International Space Station. View of the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) showing Space Shuttle Atlantis (left) docked during the fina

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International Space Station. View of the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) showing Space Shuttle Atlantis (left) docked during the final space shuttle mission (STS-135). This image was taken as the ISS passed over the southern hemisphere of Earth and the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights, can be seen on Earth's horizon (centre). Photographed on 14th July 2011.

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Photo credit: © NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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