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S.Lucid with wheat plants in Mir station

by

Nasa/Novapix

Reference

e-mir05-30008

Date

2006-10-22

Astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, former cosmonaut guest researcher, checks on wheat plants aboard Russia's Mir Space Station, during Flight Day 8. Lucid, along with the rest of the STS-79 crew except for John E. Blaha, current cosmonaut guest researcher, is leaving Mir today. 23 September 1996