U.S. Mir Residents

This section includes profiles and biographies of the U.S. Mir Residents. To read their biographies, select their name or photograph. To view a list of crew members for each Mir increment or STS mission, select the increment or mission number.








Norm Thagard

NASA-1 Resident

Mir 18

Launch - March 14, 1995
(Soyuz TM-21)

STS-71

Landing - July 7, 1995
(Atlantis)


Shannon Lucid

NASA-2 Resident

STS-76

Launch - March 22, 1996
(Atlantis)

STS-79

Landing - September 26, 1996
(Atlantis)


John Blaha

NASA-3 Resident

STS-79

Launch - September 16, 1996
(Atlantis)

STS-81

Landing - January 22, 1997
(Atlantis)


Jerry Linenger

NASA-4 Resident

STS-81

Launch - January 12, 1997
(Atlantis)

STS-84

Landing - May 24, 1997
(Atlantis)


Michael Foale

NASA-5 Resident

STS-84

Launch - May 15, 1997
(Atlantis)

STS-86

Landing - October 6, 1997
(Atlantis)


David Wolf

NASA-6 Resident

STS-86

Launch - September 25, 1997
(Atlantis)

STS-89

Landing - January 31, 1998
(Endeavour)


Andy Thomas

NASA-7 Resident

STS-89

Launch - January 22, 1998
(Endeavour)

STS-91

Landing - June 12, 1998
(Discovery)