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ATV Johannes Kepler

auteur: NASA/Novapix

référence: e-is026-31123

Image Size 300 DPI: 24 * 36 cm

Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the European Space Agency's "Johannes Kepler" Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) approaches the International Space Station. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 10:59 a.m. (EST) on Feb. 24, 2011. A crescent moon is visible at upper right.

Keywords for this photo:

2011 - ATMOSPHERE - ATV - DOCKING - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 26 - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - ISS - KEPLER - KEPLER JOHANNES - LIMB - MOON - RENDEZVOUS - SPACE - SPACE STATION -