This week's picture is from a series of unique pictures from the Flight International spaceflight archive, which goes back to the very beginning of the space age.

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  Space flight picture of the week

spaceflight pic 23 feb 2007

  
  LAST WEEK'S IMAGE

spaceflight pic 16 feb 2007

 

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.  For those of you seated near the port side windows, Uncle Roger's house will be in view....nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnNOW!" 
Andre Bourque

 

"Oh no !  Not another Sanger-like spacecraft!  Satis est..."
Armando Rolla

Thanks to all of the readers who suggested an explanation. 

Last week's image shows Dassault's concept STAR-H reusable two-stage-to-orbit space transportation system.

Source: FlightGlobal.com