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Expedition 68 Image Gallery

The Expedition 68 image gallery shows photographs taken by the crew from aboard the International Space Station of its mission and science activities, including the Earth below.

iss068e025834 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer...
iss068e025834 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer on the outside of the Kibo laboratory module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Namibia on the African continent. The four tiny satellites, two from Japan, and one each from Uganda and Zimbabwe, were deployed into Earth orbit for a variety scientific studies and technology demonstrations.
iss068e039568 (Jan. 10, 2023) --- Argentino Lake in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina is pictured from the International Space...
iss068e039568 (Jan. 10, 2023) --- Argentino Lake in the Patagonia region of southern Argentina is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the South American nation.
iss068e000353 (Sept. 29, 2022) --- A portion of the Lake Eyre Basin in central western Queensland, Australia, is pictured from...
iss068e000353 (Sept. 29, 2022) --- A portion of the Lake Eyre Basin in central western Queensland, Australia, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the island continent.
iss068e017473 (Oct. 18, 2022) --- A portion of the Kunlun Mountains, one of the longest mountain ranges in Asia, in...
iss068e017473 (Oct. 18, 2022) --- A portion of the Kunlun Mountains, one of the longest mountain ranges in Asia, in southwestern China is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.
iss068e036382 (Jan. 2, 2023) --- A portion of the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the island nation of the Bahamas is...
iss068e036382 (Jan. 2, 2023) --- A portion of the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the island nation of the Bahamas is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above.
iss068e068975 (March 6, 2023) --- The International Space Station orbits 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of...
iss068e068975 (March 6, 2023) --- The International Space Station orbits 264 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Namibia and into an orbital sunset marked by the terminator, or the line separating day from night on Earth.
iss068e044995 (Feb. 1, 2023) --- An orbital sunrise begins illuminating Earth's atmosphere and its horizon in this photograph from the...
iss068e044995 (Feb. 1, 2023) --- An orbital sunrise begins illuminating Earth's atmosphere and its horizon in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the south Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina.
iss068e051124 (Feb. 10, 2023) --- An orbital sunrise begins illuminating Earth's atmosphere and revealing the cloud tops in this photograph...
iss068e051124 (Feb. 10, 2023) --- An orbital sunrise begins illuminating Earth's atmosphere and revealing the cloud tops in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above southern Brazil.
iss068e050817 (Feb. 9, 2023) --- An agricultural development in Egypt's New Valley Governate near the Sudan border is pictured from...
iss068e050817 (Feb. 9, 2023) --- An agricultural development in Egypt's New Valley Governate near the Sudan border is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the eastern Sahara.
iss068e012476 (Oct. 5, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines signs his name around the OFT-2...
iss068e012476 (Oct. 5, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines signs his name around the OFT-2 (Orbital Flight Test-2) mission insignia sticker affixed to the Harmony module's vestibule. Hines was aboard the International Space Station when Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked to Harmony's forward port on May 19, 2022, for a six-day uncrewed test mission.
iss068e006161 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines poses for a portrait inside the...
iss068e006161 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines poses for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," while orbiting 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island.
iss068e011296_alt (Oct. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines is pictured inside the cupola, the...
iss068e011296_alt (Oct. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines is pictured inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," looking at the Earth below while orbiting 260 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.
iss068e005874 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines has fun with fluid physics as...
iss068e005874 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Bob Hines has fun with fluid physics as he observes the behavior of a free-flying water bubble inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
iss068e030993 (Dec. 17, 2022) --- A snow-covered Boysen State Park and a frozen Boysen Reservoir in Wyoming are pictured from...
iss068e030993 (Dec. 17, 2022) --- A snow-covered Boysen State Park and a frozen Boysen Reservoir in Wyoming are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the western United States.
iss068e025819 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer...
iss068e025819 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer on the outside of the Kibo laboratory module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Namibia on the African continent. The four tiny satellites, two from Japan, and one each from Uganda and Zimbabwe, were deployed into Earth orbit for a variety scientific studies and technology demonstrations.
iss068e025794 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer...
iss068e025794 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- A set of four CubeSats are photographed after being released from a small satellite deployer on the outside of the Kibo laboratory module as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above Namibia on the African continent. The four tiny satellites, two from Japan, and one each from Uganda and Zimbabwe, were deployed into Earth orbit for a variety scientific studies and technology demonstrations.
iss068e017315 (Oct. 17, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio poses in front of BEAM, the...
iss068e017315 (Oct. 17, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio poses in front of BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, during cargo activities aboard the International Space Station.
iss068e050628 (Feb. 9, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio swaps orbital plumbing components inside the...
iss068e050628 (Feb. 9, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio swaps orbital plumbing components inside the Waste and Hygiene Compartment, the International Space Station's bathroom located in the Tranquility module.
iss068e012594 (Oct. 6, 2022) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio peers out of a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft...
iss068e012594 (Oct. 6, 2022) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio peers out of a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Rubio was observing the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft, carrying four SpaceX Crew-5 crew members, approach the orbital lab for a docking to the Harmony module's forward port.
iss068e017867 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the cupola, the...
iss068e017867 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," as the orbiting lab flew 263 miles above southeastern England. Credit: NASA/Frank Rubio
iss068e026356 (Dec. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured during a spacewalk to...
iss068e026356 (Dec. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured during a spacewalk to install a roll-out solar array on the International Space Station's Starboard-4 truss segment.
iss068e006386 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio has fun with fluid physics as...
iss068e006386 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio has fun with fluid physics as he observes the behavior of a free-flying water bubble inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
iss068e026012 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured working inside the International...
iss068e026012 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured working inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
iss068e015480 (Oct. 11, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is photographed performing fluid management and...
iss068e015480 (Oct. 11, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is photographed performing fluid management and seed cartridge/plant inspections on the eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) payload.
iss068e043130 (Jan. 30, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio replaces experiment samples and research hardware...
iss068e043130 (Jan. 30, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio replaces experiment samples and research hardware inside the International Space Station's Combustion Integrated Rack for a study exploring how fires burn in weightlessness to improve fire safety techniques in space.
iss068e027511_alt (Dec. 6, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio activates hardware for a space biology...
iss068e027511_alt (Dec. 6, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio activates hardware for a space biology experiment that is studying how weightlessness affects genetic expression in microbes to understand bacterial adaptation and protect astronauts.
iss068e017257 (Oct. 14, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio checks tomato plants growing inside the...
iss068e017257 (Oct. 14, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio checks tomato plants growing inside the International Space Station for the XROOTS space botany study. The tomatoes were grown without soil using hydroponic and aeroponic nourishing techniques to demonstrate space agricultural methods to sustain crews on long term space flights farther away from Earth where resupply missions become impossible. Credit: Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
iss068e020375 (Nov. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio cleans fans. filters, and components inside...
iss068e020375 (Nov. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio cleans fans. filters, and components inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) after rotating it down from its rack slot in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. The MSG hosts numerous space science experiments from physics to biology aboard the International Space Station. Credit: Josh Cassada/NASA
iss068e067414 (March 4, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured conducting maintenance tasks inside...
iss068e067414 (March 4, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured conducting maintenance tasks inside the International Space Station's Harmony module.
iss068e028262 (Dec. 9, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio exchanges samples inside the Microgravity Science...
iss068e028262 (Dec. 9, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio exchanges samples inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation. The space physics study demonstrates a passive cooling system for electronic devices in microgravity using a micro-structured surface.
iss068e045093 (Feb. 3, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio sets up the new Particle Vibration...
iss068e045093 (Feb. 3, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio sets up the new Particle Vibration experiment inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox. The physics study will investigate how particles organize themselves in fluids possibly advancing manufacturing techniques and providing new insights on astrophysics.
iss068e024574 (Nov. 26, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio works in the Microgravity Science Glovebox...
iss068e024574 (Nov. 26, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio works in the Microgravity Science Glovebox setting up hardware for the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation. The space physics study demonstrates a passive cooling system for electronic devices in microgravity using a micro-structured surface.
iss068e020555 (Nov. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio scrubs cooling loops inside Extravehicular Mobility...
iss068e020555 (Nov. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio scrubs cooling loops inside Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), or spacesuits, inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
jsc2022e072276 (Sept. 15, 2022) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seated in front of...
jsc2022e072276 (Sept. 15, 2022) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seated in front of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. Rubio is scheduled to launch with crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin Sept. 21 for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov.
iss068e026399 (Dec. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic...
iss068e026399 (Dec. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada is attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm during a spacewalk to install a roll-out solar array on the International Space Station's Starboard-4 truss segment.
iss068e043943 (Jan. 31, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada is pictured installing the BioFabrication Facility...
iss068e043943 (Jan. 31, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada is pictured installing the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), a research device that will be used to investigate the 3-D printing of human organs in microgravity. The BFF is located inside the Columbus laboratory module's EXPRESS Rack 3 aboard the International Space Station.
iss068e042034 (Jan. 26, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada harvests thale cress plants housed inside...
iss068e042034 (Jan. 26, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada harvests thale cress plants housed inside the Advanced Plant Habitat for stowage and analysis on Earth. The space botany study takes place inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module and studies genetic changes that take place in plants growing in microgravity
iss068e036994 (Jan. 4, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada conducts research operations inside the Microgravity...
iss068e036994 (Jan. 4, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada conducts research operations inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation. The space physics study demonstrates a passive cooling system for electronic devices in microgravity using a micro-structured surface.
iss068e038127 (Jan. 5, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada checks out and calibrates the mass...
iss068e038127 (Jan. 5, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada checks out and calibrates the mass measurement device that calculates the mass of biological research samples aboard the International Space Station.
iss068e012458 (Oct. 5, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins signs her name around the SpaceX...
iss068e012458 (Oct. 5, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Jessica Watkins signs her name around the SpaceX CRS-25 mission insignia sticker affixed to the Harmony module's vestibule. Watkins was aboard the International Space Station when the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship docked to Harmony's forward port on July 16, 2022, for a five-week cargo mission.