Orbital Sunset: Cloud Shadows Stretch across Earth | International Space Station

Orbital Sunset: Cloud Shadows Stretch across Earth | International Space Station

Cloud shadows stretch across the Earth during an orbital sunset as the International Space Station soared 258 miles above the Atlantic coast of Suriname in South America.

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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 Date: Nov. 13, 2022

Release Date: Jan. 18, 2023

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