NASA Unveils Live HD Streaming Footage of Earth From ISS
- 10 years ago
NASA has launched a new experiment called ‘High Definition Earth Viewing’. Basically it’s live streaming footage taken from the ISS of Earth.
Have you ever wondered what the Earth looks like from the International Space Station or ISS? If so, you now have an opportunity to see it, right from the comfort of your own home.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA has launched a new experiment called ‘High Definition Earth Viewing’. It's a live stream of footage taken from the ISS of Earth.
NASA collaborated with high school students to make the project a reality. Using ‘720p camera feeds’ and the ISS crew's audio tidbits, the experiment first started on April 30th, 2014.
Four commercial grade high definition video cameras are pointed directly at Earth. They are all enclosed in a temperature controlled and pressurized container.
The views will be different depending on when the video is watched, given that the ISS orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes. That means the cameras should be able to capture a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes.
The cameras are mounted on the ‘External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency's Columbus module’. In addition to the views of Earth, the cameras will also record some internal views of the crew.
The streaming video can only be viewed when the ISS maintains contact with the ground. When the signal is lost, viewers will only be able to see a blue, idle screen.
Have you ever wondered what the Earth looks like from the International Space Station or ISS? If so, you now have an opportunity to see it, right from the comfort of your own home.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA has launched a new experiment called ‘High Definition Earth Viewing’. It's a live stream of footage taken from the ISS of Earth.
NASA collaborated with high school students to make the project a reality. Using ‘720p camera feeds’ and the ISS crew's audio tidbits, the experiment first started on April 30th, 2014.
Four commercial grade high definition video cameras are pointed directly at Earth. They are all enclosed in a temperature controlled and pressurized container.
The views will be different depending on when the video is watched, given that the ISS orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes. That means the cameras should be able to capture a sunrise or sunset every 45 minutes.
The cameras are mounted on the ‘External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency's Columbus module’. In addition to the views of Earth, the cameras will also record some internal views of the crew.
The streaming video can only be viewed when the ISS maintains contact with the ground. When the signal is lost, viewers will only be able to see a blue, idle screen.