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STS-91:
STS91 is the ninth flight of the Shuttle-Mir Phase One docking missions.
The crew will bring back Andrew Thomas, the last long-duration American
crew member flown on the Russian Space Station Mir. This mission marks
the end of of the Shuttle-Mir Phase One Program and will open the way
for Phase Two: construction of the International Space Station.
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STS-90:
The STS90 crew patch reflects the dedication of the mission to the neurosciences
in celebration of the Decade of the Brain. The Earth is revealed through
a neuron-shaped window, which symbolizes new perspectives in the understanding
of nervous system development, structure, and function, both here on Earth
and in the microgravity environment of space. The Orbiter Columbia is
depicted with its open payload doors revealing the Spacelab within.
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STS-79:
STS-79 is the fourth in a series of NASA docking missions to the Russian
Mir Space Station, leading up to the construction and operation of the
International Space Station (ISS). As the first flight of the Spacehab
Double Module, STS-79 encompasses research, test and evaluation of ISS,
as well as logistics resupply for the Mir Space Station. STS-79 is also
the first NASA-Mir Amercian crew member exchange mission, with John Blaha
replacing Shannon Lucid.
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STS-76:
The STS-76 crew patch depicts the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Russian
Space Station Mir as the two space ships prepare for a rendezvous and
docking. The "spirit of 76", an era of new beginnings, is represented
by the Space Shuttle rising through the circle of 13 stars in the Betsy
Ross flag. STS-76 begins a new period of international cooperation in
space exploration with the Shuttle transport of a U.S. astronaut, Shannon
Lucid, to Mir for extended joint space research.
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