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Re: Explore ISS on Google Maps

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Post by forgot-my-pw »

This is so cool. So many instruments, all sides are jammed packed with things.

I noticed most signs are oriented the same direction. Does that mean there's an "up" side?

If the enemy gate is down, does that mean the Earth is the enemy? ;)

Re: Explore ISS on Google Maps

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Post by callumprentice »

I was expecting the earth to be moving out of the windows, displaying what the ISS is passing over, albeit not real time.

I think that's possible - you can get current location of ISS and use that to grab images from Google, distort in the right way and display. Maybe a nice evenings project with my space-crazy 7 year old daughter..

Also, I thought the "Cupola" label you see when the page opens was highlighting a place called that on the ground below :)

Re: Explore ISS on Google Maps

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Post by 7373737373 »

callumprentice wrote: post #6

I was expecting the earth to be moving out of the windows, displaying what the ISS is passing over, albeit not real time. I think that's possible - you can get current location of ISS and use that to grab images from Google, distort in the right way and display. Maybe a nice evenings project with my space-crazy 7 year old daughter.. Also, I thought the "Cupola" label you see when the page opens was highlighting a pla…

A public HD livestream would be world changing. Right now access to real time, high resolution satellite imagery is still restricted to large organizations. Only some rocket launches have some views from above.
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