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Astronaut Apt takes photos of the Earth from the aft flight deck
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STS079-341-036 (16-26 Sept. 1996) --- Following the space shuttle Atlantis' separation from the Russian Mir Space Station, astronaut Jerome (Jay) Apt, mission specialist, eyeballs a photographic target on Earth prior to capturing it on film with a handheld 70mm camera from the aft flight deck. Scientists at the Johnson Space Center (JSC), who helped to plan the various target sites, will later analyze the film in their Houston laboratories.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineAstronaut Apt takes photos of the Earth from the aft flight deck. NASA/JSC, 1996-10-28. Public domain. ID: sts079-341-036.
