Atlantis & Mir. About the docking of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Space Station Mir.

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…planned International Space Station Freedom, and the Russians need help financing their space program. Both countries need the help of other countries and space agencies, like Canada, Japan, and the European Space Agency. With everyone working together, the future is more easily reached. As once said by United States President William J. Clinton, "We need to build a bridge to the future." This mission is one of the supports that will hold up that bridge.