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| | 01.22.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 20
NASA’s first Shuttle mission of 1997 came to an end early this morning when Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center to conclude Shuttle Mission STS-81.
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| | 01.21.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 19
Atlantis’ astronauts are readying for their planned return to Earth tomorrow, having tested the Shuttle’s key flight control systems for entry and landing.
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| | 01.20.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 18
With the exchange of two crew members and more than three tons of food, water, equipment and experiment samples complete, the main objectives of Atlantis’ international cooperation mission have been achieved and the astronauts aboard the space shuttle are turning their attentions toward packing up for the return home.
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| | 01.20.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 17
NASA's first Shuttle mission of 1997 began this morning with launch of Atlantis on Mission STS-81. Launch came at the opening of the available launch window at 3:27 a.m. CST.
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| | 01.19.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 16
The crews of the docked Atlantis-Mir complex were awakened at 5:27 p.m. CST to the song, "So Long, Farewell," from the musical "The Sound of Music" and quickly began making final preparations for undocking, scheduled for 8:15 p.m. CST.
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| | 01.19.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 15
With all of their joint transfer activities complete, Atlantis’ astronauts and the cosmonauts of the Mir Space Station bid farewell to one another following five days of docked operations in which more than three tons of food, water and supplies were moved back and forth between the two spacecraft.
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| | 01.18.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 14
As flight controllers prepare to awaken the nine astronauts and cosmonauts of the orbiting Atlantis-Mir complex for their final full day of docked operations, a decision on whether to extend the STS-81 mission has been delayed.
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| | 01.18.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 13
NASA's first Shuttle mission of 1997 began this morning with launch of Atlantis on Mission STS-81. Launch came at the opening of the available launch window at 3:27 a.m. CST.
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| | 01.17.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 12
Astronauts and cosmonauts on board the Atlantis-Mir space station complex so far have completed 86 percent of the planned transfer of items, moving almost 6,000 pounds of supplies, experiment equipment and samples between the two vehicles, and another 1,100 pounds of water for use on the Mir space station after Atlantis undocks.
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| | 01.17.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 11
Atlantis’ astronauts and the cosmonauts of the Mir Space Station continued to transfer hundreds of pounds of food, water and supplies between each other’s spacecraft today in the third day of joint docked operations for the nine crewmembers.
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| | 01.16.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 10
As the nine astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the Atlantis-Mir complex slept today, scientists on the ground took advantage of television cameras in Atlantis’ payload bay to perform a detailed inspection of Mir’s exterior.
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| | 01.12.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 9
The nine astronauts and cosmonauts of the Atlantis-Mir space complex pressed ahead this morning with the transfer of food, water and supplies to each other’s spacecraft in the second day of joint operations of the STS-81 mission.
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| | 01.15.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 8
Astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Space Station Mir enjoyed an extended sleep period today as the spacecraft continued to orbit the Earth in tandem at an altitude of 240 miles.
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| | 01.15.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 7
Astronaut Jerry Linenger became the fourth American to occupy a position on the Russian Space Station Mir early this morning following the docking of Atlantis to the Russian outpost late Tuesday.
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| | 01.14.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 6
STS-81 Commander Mike Baker’s first words to Mission Control this morning were "Good morning, Houston – 500 miles to go."
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| | 01.14.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 1
Atlantis’ astronauts continued their chase of the Mir Space Station and closed in for a docking with the Russian outpost tonight as they wrapped up their third day of orbital operations.
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| | 01.13.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 4
Atlantis and its six-member crew continue to close on Russia’s Mir space station with docking set for 9:53 p.m. CST Tuesday.
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| | 01.13.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 3
Atlantis' six astronauts spent their first full day on orbit by activating many of the experiments on board and preparing for tomorrow's docking with Russia's Mir Space Station.
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| | 01.12.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 2
Atlantis' six astronauts began their first full day on orbit, waking at 4:27 p.m. CST today after an eight-hour sleep period following Sunday's on-time launch at 3:27 a.m.
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| | 01.12.97 - STS-81, Mission Control Center Status Report # 1
NASA's first Shuttle mission of 1997 began this morning with launch of Atlantis on Mission STS-81. Launch came at the opening of the available launch window at 3:27 a.m. CST.
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