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Astronauts’ New Window on the World
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Astronauts’ New Window on the World

Primarily designed to give astronauts a way to see the outside of the ISS, it also provides stunning panoramic views of Earth and space.

Published Feb 20, 2010

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Mount Everest from the International Space Station
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Mount Everest from the International Space Station

This detailed image of Everest, the highest (29,035 feet, 8850 meters) mountain in the world, shows early morning light on the eastern Kangshung Face. The mountains appear to jump out of the picture because the image was taken with low sunlight using an electronic still camera equipped with an 800 mm lens.

Published Apr 28, 2002

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Sun Rising on the Final Shuttle Mission
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Sun Rising on the Final Shuttle Mission

Astronauts supplied the International Space Station with a new logistics module; tested tools, technologies, and techniques to refuel satellites in space; and collected old equipment.

Published Jul 21, 2011

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Downtown Houston from Space Station Alpha
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Downtown Houston from Space Station Alpha

A series of digital photographs of Houston illustrates the new detail being obtained for cities around the world by crewmembers on the International Space Station. This image, captured on 17 December 2000 centers on the downtown region and shows extensive detail of streets, parks and major buildings.

Published Jun 3, 2001

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Final Hook-Up
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Final Hook-Up

Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches the International Space Station for docking for the last time on July 10, 2011.

Published Jul 15, 2011

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Space Station view of the Pyramids at Giza
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Space Station view of the Pyramids at Giza

This image represents, for its time, the greatest detail of the Giza plateau captured from a human-occupied spacecraft.

Published Oct 14, 2001

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International Space Station from the Space Shuttle
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International Space Station from the Space Shuttle

An astronaut shot this photograph while looking back across the length of Endeavour.

Published Sep 24, 2007

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Atlantis Rides Into History
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Atlantis Rides Into History

In July 2011, the Space Shuttle Atlantis lit its rockets and roared into space for the 135th and last flight of the U.S. space transportation system.

Published Jul 9, 2011

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Aswan High Dam in 6-meter Resolution from the International Space Station
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Aswan High Dam in 6-meter Resolution from the International Space Station

Astronaut photography of the Earth from the International Space Station has achieved resolutions close to those available from commercial remote sensing satellites—with many photographs having spatial resolutions of less than six meters. Astronauts take the photographs by hand and physically compensate for the motion of the spacecraft relative to the Earth while the images are being acquired.

Published May 6, 2002

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