The rotating service structure retracts away from the shuttle Atlantis, revealing the spaceplane during a spectacular sunset the day before its scheduled launch to the International Space Station.

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Photo credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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