Floating above our heads is a sophisticated tin can we know as The International Space Station and, from that sophisticated tin can, one is privileged to see some of the most beautiful sights that the Earth has to offer. While only a handful of people can visit the ISS and see the Earth from above first hand, astronaut Ron Garand shared his unique experience via Twitpic, allowing thousand of people to take the journey with him.
The Gulf of St. Lawerence.
Mt. Etna smoking on the island of Sicily.
The English Channel
Newfoundland
The California Coast
Los Angeles
Sunrise in orbit
England
The Turks and Caicos Island
The Mississippi Delta
The Hamptons
The Coast of Spain
Ron Garan enjoys the view.
Spacewalk over the Persian Gulf.
Pico de Cristobol Colon
New Zealand
New Orleans
Lightning From Above
Corsicana and Southern France
Denmark
The Great Lakes
Lake Powell in Arizona and Utah.
Lake Superior
Marsh Fire near New Orleans
Iceberg in the Labrador Sea
The East Coast of the United States.
The Nile Delta
Arizona Wildfire
Approaching unmanned Kelpler supply ship.
Gulf of Cortez
Shooting star from orbit.
May 3, 2012
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