Science and Exploration

The First Rays Of An Orbital Sunrise

By Keith Cowing

Press Release

January 21, 2020

Filed under NASA, OnOrbit, Orbital Sunrise

The first rays of an orbital sunrise shine illuminates the Earth’s limb and highlights the atmosphere as the International Space Station orbits 259 miles above the central United States.
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Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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