Shuttle backflips before docking with Space Station

Space shuttle Endeavour docked with the international space station today after making a giant backflip so astronauts on the outpost could check for damage.

Shuttle backflips before docking with Space Station

Space shuttle Endeavour docked with the international space station today after making a giant backflip so astronauts on the outpost could check for damage.

The shuttle pulled up to the $100bn space station and parked as the two spacecraft soared above the South Pacific at around 2pm ET (7pm Irish Time).

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