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STS-121 Shuttle Mission Imagery
Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station
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ISS013-E-48763 (6 July 2006) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station for docking but before the link-up occurred, the orbiter "posed" for a thorough series of inspection photos. Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module can be seen in the shuttle's aft cargo bay. Discovery docked at the station's Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 at 9:52 a.m. CDT, July 6, 2006

Curator: Kim Dismukes | Responsible NASA Official: John Ira Petty | Updated: 07/12/2006
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