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STS-120 Shuttle Mission Imagery
Space Shuttle Discovery backflip maneuver (STS-120)
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ISS016-E-006226 (25 Oct. 2007) --- Space Shuttle Discovery's tail section is 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 image provides partial views of the shuttle's main engines, starboard wing section, orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, vertical stabilizer and payload bay door panels.

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 10/26/2007
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