Stars Sparkle above Earth's Atmospheric Glow | International Space Station

Stars Sparkle above Earth's Atmospheric Glow | International Space Station

Stars sparkle above Earth's atmospheric glow in this long-duration photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 266 miles above the Indian Ocean and due south of Australia's island state of Tasmania.

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Expedition 71 Crew

Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)

NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps

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.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: June 2, 2024

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