Orbiter Screenshot Thread

Okay, seriously, I think my station is getting a little out of control. :lol:

Let me count the manned ships. 2 Shuttles, 1 Soyuz, 1 Antares SR, and 1 ESA CTV. Space for at least 2 more Soyuz/Progress craft, 1 more Antares, 2 more CTV/ATV craft, and 1 more shuttle or ETS.

Like the external cargo rack on the Titan module? :lol:

Titan module says total mass right now is 895 metric tons. Assuming a total average of $10,000/kg across all launchers used, this ridiculous thing cost the taxpayers of the world $8,950,000,000. That's it?
 

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Undocking over a familiar island:

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Speaking of docking over familiar islands...
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and a familiar moon happens to be peeking out.
 
Speaking of docking over familiar islands...
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and a familiar moon happens to be peeking out.

What's that thing in the cargo bay?

Titan module says total mass right now is 895 metric tons. Assuming a total average of $10,000/kg across all launchers used, this ridiculous thing cost the taxpayers of the world $8,950,000,000. That's it?

My one is approximately half of that. So my station would cost $4,475,000,000. Anyway, "live" EVA coverage of the Expedition 1 spacewalk:

Here is an UMMU walking on the solar panels:
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After the UMMU finished waiting for Houston to finish paperwork, it started work on the cable systems:
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eenie meenie miney moe
which of launchers to space will go

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The XR5 doesn't quite dwarf CSS anymore. :)

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Speaking of the XR5. Here's some more nerd fuel. :)

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Orbit stabilization burn at 341 km (212 miles up).
 
Ok accidental undocking so now uh........... Get that thing out of the cargo bay and run!
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Why do you blur the shuttle so much? I would get it if you wanted the shuttle to look out of focus, like if it was in the background. Being the focal point of the picture, it should be in focus. Unless the ISS is what you are trying to focus on, but the eye is definitely draw to the large, bright shuttle first. Either way, kind of gives me a headache trying to look at the shuttle.
 
Why do you blur the shuttle so much? I would get it if you wanted the shuttle to look out of focus, like if it was in the background. Being the focal point of the picture, it should be in focus. Unless the ISS is what you are trying to focus on, but the eye is definitely draw to the large, bright shuttle first. Either way, kind of gives me a headache trying to look at the shuttle.

Obviously he was using a cheap point-and-shoot, and it auto focused on the Earth in the background...although since at the time he was probably frantically searching through his flight plan for the "Accidentally pressed Ctrl-D" contingency, I suppose we can't really blame him for sloppy camera work :P
 
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JBT 1200 aircraft tug delivered to Jarvis Space Center

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The rescue of Ironman One (for all you Marooned fans out there):

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SL-2 undocked from Skylab

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Deorbit burn

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It's cloudy above Canada

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Plasma trail

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Mains are out

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SeaKing departs to pick up the astronauts

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Astronauts are out of the capsule, waiting for recovery. Total mission duration: 318 hours, 5 minutes and 18 seconds.

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Astronauts hoisted aboard the SeaKing

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Approaching the USS Hornet

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Welcome back Skylab-2!
 
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