STS-86 was a Space Shuttle mission to the Russian space station Mir launched on September 25, 1997. The mission patch for STS-86 features the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Russian Mir space station, with a blue and white earth in the background. The patch also includes the flags of the United States and Russia, symbolizing the cooperation between the two countries in the mission. The mission objectives included the exchange of crew members and the transfer of supplies and equipment to Mir. The mission was successful and concluded with the landing of Atlantis at Kennedy Space Center on October 6, 1997.
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