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ATV carries out first debris avoidance manoeuvre for the ISS
 
28 August 2008

ISS after addition of Japanese Kibo module
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Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-124 and Expedition 17 crews concluded almost nine days of cooperative work on board the Shuttle and Station. (11 June 2008)

Credits: NASA/JSC
 


Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
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