STS-81

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STS-81
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date January 12, 1997 (1997-01-12)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1997-001A
Inclination 51.6 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 24711
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 2250 kg
Payload Mass Down 8247.27 kg
Orbiter Atlantis
Lift Off Mass 2,050,354.55 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 113,607.27 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 97,478.18 kg
Landed Concrete runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 161
Orbital Altitude 213 nautical miles (245 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Michael A. Baker
  • Pilot: Brent W. Jett Jr.
    • Mission Specialist 1: John M. Grunsfeld
    • Mission Specialist 2: Marsha S. Ivins
    • Mission Specialist 3: Peter J.K. "Jeff" Wisoff

ISS/Mir Crew Transport

    • Jerry M. Linenger - up only, John E. Blaha - down only


Mission

The STS 81 flight was the fifth in a series of joint missions between the US Space Shuttle and the Russian Space Station Mir and the second one involving an exchange of US astronauts. Shorthly after docking, STS 81 crew member Jerry Linenger transferred over to the station, becoming a member of the Mir 22 crew. Linenger replaced astronaut John Blaha, who had been aboard the orbiting facility since mid-September. He spent a total of 128 days in space, 118 of them as a Mir crew member. The payloads consisted of the following: Spacehab - The Spacehab double module in the payload bay contained many of the logistical items that were transferred to Mir. It also provided extra space for experiments such as Biorack. KidSat - The electronic still cameras aboard the shuttle supported the second flight of KidSat, as part of NASA's three-year pilot education program designed to bring the frontiers of space exploration to 15 US middle school classrooms via the Internet. DTOs/DSOs - Development Test Objectives and Detailed Supplementary Objectives. The crew consisted of the following: Commander - Michael A Baker Pilot - Brent W. Jett Mission Specialist - John M. Grunsfeld Mission Specialist - Marsha S. Ivins Mission Specialist - Peter J.K. Wisoff Mission Specialist - Jerry M. Linenger Mission Specialist - John E. Blaha

Payload

SPACEHAB 06 double module; orbiter docking system; Shuttle-Mir Mission 05 middeck science, Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX); Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM); KidSat


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