ISS-45 poster

    No, this is not a poster for the seventh episode of Star Wars, which is about to be rolled out later this year. This is a promo of the real future crew of the International Space Station. By clicking on the image a larger original is available, there is also a 64 MiB PDF file .

    The astronauts and astronauts on the poster hold lightsabers of different colors and are not dressed in the usual blue overalls, but in the mantle of the Jedi. Against the background, there are some real and fictional spacecraft, including the European Space Agency ATV truck, similar to the Cross Wing .

    The start of the 45th expedition is scheduled for September 2015, when the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft will arrive on the ISS with Sergey Volkov, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen and space tourist Sarah Brightman. In October, a few days after arrival, Mogensen and Brightman will return to Earth on the Soyuz TMA-16M with Gennady Padalka.

    The other 5 members of the 45th expedition will be waiting at Volkova station: Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui, Chell Lindgren, Mikhail Kornienko and commander Scott Kelly. The last two will spend the whole year on the ISS, together with Volkov they will arrive on Earth only in March 2016 in the Soyuz TMA-18M capsule. This annual experiment is a very important milestone in the study of the biological effects of long-term space flight, which is vital for a manned mission to Mars. NASA does not forget about its long-term plans, which include the landing of man on the surface of the red planet. But the expedition itself will change its number to 46 already in November after the arrival of Soyuz TMA-19M.

    Such images are not a novelty for ISS missions, NASA often publishes parody posters, trying to draw public attention to their work, and with it the sympathy of the government agencies responsible for financing the space agency. ISS-16 , 2007, a parody of The Matrix , ISS-21 , 2009. This is not the first picture inspired by the “ Star Trek ”, just remember the photos of the STS-54 or STS-90 . ISS-26 , 2010 ISS-29 , a parody of the poster of the movie " Tron: Heritage " ISS-30 , 2011, a parody of " Pirates of the Caribbean " ISS-31

















    , year 2012. Hereinafter, the Robonaut is visible . ISS-40 , 2014 Current ISS-42 Future ISS-43 Posters - this is not the first case of a geeky combination of the work of the NASA space agency and the Star Wars universe. In 2007, the Discovery shuttle carried the original sword that Mark Hamill waved on the set of the movie "Return of the Jedi." So celebrated the 30th anniversary of the George Lucas franchise. Astronaut James Riley poses with a sword and R2-D2. Another attribute of any space launch is a patch, and due to the secrecy of some agencies, the interpretation of the meaning can be difficult, as is the case with the US military space logos .
















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