Expedition 46 flight engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) shared this stunning nighttime photograph with his social media followers on January 25, 2016, writing, “Beautiful night pass over Italy, Alps and Mediterranean.” Peak, who was launched to the International Space Station (ISS), on December 15, 2015, is the first British ESA astronaut. The official Web site dedicated to his mission is https://principia.org.uk/
