Mir space station as seen after undocking from the shuttle Atlantis
STS79-E-5355 (16-26 September 1996) --- Several minutes later, the STS-79 astronauts enjoyed this view of the Russia's Mir Space Station complex backdropped against the blackness of space over Earth's horizon. A thin blue line of airglow runs parallel with Earth's horizon.
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s79e5355
Date Created
September 24, 1996
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JSC
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