Candid views of STS-81 commander and pilot on flight deck

STS081-E-05091 (12 Jan. 1997) --- Astronaut Michael A. Baker, mission commander, prepares to retrieve a temporarily stowed camera from the Space Shuttle Atlantis' aft flight deck during early phases of the scheduled ten-day mission. Baker and five crew mates will dock with Russia's Mir Space Station around the middle of the week. This image was recorded with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) and was later downlinked to flight controllers in Houston, Texas.