File:STS-130 Endeavour flyaround 5.jpg

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Description	English: Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010.
Date	20 February 2010
Source	http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-130/html/s130e012142.html
Author	NASA

This image or video was catalogued by Johnson Space Centre of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: S130-E-012142.
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Date and time of data generation	01:34, 20 February 2010
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File change date and time	02:06, 21 February 2010
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Focal length in 35 mm film	25 mm
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