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September 1997
Atlantis docks with the troubled Russian space station Mir, delivering American astronaut David Wolf and taking home astronaut Michael Foale who had been on Mir since May.
Shuttle Atlantis back on Earth - October 6 Shuttle undocks from Mir for trip home - October 3 Shuttle crew unloads space supplies for Mir - September 28 Shuttle Atlantis links up with Mir - September 27 Atlantis up and away to Mir - September 25 STS-86 Atlantis Mission Page
May 1997
Atlantis docked with the problem-plagued Mir, picking up U.S. astronaut Jerry Linenger and leaving astronaut Mike Foale instead.
Atlantis returns with astronaut Linenger - May 24, 1997 Atlantis leaves Mir - May 22, 1997 Shuttle Atlantis makes repair call to Mir - May 16, 1997 Atlantis lifts off with Mir repair gear - May 15, 1997 STS-84 Atlantis mission page at NASA
January 1997
The mission was part of the Shuttle/Mir program, which has expanded U.S. research on Mir by providing materials for experiments aboard the station as well as returning samples and data to Earth.
Atlantis blasts off for Mir rendezvous - January 12, 1997 STS-81 Atlantis mission page at NASA
September 1996
A rendezvous and docking with the Russian Mir Space Station and the exchange of astronauts -- including the holder of the world record for longest space flight ever by a U.S. astronaut -- were the highlights of Atlantis's mission.
Atlantis has flawless docking with Mir - September 18, 1996
Atlantis closes in on Mir - September 17, 1996
Atlantis soars toward Mir - September 16, 1996
Shannon Lucid's homeward bound countdown begins - September 13, 1996
STS-79 Atlantis mission page at NASA
March 1996
The third of nine planned Shuttle-Mir missions delivered the first American woman to serve as a station researcher to the Russian station.
Emotional farewell marks Atlantis undocking - March, 28 1996
Space walk by U.S. astronauts a success - March 27, 1996
Atlantis gracefully docks with Mir - March 23, 1996
Astronaut Lucid set for cultural changes aboard Mir - March 22, 1996
Atlantis speeds toward Mir - March 22, 1996
Hydraulic leak won't shorten shuttle mission - March 22, 1996
High winds delay shuttle launch - March 20, 1996
STS-76 Atlantis mission page at NASA
November 1995
This mission marked the first combined effort by the European, Russian, Canadian, and U.S. space agencies. The shuttle crew installed a docking module on Mir and delivered a supplies to the station.
Atlantis touches down in Florida - November 20, 1995
Atlantis prepares for Monday's scheduled landing - November 19, 1995
Atlantis, Mir go separate ways - November 18, 1995
Atlantis and Mir prepare to separate - November 17, 1995
Guitar, gifts, food aboard Atlantis-Mir - November 16, 1995
Atlantis and Mir: together again - November 15, 1995
Interview with shuttle astronauts - November 14, 1995
Shuttle Atlantis prepares for docking with Mir - November 13, 1995
Shuttle to dock with Mir - November 12, 1995
STS-74 Atlantis mission page at NASA
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