SpaceX’s is Dragon about to dock with ISS. Watch here.
City Lights From International Space Station (2002-2008)
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit assembled a sequence of several of the most striking images of city lights at night taken by several astronauts on board the International Space Station between 2002 and 2008 into an animated “world tour” of cities at night. Resolutions approach an estimated 10 meters/pixel in the sharpest images. This video, produced entirely by Pettit, takes you on a quick trip comparing cities from different regions, all viewed from the International Space Station.
For more information and links: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/ask/issues/38/38s_cities.html
credit: Don Pettit (production); Don Pettit and others (photography)
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Alka-Seltzer added to spherical water drop in microgravity
(March 22, 2003) —- Expedition Six NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit performs a series of microgravity experiments with water spheres and effervescent antacid tablets. In the second of four videos, Pettit inserts a tablet into a 50-millimeter sphere and observes the fizzy results.
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Sunrise
On Sat., Aug. 27, 2011, International Space Station Astronaut Ron Garan pointed an HD camera out a window of the Cupola to film one of the sixteen sunrises astronauts see each day. This sunrise image shows the rising sun as the International Space Station flew along a path between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Image Credit: NASA
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Expedition 28 Launch (201106080008HQ) (explored)
The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Wednesday, June 8, 2011 carrying Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
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Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor showing fluid in outer space
Our maths teacher showed us this video just before class ended after our test today. Sometimes we just end up talking about space out of nowhere, it’s funny.
This is amazingly cool.
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HumansVsZombies.org:
We’re really excited to learn that the crew of the International Space Station has begun the first game of orbital Humans vs. Zombies! The joint Russian/American station crew has been playing the game for nearly 24 Earth-hours with a modified ruleset.
You can see the game page as is progresses live at http://ISS.hvzsource.com.
We can only imagine how the low gravity environment would affect game strategy, but it turns out that the dart blasters work better than they do on Earth.
For some more information, we spoke over Skype with Expedition 27 crew commander Dmitry Kondratyev about why they’re playing and how they adapted the rules for the station:
HvZ: How did you hear about Humans vs. Zombies, any why did you decide to play?
Dmitry Kondratyev: Several of us had heard about the game back home from the news, the internet, and it always seemed like something fun. We’re always looking for safe and contained ways to pass the time and have some fun together up here, and take advantage of the microgravity conditions of the station, so Humans vs. Zombies seemed like a natural fit for us. Catherine [flight engineer Catherine Coleman] really took the lead in organizing the game.
HvZ: How do you play?
D.K.: We use the normal Goucher rules, but we added a few twists. (No blowing zombies out of the airlock!)
HvZ: How did you get the socks, Nerf guns, etc. to play?
D.K.: There was a transfer shuttle that arrived Wednesday [Soyuz TMA-20] that brought us a bag with game supplies. Maybe the most expensive game of Humans vs. Zombies in history… also the most fun!
Amazing.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lizhd3bpU91qzpxq3o1_500.jpg)
We’re really excited to learn that the crew of the International Space Station has begun the first game of orbital Humans vs. Zombies! The joint Russian/American station crew has been playing the game for nearly 24 Earth-hours with a modified ruleset.
You can see the game page as is progresses live at http://ISS.hvzsource.com.
We can only imagine how the low gravity environment would affect game strategy, but it turns out that the dart blasters work better than they do on Earth.
For some more information, we spoke over Skype with Expedition 27 crew commander Dmitry Kondratyev about why they’re playing and how they adapted the rules for the station:
HvZ: How did you hear about Humans vs. Zombies, any why did you decide to play?
Dmitry Kondratyev: Several of us had heard about the game back home from the news, the internet, and it always seemed like something fun. We’re always looking for safe and contained ways to pass the time and have some fun together up here, and take advantage of the microgravity conditions of the station, so Humans vs. Zombies seemed like a natural fit for us. Catherine [flight engineer Catherine Coleman] really took the lead in organizing the game.
HvZ: How do you play?
D.K.: We use the normal Goucher rules, but we added a few twists. (No blowing zombies out of the airlock!)
HvZ: How did you get the socks, Nerf guns, etc. to play?
D.K.: There was a transfer shuttle that arrived Wednesday [Soyuz TMA-20] that brought us a bag with game supplies. Maybe the most expensive game of Humans vs. Zombies in history… also the most fun!
Amazing.
