STS-81 was the fifth of nine planned missions to Mir and the second one involving an exchange of U.S. astronauts. Astronaut John Blaha, who had been on Mir since September 19, 1996, was replaced by astronaut Jerry Linenger. Linenger spent more than four months on Mir. He returned to Earth on Space Shuttle Mission STS-84.

1997年1月12日 · STS-81 replaced U.S. astronaut John Blaha with Jerry Linenger, after Blaha's 118-day stay aboard Russian Space Station Mir. It transferred the most materials to date, during this fifth of nine dockings. Atlantis also returned the first plants to complete a life cycle in space — a crop of wheat planted by Shannon Lucid and grown from seed to seed.

1996年9月26日 · Experiments included the Treadmill Vibration Isolation and Stabilization System (TVIS) designed to be used aboard the proposed Russian Service Module of the International Space Station. In addition, the Shuttle’s vernier jet thrusters were …

Onboard STS-81 was Jerry Linenger, who would replace U.S. astronaut John Blaha after his four-month stay aboard the Russian space station Mir. This mission, the fifth of nine dockings, transferred the most materials to date.

The STS-81 mission is part of the NASA/Mir program which consists of nine Shuttle-Mir dockings and seven long duration flights of U.S. astronauts aboard the Russian space station. The U.S. astronauts will launch and land on a Shuttle and serve as

STS-81 (January 12-22, 1997) was a 10-day mission, the fifth to dock with Russia's Space Station Mir, and the second to exchange U.S. astronauts. The mission also carried the Spacehab double module providing additional middeck locker space for secondary experiments.

2015年5月1日 · 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.

2020年3月27日 · Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC) and landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC), Runway 33. This was the fifth of nine planned missions to Mir and the second one involving an exchange of U.S. astronauts. Astronaut John Blaha, who was on Mir since September 19, 1996, was replaced by astronaut Jerry Linenger.

1997年1月12日 · STS-81 was the fifth of nine planned missions to Mir and the second one involving an exchange of U.S. astronauts. Astronaut John Blaha, who had been on Mir since September 19, 1996, was replaced by astronaut Jerry Linenger.

The flight crew of the STS-81 Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis Commander Michael A. Baker, Pilot Brent W. Jett Jr., and Mission Specialists, John M. Grunsfeld, Marsha S. Ivins, Peter J.K. Wisoff, and John M. Linenger present an overview of their mission.