STS-74 view of Mir

Russia's Mir space station as seen from Space Shuttle Atlantis, soon after they began their rendezvous and docking operations on 15 November 1995. Mir's crew consisted of cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko, commander, and Sergei Avdeyev, engineer, and ESA's Thomas Reiter. [Image Date: 15-11-96] [97.06.011-001]