{"id":35509,"date":"2011-05-22T15:42:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T15:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/iss-checks-endeavour-out-bad-astronomy\/"},"modified":"2011-05-22T15:42:51","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T15:42:51","slug":"iss-checks-endeavour-out-bad-astronomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/astronomy\/iss-checks-endeavour-out-bad-astronomy.php","title":{"rendered":"ISS checks Endeavour out | Bad Astronomy"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Columbia<\/em> Orbiter tragedy, NASA changed the safety protocols for Shuttle missions to the International Space Station. When an Orbiter gets there, it performs a slow pitch so that astronauts on ISS can take a good look for any damage that might have occurred during takeoff. It’s a serious procedure, but during it they get really intense pictures of the Orbiter.<\/p>

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This dramatic shot [click to enspaceplanenate] was taken on May 18, 2011, shortly after Endeavour<\/em> made its final rendezvous with ISS. It’s a view we don’t get when the Orbiters sit on the ground.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a>They also snapped this lovely shot of Endeavour’s<\/em> wing<\/a> shortly before docking. It’s an important picture — they are<\/em> looking for potentially mission-threatening damage, after all! — but it’s also a beautiful one, well-lit, crafted, and executed. You should check out this picture<\/a>, too, with the Orbiter’s payload bay doors open, and a tiny Moon in the background.<\/p>

I may not be a 100% true fan of the Space Shuttle<\/a>, but for many years it provided us with access to space. ...<\/p>

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