NASA's Atlantis Shuttle Docks With ISS for the Last Time - Government IT - News & Reviews - eWeek.com

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Nathan Eddy
Nathan Eddy
Jul 14, 2011
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Suspended in a unique position on the end of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System, or Canadarm2, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum takes a picture during a July 12 spacewalk.


Shuttle Backdrop

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Fossum and NASA astronaut Ron Garan spent just a little more than six and a half hours on their various tasks.


Stepping Out

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Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, is shown in one of a series of pictures that documented the July 12 spacewalk.


Floating By

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STS-135 Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus navigates in the weightlessness of space, surrounded by supplies and equipment in the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module.


Welcome Aboard

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This view captures a reunion among six NASA astronauts, three Russian cosmonauts and a Japanese astronaut in the International Space Station’s U.S. Node 2 known as Harmony.


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Backflip

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This is one of a series of images showing various parts of space shuttle Atlantis in Earth orbit as the shuttle performed a backflip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver.


Bahamas Shot

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Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the ISS. Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft that is docked to the station is in the foreground.


Final Spacewalk

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Spacewalker Mike Fossum rides on the ISS robotic arm as he carries the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment on the final scheduled spacewalk during a shuttle mission.


Walheim and Ferguson

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STS-135 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim (left) and Commander Chris Ferguson are pictured on the forward flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis.


Working in Raffaello

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STS-135 Pilot Doug Hurley moves around supplies and equipment in the Raffaello Permanent Multipurpose Module during the fourth day of flight.

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