One Day in Space - Pictures

NASA publishes spectacular images of their Space mission...



STS-117 Atlantis mission's rendezvous with Expedition 15 of the International Space Station. Read more info here .

Astronaut Steven Swanson during the mission's second spacewalk.

Inspection of the thermal shield.

Shuttle's payload bay is clearly visible, with a valuable cargo inside.

Shuttle approaching the International Space Station.

Astronaut Jim Reilly during spacewalk.

Mission's first spacewalk (connecting station's newly installed truss)

Construction of the International Space Station continues - activating new truss segments.

Folding the older solar arrays...

Astronaut Patrick Forrester during the mission's fourth spacewalk.

Aurora Borealis as seen from space: Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA...

Sunset over the Pacific: Image courtesy of the Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA...