Twilight of the Shuttle

Twilight of the Shuttle

Image Credit: NASA

Shuttle Silhouette

In a very unique setting over Earth's colorful horizon, the silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this photo by an Expedition 22 crew member on board the International Space Station, as the shuttle approached for its docking on Feb. 9 during the STS-130 mission.

DISCOVER / Bad Astronomy 

The Shuttle Endeavour launched into orbit last week, blazing upward on its penultimate mission to the International Space Station. As it approached, astronauts onboard the now nearly-complete station snapped this dramatic photo of the Orbiter.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2010/02/13/twilight-of-the-shuttle/

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