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STS-74: Mission timeline, Mission background & Overview

STS-74 was the fourth mission of the US/Russian Shuttle–Mir program, and the second docking of the Space Shuttle with Mir. Space Shuttle Atlantis lifted off from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A on 12 November 1995. The mission ended 8 days later with the landing of Atlantis back at Kennedy. It was the second in a series of seven straight missions to…

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STS-74 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission timeline, Mission background and Overview as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-74.

Related topics
28
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
31
Extracted relationships
59
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
31

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission timeline · 10 topics
Mission background · 9 topics
Overview · 9 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
396 kilometres (246 mi)
COSPAR ID
1995-061A
Crew size
5
Distance travelled
5,500,000 kilometres (3,400,000 mi)
Docking date
15 November 1995, 06:27:38 UTC
Docking port
SO starboard

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Mission background

Mission timeline

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How STS-74 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-74 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-74 → Atlantis, Atlantis's, August, Installation, Mir, Orbital Maneuvering System, Orbiter Processing Facility, Preparation, Russian, September, Space Shuttle Main Engines, SSMEs, The Another extracted example is STS-74 → At, Canadian Space Agency, Chris Hadfield, No, On, Once, Orbiter Docking System, Russian. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-74

Top relations

related to background · 13
STS-74 → Atlantis, Atlantis's, August, Installation, Mir, Orbital Maneuvering System, Orbiter Processing Facility, Preparation, Russian, September, Space Shuttle Main Engines, SSMEs, The
related to 14 November (flight day 3) · 8
STS-74 → At, Canadian Space Agency, Chris Hadfield, No, On, Once, Orbiter Docking System, Russian
related to External links · 6
STS-74 → Archived, December, NASA, November, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineSTS-74 Video Highlights
Members · 5
STS-74 → Chris A. Hadfield, James D. Halsell, Jerry L. Ross, Kenneth D. Cameron, William S. McArthur Jr.
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-74 → 396 kilometres (246 mi)
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-74 → 1995-061A
Crew size · 1
STS-74 → 5
Distance travelled · 1
STS-74 → 5,500,000 kilometres (3,400,000 mi)
Docking date · 1
STS-74 → 15 November 1995, 06:27:38 UTC
Docking port · 1
STS-74 → SO starboard

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

docking atlantis mir space shuttle mission module crew system flight est utc november launch days landing cameron russian day 12

STS-74 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 59 structured relationships around STS-74. Examples in this analysis include STS-74 → Apogee altitude → 396 kilometres (246 mi) and STS-74 → COSPAR ID → 1995-061A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-74Apogee altitude396 kilometres (246 mi)1.00infobox
STS-74COSPAR ID1995-061A1.00infobox
STS-74Crew size51.00infobox
STS-74Distance travelled5,500,000 kilometres (3,400,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-74Docking date15 November 1995, 06:27:38 UTC1.00infobox
STS-74Docking portSO starboard1.00infobox
STS-74Inclination51.6 degrees1.00infobox
STS-74Landing date20 November 1995, 17:01:27 (1995-11-20UTC17:01:28Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-74Landing mass92,701 kilograms (204,371 lb)1.00infobox
STS-74Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 151.00infobox
STS-74Launch date12 November 1995, 12:30:43.071 (1995-11-12UTC12:30:43Z) UTC1.00infobox
STS-74Launch mass112,358 kilograms (247,707 lb)1.00infobox
STS-74Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-74MembersKenneth D. Cameron1.00infobox
STS-74MembersJames D. Halsell1.00infobox
STS-74MembersChris A. Hadfield1.00infobox
STS-74MembersJerry L. Ross1.00infobox
STS-74MembersWilliam S. McArthur Jr.1.00infobox
STS-74Mission duration8 days, 04 hours, 31 minutes, 42 seconds1.00infobox
STS-74Mission typeShuttle-Mir1.00infobox
STS-74NamesSpace Transportation System-741.00infobox
STS-74OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-74Orbits completed1281.00infobox
STS-74Payload mass6,134 kilograms (13,523 lb)1.00infobox
STS-74Perigee altitude391 kilometres (243 mi)1.00infobox
STS-74Period92.4 min1.00infobox
STS-74Reference systemGeocentric1.00infobox
STS-74RegimeLow Earth1.00infobox
STS-74SATCAT no.237141.00infobox
STS-74SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-74 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include System, Orbiter and Hours. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • shuttle–mir program
    • Space
    • Atlantis
    • Mir
    • Shuttle
    • Crew
    • Russian
    • Docking
    • Days
    • Cameron
    • Day
    • Later
    • Launch
  • space shuttle
    • Space
    • Mir
    • Atlantis
    • System
    • Days
    • Sts-74
    • Crew
    • Module
    • Station
    • Docking
    • Landing
    • Launch
  • mir
    • Atlantis
    • Shuttle
    • Crew
    • Russian
    • Space
    • Docking
    • Cameron
    • Day
    • Later
    • Station
    • Three
    • Also
  • atlantis
    • Mir
    • Shuttle
    • Crew
    • Docking
    • Space
    • Launch
    • Orbit
    • Day
    • Mission
    • Module
    • Later
    • Days
  • kennedy space center
    • Landing
    • Later
    • System
    • Days
    • Sts-74
    • Atlantis
    • Crew
    • Launch
    • Module
    • Station
    • Payload
    • Kennedy
  • launch pad 39a
    • Minutes
    • Days
    • Landing
    • Mission
    • November
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Hours
    • Payload
    • Crew
    • Est
    • Sts-74
  • mir docking module
    • Module
    • System
    • Atlantis
    • Shuttle
    • Day
    • Orbiter
    • Crew
    • Russian
    • Space
    • Docking
    • Mir
    • Flight
  • space shuttle main engines
    • Space
    • Mir
    • Atlantis
    • System
    • Days
    • Sts-74
    • Crew
    • Module
    • Station
    • Docking
    • Landing
    • Launch

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-74, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-74 with Mission timeline. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
STS-74 — Mission timeline · splits 21 ⟂ 11
STS-74 — Overview · splits 22 ⟂ 10
STS-74 — Mission background · splits 22 ⟂ 10

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-74

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples59
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-74 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission timeline, Mission background & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-74 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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