Baden Wuerttemberg favorite, Dr. Alexander Gerst, ESA astronaut, made this timelapse video from images taken orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station. Dr. Gerst was assigned to fly to the low earth orbit habitable satellite back in September 2011 on a six-month mission. During his time thus far, he has served as a flight engineer for Expeditions 40 […]
You may remember Thierry Legault from images he took in 2011 of the international space station. His photography of planetary bodies, nebulae, and yes spy satellites, has certainly peeked everyone’s interest over the years. With special-built software and hardware, he manages to capture moments in space that most only dream about. Thierry’s work has appeared in […]
Beginning with the Mercury missions in the early 1960s, astronauts have taken photographs of the Earth. This latest video released from the International Space Station (ISS) shows a spectacular view of the earth in time-lapse photography using a special 4k camera.
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Sohae Test Facility. Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea may be preparing the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (“Tongchang-ri”) for a more robust rocket test program in the future involving larger space launch vehicles and road-mobile […]
The latest satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe shows substantial progress on China’s latest space launch center located on Hainan island. In 2005, articles appeared in the Western press citing Chinese officials discussing the development of a new space launch center. That center, now known as Hainan island’s Wenchang, will become China’s fourth after Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang. [1] According to […]
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station. New commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is moving ahead with major construction projects at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Tongchang-ri). While it is too soon to reach a definitive judgment, […]
