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Anil Menon Shares Video of Space Station ‘Gymnastics’
Astronaut Anil Menon shared a video from a space station.
The station appears to turn around while flying above Earth.
Menon said engineers changed the station’s direction so it could get a boost.
The station then flipped back to its earlier direction.
The video was made from 5,500 pictures.
The pictures were taken the night before.
Menon changed how quickly the pictures played, but did not change the pictures themselves.
Many people said the view of Earth was beautiful.
Astronaut Anil Menon shared a video showing the space station changing direction while orbiting Earth.
Menon said the station was turned around so it could receive a boost before flipping back.
The video combines 5,500 still images taken the previous night.
Menon said the images were unchanged, but the frame rate was adjusted to clarify the movement.
Viewers praised the footage and described Earth’s appearance from space as beautiful.
- Who
- Astronaut Anil Menon, with NASA engineers involved in changing the station’s direction.
- What
- A video shows the space station appearing to flip or change direction while orbiting Earth.
- Where
- Through a Dragon window aboard the space station, above Earth.
- When
- The 5,500 still images used in the video were taken the previous night.
- Why
- The station’s direction was changed so it could receive a boost before flipping back.
Key facts
- Video creator
- Astronaut Anil Menon
- Images used
- 5,500 still images
- Image timing
- Taken the previous night
- Station maneuver
- The station changed its pointing direction and flipped back
- Purpose of maneuver
- To provide the station with a boost
- Image editing
- The images were not changed; the frame rate was adjusted
- Viewing location
- Through a Dragon window
Quotes
Social media user
Viewer reacting to Menon's space station video
“So beautiful. This video makes me truly realise that our planet is a beautiful place.”
NDTV
“Earth from space always looks beautiful.”
NDTV
Anil Menon
Astronaut who shared and explained the space station video
“In order to boost station, we had to change the direction it was pointing, so NASA engineers flipped it around, and, here, you can see it flipping back.”
NDTV
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