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Credit & Copyright: STS-114 Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest
human-made object ever to orbit the Earth.
Last August, the station was
visited and
resupplied by space shuttle
Discovery.
The ISS is currently operated by the Expedition 13 crew, consisting a Russian and an American astronaut.
After departing the
ISS, the crew of Discovery captured
this spectacular vista of the orbiting
space city high above the
Caspian Sea.
Visible components include modules,
trusses, and expansive
solar arrays
that gather sunlight that is turned into needed
electricity.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: ISS - space shuttle Discovery
Publications with words: ISS - space shuttle Discovery
See also:
- APOD: 2025 May 21 B International Space Station Crosses the Sun
- The ISS Meets Venus
- Galaxies in Space
- APOD: 2025 January 5 B Rocket Launch as Seen from the International Space Station
- APOD: 2023 November 19 B Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun
- Planet Earth at Night II
- APOD: 2023 June 12 B The Largest Satellites of Earth