Sunday, March 13, 2011

Grounded, but left a legacy

News this week of the final flights of the US space shuttles and a consequent shift (yet to be defined) in that country's space program.  The legacy left behind by the shuttles though is definitely worth noting.

I wonder how many people take time to stare at the heavens, and how many can actually identify the International Space Station as it passes by overhead.  In homage to the work of man, and as a nod to all those who have played a hand in the construction of this engineering feat, here is an animated look at the history over the past 13 years or so, of the ISS in various stages of construction.

I wonder what's next.

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