
ISS020-E-039175 (8 Sept. 2009) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered part of Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member on the International Space Station soon after the shuttle and station began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:26 p.m. (CDT) on Sept. 8, 2009. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Discovery’s cargo bay.
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September 8, 2009
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