An Astronaut’s Love Letters to Earth

January 13, 2011

This post needs no intro. The photos and captions are everything.

On September 22, 2010, with the departure of the Expedition 23 crew, Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock assumed command of the International Space Station and the Expedition 25 crew. He is also known as Astro_Wheels on Twitter, where he has been tweeting space photos to his followers since he arrived at the space station.

Incredible Space Photos from ISS by NASA astronaut Wheelock

Space photo: Aurora Borealis In the distance on this beautiful night over Europe. The Strait of Dover is pretty clear as is Paris, the City of Lights. A little fog over the western part of England and London. It is incredible to see the lights of the cities and small towns against the backdrop of deep space. I am going to miss this view of our wonderful world... Space Photo: NASA, Astronaut Wheelock