St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: September 16, 2021

St. Louis MO

16 September, 2021

10:42 AM

Description

Press release from St. Louis Science Center: September 16, 2021 On this date in 1969, Space Shuttle Atlantis began it STS-79 mission docking with the Russian space station Mir. This was the 79th Space Shuttle mission and the 17th flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.