High Definition Wallpaper of NASA’s ISS (International Space Station) from McSearcher.com. Upload any wallpaper to create a custom Google search page at McSearcher.com.
ISS International Space Station Wallpaper
Here is another wallpaper of a spacewalk at the ISS above New Zealand also from McSearcher:
NASA Spacewalk Wallpaper
And check out this wallpaper of a live satellite view of earth. The image updates itself every minute so you can see what the earth looks like from space right now. You can find more NASA pictures at their Astronomy Picture of the Day site.
Live Satellite View of Earth
For those of you who don’t know much about the ISS, here’s some Wikipedia info about it:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a research facility currently being assembled in Low Earth Orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998, and is scheduled to be complete by 2011, with operations continuing until around 2015. As of 2009[update], the ISS is the largest artificial satellite in Earth orbit, larger than any previous space station.
The ISS programme is a joint project among the space agencies of the United States (NASA), Russia (RKA), Japan (JAXA), Canada (CSA) and ten European nations through the European Space Agency. The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) participates through a separate contract with NASA. The Italian Space Agency similarly has separate contracts for various activities not done within the framework of ESA’s ISS projects (where Italy also fully participates). China has reportedly expressed interest in the project, especially if it would be able to work with the RKA, although as of 2009[update] it is not involved.
The space station is in a Low Earth Orbit, and can be seen from Earth with the naked eye. It orbits at an altitude of approximately 350 km (190 nautical miles) above the surface of the Earth, travelling at an average speed of 27,700 kilometres (17,210 mi) per hour, completing 15.7 orbits per day.
The ISS has been continuously staffed since the first resident crew, Expedition 1, entered the station on 2 November 2000. This has provided a permanent human presence in space for the last 8 years, 149 days. At present, the station has the capacity for a crew of three. However, to fulfil an active research programme, it will be staffed by a resident crew of six beginning with Expedition 20. The crews of Expedition 18 and Expedition 19 are currently aboard.
Early crew members all came from the Russian and American space programmes until German ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter joined the Expedition 13 crew in July 2006, becoming the first crew member from another space agency. The station has been visited by astronauts from 16 different nations, and it was the destination of the first six space tourists.
