Cool photos from NASA! NOT 56k

[gb387]

Photos FROM: www.nasa.gov


Just think... standing there in the middle of no where!




Looks like they need some ColorX to bring the nice black color back!

[Teak]

Cool pictures. Talk about being on top of the world.

Eric

[Ranger72]

very cool!

[marty]

cool

[Setec Astronomy]

Thanks for linking that, the imagery is...er...out of this world

[rusty bumper]

Nice pictures gb!

I have a nice home theater setup, and I also have the space shuttles on IMAX DVD. You get to see some awesome sights, as well as experience a few room shaking blast offs!

I get the attention of the ladie folk when shuttle blasts off. .....(They don't like the noise)

Interesting note worth mentioning: Ever wonder why you see a ton of steam on a shuttle blast off? It's because NASA releases thousands of gallons of water just before the rockets fire. This is to help prevent the launch pad from shaking apart from the thunderous vibrations of liftoff. The water acts as a shock absorber of sorts.

This concludes our science lesson for the day.

[sixty7mustang22]

Awesome. Might find me a new background.

[2000]

Re: Cool photos from NASA! NOT 56k

Originally posted by gb387
Photos FROM: www.nasa.gov


Just think... standing there in the middle of no where!

thats exactly how I feel at work on mondays.

[Teak]

Does anyone know why the arm says Canada? You may need to find the Hi-res version which is 2064x3062 to make that out. Is this because the discovery mission was involving the ISS?

Eric

[Setec Astronomy]

Originally posted by Teak
Does anyone know why the arm says Canada? You may need to find the Hi-res version which is 2064x3062 to make that out. Is this because the discovery mission was involving the ISS?

Eric

The manipulator arms of both the Shuttle and the ISS are made by a Canadian company, Spar Aerospace (I believe they are called something else now).

[gb387]

Originally posted by sixty7mustang22
Awesome. Might find me a new background.

You may have found it already but here is their photo index:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/sts-114/ndxpage1.html

both high and low res photos.

[Teak]

Originally posted by Setec Astronomy
The manipulator arms of both the Shuttle and the ISS are made by a Canadian company, Spar Aerospace (I believe they are called something else now).

Thanks.

Eric