The Andromeda Galaxy | International Space Station

The Andromeda Galaxy | International Space Station

Expedition 74 flight engineer and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kim Yui: "Tomorrow, we will finally depart from the ISS and return to Earth. Before that, I was able to capture the Andromeda Galaxy, which I wanted to photograph from space. While gazing at the light from when the history of the genus Homo began, I thought about humanity 2.5 million years from now. If we can act while considering the next generations, it will surely become an unimaginably wonderful era!"

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Expedition 74 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Oleg Platonov, Sergei Mikaev

NASA Flight Engineers: Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, 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: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/K. Yui
Release Date: Jan. 13, 2026

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