MetaFilter posts tagged with SpaceShuttle and ISS

The Future Is A Giant Smelly Series Of Tubes. In Space.

awenner — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:36:33 -0800

Behold the mundane wonders of the space age. NASA offers a four-part hi-def tour of the International Space Station. [via] Cynical-C Choice quote: "On the deck, we call this a deck, uh, this is the Minus Eighty Lab Freezer, uh, Melfi. We use that a lot. We store a lot of our biological samples, urine and blood there. And on the ceiling . . ."

Cryogenic Venting

brownpau — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:42:32 -0800

Light Reflection: a brilliant fan of cryogenics venting from a relief valve on STS-122 Atlantis' ET (external tank) post-separation. Also see this handheld video of the ET, with money shots at 2:15 and 3:55. Atlantis just landed yesterday, completing the delivery and installation of Columbus. Next up, STS-123 Endeavour delivers Kibo.

Video and photos of spacewalks

Brandon Blatcher — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:31:40 -0800

The environment does terrible things to the human body and it smells. Many people go for that walk anyway. Found these while looking for video of the spacewalks from Gemini 10, 11 or 12 or any of the Apollo spacewalks (not the moonwalks), but nothing much exists, not even photos.

Video of a Tour around STS-120/ISS

brownpau — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:15:49 -0800

A tour around Discovery STS-120 and the International Space Station with Paolo Nespoli and Dr. Scott Parazynski. Tomorrow, Parazynski will be perched at the end of a robot arm and sensor boom assembly, stitching up a damaged solar array in what might be one of the riskiest EVAs since Skylab 2.

Space Shuttle Launch

Brandon Blatcher — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:15:12 -0800

Launch of the Space Shuttle as seen from the International Space Station

grumblebee — Thu, 07 Dec 2000 13:23:34 -0800

Which would you rather be, a space shuttle astronaut or a technician on board the International Space Station? I know my answer.