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DescriptionAft Portion of Atlantis.jpg	English: This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines, was provided by the Expedition 21 crew during a survey of the approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and every mission's activities, Atlantis performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch manoeuvre (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters).
Date	18 November 2009
Source	NASA Image of the Day http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-129/html/iss021e029184.html
Author	The NASA Expedition 21 crew.

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: ISS021-E-029184.

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	This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
	Warnings: Use of NASA logos, insignia and emblems is restricted per U.S. law 14 CFR 1221. The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the Soviet/Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain. Materials based on Hubble Space Telescope data may be copyrighted if they are not explicitly produced by the STScI.[1] See also {{PD-Hubble}} and {{Cc-Hubble}}. The SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use. [2] Images featured on the Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) web site may be copyrighted. [3] The National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) site has been known to host copyrighted content. Its photo gallery FAQ states that all of the images in the photo gallery are in the public domain "Unless otherwise noted."

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current	20:36, 20 November 2009	4,288 × 2,848 (1.1 MB)	Ras67 (talk \| contribs)	cropped caption losslessly, with Exif tag, better copy from http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-129/html/iss021e029184.html
	16:12, 20 November 2009	4,288 × 2,855 (986 KB)	Cropbot (talk \| contribs)	upload cropped version, operated by User:Originalwana. Summary: cropped
	16:09, 20 November 2009	4,288 × 2,929 (1.06 MB)	Originalwana (talk \| contribs)	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=This view of the aft portion of the space shuttle Atlantis, including the three main engines, was provided by the Expedition 21 crew during a survey of

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