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Mapping Sequence performed during the STS-120 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver
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Mapping Sequence performed during the STS-120 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver

NASA / JSC · 2007-10-25 · photograph (digital archive)

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ISS016-E-006116 (25 Oct. 2007) --- The nose and part of the underside of the Space Shuttle Discovery are featured in this close-up image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember during a backflip maneuver performed by the approaching visitors (STS-120) to the International Space Station. The Ku-band antenna, instrumental in communications operations, is visible on the port side of the orbiter.

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Credit lineMapping Sequence performed during the STS-120 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver. NASA/JSC, 2007-10-25. Public domain. ID: iss016e006116.

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