The Caribbean Island Country of Cuba | International Space Station

The Caribbean Island Country of Cuba | International Space Station

Cuba, as seen from the International Space Station by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy for her Minerva Mission. She shared this image on October 10, 2022, with the following caption: 

"Cuba, ¿qué bolá? Despite some clouds, a sunglint makes the island of Cuba and the surrounding Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean gleam."

The Republic of Cuba is an island country consisting of the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. 

Population: 11 million

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

Samantha Cristoforetti's Biography (ESA)

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

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.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/NASA-S. Cristoforetti

Release Date: October 10, 2022

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