The Overview Effect: Astronauts After Space (VIDEO)

Written by Astounde on February 19, 2013. Posted in Science, Technology

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“An amazing, elegiac and beautiful piece of film.” Frank White, Author

UrtheCast: Live 24/7 Streaming HD Video of Earth From Space

Written by Michael Awada on November 10, 2012. Posted in Social Media, Technology

The first ever live, HD video of the Earth from space, coming in 2013.

Canadian startup UrtheCast (pronounced EarthCast) intends to fly two separate HD cameras into orbit and build them onto the Russian module of the International Space Station. Here the cameras will rest, nearly 220 miles above the Earth’s surface, and transmit (nearly) live images and video footage for the world to enjoy.

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