Sunrise Behind the Space Station

April 10, 2009

Let's keep this post short and get right to the goods.

Here's a stunning image of the International Space Station (ISS) as seen by NASA's space shuttle Discovery after undocking late last month:

Until the above shot came along, this image here was my desktop background. We can safely say "goodbye" to that one.

Click here for a high-res version of the new photo, which shows the sun rising (setting?) behind the Earth as the ISS floats about 200 miles above it.

Photo: ESA/NASA

Comments

[Igor Carron]

Dave, did you receive the 3/4 questions I sent by twitter some days ago about asteroids, when is your interview ?

[Timothy2035]

The new image Dave should go back on your desktop. The new one isn't as impacting I think. ^_^ Though Dave, since you get to see various space launches, have you ever experienced what it is to be an astronaut? Like go through some of the training exercises they do for physical experiences of space.