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STS-74

space shuttle mission
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STS-74 astronauts with Mir crew
STS-74 astronauts with Mir crew STS-74 crew members, American astronaut Kenneth D. Cameron (second from left) and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (bottom right), posing with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Avdeyev (left) and Yury Gidzenko (centre) and German astronaut Thomas Reiter (top right) aboard the Mir space station, November 1995.

STS-74 was a mission of the space shuttle Atlantis that visited the Russian space station Mir in November 1995. The primary objective of STS-74 was to attach a new docking module to Mir. This module served as an airlock for future shuttle missions and provided a connection point for the shuttle to dock with the station.12

The mission was part of a broader cooperative effort between the United States and Russia in space exploration, aimed at gaining experience in operating with a space station and conducting microgravity research. This collaboration was a significant step in the development of international space programs.3

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  1. Mir
  2. space exploration - Crewed spaceflights, 1990–99
  3. space station - Revival of the U.S. station program

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