Blast off into outer space with Street View!

[StephanieC]

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With one small step almost 5 decades ago, humankind made a giant leap by landing on the moon. Ever wonder what it was like for these astronauts as they orbited Earth? The great news is you don’t have to be an astronaut to enjoy this experience. Thanks to our collaboration with NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos and CASIS - and in particular with Thomas Pesquet, the ESA astronaut who collected the photos needed to stitch them into immersive, 360-degree panoramas - you can now explore how astronauts live in a zero gravity atmosphere aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You can read more about Thomas’ experience in The Keyword blog post.

Over the course of 4 months, Thomas used DSLR cameras already onboard the Space Station to capture imagery of all 15 modules as well as 2 visiting docking vehicles (SpaceX Dragon and Orbital Cygnus). Ready for an out of this world experience? View our first ever gravity-free Street View collection.

This is also the first Google Street View collection with annotations, a feature previously only available for Google Arts & Culture museums. Now as you float through the modules of the ISS in Google Maps, you’ll see clear and useful annotations highlighting things like where the astronauts work out to stay physically fit, what kind of food they eat, and where they do scientific experiments.

We hope that the astronauts’ pursuit of knowledge through observation and exploration also inspires you to do some exploring yourself. Just don’t forget your camera while you’re at it! If you love 360 photos, and publishing them to Google Maps, we invite you to explore the Street View trusted photographer program. Learn more.

 Happy exploring!

- The Street View Team

[mhjn]

That's really a great news for svt family @StephanieC

[SalmaanN]

Hi @StephanieC..

That's unbelievable and absolutely amazing.. I never thought that I could see a 360 of space.. Thanks to Google Local Guides team for bringing it.. 

Wish you all Happy mapping and Happy exploring.. !

[OSAMA]

@LucioV check this

[SalmaanN]

What do you think about it, @OSAMA..?? I felt like I was in International Space Station.. Exploring each part of it.. Really a nice experience.. 😄😄

[Anonymous]

Really interesting.I love astrophysic and astronomy.

[DiAnaUS]

This is interstellar!!😁 this is by far the coolest SV I've ever played with 👍

[Miguelfqmg]

muy interesante @StephanieC

[TraciC]

This is amazing how we can do to the depths of the ocean or to outer space with Street View. Thank you for sharing, @StephanieC!

[WillA]

Wow! Amazing how far we've Come! Imagine how far we will go....

[ChowdhuryRahman]

Awesome.Really interesting.  Thank u do much 

[JapaneseInVN]

This is amazing @StephanieC!

Thank you so much for sharing!

[YK1001]

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@StephanieC wrote:

View image on Maps

With one small step almost 5 decades ago, humankind made a giant leap by landing on the moon. Ever wonder what it was like for these astronauts as they orbited Earth? The great news is you don’t have to be an astronaut to enjoy this experience. Thanks to our collaboration with NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos and CASIS - and in particular with Thomas Pesquet, the ESA astronaut who collected the photos needed to stitch them into immersive, 360-degree panoramas - you can now explore how astronauts live in a zero gravity atmosphere aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You can read more about Thomas’ experience in The Keyword blog post.

Over the course of 4 months, Thomas used DSLR cameras already onboard the Space Station to capture imagery of all 15 modules as well as 2 visiting docking vehicles (SpaceX Dragon and Orbital Cygnus). Ready for an out of this world experience? View our first ever gravity-free Street View collection.

This is also the first Google Street View collection with annotations, a feature previously only available for Google Arts & Culture museums. Now as you float through the modules of the ISS in Google Maps, you’ll see clear and useful annotations highlighting things like where the astronauts work out to stay physically fit, what kind of food they eat, and where they do scientific experiments.

We hope that the astronauts’ pursuit of knowledge through observation and exploration also inspires you to do some exploring yourself. Just don’t forget your camera while you’re at it! If you love 360 photos, and publishing them to Google Maps, we invite you to explore the Street View trusted photographer program. Learn more.

 Happy exploring!

- The Street View Team

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As ISS is orbiting earth fast, did the directions of Up, Down, East, West, etc changing as well?

When photo are taken at different time, how are the North, South determine for the SV tour?

Thank you very much for sharing @StephanieC!

PS.  Using SV apps on Android, I cannot see any annotations.

[IlankovanT]

This is amazing @StephanieC. thanks for sharing this 🙂

[KarthikeyanLandRov]

It amazing, how its working with space and underwater, if Google map is migrated to space ?

wow...

Thanks for sharing. @StephanieC

[GODFREYI]

Now I just want to be able to draw a route and get there !!. : P Greetings, excellent work.

[Ravi_Kiran]

This is Amaging @StephanieC

[DrShaunak]

Amazing 360 photos.  Also today marks the 48th anniversary of moon landing 👨‍🚀 🚀 . Thanks so much @StephanieC for sharing this news with us. 

[NareshDarji]

Wow it's a amazing @StephanieC

Thanks for sharing

[MadanKPradhan]

Wow that's amazing. Thank's for sharing @StephanieC

[wadleo]

woah so cool, thanks for the sharing with us.

[imranhunzai]

This is pretty amazing. I've been a huge fan of space and this adds a richer experience. 

[DanielTh]

@StephanieC this is outstanding work by Google maps team. Congratulations.

[ThanulakshanS]

Wow Thats Really Nice 🙂 

[LucioV]

As i wrote in another thread, this is impressive.

The hotspot + card system seems perfectly integrated in the SVT maps engine: is this Marzipano based?

Also note that this is a 3D navigation tour, as you can move in any direction, and you are not forced to navigate in horizontal: but when you exit the cupole area, to get back, you have to click on hotspot, because the navigational arrows are forced to stay in 2D.

Here is the making of:

[AmarArora]

Very goos experience... we can get feel of the astraunots without even going there... Lovely feature added by google...

Thanks to google..

[sangwanvikas5]

realllllly amazing experience...thanks for sharing

[LucioV]

Please, all of you, have a look to the backstage. You can't imagine how much work is hidden behind this tour.

This is amazing.

[CYLIN]

 That is amazing and good sharing. You know what I saw in this 360 view. A lots of wires and box. Feel like liveing inside a computer.

[strecz]

Always wanted to go to space. Feel like you're helping me get there. This will inspire future explorers as much as when I watched the televised moon landings... back when the state of technology used slide rules to put humankind on the moon and all three broadcasting stations would all stop transmission each night and sign off with the national anthem.

[HusanAzim]

@StephanieC it's amazing 

[RJ254WaCo]

Wow, absolutely amazing !

[AkmalB]

It's a good effort from Google maps team that we have a this kind of great 360 photos experience.which we had dream only. 

Thanks @StephanieC

Thanks Google maps team. 

[PrakharSahu]

This is beyond our imagination. I truly love it.

[Gvipin]

Nice, Good achievement from Street view

[Haruki]

Thanks Thomas Pesquet and @StephanieC for amazing photos.

I visualized a Swiss Army Knife at the Galley table 🙂

[AdarshUmangRaj]

This is awesome.

[AlukardGT]

Amazing! I see it with my VR lens 

[Prasanna-Sanjeewa]

This is Amazing

[RKIndian]

Amzing pic
nice click 

[SharonBatton]

I am sure but on the movie 'Hidden Figures' space travel is impossible because they can't find materials to hold the shuttle together.

[Sajithsmk]

Really amazing

[Badruddeen]

wow! @StephanieC cool. I love this. Thank you for sharing.

[KurniawanF]

Nc 1

[Farid007]

it is really interesting though.

[DiyarBakirwahab]

AMAZING , WELL DONE @StephanieC 

[Shubhamay]

Now this is awsome!! #LocalGuides #GoogleMap #StreetView

[Utpal]

Thank you  

Really it's amazing 

[JustinP]

That's awesome! Thank you for the info. 

[abdulhai3722]

@StephanieC

unbelievable!!!  Awesome..... Another great achievement!  Thanks to Google Local Guide team.I am also happy to being here as an ordinary local guide.

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@StephanieC wrote:

View image on Maps

With one small step almost 5 decades ago, humankind made a giant leap by landing on the moon. Ever wonder what it was like for these astronauts as they orbited Earth? The great news is you don’t have to be an astronaut to enjoy this experience. Thanks to our collaboration with NASA, ESA, JAXA, Roscosmos and CASIS - and in particular with Thomas Pesquet, the ESA astronaut who collected the photos needed to stitch them into immersive, 360-degree panoramas - you can now explore how astronauts live in a zero gravity atmosphere aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You can read more about Thomas’ experience in The Keyword blog post.

Over the course of 4 months, Thomas used DSLR cameras already onboard the Space Station to capture imagery of all 15 modules as well as 2 visiting docking vehicles (SpaceX Dragon and Orbital Cygnus). Ready for an out of this world experience? View our first ever gravity-free Street View collection.

This is also the first Google Street View collection with annotations, a feature previously only available for Google Arts & Culture museums. Now as you float through the modules of the ISS in Google Maps, you’ll see clear and useful annotations highlighting things like where the astronauts work out to stay physically fit, what kind of food they eat, and where they do scientific experiments.

We hope that the astronauts’ pursuit of knowledge through observation and exploration also inspires you to do some exploring yourself. Just don’t forget your camera while you’re at it! If you love 360 photos, and publishing them to Google Maps, we invite you to explore the Street View trusted photographer program. Learn more.

 Happy exploring!

- The Street View Team

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[roro_dej]

Really awesome !!!