Sunglint beams off Atlantic Ocean near Southern Florida | International Space Station

Sunglint beams off Atlantic Ocean near Southern Florida | International Space Station

The sun’s glint beams off the Atlantic Ocean, contrasting with southern Florida and a portion of the Bahamas (upper left) in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the southeastern United States. In the bottom foreground is the Kibo laboratory module’s Exposed Facility. It hosts a variety of experiment payloads and other hardware exposed to the external microgravity environment. Extending from the top right of the frame is the Japanese robotic arm. It can maneuver payloads into and out of Kibo’s airlock for placement on the Exposed Facility.

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.

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Expedition 74 Crew

Station Commander: Mike Fincke (NASA)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Oleg Platonov, Sergey-Kud Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev

NASA Flight Engineers: Zena Cardman, Chris Williams

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Image Details: Nikon D4, 28.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Image Date: Dec. 12, 2025

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