NASA Photo ID: STS21724042          File Name: 21724042.jpg 


Description: 
  COLOR 23 MARCH 1996
  NM21-724-042 JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON,
  TEXAS MIR-21 VIEW OF ATLANTIS --- Backdropped
  against a "floor" of clouds, this view of the
  Space Shuttle Atlantis was taken by the two
  Mir-21 cosmonaut crew members onboard Russia's
  Mir Space Station, during rendezvous and docking
  operations on March 23, 1996.  Part of a solar
  array panel connected to the Mir is seen in the
  foreground.  The Orbiter Docking System (ODS),
  the connective tunnel and the Spacehab module can
  be seen in Atlantis' cargo bay.  With the
  subsequent delivery of astronaut Shannon W. Lucid
  to the Mir, the Mir-21 crew grew to three, as the
  mission specialist quickly becomes a cosmonaut
  guest researcher.  She will spend approximately
  140 days on Mir before returning to Earth.
  
  
  

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