Landing of STS-71 space shuttle Atlantis
STS071-S-070 (7 July 1995) --- The drag chute of the Space Shuttle Atlantis is deployed as the spacecraft touches down on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Shuttle landing facility. The Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) piloted by astronaut Robert D. Cabana, is visible in upper left. The landing completed an historic mission in space involving a linkup with Russia?s Mir Space Station and the Space Shuttle Atlantis, a total of six astronauts and four cosmonauts. Onboard for the landing were six NASA astronauts and two cosmonauts. Touchdown occurred at 10:55 a.m. (EDT), July 7, 1995.
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sts071-s-070
Date Created
July 7, 1995
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JSC
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