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Summary
The original finding aid described this as:
Description: View of the exterior of the Mir space station Base Block.
Subject Terms: MIR SPACE STATION, SURVEYS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, STS-74, ATLANTIS (ORBITER)
Date Taken: 12/19/1995
Categories: Mir Station Configuration
Interior_Exterior: Exterior
Ground_Orbit: On-orbit
Original: Film - 35MM CN
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-74
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Date
1995
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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