In 1995, the Mir space station was left unoccupied for a brief period so cosmonauts in a Soyuz capsule could take this picture of Atlantis. Meanwhile, the station's control computers shut down which forced the Soyuz crew to quickly come back to the station before it spun out of control. [1200x1221]

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NASA Selects SpaceX To Destroy The International Space Station In 2030s (Credit: NASA)

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Starboard truss of the ISS

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Was the space shuttle the first and last spacecraft capable of returning satellites back to Earth?

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Discovery on a sunny day

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On this week in 1973, the first crewed Skylab mission launched aboard a Saturn IB rocket from @NASAKennedy

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Space Shuttle being stacked inside the VAB

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Shuttle clears the tower

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The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches from Kennedy Space Center on June 8, 2007

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My dad's first spacewalk, shot in 2003 film

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On this day 40 years ago, Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its first mission. The Shuttle and crew traveled 1.7 million miles before returning to Earth.

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The International Space Station in 1998 and 2018

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The 1st Space Shuttle launched 44 years ago today