Image: STS-115 Nose and Heat Shield
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Description: This view of the nose and part of the underside of the Space Shuttle Atlantis was provided by an Expedition 13 crew member during a backflip maneuver performed by the approaching visitors to the International Space Station. The Ku-band antenna, very important in communications operations, is visible on the port side of the orbiter.
Title: STS-115 Nose and Heat Shield
Credit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-13/html/iss013e79951.html [1]
Author: NASA
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