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S97-E-5074 (8 December 2000) --- Cosmonauts representing a number of different nations reunite in the Unity node aboard the International Space Station (ISS) shortly after an historic hatch opening on Flight Day 9 of the STS-97 mission. From left to right are astronaut William M. Shepherd, Expedition 1 mission commander; Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 1 flight engineer; and Yuri P. Gidzenko, Expedition 1 Soyuz commander; along with STS-97 crew members (from left center) -- Joseph R. Tanner, mission specialist; Brent W. Jett, Jr., mission commander; and Carlos I. Noriega and Canada's Marc Garneau, both mission specialists. Not pictured is astronaut Michael J. Bloomfield, STS-97 pilot, who recorded this frame with a digital still camera.
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