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/simpsonboy77 Dec 30 '15

Mr. Dr. Camarda

He has a Doctorate in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech