A Soyuz at Mir . ... STS-79 , Space Station Mir , NASA Explanation: Pictured above is a three person Russian Soyuz capsule with wing-like solar panels extended, joined to the Mir space station . In Russian soyuz means "union" and indeed one of the milestones achieved by a Soyuz spacecraft was an orbital union with a US Apollo command module during the first international space mission (Apollo-Soyuz) in 1975. ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...