Uninhabited Atolls of French Polynesia | International Space Station

Uninhabited Atolls of French Polynesia | International Space Station

The uninhabited atolls of (from left) Vahanga, Tenarungo, and Tenanaro, which are part of French Polynesia in the south Pacific Ocean, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above.

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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: Jan. 30, 2023

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