iss069e031305 (July 13, 2023) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio holds the Mini Polymerase Chain Reaction (miniPCR) system, that promotes DNA research on Earth and in space, set up inside the Columbus laboratory module.

iss069e031084 (July 11, 2023) -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi poses for a selfie while taking photos of Earth from the International Space Station.

iss069e017116 (June 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (right) assists NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg during a fit check of his spacesuit inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

iss069e019758_alt (June 20, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi is pictured holding portable breathing gear inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

iss069e000764 (April 3, 2023) --- The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the coast of Egypt when UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi photographed the Turkish coast and the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.

iss069e031173 (July 11, 2023) -- The Sunshine Coast, located in Southern Queensland, Australia, displays its bright sandy beaches and coastal blue waters of the Coral Sea as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above.

iss069e013989 (May 22, 2023) --- Axiom Space private astronaut and Axiom Mission-2 Commander Peggy Whitson enters the International Space Station shortly after the hatches were opened between the orbital outpost and the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Welcoming her inside the vestibule between the station's Harmony module and Dragon is NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio.

iss069e017126 (June 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (right) assists NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg during a fit check of his spacesuit inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

iss069e013999 (May 22, 2023) --- Axiom Space private astronaut and Axiom Mission-2 Mission Specialist Rayyanah Barnawi enters the International Space Station shortly after the hatches were opened between the orbital outpost and the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Welcoming her inside the vestibule between the station's Harmony module and Dragon is NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio.

iss069e027347 (July 2, 2023) --- The International Space Station was orbiting 270 miles above the south Atlantic Ocean about 350 miles north of South Georgia Island when this photograph was taken. In the top foreground, portions of the station's main solar array and roll-out solar array are also pictured.

iss069e005018 (April 23, 2023) --- The city lights of Sharjah and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, with Dubai International Airport (center) next to the Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary (dark area), are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.

iss069e018207 (June 6, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi begins unloading cargo from the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle shortly after it docked to the International Space Station on June 6, 2023.

iss069e027354 (July 2, 2023) -- Clouds cover Earth and the orbital lab's solar arrays are shown in the top left corner as the space station orbits 270 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina.

iss069e027389 (July 2, 2023) --- The southeast Chinese port city of Xiamen, on the coast of the South China Sea with a population of over 5.1 million people, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above during an orbital night pass.

iss069e025190 (June 25, 2023) -- Clouds lightly cover the Cayman Islands as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea.

iss069e027342 (July 2, 2023) -- An almost-full moon glows in the back as the space station orbits 268 miles above the coast of Argentina.

iss069e000774 (April 3, 2023) --- Syria's principal port city of Latakia, on the Mediterranean coast, was pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.

iss069e031037 (July 11, 2023) -- Lago O'Higgins, or San Martin lake, is the deepest lake in the Americas, fed by its surrounding glaciers in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park. The International Space Station orbited 269 miles above Chile as this photograph was taken.

iss069e013992 (May 22, 2023) --- Axiom Space private astronaut and Axiom Mission-2 Pilot John Shoffner enters the International Space Station shortly after the hatches were opened between the orbital outpost and the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft.

iss069e027403 (July 2, 2023) --- The port city of Busan, South Korea's second largest city with a population of over 3.4 million people, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above during an orbital night period.

iss069e015083 (May 31, 2023) --- Lake Assad in Syria, a reservoir on the Euphrates River, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Middle East nation.

iss069e031074 (July 11, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured setting up robotic camera hardware inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

iss069e030663 (July 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg removes the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer from the Kibo laboratory module's airlock.

iss069e008378 (May 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg tests one of the space station’s Astrobee robots for Zero Robotics, a student competition to write software to control the free-flying robots. The program promotes teamwork and awareness of space career opportunities and students learn about artificial intelligence, systems engineering, and human-robot collaboration.

iss069e037776 (Aug. 8, 2023) --- This nighttime photograph shows the Mediterranean Sea ringed by the coastal city lights of Morocco and Algeria on the African side and Spain on the European side. The city lights extending to the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean are also prominent. The International Space Station was orbiting 261 miles above the Balearic Sea off the coast of Mallorca at the time of this photograph.

iss069e084252 (Aug. 26, 2023) --- Palm Jumeirah, the palm tree-shaped artificial island, is a highlight in the United Arab Emirates' city of Abu Dhabi in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Persian Gulf.

iss069e025220 (June 26, 2023) -- Lac du Chevril (Lake of the Chevril), located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above Southeastern France.

iss069e027359 (July 2, 2023) -- A set of remote South Atlantic islands, the Falkland Islands, peek through the clouds as the space station orbits 270 miles above Earth off the coast of South America. The Russian segment of the International Space Station can be seen to the right of the image, while a pair of solar arrays are partially shown on the left.

iss069e017149 (June 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left) assists NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg during a fit check of his spacesuit inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

iss069e000778 (April 3, 2023) --- The semi-arid city of Hama, Syria, was pictured by UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.

iss069e030677 (July 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen works on the Plant Habitat-03B Science Carrier, a space botany research device, in the International Space Station's Harmony module. The Plant Habitat-03 investigation explores how space-caused DNA changes are transferred from one generation of plants to the next and then continue to accumulate or stabilize. This could provide insight into how to grow repeated generations of crops to provide food and other services on future space missions.

iss069e013996 (May 22, 2023) --- Axiom Space private astronaut and Axiom Mission-2 Mission Specialist Ali Alqarni enters the International Space Station shortly after the hatches were opened between the orbital outpost and the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft.

iss069e024882 (June 24, 2023) --- UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi organizes cables inside the International Space Station's Harmony module.

iss069e054648 (August 4, 2023) -- Amanu, a ring-shaped island—or an atoll—is roughly 560 miles (900 kilometers) from Tahiti. Only 10 miles (~15 kilometers) of its land is above water, creating a lagoon in its center. The International Space Station soared 261 miles above the Pacific Ocean as this image was taken.

iss069e025225 (June 26, 2023) -- The Alpine region of Switzerland (Swiss Alps) is seen from the International Space Station as it orbited roughly 260 miles above Geneva.

iss069e054666 (Aug. 4, 2023) --- Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the Arkansas River is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the Sooner State.

iss069e037324 (July 26, 2023) -- Earth's Moon in first quarter phase as United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi captured this photo aboard the International Space Station.

View of UAE (United Arab Emirates) Sultan Alneyadi working with Fluidics Experiment in the Columbus Module during Expedition 69.

iss069e025034 (June 23, 2023) -- While only eight are inhabited, the Turks and Caicos are home to 40 different islands and cays. As the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the region on June 23, 2023, United Arab Emirates astronaut and Expedition 69 crew member Sultan Alneyadi captured this photo of Cockburn Town (the Capital of Turks and Caicos Islands), Salt Cay and Cotton Cay.