This just in from friends at KSC. More glorious shots below
Like all NASA photos, they are available for public use (discussion below).
16 responses to “Discovery’s Last Flight – as seen from the escort plane”
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a unique perspective during the climb…
over the Indian River
a slow roll
and off she goes…
Regarding Discovery, while I was taking photos, David Knight was taking 3D video, and he just gave me permission to share the first sneak peek of his forthcoming movie (please do not forward or repost).
I saw it in 3D at the Sony studios…. and yeah, rockets were meant to be 3D. =)
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The last shot really does represent the end of an era. I still remember the excitement when these Shuttle craft were rolled out as the future of space technology. Time moves on…
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wow you’r right glorious shots. Love the first and second one and …thanks a special look of the video.
denis
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It’s not entirely true that NASA photos are in the public domain, and it’s not true at all that they can’t be used for commercial purposes. They are not subject to US copyright, but they may be protected by copyright in other countries. They can’t be used in such a way as to imply the endorsement of the US government, and the NASA logo is protected by copyright. And NASA does appreciate being given credit. More here:
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin...
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Thanks, I updated the caption. I remember reading those pages and had the recollection that they were public domain, with limits on commercial use. I think that is a correct simplification for the U.S., but I had not considered overseas law.
So now I am curious, if NASA relinquishes traditional copyright, and does not subscribe to a common alternative like creative commons, then what body of law governs this? Can anyone, or any government agency, formulate their own arbitrary page of IP rights and expected it to be enforceable? Or is it just a wish list, and the relinquishment of copyright means it effectively is in the public domain.
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on very rare occasions governments make a fuss about copyrights that they technically own.
for example the Bavarian Government, to whom the copyright to Mein Kampf passed to as an accident of history, has enforced that right by not allowing it’s publication within the borders of germany. of course it is published freely everywhere else as the author is dead.the copyright on the logo is merely to protect their "good name". which is fine.
but work created by any employee of the US is directly in the public domain no matter what. this applies as much to photographs as to scientific papers which are also distributed worldwide.
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there have to be stated exceptions.
if a scientific article is classified then it cannot be circulated to the general public.
but it is still in the public domain copyright-wise 🙂
royalties and fees may not be charged for circulation.
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