One Day in Space

NASA publishes spectacular images of the recent mission

In our previous post you saw the shuttle's pre-flight activities and launch preparation. Today, with new NASA imagery in (not copyrighted), plus a few photos from a Russian source, you can get a closer look at science and maintenance work in orbit, including several fascinating spacewalks.

STS-117 Atlantis mission's rendezvous with Expedition 15 of the International Space Station.









STS-117 noticed a gap in the thermal blanket, which would be repaired during a spacewalk
















Mission's first spacewalk (connecting station's newly installed truss)




Construction of the International Space Station continues - activating new truss segments.




New solar array configuration. Future missions will add more arrays to each side and several science modules.