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400mm Mapping Sequence performed during the STS-119 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver
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400mm Mapping Sequence performed during the STS-119 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver

NASA / JSC · 2008-03-17 · photograph (digital archive)

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ISS018-E-040794 (17 March 2009) --- An overhead close-up view of the exterior of Space Shuttle Discovery's crew cabin, part of its payload bay and docking system was provided by Expedition 18 crewmembers on the International Space Station. Before docking with the station, astronaut Lee Archambault, STS-119 commander, flew the shuttle through a Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver or basically a backflip to allow the space station crew a good view of Discovery's heat shield.

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Credit line400mm Mapping Sequence performed during the STS-119 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver. NASA/JSC, 2008-03-17. Public domain. ID: iss018e040794.
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