Yeah, I know, space shuttles again. Sue me. I thought this photo was worth revisiting the subject, though:
As usual, you have to click on it to get the full effect.
Remember if you will that the last thing shuttle Atlantis did before returning to Earth was to deploy a tiny satellite called PicoSat. The photo above was taken by PicoSat as it coasted off into its new orbit. According to Christopher Ferguson, the commander of STS-135 who tweets under the handle Astro_Ferg, this was the last picture ever taken of a shuttle in space. (I guess that awesome shot of Atlantis' plasma trail as she re-entered the atmosphere doesn't count because she technically wasn't in space any more?) Anyhow, I just ran across this during some late-night surfing and thought it was worth sharing...
Photo source here.
As usual, you have to click on it to get the full effect. Remember if you will that the last thing shuttle Atlantis did before returning to Earth was to deploy a tiny satellite called PicoSat. The photo above was taken by PicoSat as it coasted off into its new orbit. According to Christopher Ferguson, the commander of STS-135 who tweets under the handle Astro_Ferg, this was the last picture ever taken of a shuttle in space. (I guess that awesome shot of Atlantis' plasma trail as she re-entered the atmosphere doesn't count because she technically wasn't in space any more?) Anyhow, I just ran across this during some late-night surfing and thought it was worth sharing...
Photo source here.
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