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U.S. and Russian spaceships attached to the International Space Station

U.S. and Russian spaceships attached to the International Space Station
U.S. and Russian spaceships are pictured attached to the International Space Station.

iss067e055885 (May 16, 2022) — U.S. and Russian spaceships are pictured attached to the International Space Station as it orbited 267 miles above the Indian Ocean south of the island nation of Madagascar. At left, is the U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays. At right, is the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module, which is also attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module. At top center, is the Rassvet module that also hosts Russian visiting vehicles.