Night Launch From the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Launch Pad 39B, the Space Shuttle Atlantis heads toward Earth-orbit and an eventual docking with Russia's Mir Space Station.
Mir has been in space for ten years and a two man crew (Mir-21) awaits the arrival of Atlantis. The launch occurred on time at 3:13:04 AM.
22 March 1996
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