STS-84 crew boards Astrovan for trip to LC 39A during TCDT

[KSC-97PC-0747]

  • Photo Number: KSC-97PC-0747

  • Release Date: 29-Apr-1997

    • Description: The crew of Space Shuttle Mission STS-84 leaves the Operations and Checkout Building en route to Launch Pad 39A via the astronaut van, at right. The crew is participating in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. Leading the seven-member crew, from left, are Pilot Eileen Marie Collins and Commander Charles J. Precourt. Mission Specialist Elena V. Kondakova from the Russian Space Agency is directly behind them. In the next row, from left, are Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale and Carlos I. Noriega. In the last row, from left, are Mission Specialists Jean-Francois Clervoy of the European Space Agency and Edward Tsang Lu. STS-84 will be the sixth docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. After docking, Foale will transfer to the space station and become a member of the Mir 23 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut Jerry M. Linenger, who will return to Earth aboard Atlantis. Foale will live and work on Mir until mid-September when his replacement is expected to arrive on the STS-86 mission. STS-84 is targeted for a May 15 liftoff.

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