Treasured Maps - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBAug 19, 2024 · In 2000, the space shuttle Endeavour flew its final scientific mission upside down and backward. With the bay doors open toward Earth below, the instruments of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) scanned …
Earth from Space in 4K - NASA+
WEBApr 20, 2024 · Everything that happens on the International Space Station revolves around one thing: Earth, sixteen times a day! So for Earth Day, NASA offers a gift you can’t get anywhere else with this leisurely view of our home planet, from 250 miles up, rendered in extraordinary ultra-high definition video.
NASA SVS | HD Earth Views from Space - NASA Scientific …
WEBMay 4, 2011 · NASA presents images of Earth captured by cameras aboard the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. Traveling at an approximate speed of 17,500 miles per hour, the space station orbits Earth every 90 minutes from an altitude of approximately 220 miles, and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye.
Live High-Definition Views from the International Space Station ...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Live views from the International Space Station are streaming from an external camera mounted on the station's Harmony module.
ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
WEB1 day ago · The Pacific Ocean seen by ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer's MAJIS instrument during the probe's Earth flyby on Aug. 20, 2024 from a distance of 5,405 miles (8,700 km) in three different wavelengths.
ESA - Earth views from space – 1 hour long in 4K! - European Space …
WEBSep 6, 2021 · Flying 400 km above our amazing planet Earth, the Space Station travels at 28 800 km/h to stay in orbit. Most of the scenes were filmed in the European-built Cupola module, the Space Station’s observatory. On 21 April 2001, the first ESA astronaut Umberto Guidoni arrived at the Space Station.
Data From the Heavens: The Space Shuttle Maps That
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Elevation data collected during a space shuttle mission in 2000 continues to inform science and society in unexpected ways. In a pivotal 2000 mission, the space shuttle Endeavour’s SRTM project provided a 3D view of Earth’s terrain, capturing data crucial for diverse scientific applications.
Picturing Earth: Eye of the Beholder - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBMar 18, 2021 · Over the past 60 years, astronauts have shot more than 1.5 million photographs of Earth from the International Space Station and other spacecraft. Most have been catalogued by the Earth Science and Remote Sensing (ESRS) unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
'Space for Birds': Astronaut Roberta Bondar captures avian …
WEB2 days ago · Roberta Bondar, STS-41 payload specialist, smiles as she looks out the overhead window of the space shuttle Discovery, back to back with mission specialist Norm Thagard in 1992.
Astronauts’ New Window on the World - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBAstronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have a new view of Earth after the space shuttle Endeavour delivered the Tranquility module to the station.