# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/kUv7proaKI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11739519-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/b56f5d2951.jpg
- **Posted:** 2014-02-12T17:20:51.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Floating off into space… a set of NanoRacks CubeSats are deployed from International Space Station - The Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (SSOD), in the grasp of the Kibo laboratory robotic arm, is photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member on the space station as it deploys a set of NanoRacks CubeSats. The CubeSats program contains a variety of experiments such as Earth observations and advanced electronics testing. Station solar array panels, Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. 
Image Credit: NASA 
#nasa #satellite #space #nasa #iss #spacestation #cubesat #exp38

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spacestation, satellite, nasa, iss, cubesat, space, exp38

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