Backdropped against a blanket of heavy cloud cover, the Russian-built FGB, also called Zarya, approaches the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the U.S.-built Node 1, also called Unity (foreground). Inside Endeavour's cabin, the STS-88 crew readies the remote manipulator system for Zarya capture as they awaited the rendezvous, December 6, 1988. Credits - NASA |