# STS71L - STS-71 Launch Cover
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 Silk Cover Commemorates Launch Of 69th Space Shuttle Mission
Now you can add this Colorano Silk Covers to your collection. It pays tribute to the launch of the STS-71 space shuttle mission. This was Americaâs 100th human space launch. The Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on June 27, 1995, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board was a crew of five NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts. They would later travel to Russiaâs Mir Space Station, where the Russians would relieve their countrymen who were on the space station. The cachet (picture) shows the crew and three occupants of the space station. After the 9-day mission, the Atlantis returned to the Kennedy Space Center on July 7.
This cover is a neat piece of NASA history. It would make a nice addition to your space collection. Order yours today.
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First U.S. Space Shuttle Docking To MirÂ
The mission, STS-71, was the third in the U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir program. It began on June 27, 1995, when the Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the 100th U.S. human space launch from Cape Canaveral.
Atlantis reached Mir two days later at 9 am on June 29, completing the first docking between a U.S. Space Shuttle and the Mir. It was also the first time U.S. and Russian spacecraft linked up in orbit since the Apollo-Soyuz test project 20 years earlier.
When the two craft were linked, they had a total mass of about 225 metric tons. Once linked, the crews met in the Mir for a welcoming ceremony. The crews then spent about 100 hours over the next five days conducting a number of operations.
On July 4 the crews held a farewell ceremony before undocking. The returning crew of eight people was the largest in shuttle history. They landed back on Earth on July 7.
Click here for more about the mission from the NASA website.
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 Silk Cover Commemorates Launch Of 69th Space Shuttle Mission
Now you can add this Colorano Silk Covers to your collection. It pays tribute to the launch of the STS-71 space shuttle mission. This was Americaâs 100th human space launch. The Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on June 27, 1995, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board was a crew of five NASA astronauts and two Russian cosmonauts. They would later travel to Russiaâs Mir Space Station, where the Russians would relieve their countrymen who were on the space station. The cachet (picture) shows the crew and three occupants of the space station. After the 9-day mission, the Atlantis returned to the Kennedy Space Center on July 7.
This cover is a neat piece of NASA history. It would make a nice addition to your space collection. Order yours today.
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First U.S. Space Shuttle Docking To MirÂ
The mission, STS-71, was the third in the U.S./Russian Shuttle-Mir program. It began on June 27, 1995, when the Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This was the 100th U.S. human space launch from Cape Canaveral.
Atlantis reached Mir two days later at 9 am on June 29, completing the first docking between a U.S. Space Shuttle and the Mir. It was also the first time U.S. and Russian spacecraft linked up in orbit since the Apollo-Soyuz test project 20 years earlier.
When the two craft were linked, they had a total mass of about 225 metric tons. Once linked, the crews met in the Mir for a welcoming ceremony. The crews then spent about 100 hours over the next five days conducting a number of operations.
On July 4 the crews held a farewell ceremony before undocking. The returning crew of eight people was the largest in shuttle history. They landed back on Earth on July 7.
Click here for more about the mission from the NASA website.