Fifteen years ago today, the American space shuttle Atlantis space docked with the Russian space station Mir to form the largest earth orbiting satellite. Atlantis came back to Earth for the last time a few weeks back, here is an image from the ship's final voyage. Space docking is fucking gross, probably one of the main reasons Obama is putting the kibosh on this this ridiculous behavior. [LIFE]
Look At This! The Space Docking Atlantis' Final Flight
A look at the space shuttle's last orbit around Earth.
Image via Complex Original
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