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Houston, Texas L & C bands
This image of Houston, Texas …
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Date 6/8/95
Description This image of Houston, Texas, shows the amount of detail that is possible to obtain using spaceborne radar imaging. Images such as this -- obtained by the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) flying aboard the space shuttle Endeavor last fall -- can become an effective tool for urban planners who map and monitor land use patterns in urban, agricultural and wetland areas. Central Houston appears pink and white in the upper portion of the image, outlined and crisscrossed by freeways. The image was obtained on October 10, 1994, during the space shuttle's 167th orbit. The area shown is 100 kilometers by 60 kilometers (62 miles by 38 miles) and is centered at 29.38 degrees north latitude, 95.1 degrees west longitude. North is toward the upper left. The pink areas designate urban development while the green- and blue-patterned areas are agricultural fields. Black areas are bodies of water, including Galveston Bay along the right edge and the Gulf of Mexico at the bottom of the image. Interstate 45 runs from top to bottom through the image. The narrow island at the bottom of the image is Galveston Island, with the city of Galveston at its northeast (right) end. The dark cross in the upper center of the image is Hobby Airport. Ellington Air Force Base is visible below Hobby on the other side of Interstate 45. Clear Lake is the dark body of water in the middle right of the image. The green square just north of Clear Lake is Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control and the astronaut training facilities. The black rectangle with a white center that appears to the left of the city center is the Houston Astrodome. The colors in this image were obtained using the follow radar channels: red represents the L-band (horizontally transmitted, vertically received), green represents the C-band (horizontally transmitted, vertically received), blue represents the C-band (horizontally transmitted and received). ----- Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar(SIR- C/X-SAR) is part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth. The radars illuminate Earth with microwaves, allowing detailed observations at any time, regardless of weather or sunlight conditions. SIR- C/X-SAR uses three microwave wavelengths: L-band (24 cm), C-band (6 cm) and X-band (3 cm). The multi-frequency data will be used by the international scientific community to better understand the global environment and how it is changing. The SIR-C/X-SAR data, complemented by aircraft and ground studies, will give scientists clearer insights into those environmental changes which are caused by nature and those changes which are induced by human activity. SIR-C was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. X-SAR was developed by the Dornier and Alenia Spazio companies for the German space agency, Deutsche Agentur fuer Raumfahrtangelegenheiten (DARA), and the Italian space agency, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) with the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt fuer luft und Raumfahrt e.V.(DLR), the major partner in science, operations and data processing of X-SAR. #####
Conrad and Cooper Practice S …
Title Conrad and Cooper Practice Survival Training
Full Description Prime crew for the Gemini 5 space flight, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., (in water) and L. Gordon Cooper Jr., (in raft) practice survival techniques following successful egress from their Gemini Static Article V spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico. Cooper is command pilot and Conrad is pilot for the Gemini 5 mission.
Date 07/21/1965
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
Moon Lightning
Title Moon Lightning
Explanation Moonsets [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020921.html ] are not often quite as exciting as this one. But amateur astronomer Marc-Andre Besel was impressed by the brilliant lighting displays that joined the first quarter [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap010428.html ] Moon and stars of the constellation Scorpius [ http://hawastsoc.org/deepsky/sco/index.html ] in western skies. On August 22, 2004, his view looked [ http://people.freenet.de/besel/ Fotoalben/Blitz/PAGE1.HTM ] across the Gulf of Mexico from Anna Maria Island, Florida, USA, a region that would experience even more stormy [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040903.html ] weather in the coming days. The alluring digital image is a time exposure, by chance [ http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/luceneweb/ fullimage.jsp?photoId=S83-40452 ] capturing the details of a brief flash of lightning [ http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/primer/primer2.html ] along with an overexposed Moon and dramatic cloud formations. In fact, the exposure is long enough to show the background stars as short streaks or trails [ http://www.astropix.com/HTML/ I_ASTROP/I06/I0601/I0601.HTM ]. The bright yellowish star trail, just above and right of the lightning flash, is red giant star Antares [ http://www.astro.uiuc.edu/~kaler/sow/antares.html ].
Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in …
Title Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in space
Description The expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers at an approximate altitude of 125 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of three hours and 16 minutes (beginning of third revolution). This view is over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Kennedy, Florida. The Florida coastline from Flangler Beach southward to Vero Beach is visible. Much of the Florida peninsula can be seen. Behind the open panels is the Gulf of Mexico. Distance between the Apollo 7 and the S-IVB is approximately 100 feet. The round, white disc inside the open panels of the Saturn IVB is a simulated docking target similar to that used on the lunar module for docking during lunar missions.
Date 10.11.1968
Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. …
Title Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot for the Gemini 11 mission, relaxes on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in Gulf of Mexico.
Date 07.13.1966
Astronaut David Scott underg …
Title Astronaut David Scott undergoes water egress training
Description Astronaut David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, stands on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date 01.15.1966
Astronaut John Young hoisted …
Title Astronaut John Young hoisted aboard helicopter during water egress training
Description Astronauts John W. Young, Gemini 10 command pilot, is hoisted up to a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. A team of Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) swimmers assists in the exercise. The Static Article 5 spacecraft can be seen in the water.
Date 06.18.1966
Astronaut Neil Armstrong dur …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong during water egress training
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong climbs into a boilerplate model of the Gemini spacecraft during water egress training on the Gulf of Mexico.
Date 01.15.1966
Astronaut Thomas Stafford du …
Title Astronaut Thomas Stafford during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini 6 prime crew pilot, climbs out of a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. A NASA swimmer in the water nearby assists in the exercise.
Date 08.23.1965
Astronaut Thomas Stafford du …
Title Astronaut Thomas Stafford during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini 6 prime crew pilot, onboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico during water egress training.
Date 08.23.1965
Astronaut Walter Schirra sui …
Title Astronaut Walter Schirra suiting up during water egress training
Description Close-up of Astronaut Walter Schirra suiting up during water egress training on board the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date 08.23.1965
Astronauts Frank Borman duri …
Title Astronauts Frank Borman during water egress training
Description Astronaut Frank Borman, Gemini 7 prime crew command pilot, is hoisted out of the water by a U.S. Coast Guard recovery team during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date 10.15.1965
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (on left), command pilot, and David R. Scott, pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, use a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. Three Manned Spacecraft Center swimmers assist in the training exercise.
Date 01.15.1966
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (center), command pilot, and David R. Scott (right), pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. At left is Dr. Kenneth N. Beers, M.D., Flight Medicine Branch, Center Medical Office.
Date 01.15.1966
Gemini 11 prime crew during …
Title Gemini 11 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left) and Richard F. Gordon Jr. (right), prime crew for Gemini 11 space flight, practice water egress procedures in the Gulf of Mexico. Static Article 5 was used in the training exercise. A Manned Spaceflight Center (MSC) swimmer is in the water assisting in the training.
Date 07.13.1966
Gemini 11 prime crew during …
Title Gemini 11 prime crew during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Gemini 11 prime crew, Astronauts Richard F. Gordon Jr. (left), pilot, and Charles Conrad Jr., command pilot, relax on deck of the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever after suiting up for water egress training in Gulf of Mexico.
Date 07.13.1966
View of Mexico and southwest …
Title View of Mexico and southwest United States from the Apollo 11 spacecraft
Description Near vertical view of Mexico, and a portion of the southwest United States, as photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its transearth journey homeward. The Pacific Ocean is at lower left, and the Gulf of Mexico at lower right center. Texas is at top right, California at top left. Portions of Arizona and New Mexico can be seen at top of picture.
Date 07.21.1969
Marsh Island, Louisiana: Ima …
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Marsh Island, located along …
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creator NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day
identifier ISS015-E-07725
General Description STS-91 Shuttle Mission Imagery
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General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
General Description Behind the Scenes : TRAINING Imagery
Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in …
Title Apollo 7/S-IVB Rendezvous in space
Description The expended Saturn IVB stage as photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during transposition and docking maneuvers at an approximate altitude of 125 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of three hours and 16 minutes (beginning of third revolution). This view is over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Kennedy, Florida. The Florida coastline from Flangler Beach southward to Vero Beach is visible. Much of the Florida peninsula can be seen. Behind the open panels is the Gulf of Mexico. Distance between the Apollo 7 and the S-IVB is approximately 100 feet. The round, white disc inside the open panels of the Saturn IVB is a simulated docking target similar to that used on the lunar module for docking during lunar missions.
Date Taken 1968-10-11
Gulf of Mexico, coast of Yuc …
Title Gulf of Mexico, coast of Yucatan, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description Gulf of Mexico, coast of Yucatan, Mexico, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 33rd revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 123 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of 52 hours and 37 minutes.
Date Taken 1968-10-13
Houston, Texas and Gulf Coas …
Title Houston, Texas and Gulf Coast area as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description The Houston, Texas and Gulf Coast area, looking southeast, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 91st revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 101 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of 144 hours and 26 minutes. The morning sun causes a reflection on the water surfaces such as the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, Buffalo Bayou and the Brazos River and causes a unique reflection in the canals and fields west of Alvin. Some of the landmarks visible in this picture include highways and freeways, the Astrodome, the Intercontinental Airport and the Manned Spacecraft Center.
Date Taken 1968-10-15
Morning sun on Gulf of Mexic …
Title Morning sun on Gulf of Mexico as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description The morning sun reflects on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 134th revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 120 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of 213 hours and 10 minutes.
Date Taken 1968-10-20
Hurricane Gladys, Gulf of Me …
Title Hurricane Gladys, Gulf of Mexico as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft
Description Hurricane Gladys, Gulf of Mexico, as seen from the Apollo 7 spacecraft during its 91st revolution of the earth. Photographed from an altitude of 99 nautical miles, at ground elapsed time of 144 hours and 27 minutes.
Date Taken 1968-10-17
View of Mexico and southwest …
Title View of Mexico and southwest United States from the Apollo 11 spacecraft
Description Near vertical view of Mexico, and a portion of the southwest United States, as photographed from the Apollo 11 spacecraft during its transearth journey homeward. The Pacific Ocean is at lower left, and the Gulf of Mexico at lower right center. Texas is at top right, California at top left. Portions of Arizona and New Mexico can be seen at top of picture.
Date Taken 1969-07-21
Gemini 3 prime crew egress t …
Title Gemini 3 prime crew egress throught command pilot's hatch during training
Description Both members of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew egress through the left, or command pilot's hatch, into the Gulf of Mexico during specialized training in egress from the Gemini spacecraft. Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, the command pilot, has already climbed into a raft, as Astronaut John W. Young, the pilot, egresses from the spacecraft.
Date Taken 1965-02-24
Astronaut John Young making …
Title Astronaut John Young making final check of spacecraft systems before training
Description Astraonaut John W. Young, the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew pilot, is shown making a final check of spacecraft systems prior to being lowered into the choppy waters of the Gulf of Mexico during the post-landing egress procedures.
Date Taken 1965-02-24
Astronauts Grissom and Young …
Title Astronauts Grissom and Young during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description A technician adjusts the suit of Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom during water egress training operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Astronaut John W. Young (standing) observes. Grissom and Young are the prime crew for the Gemini-Titan 3 flight scheduled this spring.
Date Taken 1965-02-24
Gemini 4 prime crew during w …
Title Gemini 4 prime crew during water egress training
Description The Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, Astronauts Edward H. White II (center), pilot, and James A. McDivitt (left), command pilot, is shown aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico suiting up for water egress training (22655), White (left) and McDivit (right) in flight suits on ship in Gulf of Mexico (22656).
Date Taken 1965-04-14
Gemini 4 prime crew during w …
Title Gemini 4 prime crew during water egress training
Description The Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, Astronauts Edward H. White II (center), pilot, and James A. McDivitt (left), command pilot, is shown aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico suiting up for water egress training (22655), White (left) and McDivit (right) in flight suits on ship in Gulf of Mexico (22656).
Date Taken 1965-04-14
Gemini 4 prime crew during w …
Title Gemini 4 prime crew during water egress training
Description The Gemini-Titan 4 prime crew, Astronauts Edward H. White II (left), pilot, and James A. McDivitt (getting in the spacecraft), command pilot, received instructions from Gordon Harvey, Flight Crew Support Division and Alan M. Rochford, suit technician, Crew Systems Division, before closing of hatches prior to undergoing water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken 1965-04-14
Astronauts Conrad and Cooper …
Title Astronauts Conrad and Cooper practice survival techniques during egress
Description Prime crew for the Gemini 5 space flight, Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., (in water) and L. Gordon Cooper Jr., (in raft) practice survival techniques following successful egress from their Gemini Static Article V spacecraft in the Gulf of Mexico. Cooper is command pilot and Conrad is pilot for the Gemini 5 mission.
Date Taken 1965-07-21
Astronaut Thomas Stafford du …
Title Astronaut Thomas Stafford during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini 6 prime crew pilot, onboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico during water egress training.
Date Taken 1965-08-23
Astronaut Thomas Stafford du …
Title Astronaut Thomas Stafford during water egress training in Gulf of Mexico
Description Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Gemini 6 prime crew pilot, climbs out of a boilerplate model of a Gemini spacecraft during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico. A NASA swimmer in the water nearby assists in the exercise.
Date Taken 1965-08-23
Astronaut Walter Schirra sui …
Title Astronaut Walter Schirra suiting up during water egress training
Description Close-up of Astronaut Walter Schirra suiting up during water egress training on board the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken 1965-08-23
Astronauts Frank Borman duri …
Title Astronauts Frank Borman during water egress training
Description Astronaut Frank Borman, Gemini 7 prime crew command pilot, is hoisted out of the water by a U.S. Coast Guard recovery team during water egress training in the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken 1965-10-15
Astronauts Scott and Armstro …
Title Astronauts Scott and Armstrong undergoe water egress training
Description Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong (center), command pilot, and David R. Scott (right), pilot of the Gemini 8 prime crew, are suited up for water egress training aboard the NASA Motor Vessel Retriever in the Gulf of Mexico. At left is Dr. Kenneth N. Beers, M.D., Flight Medicine Branch, Center Medical Office.
Date Taken 1966-01-15
Astronaut Neil Armstrong dur …
Title Astronaut Neil Armstrong during water egress training
Description Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong climbs into a boilerplate model of the Gemini spacecraft during water egress training on the Gulf of Mexico.
Date Taken 1966-01-15
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