NASA : Western Sahara Viewed From International Space Station.- El Sahara Occidental Visto Desde la ISS

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Western Sahara Viewed From International Space Station

On May 23, 2014, Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson posted this photograph -- taken from the International Space Station -- to Instagram. Swanson noted, “Western Sahara – the contrast between the sand and the water is spectacular from here.” Swanson uploaded the first image from space to Instagram on April 7. He began posting imagery to the social media site during his pre-flight training.

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The three Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station worked advanced science this week while awaiting a new trio, set to lift off on Wednesday, May 28. Soyuz Commander and cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and European astronaut Alexander Gerst will launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft at 3:57 p.m. EDT (1:57 a.m. May 29 Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Image Credit: NASA

 

En español:

El Sahara Occidental Visto Desde la ISSEl 23 de mayo de 2014, el comandante de la Expedición 40 Steve Swanson publicó esta fotografía - tomada desde la Estación Espacial Internacional - en Instagram. Swanson publicó: "El Sáhara Occidental -- el contraste entre la arena y el agua es espectacular desde aquí". Swanson subió la primera imagen desde el espacio a Instagram el 7 de abril y comenzó a publicar imágenes en la red social durante su formación previa al vuelo.

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