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As the International Space Station orbited
about 240 miles (386 km) above the Earth on Saturday, the Expedition 7
crew was able to capture some impressive imagery of Hurricane Isabel as it
churned in the Atlantic Ocean. Isabel was a Category 5 hurricane at the time the
photos were taken.
By Monday
afternoon, Isabel's top sustained winds dropped significantly to 125 mph from
140 mph in the morning. The storm remains a dangerous Category 3 on the Saffir-Simpson
scale of intensity. Isabel had been a Category 5, with winds exceeding 155 mph at
times, off-and-on since Friday.
Aboard the ISS on Monday, the crew continued
troubleshooting efforts on the Resistive Exercise Device weightlifting machine.
The crew was having problems adjusting the resistance on one of the device's
canisters. In other activities, the crew continued to oversee ISS systems and
science operations.
Credit: NASA
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