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Uploaded: 09/12/06 12:06 AM GMT
Max Headroom
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An incredibly detailed shot of Atlantis’s cockpit taken from the ISS as it inched its way toward docking with the station.

Credit: NASA/JPL.

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+mayne
09/12/06 12:12 AM GMT
Looks to be missing some grout Phil...detail is amazing. Any idea whether this is artificial illumination?
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Darryl
&philcUK
09/12/06 12:22 AM GMT
I'm guessing it's just reflected atmospherics and sunlight as the station does not have any significant external lighting to speak of and there isn't any specularity to suggest artificial lighting.
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A smart bomb is only as clever as the idiot that tells it what to do……
::third_eye
09/12/06 12:25 AM GMT
the details are amazing...i never once imagined the tiles would have writing on them
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I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, I saw a needle that winked its eye. But I think I will have seen everything When I see an elephant fly. MY GALLERY
&philcUK
09/12/06 12:34 AM GMT
The tiles (all 33,000 of them) are all meticulously catalogued and named as no two are exactly the same as each other. At $10,000 per square foot, they aren’t exactly the cheapest thermal protection you could think of either :-) As Darryl pointed out, they aren’t looking as fresh as they once were but they have a tough life to contend with…
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A smart bomb is only as clever as the idiot that tells it what to do……
::mimi
09/13/06 8:23 AM GMT
Now that is frigging amazing Phil.....one more thank you in your thank you bank. Soon you will rich enough to retire on thanks alone!! hehe........
you know how much I appreciate this type of work. Good going once again. :~)
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~mimi~
.deepGX
09/14/06 3:06 PM GMT
Yep, and each and every one are inspected and then deemed fit for re-use or replacement...
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.mythica
09/22/06 8:17 AM GMT
Wow...It's amazing what people can achieve...I know it's expensive but we have to keep reaching out and exploring, that has no price, thanks again, for the only place to see such detailed NASA shots, only one place! Cheers....
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