Earth Orbital Night Views from Kibo | International Space Station

Earth Orbital Night Views from Kibo | International Space Station

Expedition 73 flight engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui: "Today, there's a special view that I wanted everyone to see, so I pushed through my work early to make time and took this photo. Isn't this one of the top five stunning views among all the photos taken from the 'Kibo' window? Self-praise here. lol."

The Japanese Experiment Module—Kibo—is Japan’s contribution to the International Space Station (ISS). Kibō (meaning 'Hope' in Japanese) is a Japanese science module developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It is the largest single ISS module, and is attached to the Harmony module.

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

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: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Kimiya Yui
Release Date: Oct. 14, 2025

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