Front row (L-R): Joe Edwards, Terrence Wilcutt, Bonnie Dunbar
Back row (L-R): David Wolf, Salizhan Sharipov, James Reilly, Andy Thomas, Michael Anderson
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Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-89) was launched January 22, 1998 to the space station Mir. Its crew consisted of Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Pilot Joe Edwards, James Reilly, Michael Anderson, Bonnie Dunbar, Salizhan Sharipov (Roscosmos) and Andy Thomas.
Endeavour carried Andy Thomas to Mir and brought David Wolf back. Both were part of expedition Mir EO-24. The crew returned to Earth January 31.
Anatoly Solovyev, born January 16, 1948 in the former Soviet Union, is a veteran of five space flights and holds the world record for number of spacewalks performed, sixteen.
His first mission was aboard Soyuz TM-5 to he space station Mir as part of expedition Mir EP-2 in June 1988. He spent about 10 days before returning to Earth Soyuz TM-4.
His second flight was aboard Soyuz TM-9 in February 1990 as part of Expedition Mir EO-6. He remained aboard until August 1990. He conducted two EVAs to effect repairs.
His third flight was aboard Soyuz TM-15 to Mir in July 1992 as part of expedition Mir EO-12. Solovyev conducted four EVAs. He returned to Earth in February 1993.
Solovyev's fourth flight was aboard Atlantis (STS-71) as mission specialist to Mir in June 1995. He was part of expedition Mir EO-19. During the mission, he conducted three EVAs. He returned to Earth aboard Soyuz TM-21 in September 1995.
His fifth and final fligh was aboard Soyuz TM-26 to Mir in August 1997 as part of expedition Mir EO-24. He conducted seven EVAs to set the record at sixteen. He returned to Earth in February 1998.
Michael Foale, born January 6, 1957 in Lincolnshire, England, is a veteran of six space missions. He is the only NASA astronaut to have spent extended missions on Mir and the International Space Station. He is the first Briton to perform a spacewalk and holds the record for time-in-space for a UK citizen.
His first mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-45) as mission specialist in March-April 1992.
His second mission was aboard Discovery (STS-56) as mission specialist in April 1993.
His third mission was aboard Discovery (STS-63) as mission specialist in February 1995. It was the first space shuttle mission to dock with Mir. He conducted his first EVA with fellow astronaut Bernard Harris, the first African-American astronaut to conduct an EVA.
His fourth mission was aboard Atlantis (STS-84) as mission specialist to Mir launched in May 1997. He was part of expeditions Mir EO-23 and Mir EO-24. He returned to Earth aboard Atlantis (STS-86) in October 1997.
His fifth flight was aboard Discovery (STS-103) as mission specialist to service the Hubble Space Telescope in December 1999. He conducted an EVA with fellow astronaut Claude Nicollier.
His sixth and final mission was aboard Soyuz TMA-3 to the ISS launched in October 2003 as part of Expedition 8. He conducted an EVA with fellow astronaut Aleksandr Kaleri. He returned to Earth in April 2004.
