Credit: NASA /STS-128 /Expedition 20 -Stereo Image by PatrickVantuyne
Explanation: Get out yourred/blue glasses andcheck out this close-up ofspacesuited NASA astronautJohn Olivas outside theInternational Space Station.Carefully constructed from two photographs(ISS020-E-038481,ISS02-0E-038482) taken duringspace shuttle orbiter Discovery's latestvisit to the orbiting outpost, the 3D anaglyph creates thecompelling illusion that you can actually reach out and take hisgloved hand.The photographer, fellow spacewalkerESA astronautChrister Fuglesang, along withISS structures and planet Earth's horizon, arereflected in Olivas' helmet visor.Last Friday, the two returned to Earth along with the rest ofDiscovery's crew, landing atEdward's Air Force basein California.
The photographer, fellow spacewalker ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang, along with ISS structures and planet Earth's horizon, arer eflected in Olivas' helmet visor.