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Booster Camera Video of Atlantis Launch
Cameras mounted on the two solid rocket boosters that helped propel space shuttle Atlantis into orbit on July 8 provide unique angles of the launch from the Kennedy Space Center and their subsequent water landing downrange in the Atlantic Ocean.
A different perspective
I just love these photos of the space shuttle taken from the International Space Station. This is a recent NASA photo of Atlantis.
Very cool picture of Endeavour!
Very cool picture of the Space Shuttle Endeavour as it docked with the International Space Station on May 18, 2011. Click on the image for a larger view.
Endeavour launches successfully
The good news is that Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully launched this morning on its final mission. The bad news is that I forgot to set the DVR for Kevin to watch when he comes back from school. I turned on the DVR literally as Endeavour was lifting off from the launch pad.
Skywatchers are in for a treat tonight!
Skywatchers, especially those in the Chicago area, are in for a treat tonight if the weather is clear. Early Monday, the space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station to prepare for its return to Earth. On Monday and Tuesday (and depending on where you live) you can see the two spaceships as they fly in tandem with each other. Tonight (Tuesday) will be the last night to see those two as Discovery is scheduled to land in Florida on Wednesday.
In the Chicago area, the best time to see the two spaceships will be at 6:20 p.m. local time. They will be in the north sky flying west to east. Discovery will be the fainter of the two (at a magnitude -1.1) and the space station will be brighter (at -3.4). The reason the ISS is brighter is because it is much bigger.
They will reappear at 7:56 p.m., but will be in the lower southwest sky and will appear fainter.
It is suppose to rain this evening in the Chicago area, but I hope it hold off until later in the night.
This will be the last time to see Discovery as it is retiring after this flight. There are only two more shuttle flights scheduled -- Endeavour and Atlantis will each make their final flights this year.
You can check to see the location of the space shuttle or the ISS or any other satellite by going to Heavens Above and input your location.
Enjoy this NASA video taken Monday morning of Discovery performing the fly-around maneuver of the ISS.
Sunrise eruption
Photos from space of the Russian volcano Kizimen.
Spacewalking astronauts seen with a backyard telescope
This is amazing! The spacewalk referred here took place in March 2009. Apparently someone with a telescope and a high quality camera was able to take images of the astronauts themselves.
Night Launch of Discovery
My son, Kevin, found this incredible photo on the NASA website of the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery Friday night. These night launches are way beyond cool!
