STS068-17-027 - STS-068 - Earth limb under a star-filled sky

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STS068-17-027 - STS-068 - Earth limb under a star-filled sky

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Description: Views of the Earth limb under a star-filled sky, as observed from the Space Shuttle Endeavour during STS-68. Includes views of Endeavour's tail assembly silhouetted against the Earth limb (025 and 027-028).

Subject Terms: STS-68, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), EARTH LIMB, CELESTIAL BODIES, STARS, TAIL ASSEMBLIES

Date Taken: 1/7/1998

Categories: Lunar Observations

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Original: Film - 35MM CN

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-68

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1998

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