
STS084-S-009 (15 May 1997) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis brightens up the early morning sky at Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Launch Complex 39 as it lifts off from Pad A at 4:07:48 a.m. (EDT), May 15, 1997. Onboard were astronauts Charles J. Precourt, Eileen M. Collins, Jean-Fran?ois Clervoy, C. Michael Foale, Carlos I. Noriega, Edward T. Lu and cosmonaut Elena V. Kondakova. Clervoy represents the European Space Agency (ESA) and Kondakova is with the Russian Space Agency (RSA).
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May 15, 1997
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