# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BS4FYHzB4iZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11736054-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/f96fa9cb1a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-04-14T18:45:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

"A classic that I never get tired of: the orange solar panel in front of the blue–white background and the curvature of Earth" wrote astronaut Thomas Pesquet (thom_astro) of the European Space Agency (europeanspaceagency) from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The space station serves as the world's leading laboratory for conducting cutting-edge microgravity research, and is the primary platform for technology development and testing in space to enable human and robotic exploration of destinations beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars.  Credit: NASA/ESA  #nasa #space #iss #spacestation #astronauts #esa #earth #Proxima #europe

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## Tags

spacestation, earth, nasa, iss, astronauts, space, esa, proxima, europe

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