Mir space station

Mir Space Station — Shuttle Atlantis Docking & Crew Greeting | Mission Control Korolev | 15 Jan 1997

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Live feed projected inside TsUP shows NASA astronaut Jerry Linenger floating aboard Mir to join Russian commander Valery Korzun. VIPs and flight directors watch the televised handshake from red-seat gallery. Unique coverage of STS-81 hatch-opening,

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Soviet Launch Crew Positions Booster on Baikonur Pad (c. 1980s)

Baikonur Dawn — Engineers Ready a Soviet Booster for Liftoff (c. 1980s)

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Baikonur Soviet Engineers 1980s Morning frost glitters as workers roll a silver-grey rocket onto Pad 17They crank gantry arms, bolt umbilicals, then salute the scarlet flag whipping above.Steam sighs from valves; klaxons bark. Next stop:

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