Today I thought that we could come a little bit closer to home for our picture of the day, rather than just admiring the beauty of space and the natural wonders it contains, do any of us ever stop to think; what about the things we are doing? Are we adding to or detracting from that beauty?
From a personal perspective, after looking at this picture I can only think that we are adding to it's beauty. I know some may disagree and say that because of it's purely physical appearance the International Space Station should not be considered a thing of beauty, however I personally believe that we have to look beyond the physical in circumstances like this, instead consider the long-term implications of the project.
When we consider that the two main partners in this project were bitter enemies only a few short years ago; now although not neccesarily the best of friends, they have shown through co-operation and trust what man is capable of, who can deny that that is a beautiful thing?
Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon, this full view of the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by a crewmember on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour following the undocking of the two spacecraft. Endeavour pulled away from the complex at 2:05 p.m. (CST) on December 2, 2002 as the two spacecraft flew over northwestern Australia. The newly installed Port One (P1) truss now complements the Starboard One (S1) truss in lower frame.
A larger version of this picture is available (1.1 MB Jpeg), here.
Previous Pic Of The Day posts
16th Dec 02
15th Dec 02
14th Dec 02
23rd Nov 02
22nd Nov 02
21st Nov 02
20th Nov 02
From a personal perspective, after looking at this picture I can only think that we are adding to it's beauty. I know some may disagree and say that because of it's purely physical appearance the International Space Station should not be considered a thing of beauty, however I personally believe that we have to look beyond the physical in circumstances like this, instead consider the long-term implications of the project.
When we consider that the two main partners in this project were bitter enemies only a few short years ago; now although not neccesarily the best of friends, they have shown through co-operation and trust what man is capable of, who can deny that that is a beautiful thing?
Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon, this full view of the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by a crewmember on board the Space Shuttle Endeavour following the undocking of the two spacecraft. Endeavour pulled away from the complex at 2:05 p.m. (CST) on December 2, 2002 as the two spacecraft flew over northwestern Australia. The newly installed Port One (P1) truss now complements the Starboard One (S1) truss in lower frame.
A larger version of this picture is available (1.1 MB Jpeg), here.
Previous Pic Of The Day posts
16th Dec 02
15th Dec 02
14th Dec 02
23rd Nov 02
22nd Nov 02
21st Nov 02
20th Nov 02
ppy Harry says: