1997-023A
STS-84 was another Spacehab-DM flight to Mir. A late addition to the Spacehab, in April, was a replacement Elektron oxygen generator. Although the plan was for MS Foale to replace Linenger aboard Mir, after the space station's equipment failures preparations were made in case both Foale and Linenger would return to Earth after the docking. In the event, the Mir troubles were deemed to be resolved and British-born Foale took his place aboard Mir.
STS-84's crew was remarkably international. The US-born crew members were commander Precourt, pilot Collins, and mission specialist Lu; Foale and Peruvian-born Carlos Noriega were also US citizens. They were joined by Elena Kondakova of the Russian Space Agency and French citizen Jean-Francois Clervoy of the European Space Agency.
Atlantis was launched on 1997 May 15 and docked with Mir early on May 17. Undocking on May 22 was a direct R-bar separation. In contrast to earlier missions, no flyaround of Mir was performed due to software modifications.
| STS-84 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Apr 19 | 2130 | Roll to VAB | |
| Mate to ET | |||
| 1997 Apr 24 | 1230 | Rollout to LC39A | |
| 1997 May 15 | 0807:48 | Launch | |
| 0809:52 | SRB sep T+2:04 | ||
| 0816:20 | MECO T+8:32 | 82 x 296 x 51.65 | |
| 0816:30 | ET sep | ||
| 0851:52 | OMS-2 23m/s 48s | 89.04 158 x 296 x 51.65 | |
| 0945:56 | PLBD open | ||
| 1147 | NC1 OMS-3 33m/s 68s | ||
| 1200 | 90.18 270 x 296 x 51.65 | ||
| 2347 | NC2 OMS-4 3m/s 11s | ||
| 2350 | 90.26 277 x 296 x 51.65 | ||
| 1997 May 16 | 0600 | 90.26 277 x 296 x 51.65 | |
| 1056 | NC3 OMS-5 28m/s 58s | ||
| 1200 | 91.26 277 x 395 x 51.65 | ||
| 2220 | NC4 OMS-6 27m/s 54s | ||
| 2255 | NCC RCS 0.4m/s 5s | ||
| 2353 | TI burn OMS-7 2m/s 9s | 92.31 379 x 396 x 51.66 | |
| 1997 May 17 | 0015 | MC1 RCS 0.1m/s 1s | |
| 0047 | MC2 RCS 0.6m/s 8s | ||
| 0057 | MC3 RCS 0.1m/s 1s | ||
| 0107 | MC4 RCS 0.3m/s 1s | ||
| 0233 | Docking with Mir | ||
| 0241 | Hard dock | ||
| 0425 | Hatch open | ||
| 1000 | 92.34 382 x 396 x 51.66 | ||
| 1415 | Foale to Mir 23 crew | ||
| 1415 | Linenger to STS-84 (122:04:30 as Mir crew) | ||
| Elektron O2 generator transferred | |||
| 1997 May 18 | 1200 | 92.34 383 x 395 x 51.66 | |
| 1997 May 21 | 1240 | Hatch closed | |
| 1997 May 22 | 0103:56 | Undocked | 92.34 384 x 393 x 51.7 |
| 0109 | Stationkeep at 27m | ||
| 0113 | Resume sep | ||
| 0117 | Stationkeep at 90 m | ||
| 0121 | Resume sep | ||
| 0134 | Stationkeep at 450 m | ||
| 0141 | Resume sep | ||
| 0152 | Leave corridor at 1 km | ||
| 0330 | 92.25 376 x 393 x 51.7 | ||
| 1997 May 24 | 0815 | PLBD closed | 376 x 392 x 51.6 |
| 1223:33 | OMS DO 3:09 101m/s | ||
| 1226:42 | OMS cutoff | 33 x 394 x 51.6 | |
| 1256 | Entry interface 115 km | ||
| 1327:44 | MGTD KSC RW33 9:05:19:56 | ||
| 1327:52 | NGTD | ||
| 1328:35 | Wheels stop | ||
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