#space shuttle
“What I initially thought looked like the result of a computer simulation, is in fact a 1970’s photograph of a test of a shuttle model in a Mach 20 helium wind tunnel, using electron beam fluorescence.” — Scott Manley, https://youtu.be/v0Z_4VyuzcA
Also relating to this tweet by Scott Manley https://twitter.com/djsnm/status/1445874000521953282
“A model of the space shuttle in the Langley 22-inch helium tunnel at Mach 20. The flow is made visible by bombardment of an electron beam.”
—https://history.nasa.gov/SP-440/ch7-4.htm
Image lifted from this Reddit post, being the largest resolution version (3000×2400 px) that I could find https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/57ip4z/space_shuttle_wind_tunnel_test_using_electron_beam/
International Day of Human Space Flight
Photo: LDeans
Time Machine by Beeple
Collage | Metamorphosis by Valerie Chiang
The International Space Station backdropped against colourful Earth, taken by Shuttle Discovery during STS-121. ✨
“The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to Earth, yet we can pray that all are safely home.“ - George W. Bush.
17 Years ago today. ✨
“Slipped the surly bonds of earth” to “touch the face of God.” - Ronald Reagan.
34 years ago today. ✨
The International Space Station backdropped by Earth’s horizon, taken from inside Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 during rendezvous, Feb 2010. ✨
Space Shuttle at Vandenberg AFB