In 2006, an unneeded space suit filled with old clothes was jettisoned by the crew of the ISS into orbit around Earth. The space suit was outfitted with a small and weak radio transmitter so the crew could track it's orbit around the planet. The suit stayed in orbit for a few weeks until it's trajectory decayed and it burned up in the Earth's atmosphere. The picture shown here was taken shortly after the release of the suit, and looks quite breathtaking with the Earth looming in from the right side of the frame.
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