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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet posted this image of the Dragon spacecraft over the Mediterranean island of Corsica, commenting: "A perfect approach of the Dragon under the International Space Station. Flying at 5 km away with Corsica 400 km underneath. Not the worst of views."
Launched four days earlier, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft rendezvoused with the International Space Station on 23 February 2017, delivering research equipment, cargo and supplies.
Follow Thomas and his six-month Proxima mission via thomaspesquet.esa.int