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Endeavour in Orbit

This view of the space shuttle Endeavour was taken on February 9, 2010, by the Expedition 22 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The image was taken as the two spacecraft conducted their rendezvous operations. The Tranquility node and the Cupola can be seen in the shuttle's payload bay. The main goal os shuttle mission STS-130 was to install the Tranquility module and the Cupola, a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center, providing a 360-degree view around the space station.