# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BJIcgH5AAtR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11736576-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/bc5082e6f5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2016-08-15T14:01:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

"Good morning! #sunrise," wrote Jeff Williams aboard the International Space Station. 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 asteroids and Mars.

mage Credit: NASA

#nasa #space #iss #spacestation #astronauts #exp48 #earth #sun

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## Tags

sun, spacestation, earth, nasa, iss, astronauts, space, sunrise, exp48

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