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Beautiful pictures of Endeavour docked at ISS taken from departing Soyuz

41 points by rkuester 15y ago

mmaunder 15y ago
Funny how ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi. http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_station.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_stati... http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation10.jpg http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation... http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/star_trek_space_station.jpg http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/s... http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsimg/1253491406.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsim... http://theatomizer.com/ArtAwards/Images/SpaceStationGoodHope.jpg http://theatomizer.com/ArtAwards/Images/SpaceStationGoodHope... http://www.freewebs.com/jasonboone1969/high_poly_page/space_station.jpg http://www.freewebs.com/jasonboone1969/high_poly_page/space_... http://img1.eyefetch.com/p/vx/202714-6ebdff8f-ffeb-448f-8688-118035df02fel.jpg http://img1.eyefetch.com/p/vx/202714-6ebdff8f-ffeb-448f-8688...
- cema 15y ago
  ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi I think it's because it does not have artificial gravity.
  - robryan 15y ago
    And has to have every component module fit in the shuttle.
    - cema 15y ago
      I think technically it can be an independent module, launched as the last stage of a rocket. Which, of course, also forces constrains.
- pavel_lishin 15y ago
  To be fair, most of those are in a future that's a little bit farther along than ours. The cars in 1900 didn't look all that much like modern cars, either.
markkat 15y ago
Argh. I think NASA needs a better image viewer. IMO, there should be an option to just scroll down through them all like Boston.com's 'The Big Picture'. Amazing photos otherwise.

41 points by rkuester 15y ago

Funny how ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi. http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_station.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_stati... http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation10.jpg http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation... http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/star_trek_space_station.jpg http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/s... http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsimg/1253491406.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsim... http://theatomizer.com/ArtAwards/Images/SpaceStationGoodHope.jpg http://theatomizer.com/ArtAwards/Images/SpaceStationGoodHope... http://www.freewebs.com/jasonboone1969/high_poly_page/space_station.jpg http://www.freewebs.com/jasonboone1969/high_poly_page/space_... http://img1.eyefetch.com/p/vx/202714-6ebdff8f-ffeb-448f-8688-118035df02fel.jpg http://img1.eyefetch.com/p/vx/202714-6ebdff8f-ffeb-448f-8688...

cema 15y ago
ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi I think it's because it does not have artificial gravity.
- robryan 15y ago
  And has to have every component module fit in the shuttle.
  - cema 15y ago
    I think technically it can be an independent module, launched as the last stage of a rocket. Which, of course, also forces constrains.
pavel_lishin 15y ago
To be fair, most of those are in a future that's a little bit farther along than ours. The cars in 1900 didn't look all that much like modern cars, either.

markkat 15y ago

Argh. I think NASA needs a better image viewer. IMO, there should be an option to just scroll down through them all like Boston.com's 'The Big Picture'. Amazing photos otherwise.