Science and Exploration

Flying Toward An Orbital Sunrise

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
December 30, 2020
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Flying Toward An Orbital Sunrise
Flying Toward An Orbital Sunrise
NASA

The International Space Station flies 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean into an orbital sunrise with portions of the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Kibo laboratory module in the foreground. The two main Kibo components pictured are the Japanese robotic arm and the Japanese Logistics module.
iss064e013193 (Dec. 29, 2020) – Larger image

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