Expedition 68: Earth, Moon & Dextre Photos | International Space Station

Expedition 68: Earth, Moon & Dextre Photos | International Space Station

The sun's glint beams off a partly cloudy Pacific Ocean

Dextre, the International Space Station's fine-tuned robotic hand, is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm

The Waxing Gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the southern Pacific Ocean

Canadarm2 and Dextre are part of Canada's contribution to the International Space Station (ISS). Canadarm2 was extensively involved in the assembly of the orbiting laboratory.

Discover more about Canadian space robotics:

https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/iss/robotics/default.asp

Follow Expedition 68 crew updates at: 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 68 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Anna Kikina & Dmitri Petelin

NASA: Flight Engineers Nicole Mann, Frank Rubio & Josh Cassada

JAXA (Japan): Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata

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: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Dates: Jan. 1-4, 2023

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