Cosmonaut Photos: Cape Verde, Atlantic Ocean | International Space Station

Cosmonaut Photos: Cape Verde, Atlantic Ocean | International Space Station

These images were shared by Expedition 74 Station Commander and Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Russia aboard the International Space Station.

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde, officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country and archipelagic state in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. It consists of ten volcanic islands with a combined land area of about 4,033 square kilometers (1,557 sq mi). These islands lie between 600 and 850 kilometers (370 and 530 miles) west of Cap-Vert, the westernmost point of continental Africa it is named for.

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Expedition 74 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev

NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

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: Roscosmos/S. Kud Sverchkov
Date: Jan. 17, 2025

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