Space Videos on the Net
There is a surprising abundance of space related videos on the web that are hosted by non-NASA web sites. Following is a list of a few of the better ones that I have recently come across.
Video: ISS Assembly Sequence
URL: http://www.tietronix.com/anim/AnimationTop.html
Comments: A nice animation of the full assembly sequence for the International Space Station. Note that to access the video, you've got to do the following:
1) Go to the web page
2) In the left-side navigation area is a series of small picture icons. Moving your mouse over the image pulls up a larger version in the main area. Clicking on the icon starts the movie.
3) Find the icon for the ISS Assembly Sequence (3rd row, 1st column in the section labeled Space.
4) Click the icon and enjoy.
There are also several other animations available, including Orbiter Reentry Maneuver and Crew Return Vehicle animation.
Video: The Best of Hubble... Part l
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJW1hof_4_I
Comments: Nice background music for a film that pans various Hubble
Space Telescope images. Not very exciting.
Video: Yuri Gagarin Flight video
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2C1FkPz5vU&NR
Comments: Great video overview of the pioneering flight of Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, with a lively soundtrack as well.
Video: Man on the Moon
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QX3mE6N-2c&mode=related&search=
Comments: Opening with Kennedy's famous speech "we choose to go to the
Moon", this is a video review of the Apollo 11 mission. Nice song as a soundtrack 6.5 minutes long
Video: Lift Off Soyuz Baykonur
URL:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7635123402210104777&q=gagarin
Comments: At almost 8 minutes, this video could have been shortened to about 4 minutes. It features the launch of a Soyuz to the International Space Station. Most interesting prelaunch are the views of the launch pad. Most interesting postlaunch are the views of the interior of the Soyuz spacecraft.
Meanwhile back at NASA, there is a great video from the Solid Rocket Booster Camera of the SRB's descent back to the surface, complete with sound. I'd give it two-thumbs up.
The video can be found on the "Index to NASA Podcasts" web page at
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/index.html
There is also a nice video of the STS-115 ISS Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver
Jim, http://www.marsartgallery.com
posted by Jim | 7:24 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the links! Nice to see you posting again.
Hi Lori,
Thanks. I'm trying. My problem is so many interests to pursue and so little time to get them done.
The question I really want answered is this: according to relativity, time slows down as you either approach the speed of light or a very massive object. Now would my brain slow down as well? Think about it - wouldn't it be great if your brain could function at Earth time speed but your clock could run at let's say a reference frame that's 90% the speed of light. For every hour of space time that passed, I could get N hours of thinking time done. Wouldn't that be cool.
Jim
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