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Link: Round Trip with Endeavour
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/round_trip_with_...
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NASA's space shuttle Endeavour is a reusable spacecraft that's been on 22 missions since 1992. The Big Picture has some great images that show one full cycle in the life of the shuttle, preparing for and executing a trip to the International Space Station.
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Video: Aurora Borealis From Space
Astronaut Donald Pettit created this video out of dozens of still photographs he took from the International Space Station. Kinda makes the eight months of training and many millions of dollars it takes to get up there as a private citizen seem worth it.
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Image: Saturn’s Strange Aurora
Scientists are trying to figure out what this weird blue glow over Saturn could possibly be. Photos captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show a blue-green glow near Saturn's north pole unlike any other astronomers have ever seen.
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Image: Hurricane From Space
A NASA shot of 2004’s Hurricane Ivan shows the terrifying power of the hurricane. The dizzying perspective and inclusion of the solar panels of the Internation Space Station make it seem like the shot is taken from the ground looking up into the sky, instead of the other way around.
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Image: Views Of Jupiter
The biggest true color shot of Jupiter to date. This image was take in 2000, but Jupiter’s giant red spot has since swallowed the smaller one.
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Image: Earth From Mars
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera orbiting Mars snapped a stunning shot of the Earth and the moon. Depending on your mood, this could either be inspiring or terrifying — ‘tis a mighty small speck we circle on.
