iss045e084268 (10/30/2015) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui works to attach a Plant Experiment Unit to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) prior to Run 1 of the Plant Gravity Sensing 2 experiment.

iss045e083552 (10/30/2015) --- Photo documentation of the Carbon Nanotube sample attached to the V position on the Handhold Experiment Platform (HXP) for ExHAM-MDM2 experiment operations aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Space Environment Exposure Experiment of CNT Material for Space Application (Carbon Nanotube) tests an advanced carbon-based material for its ability to withstand the withering radiation of space.

ISS045E048653 (10/06/2015) --- The International Space Station crew witness nightly scenes of our Earths beauty after performing their duties. Here on Oct. 6, 2015, framed by the edge of a huge Station solar panel, the city of Moscow Russia sparkles in the night with spoke streets streaming out across the land while an aurora of blue white and purple contrast the star filled sky.

iss045e084264(10/30/2015) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui works to attach a Plant Experiment Unit to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) prior to Run 1 of the Plant Gravity Sensing 2 experiment.

iss045e084267 (10/30/2015) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui works to attach a Plant Experiment Unit to the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) prior to Run 1 of the Plant Gravity Sensing 2 experiment.

iss045e057047 (10/11/2015) --- A view of stars taken by the Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

iss045e083367 (10/30/2015) --- Photo documentation of the Carbon Nanotube sample attached to the V position on the Handhold Experiment Platform (HXP) for ExHAM-MDM2 experiment operations aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Space Environment Exposure Experiment of CNT Material for Space Application (Carbon Nanotube) tests an advanced carbon-based material for its ability to withstand the withering radiation of space.

ISS045E033653 (09/28/2015) --- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) is seen through a window shortly before release from the International Space Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2. The cargo vehicle was berthed to the orbiting laboratory for five weeks until it was released on Sept. 28, 2015. HTV-5 delivered almost five tons of hardware and supplies.

ISS045E082789 (10/28/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren is photographed through a window during a night pass while on his first spacewalk on Oct. 28, 2015. Lindgren and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly worked outside for seven hours and 16 minutes on a series of tasks to service and upgrade the International Space Station. They wrapped a dark matter detection experiment in a thermal blanket, lubricated the tip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm and then routed power and data cables for a future docking port.

iss045e084246 (10/30/2015) --- Documentation of the Handhold Experiment Platform (HXP) following installation of samples for ExHAM-MDM2 experiment operations.

iss073e0819909 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- The Caspian Sea and the hypersaline Garabogazköl Basin (center left) are visible below the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above western Kazakhstan. In the right foreground, the Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft is docked to the Prichal module. At the top center, the lower portion of the Rassvet module is visible, while the left side of the frame shows part of the Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft.

iss073e0838653 (Sept. 14, 2025) --- The Soyuz MS-27 crew spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Prichal module as the orbital outpost soared 257 miles above a gleaming blue Atlantic Ocean, north of the Dominican Republic.

iss073e0819948 (Oct. 2, 2025) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm, with Dextre—its fine-tuned robotic hand—attached, extends from the International Space Station’s Harmony module as the orbital outpost soars 263 miles above Kazakhstan. At upper center is Lake Balkhash, notable for its two distinct segments: the western portion contains freshwater, while the eastern portion holds saltwater due to a combination of geography, hydrology, and limited water circulation.

ISS045E033654 (09/28/2015) --- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) is seen through a window shortly before release from the International Space Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2. The cargo vehicle was berthed to the orbiting laboratory for five weeks until it was released on Sept. 28, 2015. HTV-5 delivered almost five tons of hardware and supplies.

ISS045E079114 (10/25/2015) -------- This image of the lunar landscape was taken by a crewmember aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 25, 2015

ISS045e082772 10/28/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren travels on a spacewalk to the outside of the Destiny U.S. Laboratory worksite to begin routing the Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 (PMA-3) International Docking Adapter Data Cable. Lindgren released this image on social media.

iss073e0703552 (Sept. 18, 2025) --- City lights trace the Japanese coastline underneath a dim yellow-green airglow in this nighttime view across the Sea of Japan, revealing the metropolitan areas (from left to right) of Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, and Nagoya. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above Russia’s far eastern coast when this image was captured at approximately 11:29 p.m. local time.

iss073e0848542 (Sept. 17, 2025) --- Green fishing boat lights lure squid, mackerel, and amberjack in the Taiwan Strait near China’s coast, glowing with white LED city lights from Fuzhou to Shenzhen. In contrast, Taiwan’s coast (right) from Taipei to Kaohsiung glows amber from sodium streetlights. The International Space Station captured this view from 261 miles above the East China Sea at 11:55 p.m. local time.

iss073e0830977 (Sept. 27, 2025) --- Stars fill the sky above a serene, blue-green airglow blanketing Earth's horizon in this photograph taken from the International Space Station at approximately 1:05 a.m. local time while orbiting 263 miles above the Republic of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.