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After undocking, Discovery backed away to a distance of 400 feet before pilot Eric Boe flew the shuttle on a victory lap around the station, known as a fly-around, before officially departing.
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Reuters The International Space Station is seen through the window of Atlantis during a fly-around as the shuttle departed the station Tuesday.
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During a post undocking fly-around, the crew of each vessel photographed the opposing craft.
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Still to come: a decision on a proposal to do a fly-around to document the first and only time a U.S. shuttle, a Russian Soyuz space taxi and cargo carriers from Russian, Japan and Europe all are docked at the complex.
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Shuttle pilot Terry Virts performed a fly-around of the station, enabling his crewmates to conduct a photo survey of the complex.
Endeavour Crew Preps for Sunday Landing as Showers Threaten Delay | Universe Today 2010
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But even the basics are being ignored: the images from the STS-126 fly-around of ISS are nowhere to be found on NASA websites.
Only NASA Could Make Space Exploration Boring - NASA Watch 2008
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After Pilot Lee Archambault backs the orbiter 450 feet from the station, he will perform a full fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station and its newly expanded solar wings.
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After Pilot Lee Archambault backs the orbiter 450 feet from the station, he will perform a full fly-around to allow crew members to collect video and imagery of the station and its newly expanded solar wings.
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Mr. Obama seemed to have a fresh bounce in his step as he set off on his first fly-around tour of Iowa.
Final Des Moines Register Poll: Obama And Huckabee Ahead 2009
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The last leg of the fly-around brought us to La Crosse, Wisconsin, from where I was going to fly to Milwaukee and then on to Vermont to check in on the grand quixotic adventure that was the McMullen campaign.
How to Rig an Election Allen Raymond with Ian Spiegelman 2008
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