View of the International Space Station in September 2000
Backdropped against Earth's horizon, the International Space Station (ISS) is seen following its undocking with the Space Shuttle Atlantis. After accomplishing all STS-106 mission objectives in outfitting the station for the first resident crew, the seven astronauts and cosmonauts undocked at 3:46 GMT on September 18, 2000, over Russia near the northeastern portion of Ukraine. When Atlantis was at a safe distance from the station, about 450 feet, astronaut Scott D. Altman, pilot, performed a 90-minute, double-loop fly around to enable the crew to document the station's exterior. He fired Atlantis'; jets one final time to separate from the station at 5:35 (GMT) September 18.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S106-E-5318
Date: September 18, 2000
View of the International Space Station in September 2000
Backdropped against Earth's horizon, the International Space Station (ISS) is seen following its undocking with the Space Shuttle Atlantis. After accomplishing all STS-106 mission objectives in outfitting the station for the first resident crew, the seven astronauts and cosmonauts undocked at 3:46 GMT on September 18, 2000, over Russia near the northeastern portion of Ukraine. When Atlantis was at a safe distance from the station, about 450 feet, astronaut Scott D. Altman, pilot, performed a 90-minute, double-loop fly around to enable the crew to document the station's exterior. He fired Atlantis'; jets one final time to separate from the station at 5:35 (GMT) September 18.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S106-E-5318
Date: September 18, 2000