Beautiful pictures of Endeavour docked at ISS taken from departing Soyuz

mmaunder wrote: post #2

Funny how ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi. http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_stati... http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation... http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/s... http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsim…

  ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi

I think it's because it does not have artificial gravity.

Re: Beautiful pictures of Endeavour docked at ISS taken from departing Soyuz

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Post by robryan » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 11:22 AM UTC

cema wrote: post #3

mmaunder wrote: post #2

Funny how ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi. http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_stati... http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation... http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/s... http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsim…

ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi I think it's because it does not have artificial gravity.

And has to have every component module fit in the shuttle.

Re: Beautiful pictures of Endeavour docked at ISS taken from departing Soyuz

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Post by markkat » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 12:36 PM UTC

Argh. I think NASA needs a better image viewer. IMO, there should be an option to just scroll down through them all like Boston.com's 'The Big Picture'.

Amazing photos otherwise.

Re: Beautiful pictures of Endeavour docked at ISS taken from departing Soyuz

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Post by pavel_lishin » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 7:37 PM UTC

mmaunder wrote: post #2

Funny how ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi. http://portfolio.shaunsgallery.co.uk/con-eo3.jpg http://images.elfwood.com/art/c/a/callumdagrouch/space_stati... http://www.fallingpixel.com/products/2326/mains/spacestation... http://www.coronacomingattractions.com/sites/default/files/s... http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/scifi/station.jpg http://www.nicedvder.com/syssite/home/shop/1/pictures/newsim…

To be fair, most of those are in a future that's a little bit farther along than ours.

The cars in 1900 didn't look all that much like modern cars, either.

Re: Beautiful pictures of Endeavour docked at ISS taken from departing Soyuz

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Post by cema » Wed, Jun 08, 2011, 8:17 PM UTC

robryan wrote: post #4

cema wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ISS looks nothing like the space stations in sci-fi I think it's because it does not have artificial gravity.

And has to have every component module fit in the shuttle.

I think technically it can be an independent module, launched as the last stage of a rocket. Which, of course, also forces constrains.