The San Francisco Bay Area in California is pictured from the International Space Station

iss067e102153 (June 1, 2026) --- The San Francisco Bay Area in California is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Golden State. At lower left, bright orange?red salt evaporation ponds contrast with San Francisco Bay and the urban area that includes Silicon Valley, which has a metropolitan population of about 9.14?million. At upper right, San Francisco International Airport, which handled over 54?million passengers in 2025, sits along the bay’s shoreline. Credit: NASA/Kjell Lindgren