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Image: STS-129 Atlantis Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver

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Description: This view of the nose, the forward underside and crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 21 crew member during a survey of the approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
Title: STS-129 Atlantis Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-129/html/iss021e029099.html
Author: NASA
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