Planet Earth Lightning Flash | International Space Station

Planet Earth Lightning Flash | International Space Station

Expedition 74 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir: "Toward the end of a recent nighttime timelapse from a SpaceX Dragon window, I caught this impressive lightning flash. I was astounded by the size and intensity of this monster thundercloud. The things we witness from our vantage point on the International Space Station never cease to amaze me."

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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.

Credit: NASA/JSC/Jessica Meir

Release Date: May 8, 2026

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