Destined for the International Space Station (ISS), a Soyez TMA-1 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on April 26, 2003. Aboard are Expedition Seven crew members, cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander, and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer. Expedition Six crew members returned to Earth aboard the Russian spacecraft after a 5 and 1/2 month stay aboard the ISS. Photo credit: NASA/Scott Andrews

This crew portrait of Expedition Seven, Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander (left), and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer (right) was taken while in training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia. Destined for the International Space Station (ISS), the two-man crew launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on April 26, 2003. aboard a Soyez TMA-1 spacecraft.

Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Expedition Seven crew members, Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, had an outstanding opportunity to observe tropical storm Claudette as she turned into a hurricane and came ashore to their Houston home and other Texas areas. The storm produced winds of 80-85 mph gusting to 104 mph.

This Expedition Seven image, taken while aboard the International Space Station (ISS), shows the limb of the Earth at the bottom transitioning into the orange-colored stratosphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere ends abruptly at the tropopause, which appears in the image as the sharp boundary between the orange- and blue-colored atmosphere. The silvery blue noctilucent clouds extend far above the Earth's troposphere. The silver of the setting moon is visible at upper right.

ISS007-E-05245 (3 May 2003) --- The Expedition Six and Seven crews pose for a group photo in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left (front row) are astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander; and astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer. From the left (back row) are cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer, and astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, Expedition Six mission commander. Budarin and Malenchenko represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS006-E-50607 (28 April 2003) --- The Expedition Seven crewmembers pose with two of the Expedition Six crewmembers (blue suits) in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS), photographed by astronaut Donald R. Pettit (out of view), Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer. From the left are cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer; astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, Expedition Six mission commander; astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander. Budarin and Malenchenko represent Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-S-002 (March 2003) --- Expedition Seven Commander Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), and NASA ISS Science Officer and Flight Engineer Edward T. Lu pose for their crew portrait while in training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia for their scheduled launch in a Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft later this year. Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos, the Russian Aviation and Space Agency.

ISS006-E-50610 (28 April 2003) --- The Expedition Six and Seven crews pose for a group photo in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left (front row) are astronauts Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer; and cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander. From the left (back row) are astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, Expedition Six mission commander, and cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer. Budarin and Malenchenko represent Rosaviakosmos.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Michael Foale (left standing), backup crew for Expedition Seven, talks with Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven. Seated on the right is Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander. The crew is reviewing documents prior to entering the Soyuz TMA-2 capsule for inspection and seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS007-E-05741 (19 May 2003) --- Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander, prepares to use a window on the Zvezda service module for Earth observation purposes. Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-05544 (15 May 2003) --- This digital image was taken near the time of a total lunar eclipse through a window on the International Space Station (ISS) by Expedition Seven NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu.

ISS007-E-05457 (15 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander, uses a camera at a window in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-05541 (15 May 2003) --- This digital image was taken near the time of a total lunar eclipse through a window on the International Space Station (ISS) by Expedition Seven NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu.

ISS007-E-05542 (15 May 2003) --- This digital image was taken near the time of a total lunar eclipse through a window on the International Space Station (ISS) by Expedition Seven NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu.

ISS007-E-05539 (15 May 2003) --- This digital image was taken near the time of a total lunar eclipse through a window on the International Space Station (ISS) by Expedition Seven NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu.

ISS007-E-05440 (13 May 2003) --- View of a gibbous Moon photographed by an Expedition Seven crewmember on board the International Space Station (ISS). The image was taken two days prior to the occurrence of a total lunar eclipse, which was photographed by astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer.

ISS007-E-05441 (13 May 2003) --- View of a gibbous Moon photographed by an Expedition Seven crewmember on board the International Space Station (ISS). The image was taken two days prior to the occurrence of a total lunar eclipse, which was photographed by astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer.

ISS007-S-001 (March 2003) --- The International Space Station (ISS) Expedition Seven patch consists of two elliptical orbits which evoke the histories of the two space programs from which the crew is drawn. The Russian and American flags are intersecting, representing the peaceful cooperation of the many countries contributing to the ISS. Two stars indicate the station's goals of contributing to life on Earth through science and commerce. The NASA insignia design for station space flights is reserved for use by the crew members and other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, such will be publicly announced.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (forground), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven walk down the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven pause for a photograph on the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS007-E-05254 (3 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander, looks over procedures checklists in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-05845 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-05847 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-05461 (15 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-05455 (15 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander, uses a communication system in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

iss073e0548947 (Aug. 28, 2025) --- The seven-member Expedition 73 crew gathers for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. In the front row from left are, Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Zubritsky and Sergey Ryzhikov, station Flight Engineer and Commander respectively, and NASA Flight Engineer Jonny Kim. In the back row are Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, both from NASA. Ryzhikov is holding a patch commemorating his 500th day cumulative in space across three spaceflights including Expeditions 49-50, 63-64, and 72-73.

iss073e0249083 (June 15, 2025) --- The seven-member Expedition 73 crew poses for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Zvezda service module. Clockwise from top left are, NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Commander Takuya Onishi; Roscosmos Flight Engineer Alexey Zubritsky; NASA Flight Engineers Jonny Kim and Anne McClain; and Roscosmos Flight Engineers Kirill Peskov and Sergey Ryzhikov.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS007-E-05859 (28 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander, works with Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS). Today Malenchenko and astronaut Edward T. Lu (out of frame), NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, performed an EMU spacesuit fit check and don/doff dry-run. The objective was to check out the equipment and provide the crew with training for preparing for a two-person spacewalk without intravehicular (IV) crewmember support, should it become necessary. Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-05831 (22 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Carl E. Walz, a musician and member of a band made up of NASA astronauts, brought the keyboard (lower left) to the station for his Expedition Four stay aboard the orbital outpost.

ISS007-E-05829 (22 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). Carl E. Walz, a musician and member of a band made up of NASA astronauts, brought the keyboard (lower left) to the station for his Expedition Four stay aboard the orbital outpost.

ISS007-E-10960 (27 July 2003) --- Alexandria, Egypt, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS). Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, Alexandria became a center of trade and learning in the ancient world. Alexander built the causeway between the Eastern and Western Harbors, joining Pharos Island to the mainland. Alexandria’s cultural status was symbolized by the lighthouse on Pharos, one of the “Seven Wonders of the World.” The causeway is still known as the old part of the modern city. Since the year 2000, underwater archeologists have located the sunken palace, ceremonial buildings and port facilities of ancient Alexandria, located along most of the curved southern shoreline of the Eastern Harbor. This detailed image provides a view of the modern port facilities in the Western Harbor, where wharves and many moored ships can be detected.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (forground), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer walk out for Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. The Soyuz is in the workstand in the background. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

iss073e1129528 (Nov. 2, 2025) --- The seven-member Expedition 73 crew poses for a portrait commemorating 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. In the front row from left are, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, Roscosmos cosmonaut and station Commander Sergey Ryzhikov, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritsky. In the back row are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui.

iss073-s-002b (Oct. 16, 2024) --- The updated official portrait of the International Space Station's seven-member Expedition 73 crew from three different space agencies. Seated in the front row are NASA astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman. In the back row from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut Jonny Kim; Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

ISS007-E-05876 (28 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (left), Expedition Seven mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, perform an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check and don/doff dry-run in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS). The objective was to check out the equipment and provide the crew with training for preparing for a two-person spacewalk without intravehicular (IV) crewmember support, should it become necessary. Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

iss073e1198029 (Nov. 27, 2025) --- The seven-member Expedition 73 crew gathers together for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module celebrating NASA astronaut Mike Fincke's (center) 500 cumulative days in space over four missions since 2004. In the front from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. In the back are, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Platonov and Alexey Zubritsky.

ISS007-E-14837 (12 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, uses chopsticks to eat in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-13547 (25 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, holds a camera prior to photographing the topography of a point on Earth from a window in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-13293 (24 August 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-17719 (20 October 2003) --- The airglow above Earth’s horizon was photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2002-02020 (12 November 2002) --- The STS-114 and Expedition Seven crews, attired in training versions of the full-pressure launch and entry suit, pose for a group photo prior to a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). From the left are astronauts Soichi Noguchi, Stephen K. Robinson, both STS-114 mission specialists; James M. Kelly, STS-114 pilot; Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 mission commander; Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven flight engineer; cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander; and Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition Seven flight engineer. Noguchi represents Japan’s National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Malenchenko and Kaleri represent Rosaviakosmos.

JSC2002-02022 (13 November 2002) --- Astronauts Soichi Noguchi (left), STS-114 mission specialist; Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven flight engineer; cosmonauts Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven mission commander; and Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition Seven flight engineer; participate in mission training in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Attired in training versions of the shuttle launch and entry suit, the four are seated on the middeck for an emergency egress training session. Noguchi represents Japan’s National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Malenchenko and Kaleri represent Rosaviakosmos.

Photo of the American flag floating in front of all seven windows inside the Cupola during Expedition 68.

ISS007-E-14892 (15 September 2003) --- This close-up view of the eye of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-08251 (25 June 2003) --- This photo featuring the San Francisco Bay area in California was photographed from the International Space Station (ISS) by astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer. The San Francisco Bay Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge, and Golden Gate Park are visible at upper right. Stanford University and red salt ponds on the bay near Fremont at lower left.

ISS007-E-07652 (July 2003) --- Part of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, site of a very popular air show, held around this time of year, was photographed by a crew member aboard the International Space Station during its seventh habitation mission. The airfield near Lake Winnebago hosts the mid-summer fly-in event sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

ISS007-E-08259 (25 June 2003) --- This view was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS) while in orbit over the Atlantic Ocean. Dust blowing from the Sahara Desert obscures the country of Western Sahara. Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, is at upper right.

ISS007-E-14860 (13 September 2003) --- The tropical island of Moorea in the South Pacific is featured in this image taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-17557 (17 October 2003) --- This sweeping view of the Rocky Mountains and the western US was taken when the International Space Station (ISS) traveled over eastern Washington on October 17, 2003. The POV of the Station was looking southeast over the mountains of Idaho (foreground) and Wyoming (Yellowstone, the Tetons and the Wind River Range are just right and above the center of the image). Great Salt Lake is in the lower right of the image.

ISS007-E-10457 (14 July 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-13327 (24 August 2003) --- This view featuring Java’s Merapi volcano was photographed by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). At 2,911 meters, the summit of Merapi and its vigorous steam plume rises above a bank of stratus clouds. One of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, it has been almost continuously active for nearly ten years, including periodic pyroclastic flows and avalanches. The volcano is located less than 25 miles north of the city of Yogykarta in central Java.

ISS007-E-14284 (1 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, is pictured near food items floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-14887 (15 September 2003) --- This view of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-06077 (3 June 2003) --- This view featuring the Aurora Australis or “southern lights” was photographed by astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer aboard the International Space Station (ISS). When this was taken, the Station was in a position over the Indian Ocean, southwest of Australia. The four stars hanging above Earth’s limb are the brightest stars of the southern constellation Corvus.

ISS007-E-14283 (1 September 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 mission commander, uses a spoon to catch a piece of food floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-08434 (27 June 2003) --- This photo featuring a close-up view of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu was taken from the International Space Station (ISS) by astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer. Diamond Head Crater and Waikiki Beach are visible at lower right.

ISS007-E-16030 (1 October 2003) --- This Earth horizon view, featuring the Great Plains and the Black Hills of South Dakota, was photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). A Soyuz spacecraft, docked to the Station, is visible at right.

ISS007-E-06175 (21 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 mission commander, works with the Russian Lada greenhouse in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-11641 (2 August 2003) --- A nadir view, recorded with a digital still camera from the International Space Station orbiting Earth some 215 nautical miles overhead, shows the site of the 2003 Oshkosh air show, currently underway.

ISS007-E-16876 (9 October 2003) --- This view featuring the Salton Sea was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). This wide image shows a portion of drought-stricken southern California, including the urban sprawl of San Bernardino and Riverside, the agricultural development of the Imperial Valley and the Salton Sea sporting a huge swirl, speculated to be an algal bloom. The coastal region is obscured by fog.

ISS007-E-14547 (8 September 2003) --- This view featuring thunderstorms over the east coast of the United States was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-17038 (11 October 2003) --- This view featuring a close-up of the Salton Sea was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The image provides detail of the structure of the algal bloom. These blooms continue to be a problem for the Salton Sea. They are caused by high concentrations of nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorous, which drain into the basin from the agricultural run-off. As the algae die and decompose, oxygen levels in the sea drop, causing fish kills and hazardous condition for other wildlife.

ISS007-E-11612 (2 August 2003) --- This digital still camera's view of Glacier National Park in Montana, was captured by one of the crew members aboard the International Space Station orbiting earth at 215 nautical miles. The area pictured is north of Flathead Lake on the southern flank of the Apgar Mountains, just across the Flathead River.

ISS007-E-11256 (29 July 2003) --- This view of the capital city of Austin, Texas was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Austin is located in the Texas hill country along the banks of the Colorado River (lower left). Onboard are cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, mission commander, and astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer.

ISS007-E-06305 (6 June 2003) --- This image featuring two capital cities on opposite banks of the Congo River was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The smaller city is Brazzaville on the north side of the river, and Kinshasa on the south side. The cities lie at the downstream end of an almost circular widening in the river known as Stanley Pool. The international boundary follows the south shore of the pool (~30 kilometers in diameter). The Congo River exits the pool through a markedly narrowed channel at a series of whitewater rapids that can be seen in this view from space.

ISS007-E-07360 (14 June 2003) --- This regional view of Salt Lake City, Utah taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS) shows the city and its suburbs nestled between the Wasatch Front and the Great Salt Lake. The core of Interstate Highway 15 runs North-South through the valley, with suburbs arrayed east and west of the highway. An important issue facing Salt Lake City’s growing population is preservation and allocation of water resources. Utah is in its fifth year of drought. One of the most dramatic effects of the drought visible in this picture is the fact that the lake levels are so low that Antelope Island is separated from the mainland by dry lakebed. Expansive productive wetlands occur where freshwater flows from the Wasatch Range and into the lake. The southern end of this network of wetlands can be seen in the image.

ISS007-E-14745 (13 September 2003) --- This close-up view of the eye of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). At the time this photo was taken, Isabel had reformed to a Category 5 storm, packing winds of 160 miles per hour.

ISS007-E-14908 (September 2003) --- This view of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). There was no date down linked with this image, therefore the exact time data of this photo cannot be determined.

ISS007-E-14987 (16 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, cleans the dust off the charged couple device (CCD) on a digital still camera in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-13090 (21 August 2003) --- This view featuring Islamabad and Rawalpindi was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). These two capital cities in Pakistan lie next to each another, but display land use patterns that are entirely different. Islamabad has a rectangular street pattern nestled against the Margala Hills. The larger Rawalpindi lies to the south on the Soan River.

ISS007-E-14753 (13 September 2003) --- This view of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). At the time this photo was taken, Isabel had reformed to a Category 5 storm, packing winds of 160 miles per hour.

ISS007-E-13281 (20 August 2003) --- This view features forest fires in the Canadian province of British Columbia where some 620,000 acres of forest were consumed in almost 2,500 fires. Here the Rocky Mountains have both lofty, snow-capped peaks and long, narrow valleys that create special conditions and problems with air quality from these smoky fires. This image taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS) illustrates how smoke has become trapped in valleys where light winds and cold air drainage from the higher elevations have created temperature inversions. Note how the snowy peaks of the mountains are relatively smoke-free while the long, north-south valleys of Kootenay Lake and Columbia River are filled with trapped aerosols from the plumes of the large fires situated in the southwest. Meanwhile shifting winds have now swept the bulk of the plumes southeastward over the Columbia River Basin of Washington.

ISS007-E-15623 (28 September 2003) --- This view featuring Clear Lake area and NASA, 25 miles southeast of Houston, Texas, was photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-07304 (13 June 2003) --- This view of Earth’s horizon was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS), using a wide-angle lens while the Station was over the Pacific Ocean. In the foreground are the atolls of Tabiteuea and Onotoa.

ISS007-E-12915 (18 August 2003) --- This view featuring Egypt’s Great pyramids of Giza (right center) was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Giza is a royal burial place, commissioned and built by pharaohs during the fourth dynasty around 2550 BC. Today, Giza is a rapidly growing region of Cairo. Population growth in Egypt continues to soar, leading to new construction. New roads for large new developments are obvious in the desert hills northwest and southwest of the pyramids.

ISS007-E-11639 (2 August 2003) --- A nadir view, recorded with a digital still camera from the International Space Station orbiting Earth some 215 nautical miles overhead, shows the site of the 2003 Oshkosh air show, currently underway.

ISS007-E-14474 (5 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats near the torso portions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits stored in the Quest airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-10807 (21 July 2003) --- This view of Earth’s horizon as the sunsets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Anvil tops of thunderclouds are also visible.

ISS007-E-17879 (October 2003) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque (left) of Spain; astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Alexander Y. Kaleri, Expedition 8 flight engineer; and cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 mission commander, are pictured in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Kaleri and Malenchenko represent Rosaviakosmos. Though the exact date is unavailable, the scene was recorded about midway through the joint duty time of Expeditions 7 and 8.

ISS007-E-12749 (14 August 2003) --- This view of forest fires in lower British Columbia, Canada was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-11609 (2 August 2003) --- This digital still camera's view from the International Space Station features early August forest fires in the Lost Creek area on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, just to the southwest of Calgary. Across the international border, the fires were raging in the Glacier National Park in Montana

ISS007-E-11253 (29 July 2003) --- Austin, Texas

ISS007-E-05249 (3 May 2003) --- The Expedition Six crewmembers pose in the Unity node near the growing collection of insignias representing crews who have worked on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, mission commander; cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, flight engineer; and Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer. Budarin represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-06178 (21 May 2003) --- Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition 7 mission commander, works with the Russian Lada greenhouse in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Malenchenko represents Rosaviakosmos.

ISS007-E-13392 (24 August 2003) --- This view of Webster, New York was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Webster is the hometown of astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer.

ISS007-E-07306 (13 June 2003) --- Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space are featured in this image taken from a window on the International Space Station (ISS), photographed by astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer.

ISS007-E-07878 (22 June 2003) --- This image, photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS), was merged with image ISS007-E-07872 to create a mosaic of a dust storm and thunderstorm over the Red Sea. The mosaic can be viewed on http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov

ISS007-E-14361 (4 September 2003) --- This view featuring Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River was photographed by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Victoria Falls is one of the most famous tourist sites in sub-Saharan Africa. The falls and their famous spray clouds are 1700 meters long, the longest sheet of falling water in the world. The falls appear as a ragged white line in this image. The small town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe appears just west of the falls, with smaller tourist facilities on the east bank in Zambia. A major river in south-central Africa, the Zambezi River flows from western Zambia to the Indian Ocean in Mozambique. It flows southeast in a wide bed before plunging suddenly 130 meters over the Victoria Falls into a narrow gorge.

ISS007-E-16807 (8 October 2003) --- The Honolulu International Airport runway juts into the water on the left side of this image of Oahu, taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). In the center is Ke’ehi Lagoon and on the right is Sand Island.

ISS007-E-14750 (13 September 2003) --- This view of Hurricane Isabel was taken by one of the Expedition 7 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station (ISS). At the time this photo was taken, Isabel had reformed to a Category 5 storm, packing winds of 160 miles per hour.

ISS007-E-05379 (11 May 2003) --- The moon seems to be floating inside Earth’s atmosphere as it was photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS) while above Russia. It’s an illusion, of course. The moon is really a quarter of a million miles away. The picture is tricky because of its uneven lighting. The sun’s elevation angle is only 6 degrees. On the left side of the image, night is falling; on the right side, it’s still broad daylight. This gradient of sunlight is the key to the illusion.