S130E009629 - STS-130 - Endeavour OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer

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S130E009629 - STS-130 - Endeavour OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer

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Description: View of the Endeavour Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods and vertical stabilizer against an Earth backdrop. Photo was taken by an STS-130 crewmember during Expedition 22 / STS-130 joint operations.

Subject Terms: STS-130, Expedition 22, Endeavour (Orbiter), Earth Observations (From Space), Stabilizers (Fluid Dynamics), Orbital Maneuvering Engine (Space Shuttle)

Date Taken: 2/17/2010

Categories: Flight Station

Interior_Exterior: Exterior

Ground_Orbit: On-orbit

Element: Shuttle Payload Bay

Original: Digital Still

Preservation File Format: TIFF
STS-130

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2010

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The U.S. National Archives

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https://catalog.archives.gov/

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