Cyclone Ian Captured in Stunning Pictures From the International Spaceport Station

By NASA October 2, 2022 Hurricane Ian is envisioned approaching the west coast of Florida as a classification 4 storm. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above the Gulf of Mexico at the time of this photo. Credit: NASA Hurricane Ian is visualized above in a sensational picture that was taken by an astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS). When this picture was snapped, the ISS was orbiting 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea east of Belize. At the time, Ian was simply south of Cuba getting strength and heading towards Florida. In the foreground (from left), are the Soyuz MS-22 team ship, docked to the Rassvet module, and the Soyuz MS-21 team ship, docked to the Prichal module. There were a number of other sensational photos launched by NASA of Hurricane Ian from the ISS: A team member onboard the International Space Station took this picture of Hurricane Ian on September 26 while orbiting more than 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth’s surface area. At the time, the spaceport station lay over the Caribbean Sea east of Belize, and Hurricane Ian was simply south of Cuba. Throughout the day, it grew from a hurricane to a category-2 typhoon. Credit: NASA Above is another picture of Hurricane Ian recorded by a team member onboard the International Space Station. When the photo was taken, on September 26, the ISS was orbiting more than 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth’s surface area. At the time, Hurricane Ian was simply south of Cuba and the spaceport station lay over the Caribbean Sea east of Belize. Throughout that day, it grew from a hurricane to a category-2 cyclone. Cyclone Ian is visualized approaching the west coast of Florida as a classification 4 storm. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above the Gulf of Mexico at the time of this picture. Credit: NASA This image of Hurricane Ian was photographed from the ISS while the orbiting laboratory was over 250 miles above the Gulf of Mexico. At the time this picture was taken, Ian was approaching the west coast of Florida as a classification 4 storm.
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