STS-79 Atlantis arrives at LC39A

[KSC-96PC-0994]

  • Photo Number: KSC-96PC-0994

  • Release Date: 20-Aug-1996

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-79
    • Description: The Space Shuttle Atlantis arrives at Launch Pad 39A at twilight. The second rollout to the pad brings Atlantis one step closer to a launch scheduled around September 12. Mission STS-79 will be highlighted by the fourth docking between the U.S. Space Shuttle and the Russian Space Station Mir, and the return to Earth of U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid after a record-setting stay aboard the station

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