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The International Space Station, a test-bed for future space exploration
 
17 July 2008

ISS at end of STS-124 mission
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Backdropped by the darkness of space, 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
 
 
ISS Heads of Agency
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The ISS Heads of Agency meet at ESA Headquarters, Paris (17 July 2008)

From left to right: Guy Bujold, CSA President; Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General; Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator; Anatoli Preminov, Roscosmos Director; Keiji Tachikawa, JAXA President

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja

 
 
Schlegel works inside Columbus
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ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel, STS-122 mission specialist, continues work aimed toward readying the European Columbus laboratory for duty aboard the International Space Station. A pictorial guidebook assists the astronaut in installing the lab's experiment racks.

Credits: NASA
 
 
Jules Verne during Demo Day 2
Backdropped by the airglow of Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) approaches the International Space Station on Monday, 31 March, 2008, for its Demonstration Day 2 practice maneouvers.

Credits: NASA
 
 
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