Billion-dollar webcams from space

Now that Space Shuttle Discovery has safely entered orbit it is a lot of fun to watch NASA TV online and watch live feeds of the many cameras on and inside the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle. There are also nice animations, voice-over explaining what is happening and you can listen in on the conversations between Mission Control Houston, Discovery and the ISS. In the coming 10 days there will be a lot of live broadcasts from space; check out the STS-121 Television Schedule for all the times and details. The streaming video is of very good quality.

Some cameras are stationary while others are operated by the crew onboard the Space Station or from Mission Control. Very cool stuff. 🙂

Inside the International Space Station

Space Shuttle docked to the ISS

View from the International Space Station

Mission Control Houston

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