Reach for The Moon | International Space Station
The third quarter moon rises just above Earth's blue horizon as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the Red Sea.
The Full Moon pictured above Earth's horizon as the International Space Station soared 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa northwest of Cape Town.
The Full Moon pictured above Earth's horizon as the International Space Station soared 262 miles above the Indian Ocean south of the African island nation of Madagascar.
The First Quarter Moon is pictured above Earth's horizon from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the English Channel in between France and England.
A waning crescent moon hangs in the deep black of space as the International Space Station orbited 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean.
A waxing gibbous moon rises over the Indian Ocean as the International Space Station orbited 266 miles above.
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Learn about NASA's Artemis Moon Exploration Program:
Expedition 71 Updates:
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/
Expedition 71 Crew
Station Commander: Oleg Kononenko (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia): Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin (Russia)
NASA: Tracy Dyson, Matthew Dominick, Mike Barrett, Jeanette Epps
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore
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.
Learn more about the important research being operated on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science
For more information about STEM on Station:
https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Moon Image Dates: June 20-Aug. 19, 2024
