Various views of the International Space Station (ISS) taken during the fly-around by the STS-96 crew including: Dark views of the aft end (-XA) of the FGB/Zarya module and solar arrays (004-6). Dark views of the Zenith side (-ZA,-XA/Plane III) of the ISS module (007-9). Distant views of the Nadir side (-ZA) of the ISS over an Earth limb (010-028). Zenith side (-ZA/ Plane III) view of the ISS module in darkness (029) and over an Earth limb with the Russian-made Strela crane on the Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)-2, the American-made ORU transfer Device (OTD) on the PMA-1 and the Early Comm Antennas on the Node 1/Unity module visible (030-55). Zenith side (-ZA/Plane III) view of the ISS module over the Earth with the Strela Crane on PMA-2, the OTD on PMA-1 and the Early Comm Antennas on the Node 1/ Unity module visible (056-73). Frame 042 is over Lake Hulun Nur, Mongolia. Frames 014-28 are over Lake Baykal, Russia. Frames 028 and 042 were selected by PAO for release to the public. Frame 018 was selected by the crew for use in their presentations.
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