Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
My good friend Gary spotted this one on the BBC website.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25005726
I used to work at the Rutherford Lab - so it's great to see them producing world class cameras for the ISS.
"Monday sees the launch to the space station of two cameras that are sure to provide some fascinating new views of Planet Earth.
One in particular will catch people’s attention because it will send down high-definition video.
If pre-launch simulations are accurate then the imagery from this particular piece of hardware will – I’m sure – be seen regularly on the evening TV news.
At a resolution of 1m per pixel, you will be able to observe large crowds and moving vehicles."
"The ISS is increasingly being used for Earth observation. It’s quite a challenging undertaking, though.
The space station is akin to a wobbling sausage. Every time an astronaut gets on an exercise bike, the whole platform starts to flex. There is also a constant vibration. All this requires the Urthecast cameras to have dampers built into their rig to maintain a steady shot."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25005726
I used to work at the Rutherford Lab - so it's great to see them producing world class cameras for the ISS.
"Monday sees the launch to the space station of two cameras that are sure to provide some fascinating new views of Planet Earth.
One in particular will catch people’s attention because it will send down high-definition video.
If pre-launch simulations are accurate then the imagery from this particular piece of hardware will – I’m sure – be seen regularly on the evening TV news.
At a resolution of 1m per pixel, you will be able to observe large crowds and moving vehicles."
"The ISS is increasingly being used for Earth observation. It’s quite a challenging undertaking, though.
The space station is akin to a wobbling sausage. Every time an astronaut gets on an exercise bike, the whole platform starts to flex. There is also a constant vibration. All this requires the Urthecast cameras to have dampers built into their rig to maintain a steady shot."
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