STS-79
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STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.
STS-79 commander Readdy (left) and Mir EO-22 commander Korzun (right) in Mir's Docking Module
Left to right - Seated: Apt, Wilcutt, Readdy, Akers, Walz; Standing: Lucid, BlahaSpace Shuttle program← STS-78STS-80 →
An overhead view of Atlantis as she sits atop the mobile launcher platform (MLP) before the launch of STS-79.
Mir as seen during the undocking of Atlantis.
Space Shuttle Atlantis
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is a retired Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle which belongs to NASA, the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Atlantis was manufactured by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and was delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985. Atlantis is also the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J made from October 3 to 7, 1985.
Atlantis in orbit in 2010, during STS-132
Space Shuttle Atlantis as it transits the Sun
Melted aluminum plating on Atlantis's right wing underside (STS-27)
Atlantis docked to the International Space Station during STS-132 mission