COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Human Spaceflight Collection
Record
General Description:
STS-91 Shuttle Mission Imagery
Description:
STS091-727-051 (2-12 June 1998) --- Russia's Mir space station is backdropped over the blue and white planet Earth in this medium range photograph recorded during the final fly-around of the members of the fleet of NASA's shuttles. Seven crew members, including Andrew S.W. Thomas, were aboard the Discovery when the photo was taken; and two of his former cosmonaut crewmates remained aboard Mir. Thomas ended up spending 141 days in space on this journey, including time aboard the Space Shuttles Endeavour and Discovery, which delivered and retrieved him to and from the Mir.
image id:
Photo-91727051
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Russian Mir Space Station
facet_where:
Russia
facet_when:
12 June 1998
facet_when_year:
1998
UID:
SPD-SPFLT-Photo-91727051
