Moon, Earth & Spacecraft Views | International Space Station
The waxing gibbous Moon rises above Earth’s blue atmosphere in this photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Quebec, Canada.
The Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module as the orbital outpost soared 257 miles above a gleaming blue Atlantic Ocean, north of the Dominican Republic.
This Russian Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft launched three Expedition 73 crew members to the International Space Station. It is pictured docked to the Prichal module. Prichal is itself connected to the Nauka science module on the station’s Roscosmos (Russian) segment. Below, the Pacific Ocean fades from view as an orbital sunset descends 258 miles beneath the orbiting complex.
This view of the International Space Station’s Roscosmos segment shows (from left) the Russian Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft docked to the Prichal module. Prichal is connected to the Nauka science module, which in turn is attached to the Earth-facing port of the Zvezda service module. At the time of this photograph, the orbital complex was soaring into a sunset 270 miles above the Indian Ocean, between South Africa and Antarctica, at approximately 8:22 p.m. local time.
The Canadarm2 robotic arm, with Dextre—its fine-tuned robotic hand—attached, extends from the International Space Station’s Harmony module as the orbital outpost soars 263 miles above Kazakhstan. At upper center is Lake Balkhash, notable for its two distinct segments: the western portion contains freshwater, while the eastern portion holds saltwater due to a combination of geography, hydrology, and limited water circulation.
The HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured attached to the Earth-facing port on the Harmony module while in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The International Space Station was orbiting 271 miles above New Zealand at the time of this photograph.
A yellow-green airglow blankets Earth’s horizon beneath a star-filled sky in this long-exposure photograph taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the cloudy Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. In the right foreground, the Russian Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft is docked to the Prichal module, which is itself attached to the Nauka science module.
The Progress 93 resupply ship from Roscosmos (Russia), carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 73 crew, is pictured automatically approaching the International Space Station before docking to the Zvezda service module's rear port for six months of cargo activities.
Expedition 73 wrapped up the work week on November 27, 2025, at 10:16 a.m. EST, the hatch opened between the International Space Station and the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft.
The spacecraft arrived at the orbiting laboratory’s Rassvet module at 7:34 a.m., after launching at 4:27 a.m. (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev aboard. The trio will spend approximately eight months aboard the space station before returning to Earth in summer 2026.
Expedition 73 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)
JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov
NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke
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: NASA's Johnson Space Center
Release Dates: Nov. 25-27, 2025
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