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Stephen Hawking tribute: RT shares awe-inspiring view of Earth from ISS (360 Video) Stephen Hawking tribute: Watch epic sunrise & sunset from space in RT 360 video
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In tribute to legendary physicist Stephen Hawking RT 360 takes you on a journey around the Earth to view our planet. It’s a perspective seen only by astronauts and cosmonauts on board the International Space Station. In tribute to legendary physicist Stephen Hawking RT 360 takes you on a journey around Earth. The unique perspective of sunrise and sunset, usually seen only by astronauts on the ISS, is captured in all its glory.
The captivating timelapse footage shows Earth from dawn to dusk, giving the space station’s unique vantage point of a day on our planet. “We are by nature explorers, motivated by curiosity, this is a uniquely human quality,” we hear Hawking saying as the ISS speeds around our world. The captivating timelapse footage shows Earth completely darkened pre-dawn before the globe is illuminated during daytime to reveal majestic landmasses, epic oceans and sprawling clouds. As dusk returns Earth is again hidden from view. All the while you can turn the camera to witness astronauts working on the International Space Station (ISS) or gaze out into the seemingly infinite darkness.
This short time lapse gives those of us on Earth a unique glimpse of our home planet. You can turn the camera towards our planet, witness the astronauts at work or gaze out into the seemingly infinite darkness of space. The RT 360 project dedicated the video to Hawking, who died on March 14. His voice was specially added to the production, and he speaks about human ambition, his own dreams and the necessity of future space travel.
As with many of us, Hawking always dreamed of space flight, but few ever experience it. However, this may not always be the case – the physicist was “convinced that humans need to leave Earth” because “spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves.” “We are by nature explorers, motivated by curiosity, this is a uniquely human quality,” we hear Hawking saying as the ISS speeds around our world.
As with many of us, Hawking always dreamed of space flight, but few ever experience it. However, this may not always be the case – the physicist was “convinced that humans need to leave Earth” because “spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves.” His words seem certain to inspire future generations in their bid to turn such a dream into reality.
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