[The Registry – excerpt]
At last something to watch on 3D telly. …
As the vid was beamed down from the ISS earlier this month, ground controllers in Holland revelled in the immersive orbital imagery. Massimo Sabbatini, the ESA [European Space Agency] boffinry chief behind the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) used by Garan, hopes to see the kit used outside the station soon.
“The camera could also be used in the future outside the ISS to support the astronauts’ spacewalks or other critical robotic operations. This really felt like being in space with an astronaut by your side,” he says.
Watch the 2 minute video and read the full article here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/19/3d_iss_vid/