NASA has released unique images of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles.

Most of the images were taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on May 23, 2011. The pictures taken by Nespoli are the first taken of a shuttle docked to the International Space Station from the perspective of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Onboard the Soyuz were Russian cosmonaut and Expedition 27 commander Dmitry Kondratyev; Nespoli, a European Space Agency astronaut; and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman.

Check out the NASA images below.

The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. nasa.gov
The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. nasa.gov
The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. nasa.gov
The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of about 220 miles. nasa.gov
The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. nasa.gov
The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. nasa.gov
The International Space Station and the Docked Space Shuttle Endeavour
The International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. nasa.gov
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