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STS-126 Flight Day 1

View from the opened bay of shuttle Endeavour with Earth horizon in background
Not long after the opening of the payload bay doors on space shuttle Endeavour, the crew was able to get a first look at cargo and hardware located in the bay from windows on the aft flight deck.

Not long after the opening of the payload bay doors on space shuttle Endeavour, the crew was able to get a first look at cargo and hardware located in the bay from windows on the aft flight deck. Visible in this image are the Canadian-built remote manipulator system’s robot arm, the docking system which will have a major role in the following day’s docking with the International Space Station, and the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo en route to its fifth visit to the orbital outpost.Image Credit: NASA