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Today in History: Atlantis makes first U.S. dock with Mir

6/29/2026

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On 29 June 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis performed the first U.S. shuttle docking with Russia’s Mir station, marking a milestone in the Shuttle-Mir partnership. After a two-day rendezvous, Atlantis’s docking module latched onto Mir’s Kristall port, enabling crew exchange and joint experiments that deepened U.S.–Russian space cooperation.

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On 29 June 1995, Space Shuttle Atlantis performed the first U.S. shuttle docking with Russia’s Mir station, marking a milestone in the Shuttle-Mir partnership. After a two-day rendezvous, Atlantis’s docking module latched onto Mir’s Kristall port, enabling crew exchange and joint experiments that deepened U.S.–Russian space cooperation.