Showing posts with label PHOTOS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PHOTOS. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

RECENT U.S. NAVY PHOTOS FROM AFGHANISTAN




FROM: U.S. NAVY
U.S. Navy Seabees replace the tire on equipment on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2013. The Seabees are assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Garas



A U.S. Navy Seabee dumps dirt into the back of a truck along a fence line on Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 18, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Garas.








Monday, May 6, 2013

EARTH IMAGES FROM "PHONESATS"




FROM: NASA

These images of Earth were reconstructed from photos taken by three smartphones in orbit, or "PhoneSats." The trio of PhoneSats launched on April 21, 2013, aboard the Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility and ended a successful mission on April 27. The ultimate goal of the PhoneSat mission was to determine whether a consumer-grade smartphone can be used as the main flight avionics for a satellite in space. During their time in orbit, the three miniature satellites used their smartphone cameras to take pictures of Earth and transmitted these "image-data packets" to multiple ground stations. Every packet held a small piece of the big picture. As the data became available, the PhoneSat Team and multiple amateur radio operators around the world collaborated to piece together photographs from the tiny data packets.The PhoneSat project is a technology demonstration mission funded by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters and the Engineering Directorate at NASA Ames Research Center. The project started in summer 2009 as a student-led collaborative project between Ames and the International Space University, Strasbourg.› Read moreImages Credit: NASA Ames

Saturday, March 2, 2013

PHOTOS FROM U.S. AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND




FROM: U.S. AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND
The Data Acquisition Segment antenna, located in Huntsville, Ala.

The Data Acquisition Segment antenna, located in Huntsville, Ala. is a principle component of the Eagle Vision system used by the 226th Combat Communication Squadron to receiving the satellite imagery for processing and distribution.



 
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A KC-135 "Stratotanker" from the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing passes fuel to a B-2 bomber over Southern Colorado May 22. The KC-135, first deployed in 1956, is one of the Air Force's longest-serving aircraft type. The B-2 "Spirit" fleet is one of the Air Force's youngest, reaching initial operational capability in 1997. Together, these two aircraft and their crews allow the Air Force to reach targets across the globe in a matter of hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Duncan Wood)

 

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