A Supply Ship Docks with the International Space Station
Credit: ISS Expedition 16 Crew, NASA
Posted on 05/14/2008 2:57:53 PM PDT by sig226
Explanation: Looking out a window of the International Space Station brings breathtaking views. Visible vistas include a vast and colorful Earth, a deep dark sky, and an occasional spaceship sent to visit the station. Visible early last month was a Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft carrying not only supplies but also three newcomers. The three new astronauts were Expedition 17 commander Sergei Volkov, flight engineer Oleg Kononenko, and spaceflight participant So-yeon Yi. Yi returned to Earth a few days later, while Volkov and Konenenko are scheduled to return in a few months. The docking module pictured above involved the Pirs Docking Compartment. The Expedition 17 crew, including NASA flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff, will carry out repairs on the ISS, explore new methods of living in space, and conduct research in space including the effects of space radiation on vitamin molecules.
nice shot..
Cool! I can see the drivers head. He’s sitting in that big round white chair at the top. Shouldn’t he be wearing a helmet?
Ew. It’s a stowaway in the wheel-well or someone didn’t clear the gantry fast enough.
Not much left of him, whatever he was doing there. NASA technicians are prolly going to ask for a raise now. :(
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