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The Himalayas & Tibetan Plateau | International Space Station

The Himalayas & Tibetan Plateau | International Space Station

The Himalayas, pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 259 miles, separate China's Tibetan Plateau from the Indian subcontinent countries of Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bhutan.

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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: Feb. 1, 2023


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