The ISS Thread
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The ISS Thread
Just a personal indulgence of mine that I'll probably update with pictures from time to time.
R2 in space:
Watching 'days of our lives':
I love how in space, everyone looks like they're underwater.
R2 in space:
Watching 'days of our lives':
I love how in space, everyone looks like they're underwater.
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Re: The ISS Thread
The guy's face to the right sums up my feelings about Days of our Lives perfectly.
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Boy, I can't wait until the aliens arrive:
"That ISS was pretty impressive, given your Earthling level of technology. What did you use it for?"
"Er... well, we caught up on our soaps..."
"That ISS was pretty impressive, given your Earthling level of technology. What did you use it for?"
"Er... well, we caught up on our soaps..."
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Re: The ISS Thread
God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.
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Re: The ISS Thread
I hope those scissors don't accidentally come out of old baldy's pocket!
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Re: The ISS Thread
A Soyuz class ship approaching:
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“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
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“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
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Re: The ISS Thread
Picture of Discovery and ISS from the ground.
Source:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... he-ground/
Source:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badas ... he-ground/
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“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
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know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
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“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
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Now, that's friggin' cool. Also, I don't know why I expected the label on the Soyuz to say anything else besides "Soyuz."
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I got the high gloss luster
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Re: The ISS Thread
This is pretty awesome considering how fast the ISS moves across the sky!
http://popastro.com/news/newsdetail.php?id_nw=40
http://popastro.com/news/newsdetail.php?id_nw=40
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
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the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
Re: The ISS Thread
I saw it tonight, it was one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen.
Bite my shiny metal ass
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Re: The ISS Thread
It's quite a sight isn't it? Just before I first saw it, I wondered how I would pick it out (i.e what it would look like, how bright, how fast) thinking I might get it confused with an aircraft. However, you just know it when you see it for the first time. It's usually much brighter than anything in the night sky, save maybe Venus and moves too quickly across the sky to be an aircraft (and an aircraft has blinking lights and the ISS is constantly illuminated by the sun). It's very graceful and fills me with awe everytime
For realtime updates on the ISS and all space satellites, check out this site:
http://www.n2yo.com/
For realtime updates on the ISS and all space satellites, check out this site:
http://www.n2yo.com/
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”
the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to
know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.”