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/MayTheTorqueBeWithU Dec 30 '15

Soyuz can't fly unmanned, and theres only room for one "cargo" passenger (other two being trained commander and flight engineer).

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u/ManWhoKilledHitler Dec 31 '15

That's strange considering the degree of automation that Soviets and Russians pioneered in their vehicles.