STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee, at center, is greeted by KSC Space Shuttle officials shortly after landing the orbiter Atlantis on KSC’s Runway 15. Shuttle Operations Director Bob Sieck is at left; Launch Director Jim Harrington is at Wetherbee’s right. The nearly 11-day mission ended with main gear touchdown at 5:55:09 p.m. EDT, Oct. 6, 1997. STS-86 was the seventh docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date October 6, 1997