地平面上空的國際太空站

The International Space Station on the Horizon
影像提供: STS-121 Crew, Expedition 13 Crew, NASA

Explanation:
This was home. Last week, the STS-121 crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) and returned to Earth. As the shuttle departed the space station, they took the above image. Visible on the ISS are numerous modules, trusses, and long wing-like solar panels. The space shuttle crew spent over 12 days calling the space station home. The shuttle crew resupplied the space station and prepared it for future assembly. The ISS's crew of two was expanded to three by the shuttle visit, and now includes one Russian, one American, and one European.

說明:
這曾是一個家。上星期，執行STS-121任務的發現號太空梭組員離開國際太空站返回地球。在離開太空站時，他們拍攝了上面這幅影像。影像中可見到國際太空站的許多模組艙、懸桁、及長長的翼狀太陽能板。這組太空梭成員超過12天以國際太空站為家，他們重新整補了太空站，並為未來的增建預作準備。在此次太空梭到訪後，太空站的組員由二個增加到三個，包括一位俄國人、一位美國人和一位歐洲人。

資料來源：Scientific American
　　　　　Department of Physics, NCKU