STS-91 Mission Summary
Launch
June 2, 1998,
6:06:24 p.m. EDT
The countdown proceeded smoothly except for a slight delay in operations
to load the external tank with cryogenic propellant to evaluate a few
technical issues. As planned, launch managers determined the exact orbital
location of the Mir Space Station during the countdownÆs T-9-minute built-in
hold. The decision was then made to launch Discovery at 6:06 p.m. to achieve
optimum Shuttle system performance and to accommodate Shuttle-Mir rendezvous
activities.
Landing
June 12, 1998,
2:00:18 p.m. EDT
Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Rollout distance 11,730 feet (3,576
meters). Rollout time: one minute, four seconds. Mission duration: nine
days, 19 hours, 54 minutes, two seconds. Landed on orbit 155. Logged 3.8
million statute miles. Landed on first opportunity at KSC, marking the
15th consecutive landing in Florida and 22nd in the last 23 missions.
Crew
List
Charles
J. Precourt, Commander
Dominic
L. Pudwill Gorie, Pilot
Wendy
B. Lawrence, Mission Specialist
Franklin
R. Chang-Diaz, Mission Specialist
Janet
L. Kavandi, Mission Specialist
Valery
Victorovitch Ryumin, RSA Mission Specialist
NASA-7
Departure
Andrew
S. W. Thomas, Mission Specialist
Crew
Biographies
Mission
Highlights
