Explanation: How was this picture taken? Usually, pictures of the shuttle, taken from space, are snapped from the space station. Commonly, pictures of the space station are snapped from the shuttle. How, then, can there be a picture of both the shuttle and the station together, taken from space? The answer is that during the Space Shuttle Endeavour's last trip to the International Space Station in 2011 May, a supply ship departed the station with astronauts that captured a series of rare views.
Astronomy Picture Of The Day -- Space Shuttle And Space Station Photographed Together
NASA, Free Republic
Sat, 08/30/2014 - 11:05pm
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