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For the second time in its 17-flight career, the Space Shuttle Atlantis is host for at least nine space travelers, as the STS-79 and Mir-22 crew members pose with the flight insignia on the mid deck. From the left: Astronaut William F. Readdy, STS-79 commander; Astronaut and former Cosmonaut Guest Researcher Shannon W. Lucid; Cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, Mir-22 commander; Astronaut Jerome (Jay) Apt, Mission Specialist; Astronaut Carl E. Walz, Mission Specialist; Astronaut John E. Blaha, current Cosmonaut Guest Researcher; Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot; Cosmonaut Aleksandr Y. Kaleri, Mir-22 flight engineer; and Astronaut Thomas D. Akers, mission specialist.