Commemorates Atlantis to Mir mission for historic space cooperation
Highlights key mission events including launch, docking, and scientific experiments
Showcases first Spacehab pressurized module flight supporting shuttle dockings
Features details on the O-ring issue and subsequent mission safety review
Includes information on scientific experiments conducted in microgravity
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Launch Highlights
The launch was set for March 21 pending the resolution of an issue concerning wiper O-rings on the nozzle-to-case joints on both Redesigned Solid Rocket Motors (RSRMs) flown on the previous mission, STS-75. A different situation from STS-71/STS-70 the O-ring issue that occurred in 1995 and affected the nozzl