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Challenger as seen from SPAS
Title Challenger as seen from SPAS
Full Description Full view of Space Shuttle Orbiter Challenger in space, taken by the Space Pallet Satellite (SPAS). A heavily cloud-covered portion of the earth forms the backdrop for this scene of Challenger. Visible in the payload bay are the protective cradles for the Palapa-B and Telesat F communications satellites, the pallet for the NASA Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA-2), the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm in the shape of the numeral seven and the KU- band antenna. A number of GetAway Special (GAS) canisters are also visible along the port side.
Date 06/22/1983
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Robot Arm Over Earth with Su …
Title Robot Arm Over Earth with Sunburst
Full Description View of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) end effector over an Earth limb with a solar starburst pattern behind it.
Date 06/01/1996
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
SAFER Rescue System Tested
Title SAFER Rescue System Tested
Full Description Astronauts Carl J. Meade and Mark C. Lee (red strip on suit) test the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system some 130 nautical miles above Earth. The pair was actually performing an in-space rehearsal or demonstration of a contingency rescue using never-before flown hardware. Meade, who here wears the small back-pack unit with its complementary chest-mounted control unit, and Lee anchored to the Space Shuttle Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm, took turns using the SAFER hardware during their shared space walk.
Date 09/16/1994
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
SAFER Tests by Meade and Lee
Title SAFER Tests by Meade and Lee
Full Description Astronauts Carl J. Meade and Mark C. Lee (red stripe on suit) test the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system some 130 nautical miles from Earth. The pair were actually performing an in-space rehearsal or demonstration of a contingency rescue using the never- before flown hardware. Meade, who here wears the small back-pack unit with its complementary chest-mounted control unit, and Lee, anchored to Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robot arm, took turns using the SAFER hardware during their shared space walk of September 16, 1994.
Date 09/16/1994
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Gernhardt on Robot Arm
Title Gernhardt on Robot Arm
Full Description The pale blue Earth serves as backdrop for astronaut Michael Gernhardt during his Extravehicular Activity (EVA). He is standing on a Manipulator Foot Restraint (MFR) attached to the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). He is positioned over the Payload Bay and Endeavour's forward section is reflected in his visor. A thermal cube is attached to the RMS and records temperatures during spacesuit evaluations. Unlike earlier spacewalking astronauts, Gernhardt was able to use an electronic cuff checklist, a prototype developed for the assembly of the International Space Station (ISS).
Date 09/16/1995
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Thornton Prepares to Release …
Title Thornton Prepares to Release Hubble Array
Full Description To run all their systems, satellites need a way to generate power for months, even years. Most Earth-orbiting spacecraft, like the Hubble Space Telescope, rely on solar cells to recharge their onboard batteries. But solar panels have their own set of problems. They must be lightweight and flexible to fit inside a relatively small launch vehicle. Consequently, they tend to be fragile, and several satellites have had to cope with damaged panels once in orbit. That is what happened to the Hubble Space Telescope. Fortunately, the telescope was designed for on-orbit repairs, and astronauts were able to remove the damaged panel and replace it with a new one. In this image, Astronaut Kathy Thornton releases the old panel into low-Earth orbit during the first Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission in 1993. Earth's gravitation pulled the jettisoned panel toward Earth's atmosphere, where it entered and ultimately burned up.
Date 10/14/1994
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Wisoff on the Arm
Title Wisoff on the Arm
Full Description Against the blackness of space, Mission Specialist Peter J.K. Wisoff, wearing an extravehicular mobility unit, stands on a Portable Foot Restraint (PFR), Manipulator Foot Restrait (MFR) attached to the End Effector of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), colloquially known as the "robot arm". Wisoff is being maneuvered above Endeavour's payload bay as part of Detailed Test Objective (DTO) extravehicular activity procedures. DTO results will assist in refining several procedures being developed to service the Hubble Space Telescope on mission STS-61 in December 1993. The Earth's surface and Discovery's payload bay are reflected in Wisoff's helmet visor.
Date 06/25/1993
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Manicouagan Impact Crater on …
Title Manicouagan Impact Crater on Earth
Explanation The Manicouagan Crater [ http://www.linkdirectory.com/airphoto/1030.html ] in northern Canada [ http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html ] is one of the oldest impact craters [ http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/craters/impact_home.html ] known. Formed during a surely tremendous impact [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990711.html ] about 200 million years ago, the present day terrain supports a 70-kilometer diameter hydroelectric reservoir [ http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/nam/nam-26.html ] in the telltale form of an annular lake [ http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=40640 ]. The crater itself has been worn away by the passing of glaciers [ http://www.glacier.rice.edu/land/5_whatisaglacier.html ] and other erosional processes. Still, the hard rock [ http://duke.usask.ca/~reeves/prog/geoe118/geoe118.011.html ] at the impact site has preserved much of the complex impact structure [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960120.html ] and so allows scientists a leading case to help understand large impact features on Earth [ http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/impacts.html ] and other [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001213.html ap960906.html ] Solar System bodies. Also visible above [ http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/lores.cgi?PHOTO=STS009-48-3139 ] is the vertical fin of the Space Shuttle [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990411.html ] Columbia from which the picture was taken in 1983.
Aurora from Space
Title Aurora from Space
Explanation From the ground, spectacular auroras seem to dance [ http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/aurora/ gallery_01mar03.html ] high above. But the International Space Station (ISS [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070625.html ]) orbits at nearly the same height as many auroras [ http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/ auroras/ ], sometimes passing over [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010210.html ] them, and sometimes right through them. Still, the auroral electron [ http://www.aip.org/history/electron/ ] and proton [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/lament.html ] streams pose no direct danger to the ISS [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/ ]. In 2003, ISS Science Officer Don Pettit [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/pettit.html ] captured the green aurora, pictured above [ http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/ 24mar_noseprints.htm ] in a digitally sharpened image. From orbit, Pettit reported [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/ spacechronicles.html ] that changing auroras [ http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/ ] appeared to crawl around like giant green amoebas [ http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep01/ amoeba.html ]. Over 300 kilometers below, the Manicouagan Impact Crater [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001213.html ] can be seen in northern Canada, planet Earth.
Space Station and Space Shut …
Title Space Station and Space Shuttle: Backyard View
Explanation Knowing when and where [ http://www.heavens-above.com/ ] to look, many enthusiastic sky gazers have been able to spot the International Space Station (ISS) as a bright star streaking [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001214.html ] through the twilight. But with a digital camera and a small telescope, recognizable images are possible [ http://www.hobbyspace.com/SatWatching/ ] too. Astronomer Ricardo Borba offers this example [ http://www.borba.com/iss/ ] of the Space Shuttle Discovery [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010320.html ] docked with the ISS [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010228.html ], recorded this August from his backyard in Ottawa, Canada. Operating a digital video camera on an 8 inch reflecting telescope, Borba tracked the Earth-orbiting pair by hand. Unwanted telescope motion and atmospheric blurring [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000725.html ] caused most of the video frames to be indistinct, still the single best frame (left) from his video sequence is amazingly sharp. For comparison, he constructed a computer generated image (right) showing the approximate orientation of the Shuttle/ISS docking configuration based on virtual 3D models [ http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/sehvrml.html ] available on the web [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/vrml/station/ ].
Hawaii
Title Hawaii
Explanation Aloha [ http://www.ipl.org/youth/hello/hawaiian.html ]! With the graceful arc of Earth's limb in the background, the Hawaiian Island [ http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/viewrecord?4668 ] archipelago is visible in this stunning photo [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/ STS26/10062983.htm ] taken by the astronauts onboard the shuttle Discovery [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980308.html ] in October of 1988. Along with popular beaches and tropical resorts, these volcanic islands [ http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/ ] offer extreme elevations with dark, dry, cloudless skies [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020425.html ]. Consequently they have also become popular sites for large and sophisticated ground based telescopes [ http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/ifa/ifa.html ]. The peak of Mauna Kea [ http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/mko/maunakea.htm ], on the Big Island (upper left), boasts an impressive array of astronomical instruments including twin Kecks [ http://astro.caltech.edu/mirror/keck/ ], the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope [ http://www.cfht.hawaii.edu/ ], the NASA IRTF [ http://irtf.ifa.hawaii.edu/ ], the JCMT and UKIRT [ http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/ ], the Subaru [ http://www.naoj.org/ ] and the Gemini Telescope Project [ http://www.gemini.edu ]. The dormant volcanic cone of Haleakala [ http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/haleakala/ ] on Maui (just below the Big Island) is home to the Air Force Maui Optical Station [ http://ulua.mhpcc.af.mil ] and the Mees Solar Observatory [ http://koa.ifa.hawaii.edu/ ]. Mahalo nui loa [ http://www.ipl.org/youth/hello/hawaiian.html ]!
Aurora From Space
Title Aurora From Space
Explanation What do auroras look like from space? From the ground, auroras dance [ http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/aurora/gallery_01mar03.html ] high above clouds [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010402.html ], frequently causing spectacular displays [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000410.html ]. The International Space Station [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021103.html ] (ISS) orbits just at the same height as many auroras [ http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/ ], though. Therefore, sometimes it flies over [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010210.html ] them, but also sometimes it flies right through. The auroral electron [ http://www.aip.org/history/electron/ ] and proton [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/lament.html ] streams are too thin to be a danger to the ISS [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/ ], just as clouds [ http://seaborg.nmu.edu/Clouds/bluesky.html ] pose little danger to airplanes [ http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/airflylvl3.htm ]. ISS Science Officer [ http://spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.News/NASA.News.Releases/Previous.News.Releases/0 2.News.Releases/02-09.News.Releases/02-09-16.First.NASA.ISS.Science.Officer ] Don Pettit [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/pettit.html ] captured a green aurora, pictured above [ http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/24mar_noseprints.htm ] in a digitally sharpened image. From orbit [ http://science.nasa.gov/ppod/ ], Dr. Pettit [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/spacechronicles.html ] reports, changing auroras [ http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/ ] can appear to crawl around like giant green amoebas [ http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep01/amoeba.html ]. Far below, on planet Earth, the Manicouagan Impact Crater [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001213.html ] can be seen in northern Canada [ http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html ].
Aurora from Space
Title Aurora from Space
Explanation From the ground, spectacular auroras seem to dance [ http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/aurora/ gallery_01mar03.html ] high above. But the International Space Station (ISS [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050827.html ]) orbits at nearly the same height as many auroras [ http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/ auroras/ ], sometimes passing over [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010210.html ] them, and sometimes right through them. Still, the auroral electron [ http://www.aip.org/history/electron/ ] and proton [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/lament.html ] streams pose no direct danger to the ISS [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/ ]. In 2003, ISS Science Officer Don Pettit [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/pettit.html ] captured the green aurora, pictured above [ http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/ 24mar_noseprints.htm ] in a digitally sharpened image. From orbit [ http://science.nasa.gov/temp/StationLoc.html ], Pettit reported [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/ spacechronicles.html ] that changing auroras [ http://www.geo.mtu.edu/weather/aurora/ ] appeared to crawl around like giant green amoebas [ http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artsep01/ amoeba.html ]. Over 300 kilometers below, the Manicouagan Impact Crater [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001213.html ] can be seen in northern Canada, planet Earth.
General Description STS-111 Shuttle Mission Imagery
General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
View of Earth photographed b …
Title View of Earth photographed by Apollo 15 on voyage to the Moon
Description This view of Earth was photographed by the Apollo 15 crewmen as they sped toward the fourth lunar landing. The spacecraft was between 25,000 and 30,000 nautical miles from Earth when this photo was made. The United States (note Florida), Central America and part of Canada can be seen at the left side of the picture, with South America at lower center. Spain and the northwest part of Africa can be seen at right. The Bahama Banks, unique geological feature, can be seen (different shade of blue) east of Florida. Also note large North Atlantic storm front moving over Greenland in upper center.
Date Taken 1971-07-26
Apollo 16 view of the earth …
Title Apollo 16 view of the earth from translunar injection
Description A good view of the Earth photographed shortly after translunar injection of April 16, 1972. Although there is much cloud cover (over Canada and the oceans), the United States in large part, most of Mexico and some parts of Central America are clearly visible. Note Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. Also note the Bahama Banks at upper right part of the sphere. A large part of the Rocky Mountain Range is also visible.
Date Taken 1972-04-16
View of Rocky Mountains area …
Title View of Rocky Mountains area of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
Description An oblique view of the Rocky Mountains area of British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission. This picture was taken at an altitude of 222 kilometers (138 statute miles).
Date Taken 1975-07-24
STS-52 crew and backup parti …
Title STS-52 crew and backup participate in camera equipment training on JSC rooftop
Description STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, crewmembers and backup payload specialist participate in LINHOF camera training on the roof of JSC's Project Management Building Bldg 1. Left to right are Canadian Payload Specialist Steven G. MacLean, Mission Specialist (MS) William M. Shepherd, Pilot Michael A. Baker, and backup Payload Specialist Bjarni Tryggvason. In the background, partially obscured and holding a spotmeter, is Commander James D. Wetherbee. Shepherd is adjusting a LINHOF camera used mostly for Earth observations imagery. MacLean and Tryggvason represent the Canadian Space Agency.
Date Taken 1992-08-06
STS-52 PS MacLean, backup PS …
Title STS-52 PS MacLean, backup PS Tryggvason, and PI pose on JSC's CCT flight deck
Description STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Canadian Payload Specialist (PS) Steven G. MacLean (left) and backup Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason (right) take a break from a camera training session in JSC's Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT). The two Canadian Space Agency (CSA) representatives pose on the CCT's aft flight deck with Canadian scientist David Zimick, the principal investigator (PI) for the materials experiment in low earth orbit (MELEO). MELEO is a component of the CANEX-2 experiment package, manifest to fly on the scheduled October 1992 STS-52 mission. The CCT is part of the shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE.
Date Taken 1992-08-06
STS-52 Payload Specialist Ma …
Title STS-52 Payload Specialist MacLean during camera training at JSC's MAIL
Description STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Canadian Payload Specialist Steven G. MacLean practices using a camera for the Earth observations portion of his scheduled October spaceflight. MacLean, standing on the aft flight deck, points a HASSELBLAD camera out overhead window W8 during the training session in JSC's Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT). The CCT is part of the shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Date Taken 1992-08-06
STS-52 Payload Specialist Ma …
Title STS-52 Payload Specialist MacLean and backup Tryggvason during JSC training
Description STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, Canadian Payload Specialist Steven G. MacLean (left) adjusts the HASSELBLAD lens setting as backup Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason looks on. The two Canadian Space Agency (CSA) representatives used various cameras on the aft flight deck of JSC's Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) in order to prepare them for the Earth observations portion of the scheduled October spaceflight. The CCT is part of the shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE.
Date Taken 1992-08-06
STS-52 backup Payload Specia …
Title STS-52 backup Payload Specialist Tryggvason uses camera during JSC training
Description STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, backup Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason points a HASSELBLAD camera out aft flight deck overhead window W7 during camera training in JSC's Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT). The training session familiarized Tryggvason with camera operation for the Earth observations portion of the scheduled October spaceflight. The CCT is part of the shuttle Mockup and Integration Laboratory (MAIL) Bldg 9NE. Tryggvason is from Iceland and represents the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Date Taken 1992-08-06
Detroit, MI, Toledo, OH and …
Title Detroit, MI, Toledo, OH and Lake Erie
Description Greater Detroit (42.0N, 82.5W) is located at the southeastern border of Michigan on the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario, Canada and Lake Huron to the north. The river connecting Lake Erie is a channel left over from the Ice Age Glaciers. The land use pattern in this scene is typical of this part of the upper midwest. The once extensive forests have been cleared for farmland and pasture, but narrow rows of trees still line farm boundries.
Date Taken 1973-06-22
Lake Superior, Duluth, MN
Title Lake Superior, Duluth, MN
Description This view shows the west end of Lake Superior and Duluth, MN (47.0N, 91.0W). Portions of Minnesota, Michigan and Ontario, Canada are in the scene. The Duluth metropolitan area is at the west end of the lake. The discoloration plume in the water at Duluth is the result of tailings from the iron ore smelters that process the iron ore from the nearby open pit mines seen near the upper left corner of the photo.
Date Taken 1973-06-22
Northwest Washington State
Title Northwest Washington State
Description Portions of northwest Washington State (48.0N, 122.5) can be seen in this view as well as portions of British Columbia, Canada. The snow covered Cascade Mountains are on the eastern side of the scene. Vancouver Island is visible in the northeast corner of the photo. The strait of Juan de Fuca separates Vancouver Islannd from the northwest corner of Washington. Seattle is near the center and the snow covered Olympic Mountains are to the east.
Date Taken 1973-06-22
Ottawa, Canada and Glaciated …
Title Ottawa, Canada and Glaciated Landscape
Description Ottawa, in the province of Ontario, (46.5N, 75.5W) is the capital of Canada and can be seen near the bottom of this scene on the Ottawa River. The region shown lies within the Canadian Shield. The glaciated surface of the land is underlain by lower Precambrian granite and sedimentary rock. Long fractures within these crystalline rocks have, in places, been carved out by glacial action. The resultant depressions are often water filled bogs and lakes.
Date Taken 1973-06-22
Detroit and the Lower Penins …
Title Detroit and the Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Description This scene displays the southeastern part of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and adjacent Ontario, Canada (43.0N, 84.0W). Detroit can be recognized by its radial pattern of development and sediment plumes in the rivers from the massive industrial activity. The area pockmarked by lakes northwest of Detroit essentially outlines the limits of the Defiance Moraine caused by the stagnation and melting of Ice Age glaciers.
Date Taken 1973-06-22
Detroit, Michigan metropolit …
Title Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area photographed from Skylab
Description The Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area, as photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. The Detroit River separates Detroit from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The largest body of water is Lake Erie. The smaller body of water is Lake St. Clair. This photograph was taken with the Earth Resources Experiment Package S190-B five-inch Earth terrain camera.
Date Taken 1973-08-05
Portion of the Great Lakes a …
Title Portion of the Great Lakes area as seen from Skylab
Description An oblique view of a portion of the Great Lakes (43.0N, 70.0W) area as seen from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. lake Erie is in the foreground, and Lake Ontario is in the background. The Niagara Falls area is in the center of the photograph. Portions of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, Canada are visible, but under nearly complete snow cover. Major structural features, drainage patterns, road systems and the cities of Buffalo and Toronto are easily distinguished and actually enhanced by the snow. At the time this picture was taken, these two Great Lakes had no observable ice, although cloud formations partially mask the southern shores of the two bodies of water.
Date Taken 1974-02-01
Ice formations in Canada's H …
Title Ice formations in Canada's Hudson Bay as seen from Skylab
Description An oblique view of ice formations in Canada's Hudson Bay (59.0N, 91.0W), as photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit by one of the Skylab 4 crewmen. The southwestern part of the bay is prominent with the Nelson River in Manitoba flowing into it. The ice formation along the southwest portion of Hudson Bay can be studied from the photographs such as this one. The buildup of ice along the windward shore (very white) followed by the clear water gap (dark) caused by the wind blowing the newly formed ice toward the opposite shore.
Date Taken 1974-01-20
North Atlantic coast of Cana …
Title North Atlantic coast of Canada from Skylab
Description A high-oblique view of the North Atlantic coast of Canada (52.5N, 56.5W) as seen from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. The Strait of Belle Isle, near the center of the picture, separates the Island of Newfoundland from the Canadian mainland. The Strait also connects the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the North Atlantic Ocean. The elongated land mass (lower center) is the northernmost peninsula of the Island of Newfoundland. The large land mass at left center is mainland Newfoundland and Quebec. Note the sea ice in the Atlantic.
Date Taken 1974-02-01
Gulf of St. Lawrence area of …
Title Gulf of St. Lawrence area of Canada as seen from Skylab
Description A vertical view of the Gulf of St. Lawrence area of Canada (50.0N,64.5W), as photographed from the Skylab space station in Earth orbit by one of the Skylab 4 crewmen. The elongated island is Anticosti Island which points toward the west. The largest land mass is the mainland of Quebec. The rounded coastline in the southwest corner of the photograph is Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula. The St. Lawrence River which drains the five Great Lakes empties into this body of water. Note the evidence of much ice and snow.
Date Taken 1974-02-01
OMS engine firing
Title OMS engine firing
Description An Orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engine firing caused this bright glow at the aft end of the shuttle Challenger during STS-7. Also visible in the open payload bay are parts of the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01), the experiment package for NASA's Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA-2), the protective cradles for the Indonesian Palapa-B and Telesat Canada Anik C2 satellites, some getaway special (GAS) canisters and the Canadian built remote manipulator system (RMS). Only a small portion of the earth's horizon can be seen above the orbiter's vertical stabilizer.
Date Taken 1983-06-25
Cassiar Mountains, Yukon Ter …
Title Cassiar Mountains, Yukon Territory, Canada
Description Many of the rugged inaccessible areas the world such as the Cassiar Mountains, Yukon Territory, Canada (60.0N, 131.0W), a part of the Rocky Mountain Range can be observed and studied from space using remote sensing techniques and technology. The remotness and rugged landscape make ground surveys a costly and expensive undertaking whereas remote sensing can yield much information at a tiny fraction of the cost and effort.
Date Taken 1990-03-04
St. Lawrence Seaway, Quebec, …
Title St. Lawrence Seaway, Quebec, Canada
Description This high oblique view of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Quebec, Canada (47.5N, 69.5W) was taken over southeastern Quebec, looking southwest down the estuary of the St. Lawrence River towards the city of Quebec. The light snow cover enhances the area of forests (dark) and nonforests (light). Most of the large irregular open areas on the Canadian side of the river were previously forested and were burned over during forest fires in 1989.
Date Taken 1991-05-06
STS-42 Earth observation of …
Title STS-42 Earth observation of James Bay in eastern Canada
Description STS-42 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, of James Bay in eastern Canada (52.0N, 80.0W) shows a heavy ice pack which is solid in the shallow water and broken up in the deeper, offshore water where tidal currents are sharper. The large island along the western boundary is Akimiski Island and several smaller islands (including North Twin, South Twin and Charlton) can be seen along the eastern coastlines. Several rivers are seen entering James Bay, including the Albany River to the west, the Moose River and Harricana River to the south, and Eastman River to the east. The orange streak at the center is a reflection in the shuttle window. The International Microgravity Laboratory 1 (IML-1) exterior forward end cone and OV-103's vertical tail and orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods appear in the view.
Date Taken 1992-01-30
Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, US …
Title Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, USA, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Description The Olympic Peninsula of NW Washington state, Puget Sound and the Cascade Range of British Columbia, Canada form the setting for this unusually clear photo of one of the most cloudy sections of North America (48.0N, 123.0W) where rainfall exceeds 120 inches anually. The cities of Seattle/Tacoma and Burlington, as well as the Canadian city of Vancouver can be seen in great detail along the heavily indented coastline of this glacier sculpted scene.
Date Taken 1992-09-20
Moonrise over the Coastal Mo …
Title Moonrise over the Coastal Mountain Range, British Columbia, Canada
Description This scenic moonrise scene was taken over the Coastal Mountain Range, British Columbia (56.0N, 135W) and shows the moon at the day/night terminator. The moon appears as a tiny dot on the earth limb, partially intersected by the thin blue line of airglow.
Date Taken 1992-12-09
Satellite deployment during …
Title Satellite deployment during STS-5
Description The Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite is deployed form its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the Shuttle Columbia. Part of Columbia's wings can be seen on both the port and starboard sides. Part of both orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are seen at center. The vertical stabilizer is obscured by the satellite (39791,39793), Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite appears to be touching the atmosphere on the Earth's horizon in this frame (39792), The SBS-3 satellite spins inside its protective cradle just prior to being spring-released into space form the cargo bay (39794), ANIK C-3 satellite is captured at frame's center, with the Earth as a backdrop (39795).
Date Taken 1982-11-17
Satellite deployment during …
Title Satellite deployment during STS-5
Description The Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite is deployed form its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the Shuttle Columbia. Part of Columbia's wings can be seen on both the port and starboard sides. Part of both orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are seen at center. The vertical stabilizer is obscured by the satellite (39791,39793), Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite appears to be touching the atmosphere on the Earth's horizon in this frame (39792), The SBS-3 satellite spins inside its protective cradle just prior to being spring-released into space form the cargo bay (39794), ANIK C-3 satellite is captured at frame's center, with the Earth as a backdrop (39795).
Date Taken 1982-11-17
Satellite deployment during …
Title Satellite deployment during STS-5
Description The Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite is deployed form its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the Shuttle Columbia. Part of Columbia's wings can be seen on both the port and starboard sides. Part of both orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are seen at center. The vertical stabilizer is obscured by the satellite (39791,39793), Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite appears to be touching the atmosphere on the Earth's horizon in this frame (39792), The SBS-3 satellite spins inside its protective cradle just prior to being spring-released into space form the cargo bay (39794), ANIK C-3 satellite is captured at frame's center, with the Earth as a backdrop (39795).
Date Taken 1982-11-17
Satellite deployment during …
Title Satellite deployment during STS-5
Description The Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite is deployed form its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the Shuttle Columbia. Part of Columbia's wings can be seen on both the port and starboard sides. Part of both orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are seen at center. The vertical stabilizer is obscured by the satellite (39791,39793), Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite appears to be touching the atmosphere on the Earth's horizon in this frame (39792), The SBS-3 satellite spins inside its protective cradle just prior to being spring-released into space form the cargo bay (39794), ANIK C-3 satellite is captured at frame's center, with the Earth as a backdrop (39795).
Date Taken 1982-11-17
Satellite deployment during …
Title Satellite deployment during STS-5
Description The Satellite Business Systems (SBS-3) satellite is deployed form its protective cradle in the cargo bay of the Shuttle Columbia. Part of Columbia's wings can be seen on both the port and starboard sides. Part of both orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods are seen at center. The vertical stabilizer is obscured by the satellite (39791,39793), Telesat Canada's ANIK C-3 satellite appears to be touching the atmosphere on the Earth's horizon in this frame (39792), The SBS-3 satellite spins inside its protective cradle just prior to being spring-released into space form the cargo bay (39794), ANIK C-3 satellite is captured at frame's center, with the Earth as a backdrop (39795).
Date Taken 1982-11-17
OMS engine firing
Title OMS engine firing
Description An Orbital maneuvering system (OMS) engine firing caused this bright glow at the aft end of the shuttle Challenger during STS-7. Also visible in the open payload bay are parts of the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01), the experiment package for NASA's Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA-2), the protective cradles for the Indonesian Palapa-B and Telesat Canada Anik C2 satellites, some getaway special (GAS) canisters and the Canadian built remote manipulator system (RMS). The earth's horizon can be seen above the orbiter.
Date Taken 1983-06-25
STS-56 Earth observation of …
Title STS-56 Earth observation of a Canadian sunrise taken aboard Discovery, OV-103
Description STS-56 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is of a Canadian sunrise. Low clouds on the eastern horizon are blocking most of the direct sunlight as the sun climbs over the northern Atlantic in this Canadian sunrise scene. Bright yellow colors are sun rays which penetrate through the cloud-free areas while the reds in the scene are primarily illuminated clouds in the troposphere.
Date Taken 1993-04-17
False-color composite image …
Title False-color composite image of Prince Albert, Canada
Description This is a false color composite of Prince Albert, Canada, centered at 53.91 north latitude and 104.69 west longitude. This image was acquired by the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) on the 20th orbit of the Shuttle Endeavour. The area is located 40 km north and 30 km east of the town of Prince Albert in the Saskatchewan province of Canada. The image covers the area east of the Candle Lake, between gravel surface highways 120 and 106 and west of 106. The area in the middle of the image covers the entire Nipawin (Narrow Hills) provincial park. The look angle of the radar is 30 degrees and the size of the image is approximately 20 kilometers by 50 kilometers (12 by 30 miles). Most of the dark areas in the image are the ice-covered lakes in the region. The dark area on the top right corner of the image is the White Gull Lake north of the intersection of Highway 120 and 913. The right middle part of the image shows Lake Ispuchaw and Lower Fishing Lake
Date Taken 1994-04-11
SIR-B image of Montreal from …
Title SIR-B image of Montreal from STS 41-G
Description False-color image showing Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and was acquired by the Shuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B) during STS 41-G. The St. lawrence River dominates the right portion of the photo. Several bridges cossing the river are visible. Pink and blue areas are generally buildings or pavement. Light green areas regions of natural vegetation, darker green areas are generally cultivated regions. A race track like structure is apparent at top left. The Riviere des Milles Illes and the Riviere des Prairies (left and right, respectively), join to form a U-shaped waterway at the center of the image. The large elliptical green-centered feature west of the St. Lawrence is Mt. Royal.
Date Taken 1984-10-29
Three frequency false-color …
Title Three frequency false-color image of Prince Albert, Canada
Description This is a three-frequency, false color image of Prince Albert, Canada, centered at 53.91 north latitude and 104.69 west longitude. It was produced using data from the X-band, C-band and L-band radars that comprise the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR). SIR-C/X-SAR acquired this image on the 20th orbit of the Shuttle Endeavour. The area is located 40 km north and 30 km east of the town of Prince Albert in the Saskatchewan province of Canada. The image covers the area east of the Candle Lake, between gravel surface highways 120 and 106 and west of 106. The area in the middle of the image covers the entire Nipawin (Narrow Hills) provincial park. Most of the dark blue areas in the image are the ice covered lakes. The dark area on the top right corner of the image is the White Gull Lake north of the intersection of highway 120 and 913. The right middle part of the image shows Lake Ispuchaw and Lower Fishing Lake. The deforested areas are shown by light
Date Taken 1994-04-18
Wake Shield Facility in gras …
Title Wake Shield Facility in grasp of the Remote Manipulator System
Description The Wake Shield Facility (WSF) is held in the grasp of Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS). The 70mm image, backdropped against the blackness of space, also shows the SPACEHAB module in the forward cargo area.
Date Taken 1994-02-09
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