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Flying at an altitude of about 240 miles over the eastern North Atlantic, the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station photographed this nighttime scene. This view looks northeastward. Center point coordinates are 46.8 degrees north latitude and 14.3 degrees west longitude. The night lights of the cities of Ireland, in the foreground, and the United Kingdom, in the back and to the right, are contrasted by the bright sunrise in the background. The greens and purples of the Aurora Borealis are seen along the rest of the horizon.
This image was taken on March 28, 2012.
NASA may have ended the Space Shuttle program last year, but the shuttle Discovery will get one more flight — on April 17th, Discovery will be mounted atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) for a flight over Washington, DC. This FAA-approved flight will take place between 10 and 11AM, depending on weather conditions; the shuttle / 747 combo will buzz the city at about 1500 feet and head over a number of landmarks, including the National Mall and the Reagan National Airport. If you're not down in Washington, DC, fear not — NASA will be streaming the event live on its site. Following the flight, Discovery will land at the Dulles International Airport and will eventually be towed over to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. As for the Endeavour, it'll be taking the final SCA flight this fall to the California Science Center in Los Angeles; the Atlantis will be transported to the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex this November.