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Gartenpflege im Weltall

21. November 2017 um 21:12 Uhr von Ronny

Auf der ISS haben sie ein kleines Beet angelegt, um zu testen, ob Gemüse im All gedeiht. Mittlerweile ist klar, ja das tut es. Zumindest einige Sorten. Wahrscheinlich gibt es dort oben jetzt häufiger mal Salat.

If you plant it, will it grow (in space)? The answer is yes, at least for certain types of plants. The Vegetable Production System, or Veggie, was first deployed in 2013 and is capable of producing salad-type crops to provide the crew aboard the International Space Station with a palatable, nutritious, and safe source of fresh food. Veggie provides lighting and nutrient delivery, but utilizes the cabin environment for temperature control and as a source of carbon dioxide to promote growth. This image of a red lettuce plant was taken for the VEG-03 experiment in the Columbus Module by the Expedition 53 crew.

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New York City am 11. September 2001 aus Sicht der ISS

11. September 2017 um 23:55 Uhr von Ronny
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Visible from space, a smoke plume rises from the Manhattan area after two planes crashed into the towers of the World Trade Center. This photo was taken of metropolitan New York City (and other parts of New York as well as New Jersey) the morning of September 11, 2001. „Our prayers and thoughts go out to all the people there, and everywhere else,“ said Station Commander Frank Culbertson of Expedition 3, after the terrorists‘ attacks.

The following day, he posted a public letter that captured his initial thoughts of the events as they unfolded. „The world changed today. What I say or do is very minor compared to the significance of what happened to our country today when it was attacked.“

Upon further reflection, Culbertson said, „It’s horrible to see smoke pouring from wounds in your own country from such a fantastic vantage point. The dichotomy of being on a spacecraft dedicated to improving life on the earth and watching life being destroyed by such willful, terrible acts is jolting to the psyche, no matter who you are.“

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Polarlichter aus Sicht der ISS

5. Juli 2017 um 23:03 Uhr von Ronny

Ich habe gerade ne Weile nach dem Plural von „Aurora Borealis“ gesucht und nichts wirklich Plausibles gefunden, deshalb hier mal eben „Polarlichter“ genannt, was so viel unromantischer klingt. Aber sei es drum.

Schon im letzten Jahr veröffentlichte die NASA Aufnahmen, die von der ISS von Polarlichtern gemacht wurden. Die sehen schon immer von hier unten aus verdammt beeindruckend aus, aber von da oben aus eben noch sehr viel mehr.


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Wartungsarbeiten an der ISS

16. Mai 2017 um 9:38 Uhr von Ronny

Den Soundtrack dazu einfach selber wählen. Aus der Perspektive auch mal die Welt sehen können, werde ich wohl nicht mehr schaffen. Schade. Aber gut, dass es Aufnahmen wie diese gibt.

This footage was taken by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson during a spacewalk on the International Space Station on Thursday, March 30. She was joined on the spacewalk by NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.

The two spacewalkers reconnected cables and electrical connections on PMA-3 at its new home on top of the Harmony module. They also installed the second of the two upgraded computer relay boxes on the station’s truss and installed shields and covers on PMA-3 and the now-vacant common berthing mechanism port on Tranquility.

During the spacewalk, one of the shields was inadvertently lost. The loss posed no immediate danger to the astronauts and Kimbrough and Whitson went on to successfully install the remaining shields on the common berthing mechanism port.


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Wie man sich im Weltall ein Erdnussbuttersandwich mit Marmelade macht

25. April 2017 um 23:47 Uhr von Ronny

Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, bis vor 15 Tagen Kommandeur der 50. Expedition zur ISS, macht das mal eben vor.

Astronauts on the International Space Station eat the same kinds of food as people on Earth—they just prepare them differently. Expedition 50 commander Shane Kimbrough demonstrates on-orbit preparation of one of Earth’s most popular foods: the humble peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But without bread. And without being a juggler.


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Wie ein Spacewalk auf der ISS klingt

25. März 2017 um 22:59 Uhr von Ronny


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Aufgenommen während eines Spacewalks von der ISS aus. Walking in Space. In echt.

„This is a 10-minute live audio excerpt of ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough conducting a ‘spacewalk’ outside the International Space Station on 24 March 2017. They installed a new computer, disconnected a docking adapter to allow its move to a new location and maintained the Station’s Dextre multipurpose robotic hand – among other tasks.

Besides the voices of Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough, CAPCOM Jessica Meire and PAO Dan Huot can be heard.

Audio is unedited except for normalising. Occasional muting is thus normal.“


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