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The International Space Station

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Caption: The International Space Station in orbit, photographed by a departing crew spacecraft.

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The ISS, humanity's largest crewed structure in space, orbits about 400 km above Earth; images like this are taken by crews during arrivals and departures.

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Depicts: International Space Station

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Earth from Space

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Public Domain
Earthrise
NASA / William Anders
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Public Domain
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NASA / Apollo 17 crew
A grainy image with scattered light bands, in which Earth appears as a single tiny bright dot.
Public Domain
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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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The International Space Station

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The International Space Station

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