May 27th, 2011: the last spacewalk for NASA’s Endeavour astronauts. Here, a fish-eye lens attached to an electronic still camera was used to capture this image of NASA astronaut Michael Fincke (top center) during the mission’s fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continued on the International Space Station. Photo #1 by NASA
A bright sun, a portion of the International Space Station and Earth’s horizon are featured in this image photographed by a spacewalker during the STS-134 mission. Photo #2 by NASA
May 27, last day for Endeavour spacewalkers, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff continued to work on the International Space Station. Photo #3 by NASA
May 27: A portion of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this image photographed by a spacewalker, using a fish-eye lens attached to an electronic still camera, during the STS-134 mission’s fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. Photo #4 by NASA
NASA astronaut Michael Fincke is working on the ISS, May 27, 2011. Photo #5 by NASA
May 20: NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel (right) and Greg Chamitoff, both STS-134 mission specialists, participate in the mission’s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 19-minute spacewalk, Feustel and Chamitoff retrieved long-duration materials exposure experiments and installed another, installed a light on one of the station’s rail line handcarts, made preparations for adding ammonia to a cooling loop and installed an antenna for the External Wireless Communication system.. Photo #6 by NASA
This is NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, part of STS-134 mission, taken on May 20, 2011 . Photo #7 by NASA
MAY 27: newly-attached 50-foot-long Enhanced International Space Station Boom Assembly (left) is featured in this image photographed by a spacewalker during the STS-134 mission’s fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Photo #8 by NASA
Flight Day 5: May 20, 2011. NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel during the 6-hour, 19-minute spacewalk. Photo #9 by NASA
May 25: NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel is pictured during the STS-134 mission’s third spacewalk. Photo #10 by NASA
May 21, 2011: Docked space shuttle Endeavour, photographed by an STS-134 crew member onboard the International Space Station during Flight Day 6 activities. Photo #11 by NASA
Intersecting the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere, International Space Station solar array wings. Photo #12 by NASA
May 27: NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (right) and Michael Fincke, both STS-134 mission specialists, completed the primary objectives for the spacewalk. Photo #13 by NASA
May 27: A portion of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour are featured in this image photographed by a spacewalker, during the STS-134 mission. Photo #14 by NASA
Flight Day 5: NASA Astronaut Greg Chamitoff completes the mission’s first EVA on May 20, 2011. Photo #15 by NASA
May 25: With his Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit backdropped against the blackness of space, NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel is pictured during the STS-134 mission’s third spacewalk. Photo #16 by NASA
Flight Day 5 STS-134 Endeavour with Earth in background, taken on May 20, 2011. Photo #17 by NASA
Space, Horizon, Endeavour. Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon, Space Shuttle Endeavour, docked to the Pressurized Mating Adapter on the International Space Station, is featured in this photograph taken during the mission’s first planned spacewalk. Photo #18 by NASA
With components of the International Space Station in the view, NASA Endeavour astronauts Andrew Feustel (left) and Michael Fincke are pictured waving during the STS-134 mission’s third spacewalk. Photo #19 by NASA
May 20, 2011: The starboard truss of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. The newly-installed Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) is visible at center left. The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. STS-134 Docked at the International Space Station. Photo #20 by NASA
May 19, 2011: The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station as the space station’s robotic arm transfers the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 from the shuttle for installation on the ISS. Photo #21 by NASA
NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, waving on May 20. Photo #22 by NASA
May 25, 2011: A look into the helmet visor of this astronaut on a spacewalk reveals the easily recognizable smiling countenance of NASA astronaut Michael Fincke. Photo #23 by NASA
May 21, 2011. Flight Day 6: Docked space shuttle Endeavour docked to the ISS, backdropped by a thinly lit part of Earth’s atmosphere and the blackness of orbital nighttime in space. Photo #24 by NASA
May 19: Backdropped against a scene showing part of Italy, this image featuring an aft section of the space shuttle Endeavour in the foreground was photographed by an Expedition 27 crew member aboard the International Space Station while the two spacecraft were docked. The vertical stabilizer, the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods and the lower part of the port wing are seen. Twelve astronauts and cosmonauts were busy aboard the joint complex, moving hardware and preparing for a May 20 space walk. Photo #25 by NASA
NASA astronaut Gregory Chamitoff makes his way back to the hatch at the end the mission’s first spacewalk at the International Space Station on Friday May 20, 2011. Nearly five hours into the six-hour spacewalk, mission controllers noticed that Chamitoff’s carbon dioxide sensor wasn’t working. The spacewalk was shortened by 11 minutes from what had been planned. This was the first spacewalk for Gregory Chamitoff. He said it was “a dream come true for me.” Photo #26 by NASA
Spacewalker NASA Astronaut Andrew Feustel reenters the space station after completing n 8-hour, 7-minute spacewalk on May 22, 2011. He and fellow spacewalker Mike Fincke completed this, the second of the four STS-134 spacewalks, for a mission total of 14 hours 26 minutes. It was the 246th spacewalk conducted by U.S. astronauts, the 116th from space station airlocks, and the 157th in support of space station assembly and maintenance. It was Feustel’s fifth spacewalk and Fincke’s seventh spacewalk. Photo #27 by NASA
May 25, 2011: NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel is seen working while various components of the ISS are in view. Photo #28 by NASA
May 25. NASA Endeavour spacewalkers Andrew Feustel (left) and Michael Fincke during STS-134. Photo #29 by NASA
Flight Day 6. May 21, 2011, ISS Solar Array panels and a blue and white Earth photographed by an STS-134 crew member on board the ISS. Photo #30 by NASA
Flight Day 3: The nose, the forward underside and crew cabin of the space shuttle Endeavour approach first as the STS-134 vehicle prepares to dock with the ISS on May 18, 2011. An Expedition 27 crew member took this photo at a distance of about 600 feet (180 meters). Photo #31 by NASA
May 20, Flight Day 5: NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel ingresses the airlock hatch on the ISS at the completion of the STS-134 mission’s first of four space walks. Photo #32 by NASA
On May 27, 2011, the docked space shuttle Endeavour is visible at left. The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. Photo #33 by NASA
May 20, 2011: NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 – Endeavor – ISS. Photo #34 by NASA
May 20, 2011: Astronauts Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff work on the ISS. During the 6-hour, 19-minute spacewalk, Feustel and Chamitoff retrieved long-duration materials exposure experiments and installed another, installed a light on one of the station’s rail line handcarts, made preparations for adding ammonia to a cooling loop and installed an antenna for the External Wireless Communication system. Photo #35 by NASA
May 22, 2011: NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in the mission’s 2nd session of EVA as construction and maintenance continue on the ISS. During the 8-hour, 7-minute spacewalk, Feustel and astronaut Michael Fincke (out of frame), mission specialist, completed all planned tasks, including refilling one of the station’s cooling loops with ammonia and lubricating one of the station’s massive solar alpha rotary joints. Photo #36 by NASA
May 20: STS-134 Endeavor. NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), both STS-134 mission specialists, participate in the mission’s first session of extravehicular activity. During the 6-hour, 19-minute spacewalk, Feustel and Chamitoff worked hard. Photo #37 by NASA
Flight Day 8: May 23, 2011 – A portion of the docked space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member from a Cupola window of the ISS. Photo #38 by NASA
Endeavour Approaches ISS – Flight Day 3. From onboard the ISS, Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted, “#Endeavour after doing a “flip” prior to today’s docking. Great 2 have #STS134 crew on board! #FromSpace #NASA,” on May 18, 2011. Photo #39 and tweet by @Astro_Ron / Astronaut Ron Garan
Endeavour’s Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver. On May 18, 2011, Endeavour began the nine-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or ‘backflip,’ on its last visit to the Inernational Space Station. With Commander Mark Kelly at the controls, Endeavour rotated 360 degrees backward to enable space station astronauts Dmitry Kondratyev, Paolo Nespoli and Cady Coleman to take high resolution pictures of the shuttle’s heat shield. Kelly then flew the shuttle through a quarter circle to a position about 400 feet directly in front of the station. Docking occurred about an hour later at 6:14 a.m. Photo #40 by NASA
One of the Expedition 27 crew members aboard the ISS recorded this image of the space shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft made their relative approach on May 18. Each spacecraft was occupied by six crew members until the STS-134 astronauts entered the ISS minutes after the docking. Photo #41 by NASA
May 18, 2011: Endeavor nose and crew cabin during a survey of the approaching STS-134 vehicle prior to docking with ISS. Photo #42 by NASA
Backdropped against a scene showing part of Italy, this image featuring the aft part of the space shuttle Endeavour in the foreground was photographed by an Expedition 27 crew member aboard the International Space Station while the two spacecraft were docked. The vertical stabilizer, the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods and the lower part of the port wing are seen. Twelve astronauts and cosmonauts were busy aboard the joint complex, moving hardware and preparing for a May 20 space walk. Photo #43 by NASA
Photographed from the ISS during the shuttle’s approach, this was the last time Endeavor’s wing will be seen headed toward space. Photo #44 by NASA
Riding atop a crawler-transporter attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters, this was Endeavour’s last-ever scheduled 3.4-mile trek to the pad, known as “rollout.” It took just less than eight hours. We’ll never this again. Bathed in xenon lights, space shuttle Endeavour moved along the crawlerway from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo #45 by NASA/Terry Zaperac
We’ll never see this again in other than photos, for this was the last time Endeavour will ever be at the launch pad. Photo #46 by NASA/Bill Ingalls
It would be great if this was available as a slide show.
make one [:
Moments in History
First Satellites
First manned flights
First Moon Landing
First Shuttle Launch
Soon last Shuttle launch!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE, I’ve been a NASA fan since the beginning, I’m 61 and was able to see the space program since the Mercury days on forward, I will miss this kind of human spaceflight photography when the shuttle fleet lands. Thank you for the site.Steve Adams Florida
Great Response Steve. Me too. Daddy had this 300 power refractor telescope I grew up with and it influenced me so very very much, peering into the heavens on those clear Montana nights so long ago. Watched Alan Shepherd’s first flight on Mercury 1 in B&W on TV as a lad. Daddy told me when I was about 10 or so, “you love this stuff so much, son, you may want to think about working for NASA. I studied hard, failed alot, and finally did, in April of 1981, for STS-1. Still there as a contractor. Lost my GF, Judy Resnik, on STS-51L (OV-099), which nearly did us all in. But, we remained and here we are. So sad to see Atlantis’ (OV-104) last voyage, coming…….
Thank you for posting such a beautiful and kind reply, as have all these great supporters in this thread topic column. Thank you all, deeply!!.
Robert A.M. Stephens
Scaled Dynamics
NASA
One word, amazing
They are the greatest photos.
Simply Awesome.
I concur with Steve Adams’ comment. I am sixty and have followed the space program faithfully from the beginning. These last shuttle missions are bittersweet, but I believe there is more excitement and accomplishment ahead involving space flight.
WOW.. SUCH A WONDERFUL PICS..
GREAT SOURCE .. NICE COLLECTION.. GOOD JOB.. THANKS FOR SHARING…
They should focus on space exploration because our resources are depleting fast, sooner or later, we would be needing a new planet.
we have plenty of untapped resources left to last us til we can get interplanetary space travel more practical though; like thorium and corn plastics
the so-called resources that you say are depleting, have been on this planet for millions of years and will continue to stay on this planet unless moved. our problem is a society that encourages infinite growth in a finite world. a new planet isn’t the answer, self sufficiency and responsibility is. everything revolves around a cycle and it’s our lifestyle that breaks it. we harvest specific resources and use them in every day life, but we also need to learn how to return those same resources when we no longer need them.
So that means that we as a race should colonise and destroy another planet as we have done to this one? Come on you must be joking.
Stephen Hawking thinks it needs to be done. That is all.
these are awesome pictures. thanks
Don’t bet on it fajas. Our President is now seeing his vision of a US Space Program on life support…soon to die completely. These images stir up mixed feelings for me. On one hand I am in awe of what everyone at NASA, JPL, Martin Marietta, etc. have done for the US Space Program. On the other hand, the Space Shuttle program is literally months from dying, thrashing in its death throws as I am typing this. When President Obama killed the Aries and Altair Programs…NASA will soon follow. It’s sad and in my opinion tragic that the chances are, I will not see anything resembling the Space Program I grew up with that inspired me and so many others. Its dying and will soon be nothing more that these images above lost to history…its just sad.
It’s not over, till it’s over! And it’s not over yet! Keep the Faith and the Fight going, I am!
Your Friend.
I hope you’re right Gary, I really do.
Wow, I love how Politics pops up in every subject! Everything is on Life support! Medicare, Transportation, You Name it! and its been that way well before This President took office…..
Ken, you mention politics with disdain, yet bring in the Obama refrain “It’s all GWB’s fault”. That will be Obama’s lasting mantra.
There is a reason for that. We were strong after Clinton, weak after Bush. It is all GWB’s fault. We will be back in space soon. The U.S. government once promised to be on Mars in the 80’s after all. Once we fix what’s wrong with us, well, America will be rocking’ and rolling as only we can.
It will be a sad day when aspiring engineers can’t look at NASA as a shining example of what they can achieve.
we always will have nasa, just like we have ancient greece and ancient egypt to look up to in terms of engineering feats; we just need to take it into our own hands to reach for the stars and not wait for others to reach them for us; the government has no monopoly on rocket engineering; we will explore space one way or another
wow, those were just amazing!!!! thanks for sharing!!!
Absolutely thrilling as always. Fun to see the wear and tear on the vehicle after so many re-entires. Everything looks good and the photos are breathtaking, as always. Thank you all up on high and what a shame to park these things when Endeavour and Atlantis are just getting broke in. Tragic waste, and so much to do up there yet. Be well guys and have a blast, as always…..
Hail, Endeavour,
Robert A.M. Stephens
Scaled Dynamics
NASA
Those chosen few that were lucky enough to make the trips in the shuttles are truly blessed to have had such an experience. Wish I had been one of them. Will miss such great photographs.
space will forever more be a defense concern for the us since the cold war and so the us will never truly stop putting people in space. believe me, the shuttle program may die, even nasa MIGHT die but something will replace it soon enough
Please do not take away our Space Program or cut funding for it. It was the High Light of our Childhood, it was what we looked forward too. It was what made America the Greatest Nation on the Planet, it was what made us strive for Greatness. These are not just Amazing Photo’s, these are America at Her Best! These are the Last Great American Hero’s(not that our Troops aren’t Hero’s too). God Bless America, God Bless all who made these Possible, God help us show our Politicians this is more than Tax Dollars, This is America! Cut Perks for Congress, Senate & the Pres., Not NASA!
Thank you NASA, your Part of our Lives, our Culture & our Country!
Gary L Berrong
Absolutely beautiful, moving, and very true reply, sir and thank you from everyone at NASA and all the contractors that makes this happen. And, mostly, you are so absolutely correct. Hat is tipped, sir.
Hail the NASA supporters–ALL OF THEM!
Robert A. M. Stephens, LLC
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indeed, but the US won’t give up space, it’s just not who we are to do so; this is merely a setback which are a necessary part of moving forward
astronauts are the luckiest guys alive!
Never doubt human endeavour and never underestimate what is possible with vision and determination.
Congratulations to the thousands of people who made this and the future possible.
JD UK
cheers to that my friend
It’s unfortunate that those who bemoan the cuts to the space program don’t hold the real culprits responsible. It is not the current President who has cause the deficit that created the need to make these cuts. Do you really believe that an intellectual who always reaches for the best and brightest in his education and career would really cut NASA funding if he had a choice? This is not a matter of debate, it is a matter of fact. Look at the last decade of war and out of control spending and find the person/administration to blame. Hitting the current President over this is just killing the messenger.
I have been fortunate to have been involved in the Space Program from Gemini, Apollo, and Shuttle. I have worked in some capacity for all of the 134 Shuttle missions (to date) and it has been a wonderful lifetime of experiences! I spent a dozen years in the astronaut office and came to know and love those brave people. This ending of the Shuttle Program is like the ending of a life for me. Even though I retired in 2008 I have remained involved and it is so sad to see it end! Our nation is going to miss this part of our history.
The only thing I can say is WOW! I’ve been a NASA Fan from day one. THes are the best pics I’ve seen. Thanks
Its a long way from watching the spudnic fly over our heads when I was a Kid. I have followed the program as close as I could. I am saddened to see the end of the Shuttle but I know it cannot end here it is too valuable a program for that to happen. The Pics were good seems like I was right there. These wonderful people on the ground and as pilots and passengers of the space shuttle have my sincere appreciation for the time invested.
Ah, you guys. Photos: Speechless. Been with STS since STS-1 and now, Atlantis on final. Why when Endeavour and Atlantis are still only half old for mission life, we park ’em? Rhetorical yes. But still a fact. Hail, Endeavour and Atlantis then and Go For Throttle Up!
Love the speed limit traffic signs as on Earth with, “Space Station work ahead next 24,500 miles. CAUTION: Speed limit 17,569 MPH.”
Yes. See ya at STS135. Hat is tipped guys and we are all so very very proud of you up on high, from down here….
Robert
Thanks NASA, these photos are mind-blowing!!!
I love to see pictures like these. I am space exploration’s #1 supporter just like many. I grew up learning about the Space Shuttle and it still amazes me to this day. Some day people will be as powerful as the machines that took us to space. I think this because I dreamt one time I was in Jupiter. I was outside in a ship or so. It scared me but soon I realized that life is for supporting life’s good experiences. I don’t think I failed that day. Only I love space exploration and I live the dream of someday being in space and being free from suffering. I want to thank you for posting these images, they are very beautiful.
Awesome images. I have a question though. Look at Photo #42. See all the farm fields? Notice the brown circle down on the earth, behind the outside forward corner of the open cargo door. That looks to be a large field with a pivot irrigation system.
Now look at Photo #43. You can’t see such detail as you can in the previous photo. If you scroll back
and forth between these two photos it looks like the shuttle is at much higher altitude in Photo #43
than in Photo #42. In fact if you transpose the circular farm field in Photo #42 onto the heel of the boot of Italy in Photo #43 the field would have to be about 30 miles wide.
Can someone explain what’s going on here?
Steve C.
Wonderful photographs, the detail is fantastic.
I am over 70 and retired and remember the first Sputnik flights, I was lucky enough to visit NASA in the late 80’s and to see a launch in the evening after spending the day at the Space Centre. I will never forget the sheer power, the bright light and the noise as the rocket lifted off and spen into the night sky. Have been back to NASA a couple of times since, it is not to be missed if you are in Florida. Thanks again for the wonderful pictures.
Horrah – millions of taxplayer dollars shot – but some great pictures.
i suppose, but NASA has less than 4% of the funding that the US armed forces had in 2000
These were some of the most fantastic photos I have seen during my years of working in the Space Program. It is truly sad to see this all end when STS-135 flies in July. What a wonderful experience to have been able to work with these folks over the years. Congratulations to Mike, Greg and Drew for a great an successful flight!
As one of the very lucky guys who took several of these pictures, I have to say that we’re pretty excited about how some of them came out! Thanks Lonnie for the kind words! I just happened to come across this site while looking to see which pictures were being shared. I was actually motivated to write by the question from Steve Cranford, June 20th, because if I don’t answer it, then I’m sure no one will. He points out the difference between photos 42 and 43, which make the altitude look very different. The reason is that #42 was taken from the Station looking straight down toward the Shuttle during what’s called a rotational pitch maneuver (RPM for short), when the Shuttle is 600 feet away and before docking. We do the rotation to allow the Station crew to take high resolution photos of the entire Shuttle – it’s an inspection for damaged tiles from the launch. I took those same pictures from the Station for STS-126 when they arrived. We use a 400mm lens and an 800mm lens to get two sets of survey photos. So the Earth view in picture #42 is with a 400mm or 800mm lens while the Shuttle is still 600 feet away. The view in #43 looks to be taken from the Cupola while the Shuttle was attached with a much wider angle lens. Anyway, it is quite an amazing Space Station we have up there, and it’s very hard to watch our very capable Shuttle fleet retire with nothing ready to replace them. What we’ve accomplished up there, and what we are now capable of doing in Space, is really mind-blowing, even when you’re right there doing it. These photos hopefully enable others to share in those accomplishments even if we all can’t be there in person – yet!
Thank you so much for taking the out-of-this-world photos! And for sharing your wisdom with us as well!
Thanks to all the international astronauts for what amounts to be a lifetime of dedication.
Also, as a further explanation, the 400 and 800mm lens are telescopic lenses that compress the background and cause it to appear to be closer to the foreground than in reality. Sharp eyes though Steve.
Dearest America, our closest friend and ally.
Where do you go from here? To whom do you pass the torch? The Space programme (note English spelling!) you created, built and evolved was the wonder that we all in the UK followed with pride. I was a soldier in Germany in 1969, watching TV in my barracks as Apollo landed on the Moon. It is so sad to see the end of something so glorious, so human in its efforts, its triumphs and its tragedies. Thank you for the ride, USA. I hope that, together with your friends perhaps, we can find another way to do this.
I actually live just a mile or so from Louth, Lincolnshire – the English home of Michael Foale, our very own Astronaut. You can imagine the pride we felt down here. To think that the county which sent out the Pilgrim Fathers, was now sending out another intrepid explorer!
These pictures are absolutely wonderful, but what they show is a beautiful blue planet which has no lines to denote national borders and no trace from up there of the many conflicts happening down here.
These are stunning, what a privilege to get to see this! Reminds me of that little child part of me that will always want to “be an astronaut when I grow up.” Thanks for sharing these amazing images!
As impressive and stirring as these photos and the program it represents are, I must submit that manned space flight is ultimately a hugh waste of resources.
Why? Because the universes are so incomprehensibly vast that even if all of the resources of all mankind for the rest of its existence on the planet were devoted to enabling space travel, we would not be able to make a significant journey, let alone reach or recolonize an alternative planet.
Time to get real, take care of our planet, recognize that we have nowhere to escape to, and focus on that which is attainable with unmanned exploration of all types to gain further insight into the cosmos.
Pure science and exploration. Giving us all pure wonder and practical advancements that help all of us. How can one put a price on greatness ??? I can’t imagine anyone, be they republican or democrate, not wish to experience further miracles.
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A fond farewell to a friend. I worked on the Endeavour untill I retired in 1992.
Spectacular photos….Thank you very much for sharing……………..
Fantastic! Will pick one of these pics and need to repost for my german readers!
Sad to see this program end. Ive worked on this from before STS-1, with the Crew and Thermal Systems Div, on the EMU program for 36 years.
Hopefully This isnt the end of Human Space Flight.
humans are to curious, pioneering, and egotistical NOT to explore space; i wouldn’t worry to much, just look to see where one can contribute i say
Amazing pictures.
Where are the stars? you nazi i mean nasa folks could do better. c’ mon
I have watched and cheered the U.S. (and even the U.S.S.R.’s )manned space program with wonder and delight from Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn to Endeavor’s final landing.
Landing on the Moon, driving around on the Moon, living on the ISS, there’s NOTHING we couldn’t do if we just put our minds to it. Even miracles like Apollo 13.
Until now…
NASA has been told to “stand down”.
Yes, we can look back on the magnificence of Ancient Greece, Egypt and Rome. But in 100 years our great-grandchildren will look back and ask “What happened?…why did they quit?…they were sooo close…”
We have no more Kennedys (JFK, not his clown brother Ted) Nixons, or Reagans. All we have now are idiot politicians pandering for votes and not willing to let anyone take risks. Ships are meant to leave harbor, Man’s spirit is meant to soar.
Still, there’s hope.
Are we allowed to use these on our website? These are amazing.
I can’t believe of all the things to cut, the space program would make the list. I can’t see how people can look at these pictures and not see how this is worth it!!!!!
Estas imagens são de uma perfeição incrivel,da a impressão que a gente está presente na cena,parabens pra equipe da NASA.
These pictures are just totally awesome! As a kid I dreamed of becoming an astronaut as so many other boys my age probably! Now I make outer space music, and still love to look at the stars and wonder…
wow AMAZING just AMAZING cant WAIT until i become an astronaut!
I get the feeling the shuttles will be going back to space, probably 2013 as I bet the super solar flare due next year will break some space equipment. What will we do without satnav lol..
Thank you. Excellent pictures.
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In my work in maines forests and estuaries ive seen many beautiful sites but there peanuts compared to the views of these space folks.
Beautiful photos! Thank you very much!
Excellent Pics. Hard to believe that people are working there day and night for the joy of exploration. Loads of thanks for making these pictures available. I will be using them in my presenation during Science class.
excellent pics.
i think we have seen enough photo of earth, the nearest galaxy pics would be better in this resolution
Bellissime.
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Amazing, makes me want to be there that much more
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i simple love these pics and indeed desire to go in space
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How come there aren’t any stars visible in the background? The background is always pitch black… Just curious….:)
The master abilities once controlled by the US are now just ancient thoughts and ideas. We can still catch a ride to the ISS from other countries, but the US will no longer be the ‘King’ of the plan.
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Umas imagens fantásticas destas maquinas
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Dear Mr President, World,
Cut the defense budget to the bone, take that money and give most of it to NASA. What is it that has ever improved the human condition? exploration. And what have we got now? We have the universe.
Morgan Freeman
*This was pulled from a podcast Morgan Freeman did with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
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Wow, these are absolutely breath-taking photos. And I just watched the movie, Gravity so this is like extra awesome for me right now, haha.
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I wonder how they charge batteries in the space, and I heard that they can also use mobile phones ? is it really possible ?