The Space Shuttle Atlantis completes the journey to Launch Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis is being prepared for a March 21 liftoff on Mission STS-76, which will be highlighted by the third docking between the U.S. Shuttle and the Russian Space Station Mir and the transfer of U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid to the station for an extended stay.
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NASA
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The Space Shuttle Atlantis completes the journey to Launch Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis is being prepared for a March 21 liftoff on Mission STS-76, which will be highlighted by the third docking between the U.S. Shuttle and the Russian Space Station Mir and the transfer of U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid to the station for an extended stay.