'Beautiful to watch the sun reflected from Earth as we approach night,' wrote astronaut Tim Peake of the European Space Agency. Peake (@astro_timpeake) shared the image on April 9. The station is a unique place - a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. It is a microgravity laboratory in which an international crew of six people live and work while traveling at a speed of 17,500 mph, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes.
Image Credit: ESA/NASA
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