Reviewed individual mission infobox, actual crew, backup and support crew sections, named payload examples, NASA primary mission clock/site record and location coordinates. Actual flight, backup and ground support roles remain distinct. No orbital or lunar event is assigned an Earth anchor.
Mission-control shift rosters and the complete experiment-contributor network are not exhaustively covered. Source clock discrepancies are stated in the individual chart qualification.
The runway-number disagreement does not establish an exact touchdown coordinate. Onboard Mir residents outside the actual return roster are not flight passengers.
Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and source trail
Sources and review
Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Chart type
event chart
Visibility
public event
Data quality
source review cleared
Library status
Reviewed public record
Source review
Reviewed source notes
Public reports
0
Reviewed
Oct 29, 2026, 6:52 AM
Source quality
Source quality: exact documented - second precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
Earth launch as recorded in the reviewed NASA clock source. Original summary PDF 128 confirms actual liftoff 18:06:24 EDT. Main-gear touchdown 18:00:17 UTC differs from NASA/Wikipedia 18 seconds, so their agreed minute is adopted. Wheel stop 18:01:28 is separate. The last Shuttle–Mir docking flight launches six and returns seven, including Thomas; the returning researcher is not assigned to this flight’s ascent. Report/Wikipedia Runway 15 and NASA webpage Runway 33 conflict; only the shared landing-complex point is used.