Published June 07, 2011| FoxNews.com
NASA / Paolo Nespoli
This image of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles, seen from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on May 23, 2011 (USA time). It is the first-ever image of a space shuttle docked to the International Space Station.
Talk about a view!
A newly-released portrait taken by departing astronauts about a Russian spacecraft reveal a unique portrait of something not seen in the decades-long history of the space shuttle: the famous vehicle docked at the International Space Station.
Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli (NES'-po-lee) took the photos two weeks ago from inside a Russian Soyuz capsule soon after he left the space station for the trip back to Earth. The space station and attached shuttle Endeavour rotated for the photo shoot while the capsule hovered 200 miles above Earth.
A Soyuz capsule had never headed for home while a shuttle was parked at the space station, providing a rare opportunity for the photo session. At the time, Endeavour was on the next-to-last shuttle mission.
The shuttle fleet is retiring after one last flight next month with a load of supplies for the station.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/06/07/ground-breaking-photo-shuttle-docked-to-space-station/#ixzz1PFJPlKbx
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