Detail View: NASA Human Spaceflight Collection:
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General Description:
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International Space Station Imagery
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Description:
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ISS010-E-24875 (16 April 2005) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, this close-up view features the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft approaching the International Space Station (ISS). Onboard the spacecraft are cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut John L. Phillips, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto Vittori of Italy. The Soyuz linked to the Pirs Docking Compartment at 9:20 p.m. (CDT) on April 16, 2005 as the two spacecraft flew over eastern Asia. The docking followed Friday?s launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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image id:
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Photo-iss010e24875
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facet_what:
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Earth
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facet_what:
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International Space Station (ISS)
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facet_where:
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Italy
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facet_where:
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Kazakhstan
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facet_where:
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Russia
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facet_who:
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Roberto Vittori
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facet_when:
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16 April 2005
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facet_when:
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April 16, 2005
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facet_when_year:
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2005
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UID:
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SPD-SPFLT-Photo-iss010e24875
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original url:
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http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-10/html/iss010e24875.html
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