The Russian Space Station Mir, backdropped against Earth, taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis following undocking from the station at the end of STS-71 July 4, 1995. On the 29th of June, 1995, STS-71 became the first Shuttle mission ever to dock with the station.

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The Russian Space Station Mir, backdropped against Earth, taken from the Space Shuttle Atlantis following undocking from the station at the end of STS-71 July 4, 1995. On the 29th of June, 1995, STS-71 became the first Shuttle mission ever to dock with the station.

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Size: 4800px × 3748px
Location: Earth Orbit
Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: color, earth, exploration, horizontal, mir, module, nasa, russia, russian, science, space, spacecraft, square, station, sts71, technology