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HomeOriginally taken on November 25, 2009, this image of the International Space Station was taken soon after the space shuttle Atlantis and the station began their post-undocking relative separation. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

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Originally taken on November 25, 2009, this image of the International Space Station was taken soon after the space shuttle Atlantis and the station began their post-undocking relative separation. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

October 30, 2020

Originally taken on November 25, 2009, this image of the International Space Station was taken soon after the space shuttle Atlantis and the station began their post-undocking relative separation. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

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