"Arrival to the sandy coasts of West Africa: some orange meets the white and blue of Earth," Pesquet wrote when he shared this photo, taken on Dec. 9, 2016.
"The moon was playing hide and seek with us today… but I spotted it!" Pesquet wrote when he shared this photo, which was taken on Dec. 10, 2016.
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet marvels at the view from the Cupola and its familiar shape. Which came first the class patch or the Cupola?
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