Moonset | International Space Station

Moonset | International Space Station

The Moon begins setting below Earth's horizon as the atmosphere refracts its light making it appear flatter in this photograph taken from the International Space Station (ISS). Image captured as the ISS orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia in Africa.

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Expedition 69 Crew (July 2023)

Station Commander: Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Flight Engineers Dmitri Petelin & Andrey Fedyaev

Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

NASA: Flight Engineers Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen, Warren Hoburg

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: July 5, 2023

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