Above a sea of lights ✨ The Nile Delta sets the scene as the International Space Station (ISS) floats 250 miles (402 km) above Earth. After living on the orbiting lab for 197 days, on Nov. 8, 2021, the four astronauts of #Crew2 boarded the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour to return to Earth. Before closing out their expedition they took a rendezvous around the ISS. NASA commander Astro_Kimbrough and pilot Astro.Megan monitored data as EuropeanSpaceAgency mission specialist Thom_Astro captured photos of the International Space Station during the first ever “fly around” of the complex from inside a commercial Crew Dragon. Joined by JAXAjp astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, the crew successfully splashed down at 10:33 p.m. ET, breaking the record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S.-crewed spacecraft and marked the end of the second crew rotation mission. Credit: NASA/European Space Agency/Thomas Pesquet #NASA #InternationalSpaceStation #ISS #Egypt #Space #Photography