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Wine and the Watchtower
This photo has always impressed me. A fantastic view from the International Space Station. Locals will recognise our prime wine growing areas of the Wairarapa, Blenhiem, Nelson, Waipara and Canterbury....
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New views of eclipses
There’s been a few eclipses lately. Here’s some photos showing a different perspective of eclipses. This one was one of 1999 August 11 solar eclipse was one of the last ever taken from the Mir space...
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Something to celebrate
"Our Rocket is all set on the launchpad that Yuri Gagarin launched from 50 years ago." – Ron Garan. Photo credit Jake Garan US Astronaut, Ron Garan, is spending today travelling on board a Russian...
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Atlantis returns home — viewed from ISS
This is a time exposure taken from the International Space Station (ISS). It shows the plasma trail of Atlantis as it travelled through the atmosphere on its final return from orbit. Thanks to NASA –...
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Amazing photos of Shuttle Endeavour flight deck
I have enjoyed watching live the launches and landing of the manned space vehicles going to, and coming from, the International Space Station. The Shuttle launches were always dramatic. The gliding...
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Our world from the International Space Station
Photo by Chris Hadfield / NASA: Lake Baikal, Siberia. Immensely old and deep, it holds one-fifth of all the Earth’s fresh water. 26 Feb 2013, 7:31 PM (Click photo to enlarge) Anyone following Chris...
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Christchurch from space
This recent photo of Christchurch from Chris Hadfield now on board the International Space Station appealed to me. It seems to have quite wide coverage – but here it is for readers who have not yet...
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A sombre night in Boston
Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) tweeted the above picture today from the International Space Station. As he wrote – “A somber Spring night in Boston.” Boston Marathon bombings I think it demonstrates...
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Video coverage of astronauts’ return to earth next Tuesday morning
UPDATE: Woops! Sorry, I confused the time conversions. The correct NZ times are now present in bold. It’s all go aboard the International Space Station at the moment. An external ammonia link was found...
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Chris Hadfield’s 5-month Space Mission in 90 Seconds
Many people have probably just become aware of Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield in the last week because of his musical video Space Oddity that went viral. It might be hard to find anyone who has not...
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