ATV Johannes Kepler

by: NASA/Novapix
Reference: e-is026-31123
Date: 2011-03-09

Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the European Space Agency's "Johannes Kepler" Automated Transfer Vehicle-2 (ATV-2) approaches the International Space Station. Docking of the two spacecraft occurred at 10:59 a.m. (EST) on Feb. 24, 2011. A crescent moon is visible at upper right.

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