Earth Moonrise over Nile Delta & Planet Venus | International Space Station

Earth Moonrise over Nile Delta & Planet Venus | International Space Station

Moonrise seen from the International Space Station taken by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy from orbit during her Minerva mission. It is a sight rarely seen: Earth’s natural satellite appearing over the horizon above the always-distinctive Nile delta at night—taken from 400 km above our planet. The brighter dot in the middle is the planet Venus.

The Moon is the only place that has been seen by every human being on our planet, but only around 600 astronauts have seen the Moon from Earth orbit. 

Samantha Cristoforetti's Biography (ESA)

https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Astronauts/Samantha_Cristoforetti

Learn about Samantha's Minerva Mission: https://bit.ly/MissionMinerva

Expedition 67 Crew

Commander Oleg Artemyev (Russia)

Roscosmos Flight Engineers: Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov (Russia)

NASA Flight Engineers: Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins (USA)

European Space Agency (ESA) Flight Engineer: Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy)

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Credits: ESA/NASA-S. Cristoforetti

Release Date: June 26, 2022

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