STS-81 Flight Day 9

Abstract

On this ninth day of the STS-81 mission, the flight crew, Cmdr. Michael A. Baker, Pilot Brent W. Jett, Mission Specialists, John M. Grunsfeld, Marsha S. Ivins, Peter J.K. Wisoff, and John Blaha, are flying on their own after undocking the Mir Space Station. Following the separation Pilot Brent Jett initiates a two-revolution flyaround of the Russian complex at a distance of about 560 feet. Jett fires maneuvering jets to separate Atlantis from Mir for the final time until May, when the shuttle will return on STS-84 to deliver astronaut Mike Foale to the outpost as Jerry M. Linenger's replacement.