Amazing Photos: NASA Astronaut Rick Mastracchio's Space Station Views

By Space.com Staff
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Rick Mastracchio on ISS: Strait of Gibraltar

Rick Mastracchio (via Twitter as @AstroRM)

This photo of the Strait of Gibraltar was taken from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio on Nov. 13, 2013.

Rick Mastracchio on ISS: Bench Press View

Rick Mastracchio (via Twitter as @AstroRM)

This photo of the cupola was taken from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio on Nov. 13, 2013. “This is what I see when I bench press. The exercise machine is right under the cupola on space station,” Mastracchio tweeted.

Rick Mastracchio Investigates Slosh in Tanks

Rick Mastracchio (via Twitter as @AstroRM)

This photo was tweeted by NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio while aboard the ISS on Jan. 23, 2014. “With the latest SPHERES experiment investigating slosh in tanks. Very important in rocket, spacecraft design and more,” Mastracchio tweeted.

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