On this day in space! Sept. 19, 1996: NASA's space shuttle Atlantis docks at Russia's Mir space station on STS-79

NASA's STS-79 mission to Mir on Atlantis marked the first-ever U.S. astronaut crew change by a visiting shuttle.

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Copy link Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Sept. 19, 1996, the space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment.