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December 22, 2011
This view of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Endeavour was provided by an Expedition 22 crew member during a survey of the approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, the STS-130 Endeavour crew performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
Topics:
Disaster Accident, Rendezvous pitch maneuver, Manned spacecraft, Space Shuttle program, Expedition, International Space Station, Expedition 2, Space rendezvous, STS-127, Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-118, Space Shuttle, Spaceflight
