Overview
STS-86 launched with crew member David Wolf on September 25, 1997. He replaced Mir astronaut Michael Foale and joined Mir-24 crewmembers Anatoly Solovyev and Pavel Vinogradov. Wolf had been scheduled to be the final Mir astronaut, but was tapped to go instead of astronaut Wendy Lawrence, who was deemed ineligible due to a change in Mir requirements. After the Progress supply vehicle collision during Mike Foale's residency, it was determined that all Mir residents must be trained and ready for extravehicular activities (EVAs), and an EVA suit could not be prepared for Lawrence in time for launch. Wolf returned to Earth with STS-89, landing on January 31, 1998, after 128 days in space.

Crew List
Anatoly Solovyev
Pavel Vinogradov
Dave Wolf

Crew Biographies
Mir-24 Weekly Reports
Interviews

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