Dramatic photo of ESA ATV cargo ship at the ISS

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Dramatic photo of ESA ATV cargo ship at the ISS
This cool image of the ESA ATV cargo vessel approaching the International Space Station has gotten a lot of attention in the space web-o-sphere:

The image at hobbyspace wouldn't paste in, the nasa website has it in several sizes:

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2216.html



ATV-3 Approaches the Station

In this photo taken from the International Space Station, the European Space Agency’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) is seen on approach for docking. The unmanned cargo spacecraft docked to the space station at 6:31 p.m. EDT on March 28, 2012.

The ATV-3 delivered 220 pounds of oxygen, 628 pounds of water, 4.5 tons of propellant and nearly 2.5 tons of dry cargo. Among other items, the station crew received experiment hardware, spare parts, food and clothing.

The six-member Expedition 30 crew adjusted its sleep schedule to accommodate the ATV-3 docking. The crew stayed up late to monitor the approach and docking.

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1. Incredible Astro Eye Candy

Phil Plait has been featuring eye candy on his incredible blog, Bad Astronomy. I recommend that all space geeks visit Dr. Plait's blog. Always good geeky fun.

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2. Cool! Thanks!

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3. It's not like the old days of Apollo,

but I still get excited about this stuff at times.

This is an amazing photo.