The 4th rendezvous and docking with the Russian Mir space station and the exchange of astronauts -- including the holder of the world record for longest space flight ever by a U.S. astronaut -- will highlight the flight of 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 Docking Rollback (11,12) KSC Landing (32) Launch September 16, 1996. 4:54:49.048 am Landing KSC September 26, 1996 at 8:13:20am EDT. Runway 15.