Solar Arrays and The Earth's Blue Glow | International Space Station

Solar Arrays and The Earth's Blue Glow | International Space Station

Clouds hang over a glaciated region as the International Space Station began to enter orbital nighttime 262 miles above the Tian Shan mountain range on the border between China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The golden hue of three of the station's solar arrays contrasts with the backdrop of Earth's blue glow near the center-right of the image.

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Expedition 70 Crew

Station Commander: Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency (Denmark)

Roscosmos (Russia): Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub, Konstantin Borisov

JAXA: Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa (Japan)

NASA: Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O'Hara (USA)

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: Nov. 24, 2023

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