Mir 22 and STS-81 crews gather after rendezvous and docking

STS081-E-05432 (15 Jan. 1997) --- Left to right, astronaut John E. Blaha, his cosmonaut guest researcher replacement Jerry M. Linenger and Michael A. Baker, mission commander, shortly after docking and hatch opening. Blaha had just joined the NASA crew, having served as a cosmonaut guest researcher aboard Russia's Mir Space Station since mid September 1996. The photograph was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), which was used throughout the 10-day mission to downlink current photographs of the crews' joint activities.