Starlink Satellites & Comet C/2023 | International Space Station

Starlink Satellites & Comet C/2023 | International Space Station

Expedition 71/72 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Don Pettit: "Consecutive flashes of Starlink satellites on Earth's horizon, preluding a grand entrance of comet C/2023 A3 at orbital dawn."

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth on April 19, 2025, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station. Pettit spent 220 days in space, earning him a total of 590 days in space over the course of his four spaceflights. He orbited the Earth 3,520 times, traveling 93.3 million miles in low-Earth orbit.

Follow Expedition 75:

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Expedition 75 Crew
Station Commander: Jessica Meir
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Anna Kikina, Pyotr Dubrov

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon

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 
Duration: 16 seconds
Release Date: Sept. 20, 2026

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