PICTURE OF THE WEEK


Spaceflight pic of week 30 June 2006 

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.

Are you able to tell us the event pictured above? What is the mission? Tell us your thoughts and send us your own amusing caption by emailing Rob Coppinger, Flight International's space reporter.  Answers and winning caption will be published next week. Please supply a physical location in your message.
LAST WEEK'S PICTURE


Spaceflight picture of the week 23 June 2006

“I still can’t believe it. First a private dressing room and now look at this! A private shower for our Miss Commander”
Robert Spieler Klagenfurt, Austria

 

Thanks to Kim E. Keller in Florida, US and Robert Spieler in Klagenfurt, Austria for correctly guessing last weeks image. Thanks to all of the other readers who suggested an explanation.


Last week's image shows the Space Shuttle Discovery in October 1995 having its original airlock removed to install the new external airlock for docking with the International Space Station.

Source: Flight International

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