I don’t normally post links to other blogs, but I just had to point out these amazing pictures of a space shuttle launch taken from the ISS. Clicky here for the link…
UPDATE: They were really taken from one of the high altitude (FL600) NASA “chase planes” - see Snopes for more info.
This is NOT FROM THE ISS. Warren Ellis is spreading a lie around the blog sites. It is not from 250 miles high (ISS) which was 9,000 miles away from Florida when Atlantis launched.
They were taken from 60,000 feet from the Chase plane.
See here for proof. Ellis needs to know he is a liar, as he’s been informed but feels he is getting more publicity from making this false claim. And he’s never heard of copyright either.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4907&start=1
Thanks Dave - I’d already noticed a number of corrections - that’ll teach me to believe everything I read on the ‘net…
Jon.
Thank you Jon for being a responsable person. The chase planes are called WB-57s.