Mir Space Station during the STS-89 approach of Endeavour

S89-E-5166 (24 Jan 1998) --- This Electronic Still Camera (ESC) image shows the black space forming the backdrop for this view of Russia's Mir Space Station, inside 500 feet and closing. Astronaut Terrence W. (Terry) Wilcutt was at the controls of the Space Shuttle Endeavour during this event -- the eighth of nine planned Shuttle/Mir link-ups. The markings in the frame are those of the Crew Optical Alignment System (COAS). The ESC image was exposed at 19:48:14 GMT, January 24, 1998.