Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
The International Space Station Expands Again
Explanation:
The developing International Space Station [ http://www.shuttlep…] (ISS) has changed its appearance again. During the past week, the Space Shuttle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] Atlantis [ http://science.ksc.…] visited the ISS [ http://www.boeing.c…] and added pieces of the Integrated Truss Structure [ http://spaceflight.…] that mirrored [ http://en.wikipedia…] those added in September 2006, including a second impressively long [ http://en.wikipedia…] array of solar panels. The entire array of expansive solar panels are visible at the edges of the above image [ http://spaceflight.…] taken by the Shuttle Atlantis Crew [ http://www.nasa.gov…] after leaving the ISS [ http://www.howstuff…] to return to Earth. The world's foremost space outpost [ http://spaceflight.…] can be seen developing over the past several years by comparing the above image [ http://spaceflight.…] to [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] past [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] images [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Also visible above are many different types of modules [ http://spaceflight.…], a robotic arm [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], another impressive set of solar panels [ http://en.wikipedia…], and a supply ship. Construction began on the ISS [ http://en.wikipedia…] in 1998.
Credit and Copyright:
STS-117 Shuttle Crew [ http://www.nasa.gov…], NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/]
facet_when:
1998
facet_when:
September 2006
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
International Space Station (ISS)
facet_when_year:
1998
facet_when_year:
2006
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap070625

The International Space Station Expands Again
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