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As promised, here is the panorama shot of the Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. My failure to take my widest angle lens awway with me meant that I wasn't able to fit the entire shuttle in frame with my Nikon.
The panorama feature on the iPhone 6 is quite good I think. My close proximity to Endeavour in a fairly tight space meant I wasn't able to place myself in a position to keep the phone horizontal when sweeping, hence the noticeable bulge in the shot. I'm not too upset about that though as I have convinced myself it is an astronomical bulge.
Explore #288, 04/05/16.
I've stood within feet of a space shuttle before, but seeing one suspended and being able to walk around and under it gives you a whole new appreciation for its scale. There's a lot of room for cargo and little for crew. #Orion #NASAsocial #Atlantis
“Ground Control to Major Tom
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and may God's love be with you.”
Space Oddity | David Bowie
The three main engines of the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery (OV-103). National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center. Virginia
Developed in the 1970s by the Marshall Space Flight Center, the space shuttle main engine was the world's most sophisticated reusable rocket engine. After the solid rocket boosters were jettisoned, the main engines provided thrust which accelerated the shuttle from 3,000 mph to more than 17,000 mph in order to reach low earth orbit. The engines operated for 8 minutes and 40 seconds for each shuttle flight, with a combined output of 37 million horsepower, and a combined maximum thrust of more than 1.2 million pounds.
Part of the fun of photography is finding something new and different to see in a different way. Unfortunately this image wasn't seen by me.
My son saw it first and I blatantly copied his eye. This is the starboard nose section of the space shuttle "Discovery" as seen with side lighting.
Taken 22 March 2013 at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center. Chantilly, VA. Recommended in Lightbox.
Thank you Michael ... for Dad's 20th trip to Explore!
Editor's note: happy Friday, Flickr friends! While we can't all get this kind of sky view, hope you get to enjoy the waning gibbous moon in the skies over Earth this weekend.
This image taken by an astronaut aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-103 shows a panoramic view of Earth at moonrise.
Image and caption credit: NASA
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The NASA family lost seven of its own on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, when a booster engine failed, causing the Shuttle Challenger to break apart just 73 seconds after launch.
In this photo from Jan. 9, 1986, the Challenger crew takes a break during countdown training at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Left to right are Teacher-in-Space payload specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe; payload specialist Gregory Jarvis; and astronauts Judith A. Resnik, mission specialist; Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, mission commander; Ronald E. McNair, mission specialist; Mike J. Smith, pilot; and Ellison S. Onizuka, mission specialist.
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The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Atlantis touches down on the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility to complete the STS-86 mission. Touchdown occurred at 5:55:09 p.m. (EDT), October 6, 1997. Onboard were astronauts James D. Wetherbee, Michael J. Bloomfield, Wendy B. Lawrence, Scott F. Parazynski, Vladimir G. Titov, C. Michael Foale and Jean-Loup J. M. Chretien. Chretien and Titov represent the French Space Agency (CNES) and the Russian Space Agency (RSA), respectively.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: sts086-s-015
Date: October 6, 1997
The space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft separate on March 7, 2011 after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. The area below is the southwestern coast of Morocco in the northern Atlantic. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: iss026-E-032252
Date: March 7, 2011
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I thought this was a really cool photo, particularly since the shuttle was flying over New Zealand. See the note on the photo to see where I live.
As per most NASA photos, this one is not under copyright. I am claiming no copyright on this myself. Since Flickr defaults to All Rights Reserved, I've changed the license on this to Attribution. Please attribute NASA, not me, if you want to copy this photo. Source: Mission STS-116 Day 4 (original filename 165239main_s116e05983_hires.jpg):
S116-E-05983 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station.
Uploaded to Flickr to use on my blog.
Space shuttle Discovery, July 4th 2006.
This was my 1st launch ever, it brought tears to my eyes as it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen :)
On display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's UDVAR-HAZY CENTER at the Washington Dulles International Airport
Hand held 5 exposure HDR
Another baby build that got knocked out of my Ideas project due to an IP clash. The back actually opens - check it out on Blockheads.
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3/4 I realized that I never posted my launch photos from last year. So here's a short series for the next couple days. This is Discovery, on August 28-29, 2009.
The next launch of Discovery has been postponed to Dec 3rd, as of now.
This one is my fav of the series. One more for tomorrow.
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The crew of the STS 61-A mission egress the Orbiter after landing. Astronaut Henry W. Hartsfield Jr., 61-A mission commander, shakes hands with George W.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Crew Operations at JSC, as the rest of the crew descends the steps. From left to right are Guion S. Bluford, Jr., James F. Buchli, Steven R. Nagel, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Wubbo J. Ockels, Ernst Messerschmid, and Reinhard Furrer.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 61a-s-140
Date: November 6, 1985
I have been building transformers lego models for two decades now, constantly growing my collection, there were always one thing left to do figure out.
How to build a combiner ?
We all know the limitations through weight on our models versus what we would want from certain bricks and their clutchpowers.
Bruticus and the combaticons were on my wishlist for a long time, so i have been working on those models over the past months, first working out each individual character and then the combine mode.
It needs still a support stand, which also serves as display stand, just to keep the weight up, he is very heavy, standing tall around 60cm.
Instructions available soon.
The 122 foot tall Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia mated to its external fuel container (ET) and two solid rocket boosters (SRB) lifts off from Launch Pad 39A for the begining of STS-2.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: S81-39551
Date: November 12, 1981
A LEGO Technic scale model of the spaceshuttle. It has 8 motorized functions and comes with instructions for both a PF and a PU version. More information can be found on jeroenottens.com
Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1989. I had an old Pentax K-1000 with a super cheap long 500mm lens for this shot. I would love to find the negative as this is a scan of a 5x7” print.
The primary payload, Galileo/Jupiter spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), was deployed six hours, 30 minutes into the flight. IUS stages fired, placing Galileo on trajectory for six-year trip to Jupiter via gravitational boosts from Venus and Earth and possible observational brushes with asteroids Gaspra and Ida. Secondary payloads included Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) experiment carried in cargo bay, and in crew cabin, Growth Hormone Crystal Distribution (GHCD); Polymer Morphology (PM), Sensor Technology Experiment (STEX); Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE); IMAX camera; Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiment that investigated ice crystal formation in zero gravity; and ground-based Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) experiment.
The Space Shuttle Columbia rolls to Launch pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Already inside the orbiter's cargo bay is the payload for the upcoming STS-55 flight, the D-2 Spacelab module and Unique Support Structure. This will be the second German-managed Spacelab mission. STS-55 was targeted for liftoff at the end of February, but slipped to April 26, 1993. The mission was the second Spacelab flight under German mission management.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: s93-29849
Date: February 7, 1993