European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (astro_alex_esa) captured this image of our planet's Moon from the International Space Station (ISS). “By orbiting the Earth almost 16 times per day, the ISS crew travel the distance to the Moon and back – every day,” he said. The International Space Station is the world's only orbital laboratory. An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the station. The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. Credit: NASA #nasa #themoon #iss #horizons #astrophotographers #astronauts #inspace #spacestation #exploration #lunar #gradient #atmosphere #international #partnerships #livinginspace #europeanspaceagency #esa