STS-76 Launch to Mir
Launches aboard Atlantis on STS-76 to begin a long-duration research residency aboard the Mir space station.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Shannon Matilda Lucid Biography and Timeline
Follow Shannon Matilda Lucid through 2 dated historical records for Russia.
Shannon Matilda Lucid, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
2Distinct records
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1996–1996Years on this page
1996
Mir Residency Begins
Transfers into Mir after Atlantis docks, beginning the first long-duration stay by an American woman aboard the Russian station.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.