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Off Topic => General Discussion => Topic started by: Apollo 957 on February 28, 2016, 01:28:34 PM

Title: ISS
Post by: Apollo 957 on February 28, 2016, 01:28:34 PM

http://static.bangordailynews.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/344/files/2015/10/iss.jpeg?strip=all

When did the ISS have a round array like that pictured above, if at all?

I can't find the original of the photo, only postings at a couple of blog sites.

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: Bryanpoprobson on February 28, 2016, 01:49:30 PM

That looks more like MIR than the ISS.

(http://i0.wp.com/www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Mir_spacestation.jpg)

With bits photo-shopped on..

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: BazBear on February 28, 2016, 02:00:53 PM

Looks like Photoshop job using this photo...
(http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/assembly/hires/sts111-373-001.jpg)

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: raven on February 28, 2016, 03:43:54 PM

 If you look closely, the circular array is a lot more noisy with harder contrast than the rest of the image.

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: onebigmonkey on February 28, 2016, 04:04:15 PM

I think the gun turrets are a recent addition too.

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: Apollo 957 on February 28, 2016, 04:57:36 PM

With a bit of determined googling, it appears it's a "speculatively militarised" space station.

http://www.bldgblog.com/2014/08/the-spacecraft-cemetery/

Believe it or not, this was cited in a YouTube comment thread as a real picture of the ISS.... and the blog entry above says picture "Courtesy of NASA" (!)

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: BazBear on February 28, 2016, 07:39:55 PM

I should have added that original, non-'shopped, photo I posted above is indeed the ISS, taken during the STS-111 assembly mission in June 2002.

Title: Re: ISS
Post by: VQ on February 29, 2016, 02:50:19 AM

Quote from: onebigmonkey on February 28, 2016, 04:04:15 PM

I think the gun turrets are a recent addition too.

Your comment needs desiccant.