External Tank after separation from Atlantis during the STS-132 Mission

S132-E-005046 (14 May 2010) --- Just before ascending to Earth orbit, the space shuttle Atlantis dropped off its external fuel tank and one of the six STS-132 crew members onboard photographed a series of still images. Liftoff was at 2:20 p.m. (EDT) on May 14, 2010, from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration