View of the forward plane (+XA) of the PMA2

STS106-346-008 (17 Sept. 2000) --- This close-up external view of the Androgynous Peripheral Attachment System (APAS) of Pressurized Mating Adapter 2 (PMA2) was taken from the space shuttle Atlantis during undocking with the International Space Station. Visible are the APAS petals, hatch and target, as well as the forward endcone of Unity node on the ISS. The undocking took place on Sept. 17, 2000 at 10:46 p.m. (CDT).