The Space Shuttle Docking Ring
A space shuttle is again visiting the
International Space Station (ISS).
The STS-92 crew aboard
Discovery have already
delivered and installed a
truss and a
docking port on the growing orbiting
space station.
The station is being prepared for its first permanent crew, currently
scheduled to be launched from
Kazakstan on October 30.
Pictured above, the shuttle's
docking ring is being extended to enable a stable connection to the
space station.