Science and Exploration

Photo: Soyuz TMA-06M Smoke Trails As Seen from the International Space Station

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This view of Earth’s horizon, shows smoke trails from the launch of the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft, was photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station.

This view of Earth’s horizon, shows smoke trails from the launch of the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft, was photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station. The Soyuz, with Expedition 33 crew members Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford of NASA, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin of Roscosmos onboard, launched at 4:51 p.m. Kazakhstan time (5:51 a.m. CDT) on Oct. 23, 2012, from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.ISS033-E-015386 (23 Oct. 2012) — high res (0.9 M) low res (33 K)

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