NASA’s Next Destination Looms Outside An Orbital Window
Moonrise On Orbit
NASA
The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth’s limb and the bluish hue of the atmosphere at the beginning of an orbital sunrise.
A portion of one of the International Space Station’s solar arrays is seen in the left foreground as the orbital complex flew 258 miles above the Sea of Japan.
iss059e059210 (May 8, 2019) – larger image
