STS-119: Discovery's Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver

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Discovery, at a separation of about 600 feet below the International Space Station, performed a nine-minute back flip, known as the Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, to enable the station's crew members to photograph the orbiter's heat shield for later analysis by engineers on the ground.

STS-119 Flight Day Journal: http://www.collectspace.com/sts-119

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• STS-119
• rendezvous
• pitch
• maneuver
• back
• flip
• ISS

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