This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Modifications made for accuracy.. The original can be viewed here: Mir-84.png: .
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2]
2007-05-31T16:45:02Z Clh288 1287x718 (81925 Bytes) {{Information |Description=Figure 3-13. APAS-89 androgynous docking unit. |Source=http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/RP1357.pdf |Date=1995 |Author=NASA |Permission=Original work of NASA - public domain |other_v