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Space Shuttle Atlantis
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15 - 12 November 1995 - STS-74 - 39A - KSC - 8 days, 4 hours, 31 minutes, 42 seconds - 3,400,000 miles (5,500,000 km) - Carried docking module to Mir and docked to the Kristall module. During the three days of combined shuttle-Mir operations, Atlantis's crew transferred water, supplies, equipment and two new solar arrays to upgrade Mir.
16 - 22 March 1996 - STS-76 - 39B - Edwards AFB - 9 days, 5 hours, 16 minutes, 48 seconds - 3,800,000 miles (6,100,000 km) - Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of Shannon Lucid. STS-76 marked first flight of SPACEHAB pressurized module to support Shuttle-Mir dockings. Spacewalkers Linda Godwin and Michael Clifford conducted the first U.S. extravehicular activity (EVA) around the two mated spacecrafts.
17 - 16 September 1996 - STS-79 - 39A - KSC - 10 days, 3 hours, 19 minutes, 28 seconds - 3,900,000 miles (6,300,000 km) - Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of Shannon Lucid and John Blaha. First shuttle mission to the fully completed Mir in its final configuration. STS-79 also marked second flight of SPACEHAB module in support of Shuttle-Mir activities and first flight of SPACEHAB Double Module configuration.
18 - 12 January 1997 - STS-81 - 39B - KSC - 10 days, 4 hours, 56 minutes, 30 seconds - 3,900,000 miles (6,300,000 km) - Rendezvous with Mir, including crew transfer of John Blaha and Jerry Linenger. Carried the SPACEHAB double module and during five days of docked operations with Mir, the crews transferred water and supplies.
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