Earth Observation
ISS040-E-128792 (6 Sept. 2014) --- The NanoRacks Cubesat deployer, attached to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo robotic arm, can be seen in upper center of this photograph, exposed by one of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station, flying 228 nautical miles above Earth on Sept. 6, 2014. Surrounded by a variety of solar array panels supporting various components of the orbital outpost is the Cupola, partly in darkness. Soyuz 39 TMA-13M is docked to Rassvet at right.
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NASA ID
iss040e128792
Date Created
September 6, 2014
Center
JSC
Media Type
image
Photographer
Alex Gerst
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