Sts-79 & Mir 22 (-i-)
Status
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone
World
Class
K (Space records)
Sub-Class
K_Absolute (Absolute record for Astronautics)
Category
General
Type of record
Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight
Performance
234 800 kg
Date
26 Sep 1996
Course / Location
Earth Orbit
Claimant
Sts-79 & Mir 22 (-i-)
Crew
STS-79: William F. READDY, Terence W. WILOUTT, Thomas D. AKERS, Jerome APT, Carl E. WALZ, John E. BLAHA (USA) ; MIR-22: Yuri OHUFRIENKO, Yuri USACHEV (Russia), Lucid W. SHANNON (USA)
Aircraft
Space Shuttle Orbiter "Atlantis" & Mir Orbital Complex
Aircraft manufacturer
NASA