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iss071e651801 (Sept. 14, 2024) -- The fourth largest island in Turks and Caicos, East Caicos, is pictured from the International...

iss071e651801 (Sept. 14, 2024) -- The fourth largest island in Turks and Caicos, East Caicos, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above.

iss071e651951 (Sept. 15, 2024) -- Tucked in the Tibetan Plateau is Lake Paiku. The lake stretches 17 miles (27 km)...

iss071e651951 (Sept. 15, 2024) -- Tucked in the Tibetan Plateau is Lake Paiku. The lake stretches 17 miles (27 km) long and 4 miles (6 km) wide at its narrowest point. As the International Space Station soared 259 miles above, NASA astronaut Mike Barratt captured this photo.

iss071e673526 (Sept. 16, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt poses for a selfie aboard the...

iss071e673526 (Sept. 16, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Mike Barratt poses for a selfie aboard the International Space Station.

iss071e673561 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- NASA astronaut Mike Barratt smiles for a photo while inside the International Space Station's cupola...

iss071e673561 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- NASA astronaut Mike Barratt smiles for a photo while inside the International Space Station's cupola as the orbiting lab soared 269 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean.

iss071e673574 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Suni Williams smiles for a photo aboard the...

iss071e673574 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Suni Williams smiles for a photo aboard the International Space Station.

iss071e666339 (Sept. 17, 2024) --- Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Matthew Dominick, both from NASA, servicie an oxygen...

Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Suni Williams and Matthew Dominick, both from NASA, servicie an oxygen generator preparing it for upcoming parts replacement aboard the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.

iss071e665837 (Sept. 15, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson trims NASA astronaut Suni Williams hair aboard the International Space...

NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson trims NASA astronaut Suni Williams hair aboard the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.

iss071e662633 (Sept. 2, 2024) --- This long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick with a camera programmed for...

This long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick with a camera programmed for high sensitivity shows star trails and streaks of city lights as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam near Ho Chi Minh City.

iss071e662620 (Sept. 2, 2024) --- This long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick with a camera programmed for...

This long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick with a camera programmed for low sensitivity shows star trails and streaks of city lights as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above the Molucca Sea in Indonesia.

iss071e650778 (Sept. 14, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson works on a computer inside...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson works on a computer inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock where spacewalks are staged.

iss071e650763 (Sept. 14, 2024) --- The long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows star trails, streaks of...

The long exposure photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows star trails, streaks of city lights, and two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module (foreground) and the Soyuz MS-25 (background) docked to the Prichal docking module, as the International Space Station orbited 265 miles above central China.

iss071e650313 (Sept. 14, 2024) --- Expedition 71 Flight Engineer (from left) Don Pettit from NASA demonstrates filling a specially-made coffee...

Expedition 71 Flight Engineer (from left) Don Pettit from NASA demonstrates filling a specially-made coffee cup from a drink bag to Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin from Roscosmos. The coffee stays inside the cup due to surface tension, a property that enables liquids to resist an external force, such as microgravity, and adhere, or stick to a surface.

iss071e650162 (Sept. 14, 2024) --- Expedition 71 Flight Engineers (from left) Matthew Dominick and Don Pettit, both from NASA, check...

Expedition 71 Flight Engineers (from left) Matthew Dominick and Don Pettit, both from NASA, check out a digital camera aboard the International Space Station's Unity module.

iss071e666277 (Sept. 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of a recent fire in...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of a recent fire in La Porte, Texas yesterday. Our NASA Astronauts have the ability to observe natural disasters from a vantage point of 250 miles above Earth. The imagery and data provided from the International Space Station can provide benefits to regions that experience unexpected events such as fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more. This information is valuable when monitoring disasters on Earth in real time.

iss071e666253 (Sept. 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of a recent fire in...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of a recent fire in La Porte, Texas yesterday. Our NASA Astronauts have the ability to observe natural disasters from a vantage point of 250 miles above Earth. The imagery and data provided from the International Space Station can provide benefits to regions that experience unexpected events such as fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more. This information is valuable when monitoring disasters on Earth in real time.

iss071e666237 (Sept. 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of a recent fire in...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit was able to capture a photo of a recent fire in La Porte, Texas yesterday. Our NASA Astronauts have the ability to observe natural disasters from a vantage point of 250 miles above Earth. The imagery and data provided from the International Space Station can provide benefits to regions that experience unexpected events such as fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more. This information is valuable when monitoring disasters on Earth in real time.

iss071e665075 (Sept. 16, 2024) --- Two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module (foreground) and the...

Two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module (foreground) and the Soyuz MS-25 (background) docked to the Prichal docking module, are pictured parked at the International Space Station as it orbited 257 miles above the Atlantic Ocean near Brazil's Amazon Delta.

iss071e665061 (Sept. 16, 2024) --- Two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module (foreground) and the...

Two Roscosmos crew ships, the Soyuz MS-26 docked to the Rassvet module (foreground) and the Soyuz MS-25 (background) docked to the Prichal docking module, are pictured parked at the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above Sudan near the Nile River on the African continent.

iss071e6649782 (Sept. 12, 2024) --- A tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean in between Africa and South America is pictured...

A tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean in between Africa and South America is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above.

iss071e621477 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- The city lights of Shanghai, China, on the coast of the East China Sea, are...

The city lights of Shanghai, China, on the coast of the East China Sea, are pictured from the International Space Station as it soared 262 miles above into an orbital sunrise.

iss071e620932 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- Lightning (at center) illuminates the storm clouds above China near the coast of the Taiwan...

Lightning (at center) illuminates the storm clouds above China near the coast of the Taiwan Strait in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the Asian nation.

iss071e619284 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- Clouds stream above the southern Indian Ocean in between Madagascar and the French and Southern...

iss071e619284 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- Clouds stream above the southern Indian Ocean in between Madagascar and the French and Southern Antarctic Lands in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above.

iss071e615337 (Sept. 9, 2024) --- This portion of the Victoria River, located near the Tanami Desert in Australia's Northern Territory,...

This portion of the Victoria River, located near the Tanami Desert in Australia's Northern Territory, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island continent.

iss071e606709 (Aug. 17, 2024) --- Lightning (at right) illuminates the clouds in this photograph from the International Space Station as...

Lightning (at right) illuminates the clouds in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the South China Sea with the city lights of Southeast Asia shining through.

iss071e604388 (Aug. 15, 2024) --- The city lights of southern Thailand and Malaysia sit in between the Malacca Strait (top)...

The city lights of southern Thailand and Malaysia sit in between the Malacca Strait (top) and the Gulf of Thailand with the southern coast of Vietnam, at bottom right, revealed by Ho Chi Minh City's night lights. Fishing boats, lit by LED green lights that attract plankton luring squid for catching, are pictured in both bodies of water in this orbital nighttime photograph from the International Space Station as it soared 261 miles above into a sunrise.

iss071e522575 (Aug. 20, 2024) --- A portion of the Kalahari Desert, a semi-arid and sandy savanna, in South Africa's Northern...

A portion of the Kalahari Desert, a semi-arid and sandy savanna, in South Africa's Northern Cape province is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.

iss020e046427 (Oct. 4, 2009) --- The sun sets below Earth's horizon illuminating the atmosphere with its last rays in this...

The sun sets below Earth's horizon illuminating the atmosphere with its last rays in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 216 miles above near the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa.

iss020e041309 (Sept. 17, 2009) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm grapples the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) before installing the HTV...

The Canadarm2 robotic arm grapples the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) before installing the HTV to the Harmony module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. This was the Canadarm2's first free-flying capture of a spacecraft and the first flight of the HTV cargo craft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).

ISS020-E-041307 (17 Sept. 2009) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 grapples the unpiloted Japanese...

Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 grapples the unpiloted Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) as it approaches the station. NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk and European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, all Expedition 20 flight engineers, used the station's robotic arm to grab the cargo craft and attach it to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node. The attachment was completed at 5:26 (CDT) on Sept. 17, 2009.

ISS020-E-041306 (17 Sept. 2009) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 grapples the unpiloted Japanese...

Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 grapples the unpiloted Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) as it approaches the station. NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk and European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, all Expedition 20 flight engineers, used the station's robotic arm to grab the cargo craft and attach it to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node. The attachment was completed at 5:26 (CDT) on Sept. 17, 2009.

ISS020-E-041304 (17 Sept. 2009) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 prepares to grapple the...

Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station's Canadarm2 prepares to grapple the unpiloted Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) as it approaches the station. NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk and European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, all Expedition 20 flight engineers, used the station's robotic arm to grab the cargo craft and attach it to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node. The attachment was completed at 5:26 (CDT) on Sept. 17, 2009.

iss020e041303 (Sept. 17, 2009) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm reaches out to grapple the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) before...

The Canadarm2 robotic arm reaches out to grapple the Japanese H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) before installing the HTV to the Harmony module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. This was the Canadarm2's first free-flying capture of a spacecraft and the first flight of the HTV cargo craft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).

iss071e629833 (Sept. 11, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and...

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station

iss071e629831 (Sept. 11, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and...

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner approaches the International Space Station 258 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean.

iss071e629830 (Sept. 11, 2024) --- The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and...

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner approaches the International Space Station.

iss071e629763 (Sept. 11, 2024) --- Expedition 71 crew members (from left) Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, both Roscosmos cosmonauts, and...

Expedition 71 crew members (from left) Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, both Roscosmos cosmonauts, and NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Rassvet module.

iss071e629760 (Sept. 11, 2024) --- Expedition 71 crew members (clockwise from bottom left) Alexander Grebenkin, from Roscosmos, and NASA astronauts...

Expedition 71 crew members (clockwise from bottom left) Alexander Grebenkin, from Roscosmos, and NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Jeanette Epps, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Butch Wilmore, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Rassvet module.

iss071e580719 (Aug. 30, 2024) -- The coastline of South Africa, with Cape Town and the False Bay situated at the...

iss071e580719 (Aug. 30, 2024) -- The coastline of South Africa, with Cape Town and the False Bay situated at the top right of the image, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above.

iss071e609208 (Sept. 4, 2024) -- The Moon rises through a sunset in Earth's horizon casting blue and orange hues as...

iss071e609208 (Sept. 4, 2024) -- The Moon rises through a sunset in Earth's horizon casting blue and orange hues as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above India.

iss071e615395 (Sept. 9, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Northern Territory of Australia, NASA...

iss071e615395 (Sept. 9, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above the Northern Territory of Australia, NASA astronaut Mike Barratt captured this photograph of Blue Mud Bay.