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Monday 11 May 2015

Spectacular Images and Video of India From the International Space Station

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Pictures and footage of India taken from space show the country by night and day as seen from the International Space Station, including a spectacular lightning storm.

https://twitter.com/AstroTerry/status/597041889683054592

The images were taken by Terry Virts, the commander of the current project, Expedition 43, at the space station and tweeted from his verified account.

https://twitter.com/AstroTerry/status/596045664636796928

A one-year joint mission between space agencies in the United States, Russia and Europe, began on Mar. 11, 2015 and is in its final days. Astronauts are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday.

The six-member crew have been conducting astrophysics research, physical science investigations and technology demonstrations, but no space walks.

https://twitter.com/AstroTerry/status/596668971396521985

Two of the crew, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Korneinko, have spent the entire year in space and have undergone medical studies to help further scientific advancements on Earth. Other astronauts were rotated in at the end of Expedition 42 in December.

https://twitter.com/AstroTerry/status/596761924974616576

Check out some other Amzing Pictures of India From space taken by Terry Virts

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Source: http://blogs.wsj.com

6 comments:

  1. Watching lightning from orbit's always seemed the most amazing thing to do.

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  2. I'd seen a note on this somewhere - probably Facebook - but it didn't capture it the way these images do. So cool!

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  3. Great images! Thank you for sharing them!

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