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| Keywords: sts-66 sts66 november3 november14 1994 atlantis donaldmcmongale curtisbrown ellenochoa scottparazynski josephtanner jean-francoisclervoy jeanfrancoisclervoy round circle text Launch: November 3, 1994 Landing: November 14, 1994 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: Donald R. McMonagle, Curtis L. Brown Jr., Ellen Ochoa, Scott E. Parazynski, Joseph R. Tanner and Jean-Francois Clervoy Space Shuttle: Atlantis For retrieval of CRISTA-SPAS (one of many experiments), different approach method to spacecraft was successfully tested as prelude to upcoming U.S. Shuttle/Russian Space Station Mir docking flights. Called R-Bar approach, it is expected to save propellant while reducing risk of contamination to Mir systems from orbiter thruster jet firings. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... Launch: November 3, 1994 Landing: November 14, 1994 Edwards Air Force Base, Cal. Astronauts: Donald R. McMonagle, Curtis L. Brown Jr., Ellen Ochoa, Scott E. Parazynski, Joseph R. Tanner and Jean-Francois Clervoy Space Shuttle: Atlantis For retrieval of CRISTA-SPAS (one of many experiments), different approach method to spacecraft was successfully tested as prelude to upcoming U.S. Shuttle/Russian Space Station Mir docking flights. Called R-Bar approach, it is expected to save propellant while reducing risk of contamination to Mir systems from orbiter thruster jet firings. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archiv... | ||||
