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DIY Live Photos From ISS

Posted by kdawson on from the snaps-populi dept.

leighklotz writes "The international amateur satellite organization AMSAT is reporting live reception of TV images directly from the orbiting ISS via the ARISS-SSTV project. The images are said to be preparations for the upcoming visit to the ISS by Richard Garriot (W5KWQ), which will provide images from space as part of the Windows on Earth project."

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  1. Re:I have a question... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    What would happen if the satellite was launched secretly, or the info regarding the imager was witheld before launch, so that there was no chance for the government to prevent it being put into orbit? And what if the satellite was "Open Sourced"...that is, the owner/launcher relinquished control of it to nobody? SO you have this satellite with high res imager capable of seeing with the same resolution as a military/intelligence satellite, but nobody owns it, nobody is in charge of it, (no person or organisation which could be prosecuted, sued, or forced to shut it off), but which could be used by anybody with a web browser?