Astronaut Captures Stunning ISS Spin Over Mediterranean Night Lights
What Happened
NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a timelapse of the International Space Station (ISS) performing an Optimal Propellant Maneuver (OPM), a routine operation used to reorient the station before spacecraft docking events. The footage shows the ISS moving above the brightly lit cities of the Mediterranean at night. Watch the video on Don Pettit's X account: https://x.com/astro_Pettit
Key Takeaways
The video offers a rare view of both the technical operations that keep the ISS mission-ready and the breath-taking sight of Earth from orbit. Pettit described the scene as unfolding over “magnificent Mediterranean city lights.