愛奧尼亞海上空的太空站
Space Station Over the Ionian Sea
八月時，奮進號太空梭拍攝到這張以地球為背景的國際太空站 (ISS)。在往返國際太空站的行程，太空梭的人員給予太空站補給和維修，甚至幫忙擴建。它的主要任務完成之後，工作人員便駕駛著太空梭在太空站附近飛行。上面這張飛行時拍攝的照片中，國際太空站的後方就是愛奧尼亞海。靴子狀的義大利半島就在影像的左方，而希臘以及阿爾巴尼亞的西海岸則是橫跨在影像的上方。由影像最上方延伸而下，外形像魚鰭的是上下顛倒的太空梭尾翼。發現號太空梭緊接著於10月造訪國際太空站，同時，下個飛往國際太空站的太空梭計畫將在下星期發射。
Last August, the Space Shuttle Endeavor crew captured this shot of the International Space Station (ISS) against the backdrop of Planet Earth. During that trip to the ISS, the space shuttle crew re-supplied the station, repaired the station, and even built more of the station. Its primary mission complete, the crew took the premier spaceship on a tour around the premier space station. Pictured during this inspection tour, the ISS is visible in front the Ionian Sea. The boot of Italy is visible on the left, while the western coastlines of Greece and Albania stretch across the top. The dorsal fin of the upside-down shuttle orbiter pokes into the very top of the image. The Space Shuttle Discovery subsequently visited the ISS in October while the next shuttle mission to the ISS is scheduled for next week.
