The STS-66 (Atlas 3) mission was launched on November 3rd,1994. Atlantis shuttle crew were as follows: Don McMonagle, commander; Curtis Brown, pilot; Ellen Ochoa, payload commander; Joe Tanner, mission specialist; ESA's Jean-Francois Clervoy, mission specialist; Scott Parazynski, mission specialist. This film gives a video presentation of the mission, which was concerned with atmospheric analysis and solar science, Highlights include: shuttle launch, operation of payload instruments, protein crystal growth, exercise equipment, icicle growth, in-orbit views to illustrate plate tectonics and hurricane formation, views of coral reefs and plankton blooms, payload recapture, re-entry with subsonic air tests, touchdown. Slides are also used, giving a wide array of images to illustrate geological structures and human impact on the Earth.

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