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A Danish Perspective
Title A Danish Perspective
Description high resolution 1000 pixel-wide image (600 KB JPEG) The Kingdom of Denmark, with an area of 16,639 square miles, consists of the Jutland Peninsula and roughly 500 islands. It is also a part of the generally fertile and mostly agricultural region known as the North European Plain. This entire region is generally flat to slightly rolling and is overlain with deposits of Pleistocene glaciers. (The Pleistocene lasted from 1.8 million to 11,000 years ago, during which time several ice ages occured.) Taking advantage of remarkably fair weather over north central Europe for this time of year, the crew of the International Space Station took this panoramic view that extends from the North Sea coast of the Netherlands on the left to the Baltic Sea shores of Sweden on the right. The late-winter landscape has little snow cover except over northeastern Germany, Sweden, and the rugged mountains of Norway. Such images, composed by astronauts, provide unique, synoptic perspectives of the Earth's geography and natural processes. Astronaut photograph ISS006-E-33901 [ http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS006&roll=E&frame=33901 ] was taken February 26, 2003, with an Electronic Still Camera equipped with 28 mm lens and is provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. [ http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ ]
A Soyuz at Mir Credit: STS-7 …
Title A Soyuz at Mir Credit: STS-79, Space Station Mir, NASA Explanation: Pictured above is a three person Russian Soyuz capsule [ http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~mwade/csoyuztm.htm ] with wing-like solar panels extended, joined to the Mir space station [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960402.html ]. In Russian soyuz means "union" and indeed one of the milestones achieved by a Soyuz spacecraft [ http://nauts.com/histpace/vehicles/histsoyuz.html ] was an orbital union with a US Apollo command module during the first international space [ http://nauts.com/histpace/vehiclesNT/histastpNT.html ] mission (Apollo-Soyuz) [ http://www.osf.hq.nasa.gov/apollo/apsoyhist.html ] in 1975. The Soyuz TM spacecraft are specially modified for use with [ http://www.emba.uvm.edu/VSGC/RSAE/23.html ] the Mir [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960603.html ] as ferries for cosmonauts [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/cosmo.html ] and astronauts [ http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/thagard.html ] and also as lifeboats, should the need arise. This image is from an electronic still camera used by the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960602.html ] during their latest Mir visit to pick up astronaut Shannon Lucid [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap960927.html ] and drop off John Blaha.
On the Space Shuttle Endeavo …
Title On the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft flight deck, astronaut Mario Runco, Jr., mission specialist,
Description STS-77 ESC VIEW --- On the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft flight deck, astronaut Mario Runco, Jr., mission specialist, grabs a hand-held 70mm camera and prepares to take still pictures of an Earth observation target of opportunity. A pair of windows just out of frame above Runco's head provide the crew members with a prime operating perspective of Earth observation targets. A crew mate exposed the image with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).
Date 05.24.1996
STS-48 MS Buchli, eating cra …
Title STS-48 MS Buchli, eating crackers on OV-103's middeck, is captured by ESC
Description STS-48 Mission Specialist (MS) James F. Buchli "catches" goldfish snack crackers as they float in the weightless environment of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Buchli's eating activity on the middeck was documented using the Electronic Still Camera (ESC). Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date 09.18.1991
From it's position at 175 st …
Title From it's position at 175 statute miles above Earth, the Space Shuttle Endeavour has encountered
Description STS-77 ESC VIEW --- From it's position at 175 statute miles above Earth, the Space Shuttle Endeavour has encountered some colorful and attractive scenes heading into sunsets and sunrises. This particular encounter, captured with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), occurred on flight day four, during which the six-member crew deployed the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellite (PAMS) - Satellite Test Unit (STU). GMT: 13:48:47.
Date 05.22.1996
Hurricane Claudette: Natural …
nasa, nasanaturalhazards
The crew of the Internationa …
ISS007-E-10244
mediatype IMAGE
mediatype image
date July 15, 2003
creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier ISS007-E-10244
Alexandria (Al Iskandariya), …
nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle …
This image of Alexandria was …
ISS01E5025
mediatype IMAGE
mediatype image
date 2000
creator NASA -- Image eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS001&roll=E&frame=5025 ISS001-E-5025 provided by the eol.jsc.nasa.gov'' target=''outlink Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center.
identifier ISS01E5025
Southern tip of Sumatra, Ind …
PIA00953
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Southern tip of Sumatra, Indonesia
Original Caption Released with Image Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis Saturday, September 27. A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra (7.44S, 106.1E). [MET 00215343 - 00215750]. Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. Due to the lack of trade winds, the seasonal warm waters in the eastern Pacific have spread over to South America. Consequently, the water temperature in Indonesia has dropped significantly. This decrease in temperature has not produced enough warm water vapor to produce the normal seasonal showers that usually encompass the area. The fire has now been blamed for two fatal accidents and countless health hazards. At one point, the pollution index of the region reached 839. To put a relative point to this number, a pollution index of 300 is a equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. The smoke, during one time, blanketed an area that was larger than the continental United States. Currently, the fire's rage has been quelled by winds and rain which have lifted the smog and dampened the fires. However it is estimated that 100,000 fire fighters are needed to stop the fire. This KidSat image (MET 00215624) of the southern tip of Sumatra was captured on September 27, 1997 during Space Shuttle flight STS-86. It is centered at 3.0 degrees S, 102.9 degrees E and is 140 km wide and 205 km long. A clear view is visible of the southern tip of Sumatra with the volcanoes that make up the backbone of the island appearing darker than the surrounding land. Travelling northwest, the first smoke plumes are visible in the rain forests east of the mountains where land is being cleared for palm plantations. The prevailing winds are from the southeast and are blowing most of the smoke to the northwest of this image (see images 00215637/PIA00954 and 00215701/PIA00955). The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. High school and undergraduate students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage, scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
PIA00954
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
Original Caption Released with Image Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27. A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra (7.44S, 106.1E). [MET 00215343 - 00215750]. Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. Due to the lack of trade winds, the seasonal warm waters in the eastern Pacific have spread over to South America. Consequently, the water temperature in Indonesia has dropped significantly. This decrease in temperature has not produced enough warm water vapor to produce the normal seasonal showers that usually encompass the area. The fire has now been blamed for two fatal accidents and countless health hazards. At one point, the pollution index of the region reached 839. To put a relative point to this number, a pollution index of 300 is a equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. The smoke, during one time, blanketed an area that was larger than the continental United States. Currently, the fire's rage has been quelled by winds and rain which have lifted the smog and dampened the fires. However it is estimated that 100,000 fire fighters are needed to stop the fire. This KidSat image (MET 00215637) of the southern region of Sumatra was captured on September 27, 1997 during the Shuttle flight STS-86. It is centered at 3.7 degrees S 103.4 degrees E and is 140 km wide and 205 km long. The smoke plumes appear in the rain forests east of the mountains where land is being cleared for palm plantations, the plumes indicate a prevailing wind to the northwest and rise above the continuous layer of smoke. Within a short distance, the region becomes completely blanketed in smoke with only the peaks of the volcanoes rising above the gray haze layer. The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. High school and undergraduate students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be, accessed at the following URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Sumatra, Indonesia
PIA00955
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Sumatra, Indonesia
Original Caption Released with Image Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on September 27. A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra (7.44S, 106.1E) [MET 00215343 - 00215750]. Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. Due to the lack of trade winds, the seasonal warm waters in the eastern Pacific have spread over to South America. Consequently, the water temperature in Indonesia has dropped significantly. This decrease in temperature has not produced enough warm water vapor to produce the normal seasonal showers that usually encompass the area. The fire has now been blamed for two fatal accidents and countless health hazards. At one point, the pollution index of the region reached 839. To put a relative point to this number, a pollution index of 300 is a equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. The smoke, during one time, blanketed an area that was larger than the continental United States. Currently, the fire's rage has been quelled by winds and rain which have lifted the smog and dampened the fires. However it is estimated that 100,000 fire fighters are needed to stop the fire. This KidSat image (MET 00215701) of Sumatra was captured on September 27, 1997 during the Shuttle flight STS-86. It is centered at 4.9 degrees S 104.3 degrees E and is 140 km wide and 205 km long. The smoke plumes appear in the rain forests east of the mountains where land is being cleared for palm plantations, the plumes indicate a prevailing wind to the northwest and rise above the continuous layer of smoke. For a geographic reference, see image #00215701_img_map. The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. High school and undergraduate students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet, Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Kidsat image of Sumatra, Ind …
PIA00956
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Kidsat image of Sumatra, Indonesia & map
Original Caption Released with Image Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis last Friday, September 26. A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra (7.44S, 106.1E) [MET 00215343 - 00215750]. Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. Due to the lack of trade winds, the seasonal warm waters in the eastern Pacific have spread over to South America. Consequently, the water temperature in Indonesia has dropped significantly. This decrease in temperature has not produced enough warm water vapor to produce the normal seasonal showers that usually encompass the area. The fire has now been blamed for two fatal accidents and countless health hazards. At one point, the pollution index of the region reached 839. To put a relative point to this number, a pollution index of 300 is a equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. The smoke, during one time, blanketed an area that was larger than the continental United States. Currently, the fire's rage has been quelled by winds and rain which have lifted the smog and dampened the fires. However it is estimated that 100,000 fire fighters are needed to stop the fire. This KidSat image (MET 00215701) of Sumatra was captured on September 27, 1997 during the Shuttle flight STS-86. It is centered at 4.9 degrees S 104.3 degrees E and is 140 km wide and 205 km long. The smoke plumes appear in the rain forests east of the mountains where land is being cleared for palm plantations, the plumes indicate a prevailing wind to the northwest and rise above the continuous layer of smoke. The image is shown on a map of the region for geographic reference. Smoke from the fires completely covers the land. The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. High school and undergraduate students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be accessed at the following URL:, http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Smoke over Lake Toba, Indone …
PIA00951
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Smoke over Lake Toba, Indonesia
Original Caption Released with Image As the Space Shuttle Atlantis flew over the Indonesian archipelago on Saturday, September 27, middle school students across the country used the Kidsat camera to photograph the fires and smoke that blanket the island of Sumatra . A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra (7.44S, 106.1E). [Mission Elapsed Time (MET) 00215343 - 00215750] Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. Due to the lack of trade winds, the seasonal warm waters in the eastern Pacific have spread over to South America. Consequently, the water temperature in Indonesia has dropped significantly. This decrease in temperature has not produced enough warm water vapor to produce the normal seasonal showers that usually encompass the area. The effects of the fires have been astronomical. So far the fire has been blamed for two fatal accidents and countless health hazards. At one point, the pollution index of the region reached 839. To put a relative point to this number, a pollution index of 300 is a equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. The smoke, during one time, blanketed an area that was larger than the continental United States. Currently, the fire's rage has been quelled by winds and rain which have lifted the smog and dampened the fires. However it is estimated that 100,000 fire fighters are needed to stop the fire. This KidSat image (MET 00215424) of the northern regions of Sumatra was captured on September 27, 1997 during the Shuttle flight STS-86. It is centered at 3.1 degrees S 98.6 degrees E and is 140 km wide and 205 km long. Smoke from the fires completely covers the land. The only indication of surface features is from the clouds that rise above the smoke over Danau Toba, the largest lake in Sumatra. The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. Commands are sent from middle schools through a Mission Operations Gateway at the University of California, San Diego, to a Thinkpad on the Shuttle flight deck. Images are transmitted back to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where they are immediately placed on the Internet for the KidSat students and the rest of the world to view and use. High school and undergraduate students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and, operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Map of northern Sumatra, Ind …
PIA00952
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Map of northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Original Caption Released with Image This map corresponds to KidSat image MET 00215424 of the northern regions of Sumatra that was captured on September 27, 1997 during the Shuttle flight STS-86. It is centered at 3.1 degrees S 98.6 degrees E. As the Space Shuttle Atlantis flew over the Indonesian archipelago last Friday, middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke that blanket Sumatra. A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra (7.44S, 106.1E). Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. Commands are sent from middle schools through a Mission Operations Gateway at the University of California, San Diego, to a Thinkpad on the Shuttle flight deck. Images are transmitted back to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory where they are immediately placed on the Internet for the KidSat students and the rest of the world to view and use. High school and undergraduate students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Mosaic image of fires in Ind …
PIA00950
Sol (our sun)
Electronic Still Camera
Title Mosaic image of fires in Indonesia
Original Caption Released with Image Middle school students across the country photographed the fires and smoke over southern Sumatra from a camera aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis September 27. A joint effort between 23 of the 52 schools participating in this mission, the KidSat camera was used to image a 140 km wide, 1950 km long strip that starts in the northwest (5.24 degrees N, 97.11 degrees E), and follows the Pegunungan Barisan range across the equator to the southern tip of Sumatra 7.44S, 106.1E [MET 00215343 - 00215750]. Smoldering underground fires have raged uncontrolled for the past few weeks in Southeast Asia. Originally set to clear land for agriculture, the fires are usually extinguished by the annual monsoon rains. However, this year, the rains had not come due to El Niño which produces dry conditions in the Indonesia region. Due to the lack of trade winds, the seasonal warm waters in the eastern Pacific have spread over to South America. Consequently, the water temperature in Indonesia has dropped significantly. This decrease in temperature has not produced enough warm water vapor to produce the normal seasonal showers that usually encompass the area. The fire has now been blamed for two fatal accidents and countless health hazards. At one point, the pollution index of the region reached 839. To put a relative point to this number, a pollution index of 300 is a equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. The smoke, during one time, blanketed an area that was larger than the continental United States. Currently, the fire's rage has been quelled by winds and rain which have lifted the smog and dampened the fires. However it is estimated that 100,000 fire fighters are needed to stop the fire. The KidSat image shown here is a mosaic of three images of the 16 image series (Mission Elapsed Time) 00215624, 00215637, 00215701, the center latitude and longitude of each image, respectively, is 3.0 degrees S 102.9 degrees E, 3.7 degrees S 103.4 degrees E, 4.9 degrees S 104.3 degrees E and is 140 km wide and 400 km long. The images were captured on September 27, 1997 during Shuttle flight STS-86. Starting in the south (right) and traveling northwest (left), a clear view is visible of the southern tip of Sumatra with the volcanoes that make up the backbone of the island appearing darker than the surrounding land. Further northwest, the first smoke plumes appear in the rain forests east of the mountains where land is being cleared for palm plantations, the plumes indicate a prevailing wind to the northwest. Within a short distance, the region becomes completely blanketed in smoke with only the peaks of the volcanoes rising above the gray haze layer. The KidSat camera that photographed these fires is mounted in the overhead starboard window of the Shuttle Atlantis and operates before and after docking with Mir when the Shuttle's windows face the Earth. Students on the ground are linked to the camera through the Internet and a series of satellites. High school and undergraduate, students work in collaboration with scientists and engineers to develop and operate the KidSat systems. Curriculum developed by The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth is used in the middle school classrooms to encourage scientific inquiry based on the images. The photographs from the three missions of the KidSat pilot program can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/kidsat The KidSat program was developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, and The University of California, San Diego, with support from NASA's Johnson Space Center. The project is supported by NASA's Office of Human Resources and Education with support from NASA's Offices of Mission to Planet Earth, Space Flight, and Space Science. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
General Description STS-95 Shuttle Mission Imagery
STS-53 Discovery, OV-103, DO …
Title STS-53 Discovery, OV-103, DOD Hercules digital electronic imagery equipment
Description STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, Department of Defense (DOD) mission Hand-held Earth-oriented Real-time Cooperative, User-friendly, Location, targeting, and Environmental System (Hercules) spaceborne experiment equipment is documented in this table top view. HERCULES is a joint NAVY-NASA-ARMY payload designed to provide real-time high resolution digital electronic imagery and geolocation (latitude and longitude determination) of earth surface targets of interest. HERCULES system consists of (from left to right): a specially modified GRID Systems portable computer mounted atop NASA developed Playback-Downlink Unit (PDU) and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) developed HERCULES Attitude Processor (HAP), the NASA-developed Electronic Still Camera (ESC) Electronics Box (ESCEB) including removable imagery data storage disks and various connecting cables, the ESC (a NASA modified Nikon F-4 camera) mounted atop the NRL HERCULES Inertial Measurement Unit (HIMU) containing the three
Date Taken 1992-04-28
STS-42 Earth observation of …
Title STS-42 Earth observation of Kamchatka Peninsula
Description STS-42 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, with an electronic still camera (ESC) is of Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Mid-afternoon sun projects long shadows from volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This flat-topped volcano with the sharp summit crater is Tobachinsky, over 3,085 kilometers high. Its last major eruption was in 1975 and 1976, but it has been very active since the middle of the Sixteenth Century. The shadows cast by the low sunlight brings out the dramatic relief of the volcano as well as the smaller morphologic features. Electronic still photography is a relatively new technology that enables a camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. The digital images from STS-42 were stored on a disk and brought home with the flight crewmembers for processing. ESC was developed by the JSC Man-Systems Division and this mission's application of it is part of a continuing evolutionary development le
Date Taken 1992-01-30
STS-42 Earth observation of …
Title STS-42 Earth observation of Kamchatka Peninsula
Description STS-42 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, with an electronic still camera (ESC) is of Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Mid-afternoon sun projects long shadows from volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula. This flat-topped volcano with the sharp summit crater is Tobachinsky, over 3,085 kilometers high. Its last major eruption was in 1975 and 1976, but it has been very active since the middle of the Sixteenth Century. The shadows cast by the low sunlight brings out the dramatic relief of the volcano as well as the smaller morphologic features. For example, the small hills in the foreground and behind the central volcano are cinder cones, approximately only 200 meters high. Note the sharp triangular shadow from the conical volcano at right. Electronic still photography is a relatively new technology that enables a camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. The digital images from STS-42 were stored on a disk
Date Taken 1992-01-30
STS-44 Earth observation of …
Title STS-44 Earth observation of ships in Florida harbor taken with M88-1 ESC
Description STS-44 Earth observation taken aboard Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is of ships in a Florida harbor. Mission Specialist (MS) Mario Runco, Jr conducting Military Man in Space M88-1 experiment, Maritime Observation Experiments in Space (MOSES), captured this scene of at least one ship and that of several smaller vessels in a Florida harbor. Runco used the electronic still camera (ESC). ESC photography is a new technology that enables a camera to electronically capture and digitze an image with resolution approaching film quality.
Date Taken 1991-12-01
STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Rese …
Title STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in OV-103's payload bay
Description The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), is documented in the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, on flight day one of the STS-48 mission. Visible in the center of the image on UARS is the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) antenna dish with the Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) behind it. Other UARS components are obscured by the thermal blanket cover or are in stowed position. This view was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 MS Buchli, eating cra …
Title STS-48 MS Buchli, eating crackers on OV-103's middeck, is captured by ESC
Description STS-48 Mission Specialist (MS) James F. Buchli "catches" goldfish snack crackers as they float in the weightless environment of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Buchli's eating activity on the middeck was documented using the Electronic Still Camera (ESC). Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 MS Gemar, reviewing c …
Title STS-48 MS Gemar, reviewing checklist on OV-103's middeck, is captured by ESC
Description STS-48 Mission Specialist (MS) Charles D. Gemar, on the middeck, consults the Payload Operations Checklist for procedures regarding the Shuttle Activation Monitor (SAM) experiment. SAM is designed to measure gama ray data within the orbiter as a function of time and location. Gemar's experiment activities aboard the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, were captured using the Electronic Still Camera (ESC). Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 MS Brown on OV-103's …
Title STS-48 MS Brown on OV-103's aft flight deck poses for ESC photo
Description STS-48 Mission Specialist (MS) Mark N. Brown looks away from the portable laptop computer screen to pose for an Electronic Still Camera (ESC) photo on the aft flight deck of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Brown was working at the payload station before the interruption. Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 Pilot Reightler on OV …
Title STS-48 Pilot Reightler on OV-103's aft flight deck poses for ESC photo
Description STS-48 Pilot Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr, positioned under overhead window W8, poses for an electronic still camera (ESC) photo on the aft flight deck of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC Earth observation …
Title STS-48 ESC Earth observation of Antarctic sea ice and clouds over Indian Ocean
Description STS-48 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is of Antarctic sea ice and clouds over the southern Indian Ocean. Considerable detail can be seen in the ice field. The distribution of the ice field as seen through the breaks in the clouds is complex, and according to NASA scientists studying the STS-48 imagery, it likely contains information about ocean currents. The image was captured using an electronic still camera (ESC), was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and was converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC documentation was part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC Earth observation …
Title STS-48 ESC Earth observation of ice pack, Antarctic Ice Shelf
Description STS-48 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is of the breakup of pack ice along the periphery of the Antarctic Ice Shelf. Strong offshore winds, probably associated with katabatic downdrafts from the interior of the continent, are seen peeling off the edges of the ice shelf into long filaments of sea ice, icebergs, bergy bits, and growlers to flow northward into the South Atlantic Ocean. These photos are used to study ocean wind, tide and current patterns. Similar views photographed during previous missions, when analyzed with these recent views may yield information about regional ice drift and breakup of ice packs. The image was captured using an electronic still camera (ESC), was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and was converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC documentation was part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 Commander Creighton o …
Title STS-48 Commander Creighton on OV-103's aft flight deck poses for ESC photo
Description STS-48 Commander John O. Creighton, positioned under overhead window W8, interrupts an out-the-window observation to display a pleasant countenance for an electronic still camera (ESC) photo on the aft flight deck of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Rese …
Title STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) grappled by OV-103's RMS
Description The solar array (SA) of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), almost completely deployed, is backdropped against the cloud-covered surface of the Earth. During STS-48 pre-deployment checkout, UARS is held above the payload bay (PLB) of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector (out of frame). The RMS upper arm boom, elbow pitch joint, elbow closed circuit television (CCTV) pan/tilt unit, and lower arm boom are silhouetted against the SA. UARS components visible in this image include (top to bottom): the high-gain antenna (HGA), the Solar Stellar Pointing Platform (SSPP), a keel (pin) trunnion, the Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) Nadir Energetic Particle System (NEPS) magnetometer, a keel (pin) trunnion, and the Multimission Modular Spacecraft (MSS). This view was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removabl
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 UARS Airborne Support …
Title STS-48 UARS Airborne Support Equipment (UASE) in OV-103's payload bay (PLB)
Description STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) Airborne Support Equipment (UASE) pallet is documented in the payload bay (PLB) of Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. UASE stowed tool stanchion and handrails are visible in the aft PLB now that UARS has been deployed. UASE tools were carried aboard OV-103 in event that the solar array (SA), high-gain antenna (HGA), payload retention latches, or remote manipulator system (RMS) grapple fixture required manual deployment by astronaut extravehicular activity (EVA). This image was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of the Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk and was converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC Earth observation …
Title STS-48 ESC Earth observation of southwestern corner of the Great Salt Lake
Description STS-48 Earth observation of the southwestern corner of the Great Salt Lake, 308 nautical miles below Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, was provided by the electronic still camera (ESC). While the image is mostly covered with a thin veil of cirrus clouds, many of the surface features can be recognized. The causeway linking the northern tip of the peninsula to the southwest shore of the lake is clearly visible as is the interstate highway. Considerable topographic detail is visible in the snow covered peaks to the south of the lake. The commercial salt pans between the peninsula and the interstate show high contrast with the brightness dependent on the concentration of the brackish water in the pan. Recent heavy rainfall has caused considerable runoff into the lake but the flooding hazard of a few years past no longer exists due to a pumping system that now transfers excess water to the Bonneville Salt Flats. The ESC image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk and
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Rese …
Title STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in OV-103's payload bay
Description The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), is documented in the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. UARS is scheduled for deploy on flight day three of the STS-48 mission. UARS components visible in this image include (front to back): the Solar Stellar Pointing Platform (SSPP) (at bottom), the stowed high-gain antenna (HGA) (right), Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) (cone at upper left), the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) antenna dish (center), and the Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) (center back). The stowed remote manipulator system (RMS) arm is seen along the port side sill longeron. The vertical tail and the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods appear in the background against the blackness of space. This view was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and coul
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Rese …
Title STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) grappled by OV-103's RMS
Description The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), held by Discovery's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103's, remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector, hovers aloft prior to its release from the spacecraft. The solar array (SA) is partially deployed as UARS undergoes STS-48 pre-deployment checkout. UARS components visible in this image include (left to right): the Solar Stellar Pointing Platform (SSPP) (at bottom), the stowed high-gain antenna (HGA) (above SSPP), the Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) spectrometer, the Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) (top, above RMS end effector), the Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) Zenith Energetic Particle System (ZEPS) (next to outrigger truss), and PEM Nadir Energetic Particle System (NEPS) magnetometer (bottom right). The cloud-covered surface of the Earth is visible below the satellite. This view was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image w
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC Earth observation …
Title STS-48 ESC Earth observation of Galveston Bay and portions of Galveston Island
Description STS-48 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, showing Galveston Bay and portions of Galveston Island was recorded on orbit 61 with the electronic still camera (ESC). The ESC image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk and was converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC documentation was part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC closeup of Upper …
Title STS-48 ESC closeup of Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) CLAES
Description The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), is documented during STS-48 pre-deployment checkout above the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. When this closeup view of the UARS' Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) was taken, the UARS was in the grasp of OV-103's remote manipulator system (RMS). This view was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 Commander Creighton u …
Title STS-48 Commander Creighton uses camcorder on OV-103's aft flight deck
Description STS-48 Commander John O. Creighton, positioned under overhead window W7, records mission activities using a CANON camcorder on the aft flight deck of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. At Creighton's left are the mission station control panels. This view was recorded by the electronic still camera (ESC). Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shuttle mission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC Earth observation …
Title STS-48 ESC Earth observation of the greater Houston metropolitan area
Description STS-48 Earth observation taken aboard Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, of the Greater Houston metropolitan area was captured with the electronic still camera (ESC). A portion of Upper Galveston Bay appears at bottom right. This photo was recorded on orbit 61 of the STS-48 mission. The ESC image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk and was converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC documentation was part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC closeup of Upper …
Title STS-48 ESC closeup of Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), pre-deploy
Description Grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector, the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) undergoes STS-48 pre-deployment checkout above the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The UARS solar array unfolds below the RMS end effector and the Cryogenic Limb Array Etalon Spectrometer (CLAES) appears above it. An outrigger truss (far right), the Particle Environment Monitor (PEM) Zenith Energetic Particle System (ZEPS) (to left of truss), and PEM Nadir Energetic Particle System (NEPS) magnetometer (lower right) are visible. This view was taken using an electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC closeup of UARS s …
Title STS-48 ESC closeup of UARS solar array unfolding during pre-deployment check
Description The partially deployed solar array (SA) of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) and the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm are documented in this electronic still camera (ESC) image. UARS, grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector (out of frame), is undergoing STS-48 pre-deployment checkout above the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. At the top of the frames is UARS' solar stellar pointing platform (SSPP). This ESC image was documented as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC closeup of extend …
Title STS-48 ESC closeup of extended UARS solar array (SA) during pre-deploy check
Description The leading edge of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) solar array (SA), fully deployed, is recorded by the electronic still camera (ESC). UARS, grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector (out of frame), is undergoing STS-48 pre-deployment checkout above the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. A hinge and the pyrotechnic bolts that enable the SA to deploy can be seen in this crisp image. This view demonstrates the capabilities of the ESC to provide high resolution views of hardware for review by ground controllers. This ESC image was documented as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC closeup of UARS s …
Title STS-48 ESC closeup of UARS solar array (SA) and SA mechanism, pre-deploy
Description An extremely closeup view shows the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) solar array (SA) and SA mechanism prior to deploy of the satellite. UARS, grappled by the remote manipulator system (RMS) end effector (out of frame), is undergoing STS-48 pre-deployment checkout above the payload bay (PLB) of the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. OV-103's vertical stabilizer can be seen in between the UARS hardware. This view demonstrates the capabilities of the Electronic Still Camera (ESC) to provide high resolution views of hardware for review by ground controllers. This ESC image was documented as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission.
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-48 ESC image of the MODE …
Title STS-48 ESC image of the MODE-01 Fluid Test Article (FTA) on OV-103's middeck
Description An electronic still camera (ESC) closeup shows the STS-48 Middeck Zero ("0") Gravity Dynamics Experiment 01 (MODE-01) Fluid Test Article (FTA) attached to an experimental support module (ESM) located in a forward middeck locker onboard the earth-orbiting Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103. The FTA is a 3.1-cm diameter cylindrical sealed Lexan tank. The FTA electromagnetic actuator has excited the test article sinusoidally, which causes the fluid inside the tank to slosh. These slosh forces, along with other data such as acceleration levels of the entire assembly, are measured by the force balance and recorded in digital form on an optical disk for later ground analysis. Crewmembers were testing the ESC as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography. The digital image was stored on a removable hard disk or small optical disk, and could be converted to a format suitable for downlink transmission. The ESC is making its initial appearance on this Space Shutt
Date Taken 1991-09-18
STS-49 MS Melnick poses onbo …
Title STS-49 MS Melnick poses onboard OV-105 for DTO 648 ESC image capture
Description STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Bruce E. Melnick poses on aft flight deck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Melnick standing under an aft flight deck overhead window is one of the initial scenes recorded by the Electronic Still Camera (ESC). Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 will determine camera response to the photographic conditions encountered onorbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 MS Thornton poses on …
Title STS-49 MS Thornton poses on OV-105's middeck for DTO 648 ESC image capture
Description STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton poses on the middeck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Thornton, holding onto the airlock hatch opening mechanism, was recorded by the Electronic Still Camera (ESC). Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 will determine camera response to the photographic conditions encountered onorbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 MS Hieb, in EMU, wave …
Title STS-49 MS Hieb, in EMU, waves at ESC on OV-105's middeck prior to EVA
Description STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Richard J. Hieb, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), waves at the Electronic Still Camera (ESC) on the middeck of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105. The ESC image was taken as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 will determine camera response to the photographic conditions encountered on orbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 onorbit payload bay ( …
Title STS-49 onorbit payload bay (PLB) configuration aboard OV-105 taken by ESC
Description STS-49 onorbit payload bay (PLB) configuration aboard Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, is documented by the Electronic Still Camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Various elements in the PLB foretell of a busy week ahead for OV-105's crew. In the foreground is the hardware for the Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM), which is a demonstration of extravehicular procedures required for the construction of Space Station Freedom (SSF). Backdropped against the aft firewall is the vertical perigee stage which EVA crewmembers will attach to the International Telcommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 on 05-10-92. Running along the port side sill longern is the stowed remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approach
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 MS Thuot during EVA a …
Title STS-49 MS Thuot during EVA attempts to grapple INTELSAT VI using capture bar
Description STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Pierre J. Thuot, wearing extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), positions the capture bar at the aft end of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 during extravehicular activity (EVA) in Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). Thuot, on the remote manipulator system (RMS) manipulator foot restraint (MFR), attempts to grapple the INTELSAT VI F-3 satellite. Part of the California Pacific Coast is in the background. The scene was recorded by the electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). The crew was able to downlink the image to flight controllers following the second unsuccessful attempt to capture INTELSAT. A third effort to capture the satellite is being planned.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 DTO 648 ESC image sho …
Title STS-49 DTO 648 ESC image shows INTELSAT VI F-3 prior to retrieval/capture ops
Description STS-49 crewmember captured this image of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 using the electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink), during Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, proximity operations with the satellite. STS-49 crewmembers were surveying the satellite while considering the next step, following two unsuccessful efforts to grapple INTELSAT. Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 closeup of INTELSAT t …
Title STS-49 closeup of INTELSAT thruster taken by crew aboard OV-105 with ESC
Description This closeup picture of a thruster on the International Telecommunications Organization Satelllite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC), and downlinked to ground controllers soon after the image capture during STS-49. Crewmembers onboard Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, conducted a photo survey of INTELSAT VI F-3 prior to its release. The ESC documentation is part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Electronic still photography is a relatively new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 was designed to determine camera response to the photographic conditions on orbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 DTO 648 ESC image sho …
Title STS-49 DTO 648 ESC image shows INTELSAT VI F-3 after onorbit repair/servicing
Description STS-49 crewmember captured this image of the International Telecommunications Organization Satellite (INTELSAT) VI F-3 using the electronic still camera (ESC) as part of Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink), after onorbit repair in and release from Endeavour's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105's, payload bay (PLB). With new vertical perigee stage in place, INTELSAT VI is on its way to an eventual arrival at geosynchronous Earth orbit. The Earth's surface creates the backdrop for the INTELSAT VI deployment. Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
STS-49 MS Thuot poses in OV- …
Title STS-49 MS Thuot poses in OV-105's airlock for DTO 648 ESC image capture
Description STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Pierre J. Thuot looks up from his checkout procedures in the airlock of Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, to have his picture taken for Development Test Objective (DTO) 648, Electronic Still Photography Test (With Downlink). Thuot, inspecting an extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) component, was recorded by the Electronic Still Camera (ESC). Electronic still photography is a new technology which provides the means for a handheld camera to electronically capture and digitize an image with resolution approaching film quality. DTO 648 will determine camera response to the photographic conditions encountered onorbit using a variety of lenses and camera settings.
Date Taken 1992-05-16
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