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Discovery approaches the International Space Station 08/2001

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sts10-53000

Image Size 300 DPI: 23 * 16 cm

View of Discovery as it approaches the International Space Station (ISS) during the STS-105 mission. Aboard Discovery are the members of the Expedition Three crew who will be replacing the Expedition Two crew that has been living on the ISS for the past five months. Visible in the payload bay of Discovery are the Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo, which stores various supplies and experiments to be transferred into the ISS; and the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) which carries the Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) and two Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) containers. Aug 08 2001.

Keywords for this photo:

2001 - CLOUD - DISCOVERY - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 2 - EXPEDITION 3 - HIGH ANGLE - LEONARDO - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - MODULE - MPLM - PAYLOAD BAY - RENDEZVOUS - SPACE - SPACE SHUTTLE - SPACESHIP - STS-105 -