For the First Time, Humans Have Viewed Antarctica from Space

Chung Yang, a billionaire investor and, now, astronaut is leading a current a SpaceX private orbital mission. The Times reports that Chun and three companions have a polar orbit, passing both the north and south poles every 46 minutes in their Dragon capsule. They found Antarctica transcendentally beautiful.

The four-person crew is also conducting 22 scientific experiments focused on how the human body reacts to space travel. These experiments include the first-ever X-ray performed on a human in space.

-via Massimo


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I wonder how much faster it is using computer animation? Or is it just a case of having many people working a scene at the same time? I really miss the old stop motion and miniature work in movies. It was less obvious where the real ended and the magic began.
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