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Technical Rendition of STS-71 Docked to Mir Main Content
NASA Center: Johnson Space Center
Image # : S-93-46073
Date : 1993

Title

Technical Rendition of STS-71 Docked to Mir

Full Description

Shown is a technical rendition of the Space Shuttle Atlantis docked to the Kristall module of the Russian Mir Space Station. The configuration shown is that of STS-71/Mir Expedition 18, a joint U.S. Russian mission completed in June 1995. The Space Shuttle/Mir combination, which was the largest space platform ever assembled, is shown overflying the Lake Baikal region of Russia. The Space Shuttle Atlantis appears in a new configuration for the STS-71 flight. The Russian developed Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) is used to link the Orbiter to the Kristall module. The APDS is mounted atop the U.S. developed external airlock that connects to a modified tunnel section leading to the Spacelab module in the far aft of the payload bay. Mir is shown in its 6 module configuration. The Kristall module has rotated to the forward docking port of the Mir Base Block to facilitate the docking of the Space Shuttle. The Priroda module is shown extending over the port wing of the Orbiter with its solar panel in the retracted position required by the dynamics of Orbiter/Mir docking. The Kvant 2 airlock module appears parallel to the Orbiter crew module, while the Spektr module is at the nadir and is hidden from view by the port solar panel of the Mir Base Block. The Kvant module is shown at the aft of the Mir Base Block with the solar panels of the Kristall module installed and fully extended. The Soyuz TM transport vehicle used for the launch and docking of the Mir Expedition 18 crew is docked to Kvant.

Keywords

Atlantis STS 71 Mir 18 APDS Kristall Priroda Spektr Kvant Soyuz

Subject Category

Shuttle-Mir, Space Shuttle

Reference Numbers

  • Center: JSC
  • Center Number: S-93-46073
  • GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000063

Source Information

  • Creator/Photographer: NASA
  • Original Source: DIGITAL

Image Information ( Copyright Notification )

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Thumbnail JPEG 71 90 14
Small JPEG 506 640 390
Medium JPEG 1185 1500 1,529
Large JPEG 2370 3000 3,762

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