Outside-in

The International Space Station reflected off an antenna on the Russian Zvezda module taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst who was inside the orbital outpost at the time.

The Russian Zvezda was the third module to make up the Space Station and provides life support and living quarters for the astronauts.  

Working 400 km above our planet, Alexander is taking beautiful pictures in his spare time.

Follow his six-month Blue Dot mission via http://alexandergerst.esa.int