Earth's Atmosphere | International Space Station

Earth's Atmosphere | International Space Station

Expedition 73 flight engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takuya Onishi: "When I look at Earth from the ISS, I’m always overwhelmed by the large-scale circulation of the atmosphere. Recalling the meteorology knowledge I studied during my pilot days, I find it interesting to imagine the movement of the troposphere’s atmosphere, thinking things like (there’s a front forming over there)." 😃

This is Onishi’s second trip to the International Space Station. After being selected as an astronaut by JAXA in 2009, he flew as a flight engineer for Expeditions 48 and 49, becoming the first Japanese astronaut to robotically capture the Cygnus spacecraft. He also constructed a new experimental environment aboard Kibo, the station’s Japanese experiment module. After his first spaceflight, Onishi became certified as a JAXA flight director, leading the team responsible for operating Kibo from JAXA Mission Control in Tsukuba, Japan. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Tokyo.

JAXA astronaut Mission Specialist Takuya Onishi Biography:
https://humans-in-space.jaxa.jp/en/astronaut/onishi-takuya/

Follow Expedition 73:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Kirill Peskov, Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritskiy

NASA Flight Engineers: Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Jonny Kim

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.

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: JAXA/T. Onishi
Release Date: May 11, 2025

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