NASA Shares ISS Video of Los Angeles Fireworks From 250 Miles Up
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Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 7
NASA Shares ISS Video of Los Angeles Fireworks From 250 Miles Up
3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 7
Summary
A short NASA video posted July 6 shows July 4 fireworks flashing over Los Angeles as the International Space Station passed above California.
More than 250 miles above Earth, the orbital view let the station’s three American crew members mark Independence Day from space; astronaut Jessica Meir also posted a July Fourth message.
Seven Expedition 74 astronauts are currently aboard the ISS, including four Crew-12 members due to leave in September and three others awaiting replacements later in July.
The ISS has operated in low-Earth orbit for more than 25 years, hosting more than 280 visitors from 26 countries as a multinational research outpost.