., Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., and Valery Ryumin, with the Russian Space Agency. Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., will be returning to Earth with the crew after living more than four months aboard Mir |
| Release Date |
05/26/1998 |
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