The International Space Station Expands Again
			
		
		
			Credit: 
STS-122 Shuttle Crew,
NASA
		
		
			The developing 
International Space Station (ISS) has changed its appearance again.  
Last month, the 
Space Shuttle orbiter
Atlantis  visited the 
ISS and added components that included the
Columbus Science Laboratory.
The entire array of expansive solar panels is visible in
this picture taken by
the Atlantis Crew after
leaving the
ISS
to return to Earth.  
The world's foremost
space outpost can be seen developing over the past several years
by comparing the
above image 
to
past 
images.  
Also visible above are many 
different types of modules, a robotic 
arm, another impressive set of  
solar panels, and a supply ship.  
Construction began on the ISS in 1998.