Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York (and more) seen at night from @iss. Synchronized photo with @babaktafr…
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Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York (and more) seen at night from @iss. Synchronized photo with @babaktafreshi at the Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington when I was in orbit overhead. This is from our From Above and Below project fitting for the USA 250th celebrations this 4th of July.
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