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NASA astronaut Anil Menon shares aurora view from SpaceX Dragon
NASA astronaut Anil Menon has shared footage of an aurora filmed through the window of a SpaceX Dragon capsule, calling the view “a room with a view”. The video, shot at 1/4-second…
The Story in Brief
NASA astronaut Anil Menon has shared footage of an aurora filmed through the window of a SpaceX Dragon capsule, calling the view “a room with a view”. The video, shot at 1/4-second shutter speed with a 15mm lens and ISO 8000, shows green lights glowing above Earth. The Indian-origin astronaut posted it days after completing his first spacewalk.
Menon and NASA’s Jessica Meir spent 6 hours 27 minutes outside the ISS on August 6 during US Spacewalk 96. They prepared the station’s 3B power channel for future upgrades, including additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays. The mission is part of ongoing work to boost electricity generation for the ageing orbital laboratory.
The Indian Opinion
Indian social media may paint this as just another glamorous space selfie, but Menon’s footage is a rare, technical record from a working astronaut. He shot it right after a 6.5-hour spacewalk to upgrade the ISS’s power system, not a holiday. The real story is the quiet grind of maintaining a decades-old station. Watch for how many more IROSA arrays India’s Gaganyaan mission can learn from.
Source: timesnownews.com
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