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Space Porn!

Paratus

Paratus

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Here are some interesting International Space Station construction pics from the last 10 years.

Config/Flight
1A/R Russian/American FGB Zarya
2A US Node 1 Unity
2R Russian Service Module Zvezda
3A Z1 Truss
4A P6 Power Module
5A US Lab Destiny
6A Canada Arm 2
7A US Airlock Quest
8A S0 Truss
9A S1 Truss
11A P1 Truss
12A P3/P4 Power Module
12A.1 Station Power Configured for Assembly Complete
13A S3/S4 Power Module
10A US Node 2 Harmony / P6 moved to final position
1E European Lab Columbus
1J/A Japanese Lab Pt1 Kibo


I skipped some of the smaller pieces like S5, P5 and the Russian DC1 docking compartment.

Hope you enjoy em.
 
I remember someone here posted some of these high-res space photos from Nasa's website. Most of the forums members cried photoshop thinking they looked too good.
 
Originally posted by: KillerCharlie
I remember someone here posted some of these high-res space photos from Nasa's website. Most of the forums members cried photoshop thinking they looked too good.
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With no air and the right exposures they can get some mind blowingly crisp shots.
 
Originally posted by: Baked
Why aren't they making it circular like all the space stations you see in Sci-Fi?
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No way for us to build anything like that right now. Besides the point of the ISS is to do microgravity experiments so rotating it would be counter productive. 😉
 
what i would really like to see is an internal map of the entire ISS...


what each module is, what you do there... etc.
 
That must have sucked to be the one taking the pictures.
"Just a little to the left, nope, down just a bit"
"You got it"
"No wait the earth rotated just a bit"
🙂
 
Originally posted by: DangerAardvark
Originally posted by: Paratus
man not a lot of space buffs tonight 🙁
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Just porn buffs who clicked this thread looking for porno in space.
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Yeah.🙁

:thumbsdown: to a serious lack of zero-g boobs.



Originally posted by: Paratus
Originally posted by: Baked
Why aren't they making it circular like all the space stations you see in Sci-Fi?
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No way for us to build anything like that right now. Besides the point of the ISS is to do microgravity experiments so rotating it would be counter productive. 😉
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That, and the ISS is already really expensive.
Now if we'd devote the Iraq War funding to a space station, then we could probably build a bike-wheel style space station. But right now, I think that that would be a waste of money, too. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Paratus
Originally posted by: Baked
Why aren't they making it circular like all the space stations you see in Sci-Fi?
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No way for us to build anything like that right now. Besides the point of the ISS is to do microgravity experiments so rotating it would be counter productive. 😉
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Yep, like hitting a golf ball into space. Testing to see if a boomerang will return when thrown in micro-gravity. And, I've heard that they're going to throw a specially designed paper airplane to see if it can survive re-entry! I'm sure that'll have far reaching effects on us. 😛


AWESOME pictures though!
 
What exactly is a space station? Can a person go inside it and is there a room(s) inside? Or is it just a computer that sends signals back and forth?

 
Originally posted by: RESmonkey
What exactly is a space station? Can a person go inside it and is there a room(s) inside? Or is it just a computer that sends signals back and forth?
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Yes, quite a few people can fit inside. It's not exactly "roomy," but it's not like they're squished in there.

Probes are the computers - robotic explorers with a fuel pack, power source, comm link, computer, and sensors.
 
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