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Sep 17, 1996

Microgravity

Sharnon Lucid aboard STS-79, with the Glovebox in MIR Priroda module. Priroda is the Russian word for nature.

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 16, 1996

Microgravity

STS-79, Spacelab DM, Mir-docking-4, Shuttle and Mir Docking

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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Apr 1, 1996

Space Shuttle Projects

STS-79 was the fourth in a series of NASA docking missions to the Russian Mir Space Station, leading up to the...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 16, 1996

Microgravity

STS-79 Shuttle/Mir docking to retrieve Astronaut Sharnon Lucid from Mir Space Station; full shot of Mir Space...

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NASA image: STS-79 crew insignia
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Sep 9, 1998

STS-79 crew insignia

STS79-S-001 (April 1996) --- STS-79 is the fourth in a series of NASA docking missions to the Russian Mir Space...

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NASA image: STS-79 preparation views
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Jul 18, 1996

STS-79 preparation views

S96-11816 (1 June 1996) --- The space shuttle Atlantis completes the final Earth-bound leg of its journey into...

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NASA image: Earth Observation taken by STS-79 crew
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Jun 7, 2011

Earth Observation taken by STS-79 crew

STS79-E-5164 (20 September 1996) --- As the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station orbited Earth...

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NASA image: STS-79 landing views
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Sep 26, 1996

STS-79 landing views

STS079-S-022 (26 Sept. 1996) --- The main landing gear of the space shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 at...

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NASA image: STS-79 landing views
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Sep 26, 1996

STS-79 landing views

STS079-S-021 (26 Sept. 1996) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Atlantis is fully deployed as the orbiter rolls...

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NASA image: Joint STS-79 & Mir 22 crew in-flight portrait
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Sep 23, 1996

Joint STS-79 & Mir 22 crew in-flight portrait

STS79-E-5289 (23 September 1996) --- Crew members of STS-79 and Mir-22 pose for final group portrait aboard Russia's...

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NASA image: Space Shuttle Projects
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May 1, 1996

Space Shuttle Projects

The crew assigned to the STS-79 mission included (seated front left to right) Jerome (Jay) Apt, mission specialist;...

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NASA image: STS-79 and Mir 22 gift exchange ceremony
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Sep 20, 1996

STS-79 and Mir 22 gift exchange ceremony

STS79-E-5180 (20 September 1996) --- The entire crews of STS-79 and Mir-22 are shown during a gift exchange ceremony...

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NASA image: STS-79 commander at entrance to docking module
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Sep 23, 1996

STS-79 commander at entrance to docking module

STS79-E-5300 (23 September 1996) --- Astronaut William F. Readdy (foreground), STS-79 commander, bids farewell to...

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NASA image: STS-79 preflight crew portrait
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Sep 9, 1998

STS-79 preflight crew portrait

STS079-S-002 (May 1996) --- In various venues, these seven astronauts have been in training for several months for...

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NASA image: STS-79 and Mir cosmonauts in the docking module prior to undocking
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Oct 29, 1996

STS-79 and Mir cosmonauts in the docking module prior to undocking

STS079-347-033 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Valeri G. Korzun and William F. Readdy, commanders, for Mir-22 and STS-79,...

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NASA image: STS-79 crew watches from aft flight deck during undocking from Mir
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Mar 26, 1997

STS-79 crew watches from aft flight deck during undocking from Mir

STS079-S-097 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Left to right, Terrence W. (Terry) Wilcutt, pilot; Shannon W. Lucid, mission...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-79 Commander William F. Readdy arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility with five fellow astronauts, ready to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). The TCDT is a dress rehearsal for launch for the flight crew and launch team. Over the next several days, the astronauts will take part in training exercises at the launch pad that will culminate in a simulated launch countdown. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is being prepared for liftoff on STS-79 around Sept. 12.
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Aug 25, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-79 Commander William F. Readdy arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility with five fellow astronauts, ready to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). The TCDT is a dress rehearsal for launch for the flight crew and launch team. Over the next several days, the astronauts will take part in training exercises at the launch pad that will culminate in a simulated launch countdown. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is being prepared for liftoff on STS-79 around Sept. 12.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-79 Commander William F. Readdy arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility with five...

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NASA image: Microgravity
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Sep 16, 1996

Microgravity

Astronaut Jerome Apt works at the Extreme Temperature Translation Furnace.

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NASA image: STS-79 crewmembers preparing stowage for transfer
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Oct 17, 1996

STS-79 crewmembers preparing stowage for transfer

STS079-309-022 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, in the Spacehab, goes over an inventory of supplies...

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NASA image: STS-79 and Mir 22 crew portrait
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Oct 31, 1996

STS-79 and Mir 22 crew portrait

STS079-349-022 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- The traditional inflight crew portrait, taken in Russia's Mir Space Station...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-79 astronauts arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft from Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left are Mission Specialists John E. Blaha and Tom Akers; Commander William F. Readdy; PIlot Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Jay Apt and Carl E. Walz. The astronauts are at KSC for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch. They are scheduled to lift off around Sept. 12 on Mission STS-79, the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir.
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Aug 25, 1996

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-79 astronauts arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft from Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left are Mission Specialists John E. Blaha and Tom Akers; Commander William F. Readdy; PIlot Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Jay Apt and Carl E. Walz. The astronauts are at KSC for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, a dress rehearsal for launch. They are scheduled to lift off around Sept. 12 on Mission STS-79, the fourth docking between the U.S. Shuttle and Russian Space Station Mir.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-79 astronauts arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility in their T-38 aircraft...

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NASA image: STS-79 and Mir 22 crew activities in the Priroda module
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Oct 31, 1996

STS-79 and Mir 22 crew activities in the Priroda module

STS079-350-028 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Aboard Russian Mir Space Station's Spektr Module, astronaut John E. Blaha, now...

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NASA image: STS-79 crew on flight deck during rendezvous with Mir
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Nov 4, 1996

STS-79 crew on flight deck during rendezvous with Mir

STS079-358-027 (16-26 September 1996) --- Astronaut William F. Readdy looks over a checklist at the commander's...

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NASA image: STS-79 crew at aft flight deck overhead windows with Mir in background
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Nov 1, 1996

STS-79 crew at aft flight deck overhead windows with Mir in background

STS079-353-007 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, on the Space Shuttle Atlantis' aft flight deck,...

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