Space & Spaceflight

Astronaut Self-Portrait

By Mark Wilson Published November 23, 2009, 9:00 am ET

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Some time during a six-hour space walk last week, astronaut Robert Satcher managed to capture this shot of himself…via himself. Today, the STS-129 will be completing their third and final space walk. [NASA]

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