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Description: Survey photos of the Mir space station taken by the crew of the STS-86 orbiter Atlantis include: Docking module (DM) and docking target. Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) is also visible on the edge of the DM (001-6, 010-5). Russian Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) on the end of the Kvant 2 module (007-9). Spektr solar array SP#2 (016-8). Progress resupply vessel (019-21). Kvant module (022-4). Kvant 2 (025-36).
Subject Terms: MIR SPACE STATION, SURVEYS, STS-86
Date Taken: 10/27/1997
Original: Film
Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-86
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space station
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Date
1997
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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