At some point in all of our lives… even if it’s for a fleeting instant… we all dream of being an astronaut. Floating without the painful restraints of gravity, hundreds of thousands of miles above the Earth, looking down on the world to see things in such an amazingly different way. We’ve all been there… but only a very select few people in existence have the aptitude and physical traits (or money) required to make that come true. Well, that’s not entirely true anymore!
Morning breaks over the majestic Andes mountain range in South America, although astronaut Doug Wheelock was uncertain what peak this is.
Nasa Shuttle commander Douglas H. Wheelock has done something really wonderful… he has decided to share his unique view with the entire world. Through a very cool Twitter feed he set up in conjunction with NASA, Commander Wheelock takes breathtaking photos of renowned mountain ranges or amazing displays of serious power usage and posts them through his account. Often times he’ll even play a game of “Guess where this location is”. Of course I do just as badly with this game as I did in High School geography.
If anything his Tweets are a fun way to go back in time to an age where strapping myself to thousands of gallons of jet-fuel and launching myself into space seemed like a seriously awesome way to live. What am I saying?!?! That would still be awesome!!!!
Thank you Commander Wheelock! And keep up the fun pics! Here are a few more examples of stuff he’s posted:
Unique surreal moment in space: From the Cupola, a view of the Soyuz TMA-19 'Olympus', the spaceship that will carry Commander Wheelock home. The Galapagos Islands can be seen through a break in the clouds below
Clear outline: The Florida peninsula and the southeastern U.S. on a clear autumn night, with moonlight over the water and the haze of the inner atmosphere visible
Aurora Borealis in the distance on this beautiful night over Europe. The Strait of Dover is clear as is Paris, the City of Lights, though there is a little fog over the western part of England and London.
