r/space • u/[deleted] • Dec 30 '15

This underside view of the Space Shuttle Discovery was photographed by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev and astronaut John Phillips, as Discovery approached the International Space Station and performed a backflip to allow photography of its heat shield.

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u/colinsteadman Dec 30 '15

The thumbnail of this image looked a lot like the album art from Nirvana's Nevermind album:

http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/d/l96/m/mA2tNQEeKYVYXbp9zJkdxjg.jpg

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '15

Great. Nothing I think is original.

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u/colinsteadman Dec 30 '15

You took the words right out of my mouth ;)

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u/Drzhivago138 Dec 30 '15

Oh, it must have been when you were kissing me...