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NASA image: The landing of STS-81 Atlantis, OV-104, on a runway at KSC's SLF
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Jan 22, 1997

The landing of STS-81 Atlantis, OV-104, on a runway at KSC's SLF

STS081-S-010 (22 Jan. 1997) --- A drag chute is deployed as the Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls toward a wheels stopped...

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NASA image: STS-81 preflight photos taken at the Kennedy Space Center
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Jan 7, 1997

STS-81 preflight photos taken at the Kennedy Space Center

S97-00254 (17 Dec 1996) --- The STS-81 flight crew goes over pre-flight checklists on the flight deck of the Space...

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NASA image: The landing of STS-81 Atlantis, OV-104, on a runway at KSC's SLF
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Jan 22, 1997

The landing of STS-81 Atlantis, OV-104, on a runway at KSC's SLF

STS081-S-008 (22 Jan. 1997) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-81 Mission Specialist Jeff Wisoff prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39B with help from White Room closeout crew members Danny Wyatt (center) and Al Rochford.
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Jan 12, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-81 Mission Specialist Jeff Wisoff prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39B with help from White Room closeout crew members Danny Wyatt (center) and Al Rochford.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-81 Mission Specialist Jeff Wisoff prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis at...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-81 Mission Commander Michael Baker prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39B with help from White Room closeout crew members Chris Meinert (left) and Danny Wyatt.
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Jan 12, 1997

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-81 Mission Commander Michael Baker prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39B with help from White Room closeout crew members Chris Meinert (left) and Danny Wyatt.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-81 Mission Commander Michael Baker prepares to enter the Space Shuttle Atlantis at...

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NASA image: KSC-96pc1346
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Dec 10, 1996

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis rolls out to Pad 39B for mission STS-81

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NASA image: KSC-96pc1347
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Dec 10, 1996

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis rolls out to Pad 39B for mission STS-81

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NASA image: KSC-96pc1345
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Dec 10, 1996

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis rolls out to Pad 39B for mission STS-81

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NASA image: KSC-96pc1344
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Dec 10, 1996

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis and a turtle race out to Pad 39B for mission STS-81

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NASA image: STS-81 launch view
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Jun 15, 1998

STS-81 launch view

STS081-S-007 (12 Jan. 1997) --- Framed by a silhouette of Florida foliage, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from...

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NASA image: STS-81 launch view
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Jun 15, 1998

STS-81 launch view

STS081-S-005 (12 Jan. 1997) --- Lighting up an early morning sky, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Pad 39B...

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NASA image: STS-81 launch view
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Jun 15, 1998

STS-81 launch view

STS081-S-006 (12 Jan. 1997) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Pad 39B at 4:27:23 a.m. (EST) Jan. 12,...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc150
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Jan 12, 1997

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Pilot Jett talks to members of the suiting crew in the white room at Pad 39B before entering the Space Shuttle...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Jan 12, 1997

Microgravity

Lysozyme crystal grown on STS-81. A protein model for documentation of the effects of microgravity on crystal...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc217
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Jan 23, 1997

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Returning NASA astronaut and former Mir 22 crew member John E. Blaha (left), puts his arm around his wife, Brenda,...

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NASA image: Astronauts Michael Foale and Jerry Linenger training with Russian Orlan suit
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Sep 13, 1996

Astronauts Michael Foale and Jerry Linenger training with Russian Orlan suit

COLOR 13 SEPTEMBER 1996 S96-14353 JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS STS-81 TRAINING VIEW --- In the Johnson Space...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc188
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Jan 22, 1997

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The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc194
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Jan 22, 1997

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The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth...

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NASA image: Pilot Fullerton examines SE-81-8 Insect Flight Motion Study
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Mar 30, 1982

Pilot Fullerton examines SE-81-8 Insect Flight Motion Study

STS003-23-178 (22-30 March 1982) --- Astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, STS-3 pilot, examines Student Experiment 81-8...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc121
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Jan 8, 1997

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STS-81 Mission Commander Michael A. Baker talks to the press at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after he and his...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc196
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Jan 22, 1997

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (center) and KSC Director of Shuttle Operations...

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NASA image: KSC-97pc189
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Jan 22, 1997

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan....

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NASA image: Mir Base Block and Spektr modules
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Jan 15, 1997

Mir Base Block and Spektr modules

STS081-E-05501 (16 Jan. 1997) --- A view of several elements of the Russia's Mir Space Station complex as seen from...

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NASA image: MS Grunsfeld at pilot's station on forward flight deck
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Feb 26, 1997

MS Grunsfeld at pilot's station on forward flight deck

STS081-368-018 (12-22 Jan. 1997) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-81 mission specialist, mans the pilot's...

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