Friday, March 30, 2012

The Edoardo Amaldi Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) fires its thrusters as it approaches the International Space Station (ISS) for docking on March 28, 2012.
NASA / Don Pettit

Edoardo Amaldi docks with the ISS... Above and below are spectacular photos of the Automated Transfer Vehicle before and after it docked with the International Space Station (ISS) two days ago. Edoardo Amaldi will stay at the orbital outpost till late August, when it will re-enter and burn up in Earth's atmosphere after providing thousands of pounds of food and cargo to the crew aboard the ISS.

The Edoardo Amaldi ATV soars against the blackness of space as it approaches the ISS for docking on March 28, 2012.
NASA

The Edoardo Amaldi ATV slowly approaches the ISS for docking on March 28, 2012.
NASA

The Edoardo Amaldi ATV docks with the ISS on March 28, 2012.
NASA
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