ISS026-E-029296 (24 Feb. 2011) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon, the European Space Agency's "Johannes Kepler" Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) (bottom center) docks to the aft end of the International Space Station's Zvezda Service Module. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 10:59 (EST) on Feb. 24, 2011. Two Russian spacecraft docked to the space station are also visible in the image.

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