STS-60
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STS-60 was the first mission of the U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, and the 18th flight of Discovery, in which Sergei K. Krikalev became the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a Space Shuttle. Th
The SPACEHAB-2 in Discovery's payload bay, as Canadarm grapples the Wake Shield Facility (WSF-1).
Clockwise from bottom left: Reightler, Chang-Díaz, Sega, Krikalev, Davis and BoldenSpace Shuttle program← STS-61 (59)STS-62 (61) →
Launch of STS-60
The Wake Shield Facility grappled by the Canadarm.
Sergei Krikalev
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Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev is a Russian mechanical engineer and former cosmonaut. He is a veteran of six spaceflights, including two long-duration missions to Mir, two short-duration missions abo
STS-60
…STS-60 was the first mission of the U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, and the 18th flight of Discovery, in which Sergei K. Krikalev became the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard a Space Shuttle. The mission used NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, which lifted off from Launch Pad 39A…
Krikalev in 2022
Expedition 11 commander Sergei Krikalev dons a training space suit.
Krikalev with James H. Newman (left) during STS-88