Futurist Foresight
Commander Chris Hadfield performing aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Simply superb!
Another look at life in space. This time how a candle burns aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
A comparison between the combustion of a candle on Earth (left) and in a microgravity environment, such as that found on the ISS.
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Photos of Saturdays EVA to repair the coolant leak onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Photos from Saturday’s emergency spacewalk on the ISS
The spacewalk outside the International Space Station was captured on film by the tweeting, Facebooking, social media maven and space station commander Chris Hadfield. “Amazing day,” he said. “EVA went off without a hitch. Great crew, phenomenal ground support and a supportive audience. Who could ask for anything more?”
Image credits: NASA/CSA/Chris Hadfield
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Our daily Shuttle magnificence!
Top: Space Shuttle Atlantis docked with Mir on 4 July 1995. Cosmonauts Anatoliy Y. Solovyev and Nikolai M. Budarin, who had arrive onboard Atlantis five days earlier, took Soyuz TM-21 for a fly-around photo survey prior to Atlantis undocking for her return to Earth. This was the first time a shuttle had docked with Mir.
Bottom: Two shots of the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked with the ISS, as photographed by the departing Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft on 23 May 2011, during the STS-134 mission. (There are a lot more from this fly-around here)
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In another glimpse into life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) astronaut Chris Hadfield shows how Neutron radiation is detected aboard.
Radi-N2: Detecting Neutron Radiation on the ISS
Neutron radiation is a serious hazard and challenge for human space exploration. To better understand the levels in low-Earth orbit, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield is taking part in a Canadian/Russian experiment that uses bubble detectors to measure the neutron radiation levels on board the ISS.
Credit: CSA
Another great video by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield on how the International Space Station (ISS) is controlled (by canadianspaceagency)
What happens when you wring out a wet towel in space.
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Crying in space - not a pretty sight.
Ever wonder what happens if you cry in space?
But why did they cry in space missing someone!!??
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Inflatable habitats could significantly increase the size of the International Space Station (ISS) for a significantly reduced cost.
Space Station to Test Inflatable Habitat
Image: Using inflatable habitat concepts originally conceived by NASA, Bigelow Aerospace hopes to have a commercial alternative to space station technology. Credit: Bigelow Aerospace
It would be the company’s third orbital prototype, but the first to be tested as part of a crewed spacecraft. The demonstration not only is expected to help Bigelow lease space to paying customers aboard its planned free-flying Earth-orbiting outposts. NASA also is interested in the technology for future deep space missions, such as to an asteroid, the moon, or Mars.
“This partnership agreement … represents a step forward in cutting-edge technology that can allow humans to thrive in space safely and affordably,” NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver said in a statement.
Details of the project will be announced Wednesday at Bigelow’s headquarters in Las Vegas.
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![Just because. A look at the International Space Station (ISS).
for-all-mankind:
Another one of my favourite space images - the ISS high above the Earth, as seen from a Soyuz on the final Space Shuttle Mission. [Edit, I don;t know how I got the two craft mixed up. Must be one of those days.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdyz9jGnTk1rvtk1ao1_500.jpg)
Just because. A look at the International Space Station (ISS).
Another one of my favourite space images - the ISS high above the Earth, as seen from a Soyuz on the final Space Shuttle Mission. [Edit, I don;t know how I got the two craft mixed up. Must be one of those days.]
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