Government Technology

Photo of the Week - Astronauts' View of Earth at Night


October 9, 2012 By

Those of us on the Earth's surface can now get a glimpse of what it's like for astronauts on the International Space Station once the sun sets. A stitched-together time-lapse of images taken from the ISS window shows how the Earth looks at night, and because navigation is a bit difficult, NASA chief geoscientist Justin Wilkinson explains what you’re seeing.

 Source: Slate


You may use or reference this story with attribution and a link to
http://www.govtech.com/photos/Photo-of-the-Week-Astronauts-View-of-Earth-at-Night-10092012.html


| More

Comments

Jenny Chakonova    |    Commented October 10, 2012

Fantastic! What a facinating view of the "Mother Earth". Great narration by Mr. Wilkinson, too!


Add Your Comment

You are solely responsible for the content of your comments. We reserve the right to remove comments that are considered profane, vulgar, obscene, factually inaccurate, off-topic, or considered a personal attack.

GovTech Papers and Case Studies View Library


Government Best Practices


Collaboration for the Public Sector


Collaborative Justice: Transforming Criminal Justice Services Through Unified Collaboration
This issue brief examines video collaboration in every stage of the human justice process, demonstrating how this technology can not only make services more efficient, affordable, and accessible.

Cloud-Based Services Accelerate Public Sector Adoption of Video Collaboration
Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

Modernization as a Service: Acquiring IT through Innovative Procurement

Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance

Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality
 

Government Technology
Public CIO
Emergency Management
Digital Communities