International Space Station with ATV-5

A view from the International Space Station with Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Georges Lemaître.

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst took this image during his six-month Blue Dot mission. He Tweeted the image with the text: “Home sweet home. This ISS view is taken from the Russian airlock. You can even see ATV-5’s wings!"

The fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle docked with the International Space Station on 12 August 2014.  It delivered 6.6 tonnes of supplies, including food, water, fuel, clothes and experiment hardware.

Working 400 km above our planet, Alexander is taking beautiful pictures in his spare time. Follow his Blue Dot mission via alexandergerst.esa.int