---
title: "New Window on ISS Offers Incredible View of Space Station Exterior"
description: "NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn posted an incredible photo of the ISS taken through a window from the new Russian module on Sunday."
date: "2022-01-24"
modified: "2022-01-24"
authors:
  - name: "Tony Ho Tran"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/ttran"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/window-iss-incredible-view"
categories:
  - "International Space Station"
  - "NASA"
  - "Off-World"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "international space station"
  - "NASA"
  - "the digest"
---

# New Window on ISS Offers Incredible View of Space Station Exterior

![NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn posted an incredible photo of the ISS taken through a window from the new Russian module on Sunday.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/new-window-on-iss-offers-incredible-view-of-space-station-exterior.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: ESA\</em\>*

## Awesome Angle

Despite having been launched over two decades ago, the International Space Station (ISS) still has plenty of surprises in store for us.

For instance, check out this stunning new photo showcasing a unique angle of the ISS, taken from the station's newest module.

The image was shared by NASA astronaut and current ISS crew member Thomas Marshburn on Twitter on Sunday.

"That’s me in the Cupola, taking in the sights of our spectacular planet," he wrote in the caption.

https://twitter.com/AstroMarshburn/status/1485369772619489285

## New Module Just Dropped

While Marshburn didn’t specify which Russian module he meant, he’s likely referring to the [Prichal module](<https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2021/11/26/russias-new-docking-module-arrives-at-station/>), which docked with the ISS in November 2021. The module is connected to the Nauka module and will soon allow more spacecraft to dock to the station's Russian segment.

The Nauka module made headlines last year after a series of near-disastrous mishaps resulted in the ISS [spinning out of control](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/iss-module-unexpectedly-fires-thrusters>) on [more than one](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-spun-space-station-again>) occasion. [Russia denied](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-investigate-space-station-damage-incident>) astronauts were ever in any serious danger, despite [evidence to the contrary](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/space-station-incident-worse-nasa-admitted>).

The country is hoping to establish its own space station in the near future, with Nauka and Prichal [rumored to act](<https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/satellites/a25773/mlm-delayed-russia/>) as the foundational pieces. So until then, let's take in the stunning views [while we still can](<https://futurism.com/nasa-trying-kill-international-space-station>).

**More on ISS:** [*Will Archeologists Learn Anything Useful In New Space Station “Dig”?*](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/russia-spun-space-station-again>)

## Author
Tony Tran is a former reporter for Futurism, and now an editor at the Daily Beast. His work has been seen in Playboy, HuffPost, Narratively, and wherever else fine writing is published. He lives in Chicago where he frequently plans tabletop gaming sessions for his friends.