Science and Exploration

Photo: Shuttle Shadow On ISS During Departure

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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Surrounded by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010. A partial shadow of Endeavour is visible on the solar array wing panels at lower right. high res (0.6 M) low res (57 K)

Surrounded by the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010. A partial shadow of Endeavour is visible on the solar array wing panels at lower right. high res (0.6 M) low res (57 K)

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