page_title: STS-79
hierarchical_section_title: STS-79
caption_attribution_description: English: STS-79 mission commander William Readdy and Mir EO-22 commander Valeri Korzun seen conversing in the Mir docking module, with the Orbiter Docking System of the Space Shuttle Atlantis visible through the hatch behind them.
context_page_description: STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.
context_section_description: STS-79 was the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, and the 79th mission of the Space Shuttle program. The flight saw Atlantis dock with the Russian space station Mir to deliver equipment, supplies and relief personnel. A variety of scientific experiments were also conducted aboard Atlantis by her crew. It was the first shuttle mission to rendezvous with a fully assembled Mir, and the fourth rendezvous of a shuttle to the space station.
caption: STS-79 commander Readdy (left) and Mir EO-22 commander Korzun (right) in Mir's Docking Module
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