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Soaring Into an Orbital Sunrise

orbital sunrise as seen on the Station on July 20, 2018
The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day.

The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. This image, taken on July 20, 2018, shows one of four basketball court-sized main solar arrays that power the space station, in contrast to the bright blue glow of Earth’s limb in the background as the orbital complex flew over eastern China.

Image Credit: NASA