STS Mission Commanders

This section includes profiles and biographies of the STS Mission Commanders for the Shuttle-Mir Program. To read their biographies, select their name or photograph. To view a list of crew members for each mission, select the STS mission number.








Charles F. Bolden

Commander STS-60

Launch-February 3, 1994
Landing-February 11, 1994

James D. Wetherbee

Commander STS-63

Launch-February 3, 1995
Landing-February 11, 1995

Commander STS-86

Launch-September 25, 1997
Landing-October 6, 1997


Robert L. "Hoot" Gibson

Commander STS-71

Launch-June 27, 1995
Landing-July 7, 1995

Kenneth D. Cameron

Commander STS-74

Launch-November 1, 1995
Landing-November 8, 1995

Kevin P. Chilton

Commander STS-76

Launch-March 22, 1996
Landing-March 31, 1996

William F. Readdy

Commander STS-79

Launch-September 16, 1996
Landing-September 26, 1996

Michael A. Baker

Commander STS-81

Launch-January 12, 1997
Landing-January 22, 1997

Charles J. Precourt

Commander STS-84

Launch-May 15, 1997
Landing-May 24, 1997

Commander STS-91

Launch-May 29, 1998
Landing-June 7, 1998


Terrence W. Wilcutt

Commander STS-89

Launch-January 15, 1998
Landing-January 25, 1998