STS-89 Mission Summary
Launch
January 22, 1998,
9:48:15 p.m. EST
Endeavour returned to space after completing its first Orbiter Maintenance
Down Period, becoming first orbiter other than Atlantis to dock with Mir.
On May 22, 1997, mission managers announced Endeavour would fly STS-89
instead of Discovery. Launch originally targeted for Jan. 15, 1998, changed
first to no earlier than Jan. 20 and then Jan. 22, per request from the
Russian space program to allow completion of activities on Mir. First
launch overseen by one of two new rotational launch directors, Dave King,
following retirement of veteran Launch Director Jim Harrington.
Landing
January 31, 1998,
5:35:09 p.m. EST
Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Rollout distance: 9,790 feet (2,984
meters). Rollout time: One minute, 10 seconds. Mission duration: eight
days, 19 hours, 46 minutes, 54 seconds. Landed on orbit 139. Logged 3.6
million statute miles. Landed on first opportunity at KSC, marking 13th
consecutive landing in Florida and 20th in the last 21 missions.
Crew
List
Terrence
W. Wilcutt, Commander
Joe
F. Edwards, Pilot
Bonnie
J. Dunbar, Payload Commander
Michael
P. Anderson, Mission Specialist
James
F. Reilly, II, Mission Specialist
Salizhan
Shakirovich Sharipov,RSA Mission Specialist
NASA-7
Arrival
Andrew
S. W. Thomas,
Mission Specialist
NASA-6
Departure
David
A. Wolf, Mission Specialist
Crew
Biographies
Mission
Highlights
