STS-86 Commander James Wetherbee speaks at TCDT

[KSC-97PC-1355]

  • Photo Number: KSC-97PC-1355

  • Release Date: 09-Sep-1997

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-86
    • Description: STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee speaks to media representatives and other onlookers during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39A. This will be his fourth spaceflight. STS-86 will be the seventh docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. During the docking, STS-86 Mission Specialist David A. Wolf will transfer to the orbiting Russian station and become a member of the Mir 24 crew, replacing U.S. astronaut C. Michael Foale, who has been on the Mir since the last docking mission, STS-84, in May. Launch of Mission STS-86 aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis is targeted for Sept. 25.

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