STS-84
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| Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Human Crew |
| Launch date | May 15, 1997 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1997-023A |
| Inclination | 51.6 degrees |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | 24804 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| PDMP Information | Here |
| Telecommunications Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 8971.6 kg |
| Payload Mass Down | 8812.27 kg |
| Orbiter | Atlantis |
| Lift Off Mass | 2,049,923.64 kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Liftoff | 113,465.45 kg |
| Orbiter Weight at Landing | 97,211.36 kg |
| Landed | Concrete runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. |
| Orbits of Earth | 144 |
| Orbital Altitude | 213 nautical miles (245 statute miles) |
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Crew
- Commander: Charles J. Precourt
- Pilot: Eileen Marie Collins
- Payload Commander:
- Mission Specialist 1: Jean-Francois Clervoy, European Space Agency
- Mission Specialist 2:
- Mission Specialist 3: Elena V. Kondakova, RSC Energia
- Mission Specialist 4: Carlos I. Noriega
- Mission Specialist 5: Edward T. Lu
- Payload Specialist 1:
- Payload Specialist 2:
ISS/Mir Crew Transport
- Jerry M. Linenger (down only) C. Michael Foale (up only)
Mission
The STS 84 mission was the 6th Shuttle/Mir docking mission and was part of the NASA/Mir program which consisted of nine dockings and seven long duration flights of US astronauts aboard the Russian space station. The previous Shuttle/Mir missions were STS 71, 74, 76, 79 and 81. This series of missions expanded US research on Mir by providing resupply materials for experiments to be performed aboard the station as well as returning experiment samples and data to Earth. STS 84 involved the transfer of 7,314 pounds of water and logistics to and from the Mir. During the docked phase, 1,025 pounds of water, 844.9 pounds of US science equipment, 2,576.4 pounds of Russian logistics along with 392.7 pounds of miscellaneous material was transferred to Mir. Returned to Earth aboard Atlantis was 897.4 pounds of US science material, 1,171.2 pounds of Russian logistics, 30 pounds of ESA material and 376.4 pounds of miscellaneous material. The crew consisted of the following members: Charles J. Percourt - Mission Commander Eileen M. Collins - Pilot C. Michael Foale - Mission Specialist Carlos I. Noreiga - Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu - Mission Specialist Jean-Francois Clervoy - ESA Mission Specialist Elena V. Kondakova - RSA Mission Specialist Downloaded from Mir - Jerry M. Linenger C. Michael Foale stayed aboard Mir, replacing Linenger.
EVA
Payload
SPACEHAB 07 double module/Mir 06; transfer tunnel; transfer tunnel extension; orbiter docking system; European Space Agency proximity operations sensor (EPS); Shuttle-Mir Mission 06 middeck science; Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM); Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME) III; Shuttle Ionospheric Modification With Pulsed Local Exhaust (SIMPLEX) Liquid Motion Experiment (LME); Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) - Single-Locker Thermal Enclosure System (STES); Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX); Electrolysis Performance Improvement Concept Study (EPICS)
Mission patch: 
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