Spring Festival Fireworks over Beijing, China | International Space Station

Spring Festival Fireworks over Beijing, China | International Space Station

Expedition 74 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Chris Williams "Happy Year of the Horse! I was fortunate to be looking out of the Cupola while we were passing over Beijing, and saw the twinkling of fireworks celebrating the Lunar New Year!"

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei province and neighbors the city of Tianjin to the southeast.

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, 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.

Video Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center/C. Williams
Duration: 22 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 18, 2026

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