ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano in full spacewalk gear before the start of
his Volare mission to the International Space Station. The suit he is
wearing protects astronauts from the vacuum in space when they venture
outside. Luca has three spacewalks planned during his six-month mission.
ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano is spending six months on the
International Space Station conducting experiments and keeping the
orbital outpost running with five colleague astronauts.
In Luca’s
spare time he photographs our world from 400 km high, looking out of
the Station’s panoramic Cupola. Luca tweeted the picture above with the
comment: “The sky is simply perfect.” Of course, for people living down
below, the weather would have been described as “patchy, with sunlight
coming through at times”.
Orbiting at 28 800 km/h, Luca is
privileged to see our planet from a unique perspective. Here, Earth’s
curvature is clearly visible, with the thin layer of pale blue
atmosphere separating us from the harshness of space.
To see more of Luca's incredible shots, please visit the Volare mission Flickr channel.
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