Discovery docks at International Space Station

Discovery docked at the International Space Station today after performing an unprecedented back flip to allow those aboard the outpost to photograph the shuttle’s belly for signs of damage.

Discovery docks at International Space Station

Discovery docked at the International Space Station today after performing an unprecedented back flip to allow those aboard the outpost to photograph the shuttle’s belly for signs of damage.

“Everything that we see at this point says that the orbiter is in fact a clean bird,” NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told ABC’s “Good Morning America” after the somersault.

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