Mapping Sequence performed during the STS-120 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver

ISS016-E-006116 (25 Oct. 2007) --- The nose and part of the underside of the Space Shuttle Discovery are featured in this close-up image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember during a backflip maneuver performed by the approaching visitors (STS-120) to the International Space Station. The Ku-band antenna, instrumental in communications operations, is visible on the port side of the orbiter.