Planet Mercury probed by Messenger. @AmericanSpaceMuseum

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Planet Mercury probed by "Messenger".

Name: Hardhat Spacewalking with STS-117 in 2007 @AmericanSpaceMuseum
Uploaded: 2026-06-12T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Completing a major piece of the ISS, the crew of STS-117 is a good one to look at spacewalking construction astronauts as we bridge the space between us.