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"We catch a glimpse of a huge swirl of clouds out the window over the middle of the Pacific Ocean, or the boot of Italy jutting down into the Mediterranean, or the brilliant blue coral reefs of the Caribbean strutting their beauty before the stars. And...we experienced those uniquely human qualities: awe, curiosity, wonder, joy, amazement." (Russell L. Schweickart, Apollo Astronaut ("The Home Planet")






Photographing the Earth from the International Space Station

A Window on the Earth:
Earth Sciences from the International Space Station and
The Window Observational Research Facility (WORF): Related Links

WORF and ISS

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http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov - The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/ - Summary of NASA's plan for studying the Earth from the International Space Station



http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/WORF.html - WORF Facility Description