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NASA Releases Video Tour of the ISS
Malvineous writes "Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke has recently filmed a high-definition 35-minute video tour aboard the International Space Station. For those who missed the HD broadcast on NASA TV, the video is available on YouTube. Due to YouTube length limits, the tour is split into four separate videos. Here are Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4."
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Youtube is the cultural paradise you always thought it could be.
At that time, the ISS will jump to 6 ppl. It will typically include 2 NASA(America), 2 RSA(Russia), and then the other 2 will be a mix of ESA (EU), CSA(Canada), and JAXA (Japan). At that time, I would like to see the videos of all that is going on. You will have a sardine effect in there. I would not be surprised if one of the countries decides to buy a Bigelow Sundancer in 2010 just to get more space on there. It would be a cheap way to increase the living area and possibly allow new experiments. Say a large centrifuge for testing small life (mice) to varying g's making the ISS really useful?
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
Looks just like our university's dorm, minus the zero G, but you can solve that with a few beers.
are killing internet TV now that google video doesn't accept uploads.
Does any sat or cable co have NASA TV HD? or do they not have it as it is very part time and then nasa should make it 24/7 HD.
I wish NASA would do stuff like this more often. I know that they're tasked with doing important scientific work, but I'd love to see more videos of things like "how the Internet works on ISS" and things of that nature, as I think it would help the non-scientific public get behind this type of work.
Thanks for this - great stuff.
Here's a much better link: (ASF format, 313MB, 640x480px)
(Link taken from here)
Anyone have a link to the HD footage? The YouTube "Watch in high quality" version isn't hi def enough to read all the scary warning labels :)
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Wow, that was a lot smaller than I'd imagined. This kind of demonstration really makes me appreciate the work the cosmo/astronauts are doing, stuck in there for months, having to put up with cramped space, the noise of life support systems, clutter everywhere and motion sickness inducing orientation with modules left,right,up and down, not to mention next to zero privacy.
I still wouldn't mind a free ticket for the one week ride the space tourists (pardon, "private spaceflight participants") get, though.
They could have cleaned up before they gave the tour. I mean, all those wires, what are they good for? Couldn't they at least hide them behind something?
can I download this is in high resolution (like a streamrip of the original broadcast or something)?
they should call the video
"This is what $100 billion can buy"
Why does everything have to be flashy??
Were you expecting some of the latest hollywood explosions to go off?
It's a research lab not a movie studio set, so what if it *looks* slightly boring. It is anything but.
I enjoyed it, very cool. I only wish they used wide/fisheye lens (if it's possible) so we could see wider perspective.
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I've seen a few rare instances of the 10 minute limit exemption, usually universities & individuals who create their own mini documentaries/documentation of procedures to build/demonstrate something, so why hasn't YouTube granted NASA the ability to upload videos longer than 10 minutes? or hasn't anyone at NASA thought to ask?
To do something right, you often have to roll up your sleeves and get busy.
They should release it on History channel or Discover as well. In fact, I think that the entire space industry could learn a LOT from Musk and SpaceX. Bigelow Aerospace WANTs publicity, but is doing little for it. In particular, they should be releasing information about the progress on the Sundancer including designs. They do not have to release it all. But they need a real following amongst teens and adults up to about age 40. In 5-7 years is when Bigelow is going to come into their own and they NEED the following.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
Anyone have a link to an HD copy? Not that I don't enjoy the utter lack of quality that comprises your typical YouTube video....
Why isn't this in the open standard format MP4?
VideoSift shares a YouTube video playlist (seven videos) showing a tour: "A day in the life of a space station astronaut, follows Garrett Reisman, as he goes about his day to day tasks onboard the International Space Station (ISS)."
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This is great outreach material for the general public, something that most people would actually find interesting if it was used by the media. If they haven't already, this stuff should be in the public domain, perfect for Broadcasters and Doco people.
Bring it on, I say...
It's their tourism promotional marketing!
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Wow, you can clearly see on him how time in 0G causes the liquids under the skin the pool in certain areas and puff out the skin. So weird.
they've had these tours for a while now:
Garrett Reisman from Expedition 16+17:
http://v.poly.edu/node/68
Downloaded the ASF and had a quick watch, wonderful video, will have to watch it again only on my 800x600 res LCD glasses to try and get a better 'immersive' effect. Have to agree to one of the other posters, someone get that man a very wide angle lens to do another tour.
Oh, and I've updated my sig.
To do something right, you often have to roll up your sleeves and get busy.
So, here's a challenge. Someone build the mother-of-all pringles can antennas and try and see if they can get a signal from the ISS wifi access point! :D