S71E0106 - STS-071 - Astronaut Robert Gibson looks down docking tunnel toward Mir commander

The original finding aid described this as:

Description: STS-71 mission commander Robert ``Hoot`` Gibson (foreground), looks towards tunnel that moments later led to an historic reunion in Earth orbit. Shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station linked in space, Gibson made his way through a special docking tunnel to greet the three-member crew aboard the Mir. One of the other STS-71 crewmembers recorded this scene with an electronic still camera (ESC).

Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, COSMONAUTS, SPACECRAFT DOCKING, STS-71, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, TUNNELS, ATLANTIS (ORBITER), MIR SPACE STATION

Date Taken: 7/1/1995

Categories: Crew Activities

Interior_Exterior: Interior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Digital Still

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-71