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View of Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri
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View of Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri

NASA / JSC · 1996-03-18 · photograph (digital archive)

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STS075-351-022 (22 Feb.- 9 March 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia's vertical stabilizer appears to point to the four stars of the Southern Cross. The scene was captured with a 35mm camera just prior to a sunrise. The seven member crew was launched aboard the space shuttle Columbia on Feb. 22, 1996, and landed on March 9, 1996. Crew members were Andrew M. Allen, mission commander; Scott J. Horowitz, pilot; Franklin R.

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PAYLOAD BAYSTARSPHOTOGRAPHYONBOARD ACTIVITIESSTS-75COLUMBIA (ORBITER)
Credit lineView of Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri. NASA/JSC, 1996-03-18. Public domain. ID: sts075-351-022.
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