The main engines of the Space Shuttle Atlantis are seen during the rendezvous pitch maneuver with the blue earth in the background as astronauts aboard the International Space Station take high resolution pictures of the shuttle heat shield as the orbiter approaches the station for docking in this image from NASA TV November 18, 2009.[Agencies]

 
The belly of the space shuttle Atlantis is seen during the rendezvous pitch maneuver while astronauts aboard the station take high resolution pictures of the shuttle heat shield, as the orbiter approaches the station for docking, in this image from NASA TV November 18, 2009. In the foreground of the image is an antenna mounted on the outside of the space station.[Agencies]