Shuttle heads home after Mir crew swap

The Space Shuttle STS 84/Atlantis undocked from the Russian Mir 1 space station on 21 May, ending the sixth joint flight in the successful Shuttle Mir Mission (SMM) programme. The Atlantis, which was used to deliver a new oxygen generator and repair gear to the Mir among 1,800kg of equipment, ...

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