Last week I was sent to Houston for Imagery Support. When the shuttle is launched and in orbit, there is a camera that takes high resolution pictures to determine whether there are any damages to tiles, damaged thermal blankets, or loose gap fillers, as in the last flight. The team that I am a part of looks at these images and analyzes any damage indications to make sure our astronauts are safe to come back home. Thought everyone might enjoy these.
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WOW!!! Those are some cool pix!!
God Bless
Amazing pics...
Great pictures. I have gone to the spaceflight galleries for years to find pictures like those.
Also, Good Luck! It's an adrimable goal that I hope you accomplish.
Cool pics.
Nice Pics.
Does NASA have a satellite dedicated to tracking the shuttle in order to take these photos?
Shola Ogunlokun
I want to fly a hang glider across the UK
When I first started blogging, you were the only site I would visit. I was a lurker than, my job changed my cpu and I lost your site. It just so happened, that we were throwing out cpu's today, they plugged my old one in and I found your site! Yipee. Glad to see all is well. Please don't let this comment spook you..rofl. I am really excited to have found your site again. I think it is wonderful that you accomplishing this goal.
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/ap_sts114_update_050727.html
This is a good article about the team I am on. But to answer your question, there is a camera attached to the shuttle's robotic arm.
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