STS106-314-023 (17 September 2000) --- The International Space Station (ISS), backdropped over China’s Takla Makan desert and Earth’s horizon, is photographed after undocking with the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The 35mm frame was exposed by one of the STS-106 crew members onboard the shuttle. The undocking took place on September 17, 2000 at 10:46 p.m. (CDT).