Waning Crescent Moon | International Space Station
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Expedition 72 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Don Pettit: "Glowing fingernail clipping in the sky; it’s the waning crescent moon."
The illuminated side of a waning crescent moon always points in the direction of sunrise.
Expedition 72 Updates:
Expedition 72 Crew
Station Commander: Suni Williams
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA Flight Engineers: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA Flight Engineers: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague
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.
Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)/Don Pettit
Release Date: Jan. 4, 2025
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