Space Shuttle Projects

In this close-up of Space Shuttle Atlantis, the STS-74 crew is looking out the rear window. STS-74, launched on November 12, 1995, was the second Space Shuttle/Mir docking mission. Objectives accomplished included the delivery and installation of the Docking Module, making it possible for the Space Shuttle to dock easily with the Russian space station, Mir. The Orbiter Atlantis also delivered water, supplies, and equipment, including two new solar arrays to upgrade Mir, and returned to Earth on November 25, 1995 with experiment samples, equipment for repair and analysis, and products manufactured on the Station.