サンフランシスコに暮らすGoogleのあるソフトウェアエンジニアが、家賃節約のためトラックで生活し注目を集めている。
ブランドン（本人の希望で名字の公表は差し控える）はグーグル・キャンパスの近くにトラックを駐車している。マサチューセッツ大学アマースト校を卒業した23歳の男性で、2014年に夏季インターンとしてグーグルに入社した。当時の彼の引っ越し先は2ベッドルームの完全家具付きアパートで3人のルームメイトがいた。そのアパートに住んでいた当時、1泊約65ドル（約7800円）を支払っていたと彼はハフポストに語った。月額にするとおよそ2000ドル（約24万円）の計算だ。
「そのアパートに暮らしている当時、法外な家賃を支払っていることに気が付きました。しかも、私はほとんど家にいることはありません」と彼は今週初めにビジネスインサイダーのインタビューの中で語った。
2015年、ブランドンがグーグルの正社員となることを決めた時、トラックを購入すればベイエリアの高額な生活費の大幅節約に役立つだろうと判断した。彼のブログ『Thoughts From Inside the Box（箱の中で考えたこと）』によると、彼は5月に走行距離約25万3000kmの2006年フォードE350を1万ドル（約120万円）で購入したという。ブログには彼の生活費が時系列で記録されている。
車両保険は月額121ドル（約1万4520円）。電気代は支払っていない。シャワー、プール、携帯機器の充電はグーグル・キャンパス内で利用できる。
「職場のキャンパス内のすべてのビルに24時間入れるキーカードを持っています」と彼は記している。加えて「夜7時半以降は何も飲食しないようにしています。夜は体を洗ってトイレへ行ってからトラックへ向かいます」
トラックに開いた穴や虫の発生などのいくつかの不便さを除けば、ブランドンの生活はうまくいっている。8時半か9時頃までのほとんどの時間を友達と出かけるか、個人プロジェクトの作業に費やしているのが大きな理由だ。
「この経験から学んだことは、私が家の中で必要としていたのはベッドだけだったということです。もし、私が一日中ここで過ごすのであれば、このやり方ではだめでしょう」と彼はブログに書いている。
それでも、彼は静かな公園で友人らと「ハウス・ウォーミング（引越し祝い）」ならぬ「トラック・ウォーミング」パーティの開催を果たした。
ブランドンの見積もりでは、職場近くのワンルームアパートを借りていたら、月に2180ドル（約26万1600円）支払っていたことになる。彼はトラックに引っ越して以来、家賃分で節約した純貯蓄を算出する計算式を作り出した。彼の計算によれば、今週、彼の支出額と節約額が同額になり採算が取れた。今月23日の朝の時点で、彼の純貯蓄額は325ドル（約3万9000円）を超え、その額は毎時間増加している。
ブランドンの説明では、ブログは当初、彼の経験を記録して友人や家族に見せるためのものだった。しかし、彼の予想に反し世界中から大きな反響があったという。
多くの人達が彼の倹約術と使えるものをクリエイティブに活用する姿勢に称賛の声を送っている。しかし、フェイスブックやツイッター上では、ブランドン氏が注目されるのはトップ企業の社員であるという「特権」があるからだと指摘する声もある。
実は、サンフランシスコでは高すぎる家賃と住宅不足、そしてホームレスの増加が社会問題になっている。1月のある報告では、アメリカ政府が定義するホームレス以外で避難所や道路で暮らす人々が7539人いると示されている。サンフランシスコ市はアメリカ国内で最も家賃の高い都市の1つで、周辺地域の家賃も安いといえるレベルではない。賃貸物件掲載サイトZumperの1月の報告によれば、同市の1ベッドルームアパートの家賃の中央値は3410ドル（約40万9200円）だ。
ブランドンは自身の特別な立場を認識している。彼はブログの中で、やむを得ず車で生活している人々には注目が集まることはほとんどないと書いている。
「本当のホームレスは明らかに話題にしづらいテーマだからといって、それを取り上げないシステムに問題があります」と彼は書いている。「最低賃金で車で生活してどうにか毎日を送っている人々はニュースにはならないし、特に魅力的ではありません」
「この問題は私個人の現状に関わる目先の小さな問題よりもはるかに重大な事柄なので、ブログで取り上げるべきだと思いました」と彼はハフポストUS版に対して述べた。
この記事はハフポストUS版に掲載されたものを翻訳しました。
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コペンハーゲン（デンマーク）(01 of52)
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アマゾンの熱帯雨林（ブラジル）(02 of52)
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万里の長城（中国）(03 of52)
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ニュー・ブラーズ・バー貯水池（アメリカ・カリフォルニア）(04 of52)
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ウェルバのぶどう畑（スペイン）(05 of52)
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空軍基地（アメリカ・アリゾナ）(06 of52)
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デュラ・アル・バーレーン（バーレーン）(07 of52)
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ハウルタンゲ（オランダ）(08 of52)
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Atafu Atoll (NASA, International Space Station Science, 01/06/09)(09 of52)
Atafu Atoll in the Southern Pacific Ocean is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 18 crewmember on the International Space Station. At roughly eight kilometers wide, Atafu Atoll is the smallest of three atolls (with Nukunonu and Fakaofo atolls to the southeast, not shown) comprising the Tokelau Islands group located in the southern Pacific Ocean. Swains Island to the south (not shown) is also considered part of the Tokelau group. The political entity of Tokelau is currently a territory of New Zealand. In recent years, public referendums on independence within the islands have been held, but have not received sufficient support to move forward. The primary settlement on Atafu is a village located at the northwestern corner of the atoll -- indicated by an area of light gray dots in this photograph. The typical ring shape of the atoll is the result of coral reefs building up around a former volcanic island. Over geologic time, the central volcano has subsided beneath the water surface, leaving the fringing reefs and a central lagoon that contains submerged coral reefs. Erosion and soil development on the surfaces of the exposed fringing reefs has lead to formation of tan to light brown beach deposits (southern and western sides of the atoll) and green vegetation cover (northern and eastern sides of the atoll). The Tokelau Islands, including Atafu Atoll, suffered significant inundation and erosion during Tropical Cyclone Percy in 2005. The approximate elevation of Atafu Atoll is only two meters above the tidal high water level. Vulnerability to tropical cyclones and potential sea level rise makes the long-term habitability of the atoll uncertain. \n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nRead full caption:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-18/html/...\n\nMore about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nI\'m starting a new Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Palm Island, World Island, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (NASA, International Space Station Science, 01/13/10)(10 of52)
Man-made archipelagos near Dubai, United Arab Emirates are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member on the International Space Station. The municipality of Dubai is the largest city of the Persian Gulf emirate of the same name, and has built a global reputation for large-scale developments and architectural works. Among the most visible of these developments -- particularly from the perspective of astronauts onboard the ISS -- are three man-made archipelagos. The two Palm Islands (Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali) appear as stylized palm trees when viewed from above. The World Islands evoke a rough map of the world from an air- or space-borne perspective. Palm Jumeirah and the World Islands are highlighted in this view. Palm Jumeirah (lower left) was begun in 2001 and required more than 50 million cubic meters of dredged sand to raise the islands above the Persian Gulf sea level. Construction of the Palm Jumeirah islands was completed in 2006; they are now being developed for residential and commercial housing and infrastructure. Creation of the 300 World Islands (upper right) was begun in 2003 and completed in 2008, using 320 million cubic meters of sand and 37 million tons of rock for the surrounding 27 kilometer-long protective breakwater. Also visible at the lower edge of the image is another notable built structure -- the Burj Tower (white rectangle at lower right and inset image). The Burj Tower -- or Burj Khalifa -- stands 800 meters high, and is currently the world\'s tallest structure. The photograph captures enough detail to make out the tapering outline of the building as well as its dark needle-like shadow pointing towards the northeast. \n\nImage/caption credit: NASA\n\nRead full caption:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-22/html/...\n\nMore about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
バルセロナ（スペイン）(11 of52)
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ラスベガス（アメリカ）(12 of52)
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アルメリア（スペイン）(13 of52)
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マドリード（スペイン）(14 of52)
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キリーン（アメリカ・テキサス）(15 of52)
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ヴェネチア（イタリア）(16 of52)
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プエンテ・デ・バリェカス（スペイン・マドリード）(17 of52)
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インマン・ヤード（アメリカ・アトランタ）(18 of52)
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アジスアベバ（エチオピア）(19 of52)
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ロクサハッチーの農業地域（アメリカ・フロリダ）(20 of52)
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ニューアーク港（アメリカ・ニュージャージー）(21 of52)
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ボカ・ラトン（アメリカ・フロリダ）(22 of52)
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ロサンゼルス港（アメリカ）(23 of52)
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エドソン（アメリカ・カンザス）(24 of52)
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パーム・アイランド（アメリカ・フロリダ）(25 of52)
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雲南地方の棚田（中国）(26 of52)
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ヴェンチャー・アウト・RVリゾート（アメリカ・アリゾナ）(27 of52)
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農業地域（サウジアラビア）(28 of52)
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アルムデナ大聖堂（スペイン・マドリード）(29 of52)
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エルドラド・ナショナル・フォレスト・ジョージタウン（アメリカ・カリフォルニア）(30 of52)
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Full Moon Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 11/11/10)(31 of52)
Editor\'s note: I\'ve added this glamorous image to our NASA Moon Images photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157624910405524/.\n\nBackdropped by Earth\'s horizon and the blackness of space, a full moon is photographed by an Expedition 29 crew member on the International Space Station. \n\nImage credit: NASA \n\nView original image:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-29/html/...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Research. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/\n\nView more than 400 photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/\n\n_____________________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
セントラルパーク（アメリカ・ニューヨーク）(32 of52)
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German Astronaut Alexander Gerst Aboard The International Space Station(33 of52)
IN SPACE - SEPTEMBER 9: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout photo provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) on September 9, 2014, German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst took this image of an aurora as he circled Earth whilst aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Gerst returned to earth on November 10, 2014 after spending six months on the International Space Station completing an extensive scientific programme, known as the \'Blue Dot\' mission (after astronomer Carl Sagan\'s description of Earth, as seen on a photograph taken by the Voyager probe from six billion kilometres away). (Photo by Alexander Gerst / ESA via Getty Images) (credit:ESA via Getty Images)
The Moon Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station)(34 of52)
Photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member aboard the International Space Station, this image shows the moon at center. As it circles the globe, the ISS travels an equivalent distance to the moon and back in about a day. The station makes an excellent platform for viewing the Earth and its atmosphere. This image shows the limb of Earth near the bottom transitioning into the orange-colored troposphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth\'s atmosphere. The troposphere ends abruptly at the tropopause, which appears in the image as the sharp boundary between the orange- and blue- colored atmosphere. The silvery-blue noctilucent clouds extend far above the Earth\'s troposphere\n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nView more photos like this in the "Space Station Research Affects Lives" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157634178107799/\n\n_____________________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Sun Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 07/21/03)(35 of52)
Editor\'s note: This is an archive image from 2003, part of our "Think Pink" gallery, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625045060125/\n__________________________________________________________\nThis view of Earthâs horizon as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Anvil tops of thunderclouds are also visible. \n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nView original image:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-7/html/i... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Typhoon Neoguri (NASA, International Space Station, 07/07/14)(36 of52)
The International Space Station was just a couple of minutes away from passing directly over the eye of Typhoon Neoguri on July 7, and Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency captured its startling dimensions in a series of still photos. In a tweet, Gerst marveled that even with a fish-eye lens (which was used on some more distant angles other than this oblique one), he couldn\'t capture the whole storm. A 28mm focal length was used for a small sequence of similar oblique pictures such as this one. The picture was taken at 21:52:29 GMT on July 7, 2014.\n\nPart of the space station remote manipulator system robotic arm or Canadarm2 is in the top portion of the scene.\n\nImage credit: NASA \n\nView Super Typhoon Neoguri Flickr album:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157645643701363/\n\nOriginal image:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/14614538052/in/set-721...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nCrew Earth Observations on Flickr:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157621443555137/\n\n________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Sunset Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station Science, 06/03/07)(37 of52)
The profile of the atmosphere and a setting sun are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 crewmember on the International Space Station. \n\nImage/caption credit: NASA\n\nRead full caption:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-15/html/...\n\nMore about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Sunset Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station Science, 11/23/09)(38 of52)
The thin line of Earth\'s atmosphere and the setting sun are featured in this image photographed by a crew member on the International Space Station while space shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) remains docked with the station. \n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nRead full caption:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-21/html/...\n\nMore about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nThere\'s a new Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
International Space Station(39 of52)
In this Sat., Aug. 27, 2011 photo provided by NASA and taken from aboard the international space station by astronaut Ron Garan, the sun rises above above the earth in one of the sixteen sunrises astronauts see each day. This sunrise image shows the rising sun as the space station flew along a path between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/NASA) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Lopsided Luna, 3 of 4 (NASA, International Space Station, 08/01/12)(40 of52)
One of the Expedition 32 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station captured this image of the full moon on Aug. 1, 2012. Because of the home planet\'s atmosphere, it is not easy at first sighting to recognize the heavenly body as the full moon. Another picture in this series depicts a totally different image of Earth\'s natural satellite because of the lack of distortion caused by the atmosphere. \n\nImage credit: NASA/JSC\n\nOriginal image:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-32/html/...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Research. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/\n\nView more than 400 photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/\n\n________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
ISS Astronaut Salutes Leonard Nimoy(41 of52)
IN SPACE - FEBRUARY 27: In this handout from NASA, International Space Station astronaut Terry Virts make the Vulcan salute from \'Star Trek\' and the character Spock,, who was played by Leonard Nimoy, while orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station in space. Nimoy, the 83-years-old actor, died on February 27, 2015 in his home in the Bel Air section of in Los Angeles. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images) (credit:NASA via Getty Images)
German Astronaut Alexander Gerst Aboard The International Space Station(42 of52)
IN SPACE - NOVEMBER 6: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this handout photo provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) on November 6, 2014, German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst took this image of the city of Cologne in Germany whilst aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Gerst returned to earth on November 10, 2014 after spending six months on the International Space Station completing an extensive scientific programme, known as the \'Blue Dot\' mission (after astronomer Carl Sagan\'s description of Earth, as seen on a photograph taken by the Voyager probe from six billion kilometres away). (Photo by Alexander Gerst / ESA via Getty Images) (credit:ESA via Getty Images)
Moon Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 05/06/14)(43 of52)
One of the Expedition 39 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed a half moon above Earth\'s horizon on May 6, 2014.\n\nOriginal image:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/14140176855/in/set-721...\n\nAbout Crew Earth Observations:\n\nIn Crew Earth Observations (CEO), crewmembers on the International Space Station (ISS) photograph the Earth from their unique point of view located 200 miles above the surface. Photographs record how the planet is changing over time, from human-caused changes like urban growth and reservoir construction, to natural dynamic events such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions. A major emphasis of CEO is to monitor disaster response events in support of the International Disaster Charter (IDC). CEO imagery provides researchers on Earth with key data to understand the planet from the perspective of the ISS. Crewmembers have been photographing Earth from space since the early Mercury missions beginning in 1961. The continuous images taken from the ISS ensure this record remains unbroken.\n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nOriginal image:\neol.jsc.nasa.gov/EarthObservatory/BrusselsandAntwerpatNig...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nView more photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05\n\n________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Moon on Earth's Horizon (NASA, International Space Station, 07/12/11)(44 of52)
One of the Expedition 28 crew members aboard the International Space Center recorded this image of Earth\'s horizon and the moon during the week and a half period that the orbiting complex was hosting the Atlantis and its crew for the final Space Shuttle Program mission. \n\nImage credit: NASA \n\nOriginal image:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-28/html/...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Research. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
International Space Station Over Earth (NASA, 08/19/07)(45 of52)
(From 2007) Backdropped by Earth\'s horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station appears to be very small as it moves away from Space Shuttle Endeavour. Earlier the STS-118 and Expedition 15 crews concluded nearly nine days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 6:56 a.m. (CDT) on Aug. 19, 2007. The lower portion of Italy is visible at left. \n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nRead full caption:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-15/html/...\n\nMore about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nThere\'s a new Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Archive: Aurora Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 2003)(46 of52)
This beautiful aurora was photographed by one of the Expedition 6 crew members aboard the International Space Station.\n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nMore images from Expedition 6:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-6/ndxpag...\n\nView "Auroras Over Earth" Flickr album:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157645507761848/\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nCrew Earth Observations on Flickr:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasamarshall/sets/72157621443555137/\n\n________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for \npersonal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Pre-Winter Storm, Southwestern Australia (NASA, International Space Station, 03/29/14)(47 of52)
One of the Expedition 39 crew members aboard the International Space Station on March 29 used a 14mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph this pre-winter storm located just off the coast of southwestern Australia. A solar array panel on the orbital outpost is in the left side of the frame. \n\nAbout Crew Earth Observations:\n\nIn Crew Earth Observations (CEO), crewmembers on the International Space Station (ISS) photograph the Earth from their unique point of view located 200 miles above the surface. Photographs record how the planet is changing over time, from human-caused changes like urban growth and reservoir construction, to natural dynamic events such as hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions. A major emphasis of CEO is to monitor disaster response events in support of the International Disaster Charter (IDC). CEO imagery provides researchers on Earth with key data to understand the planet from the perspective of the ISS. Crewmembers have been photographing Earth from space since the early Mercury missions beginning in 1961. The continuous images taken from the ISS ensure this record remains unbroken.\n\nImage credit: NASA\n\nOriginal image:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/14088550263/in/set-721...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nView more photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05\n\n________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Cape Cod, Massachusetts (NASA, International Space Station Science, 05/08/07)(48 of52)
A portion of Cape Cod is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 crewmember on the International Space Station. \n\nImage/caption credit: NASA\n\nRead full caption:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-15/html/...\n\nMore about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Great Lakes and Central U.S. Viewed From the International Space Station(49 of52)
From the International Space Station, Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore took this photograph of the Great Lakes and central U.S. on Dec. 7, 2014\n\nThis week on the station, the Expedition 42 crew has been busy with medical science and spacesuit work while preparing for the arrival of SpaceX\'s Dragon commercial cargo craft, scheduled to launch on Dec. 16 on a two day trip to the station before it is captured by the Canadarm2 and berthed to the Harmony node.\n\nImage Credit: NASA/Barry Wilmore (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
A Night View Around the Mediterranean Sea (NASA, International Space Station, 02/25/12)(50 of52)
Editor\'s note: Gorgeous image from the Human SpaceFlight site (spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/html/...) last night. The quantity and quality of of the Station images never cease to amaze me. Posted to the NASA Views Earth at Night photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/\n\nThis nighttime image photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station provides a look toward the Mediterranean Sea. Along the left side, the night lights clearly depict the high population associated with the Nile River and its delta and the Alexandria, Egypt area (top left center). The Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal are seen to the right. \n\nImage credit: NASA \n\nOriginal image:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/html/...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Research. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/\n\nView more than 400 photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/\n\n_____________________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Isla de Providencia, Columbia, Nicaragua (NASA, International Space Station Science, 04/17/10)(51 of52)
The underside of space shuttle Discovery is visible in this image photographed by an Expedition 23 crew member on the International Space Station soon after the shuttle and station began their post-undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:52 a.m. (CDT) on April 17, 2010, ending a stay of 10 days, 5 hours and 8 minutes. The visit included three spacewalks and delivery of more than seven tons of equipment and supplies. The recognizable feature on Earth below is the south end of Isla de Providencia, about 150 miles off the coast of Nicaragua near 13.3 degrees north latitude 81.4 degrees west longitude. The island belongs to Colombia. \n\nImage/caption credit: NASA\n\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-23/html/...\n\nMore about space station science:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
Southeastern USA at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 01/29/12)(52 of52)
Editor\'s note: Hello, Dixieland. :) Posted to the NASA Views Earth at Night photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/\n\nSoutheastern USA at night is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 30 crew member on the International Space Station. The brightly lit metropolitan areas of Atlanta, GA (center) and Jacksonville, FL (lower right) appear largest in the image with numerous other urban areas forming an interconnected network of light across the region. A large dark region to the northwest of Jacksonville, FL is the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge; likewise the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains form dark swaths to the north of Atlanta, GA and west of Charlotte, NC (center). The faint gold and green line of airglow -- caused by ultraviolet radiation exciting the gas molecules in the upper atmosphere -- parallels the horizon (or Earth limb). \n\nImage credit: NASA \n\nOriginal image:\nspaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/html/...\n\nMore about space station research:\nwww.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html\n\nThere\'s a Flickr group about Space Station Research. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/\n\nView more than 400 photos like this in the "NASA Earth Images" Flickr photoset:\nwww.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/\n\n_____________________________________________\nThese official NASA photographs are being made available for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photographs. The photographs may not be used in materials, advertisements, products, or promotions that in any way suggest approval or endorsement by NASA. All Images used must be credited. For information on usage rights please visit: www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelin... (credit:NASA\'s Marshall Space Flight Center/Flickr)
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