Watch this space

11 June 2007 4:18 am

Wonderful video footage from Nasa of the space shuttle Atlantis as it performed a back flip, 600ft below the International Space Station.

The manoeuvre allowed high-resolution digital cameras on board the ISS to scan Atlantis' underside for any damage to the heat shield tiles.

It took place over South America, with snow-capped mountains visible in the background.

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