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Credit & Copyright: STS-108 Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
High above a cloudy Earth, the
International Space Station (ISS) orbits silently.
The Space Shuttle
Endeavor Crew took the above picture as they departed
the space station in mid-December.
Endeavor brought up
three new astronauts to occupy the ISS and carried home the members of
Expedition Three,
a trio that has been housed in the
ISS since August.
Highlights of this
Endeavor mission included fixing a solar panel and maneuvering the station to
avoid a large piece of
passing space junk.
Visible in the
above picture are the space station's
robot manipulator arm
as well as several modules and
solar arrays.
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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
Publications with words: ISS
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