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STS-116 Shuttle Mission Imagery
Astronaut Sunita Williams and Joan Higginbotham, both STS-116 mission specialists
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S116-E-05579 (11 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams (left) and Joan E. Higginbotham, both STS-116 mission specialists, float arm-in-arm near Space Shuttle Discovery's hatch, which leads into the International Space Station. Rendezvous and docking operations between the shuttle and station occurred at 4:12 p.m. (CST) and the crew entered the orbital outpost at 5:54 p.m. (CST) on Dec. 11.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 12/13/2006
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