#alphamagneticspectrometer02 — Public Fediverse posts

A #photograph of #NASA’s #SpaceShuttle #Endeavour and its #reflection in a pond in the lower left of the frame. The #Orbiter has just returned from STS-134 mission to deliver the #AlphaMagneticSpectrometer02 #AMS02 to the #InternationalSpaceStation #ISS. The #Shuttle is being towed back to an Orbiter Processing Facility #OPF for servicing after this mission.
The Atlantis Orbiter had been rolled out to LC-39A hours earlier for the final Shuttle mission.
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/endeavours-return-and-her-reflection-heron-and-fox.html

Fox 🦊 (the #photographer) spent part of his career as a #journalist covering the end of the #SpaceShuttle Era, including the landing of Space #Shuttle #Endeavour.
This #photo depicts the #towback of the Endeavour #Orbiter to :nasa: #NASA's Orbiter Processing Facility after #STS-134, the second-to-last Shuttle flight.
Endeavour delivered the #AlphaMagneticSpectrometer02/#AMS02 to the #InternationalSpaceStation/#ISS.
The marshy conditions of #KennedySpaceCenter/#KSC are visible in the lower right, a reminder of the #spaceport's humble origins. And the uncountable number of #alligators🐊 in waiting.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/endeavours-return-and-her-reflection-heron-and-fox.html