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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Очередная надстройка МКС http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1222543/eng |
Credit & Copyright: STS-117 Shuttle Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
The developing
International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance again.
During the past week, the
Space Shuttle
Atlantis visited the
ISS and added pieces of the
Integrated Truss Structure that mirrored those added in September 2006, including a second
impressively long
array of solar panels.
The entire array of expansive solar panels are visible at the edges of the
above image taken by the
Shuttle Atlantis Crew after leaving the
ISS to return to Earth.
The world's foremost space outpost
can be seen developing over the past several years by comparing the
above image
to
past
images.
Also visible above are many
different types of modules, a robotic
arm, another impressive set of
solar panels, and a supply ship.
Construction began on the
ISS in 1998.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.