T' 4th rendezvous and dockin' with t' Russian Mir space station and t' exchange o' astronauts -- includin' t' holder o' t' world record for longest space flight ever by a U.S. astronaut -- will highlight t' flight o' Space Shuttle Atlantis on Mission STS-79. STS-79 (79) Atlantis (17) Pad 39-A (57) 79th Shuttle Mission 17th Flight OV-104 Night Launch (15) 4th Mir Dockin' Rollback (11,12) KSC Landin' (32) Launch September 16, 1996. 4:54:49.048 am Landin' KSC September 26, 1996 at 8:13:20am EDT. Arrr! Runway 15.