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Data acquired October 2, 2002 JPEG
Data acquired October 2, 2002 540 x 1363 JPEG
On October 2, 2002, Houston’s Mission Control Center powered down and people along the coasts of Texas and Louisiana prepared for landfall of Hurricane Lili. The storm held special significance for International Space Station astronauts orbiting above 210 n. mi. above—it delayed that day’s launch of the Space Shuttle that was scheduled to bring them visitors and supplies and hardware. However, the crew gained perspective on Lili by tracking and photographing the hurricane near its peak.
Astronaut photographs ISS005-E-15904, ISS005-E-15906, ISS005-E-15928 and ISS005-E-15929 were provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Published October 13, 2002 Data acquired October 2, 2002