U.S. Cities Photographed from Space

By: Jess Baker | TWC
Published: March 7, 2013

Chicago, Ill.

Chicago, Ill.

A clear day was on Hadfield's side so he could capture this great shot of the Windy City. (Image: Chris Hadfield/NASA)

  • Chicago, Ill.
  • Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Dallas, Texas
  • Cocoa Beach, Fla.
  • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Cape Town, South Africa
  • Bogota, Columbia
  • Maputo, Mozambique
  • Aruba and Curacao
  • Thunderstorms from above
  • Corfu, Greece
  • Kolkata, India
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Glacier tongues in the Himalayas.
  • Central Asia
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • Adriatic Sea, Italy
  • Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada
  • Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Would you recognize your city from 200-plus miles above earth?

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The Canadian Space Agency's Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted photos of the United States that he'd taken from his post on the International Space Station.

Commander Hadfield has been shooting awesome photos and video during his time at the ISS.

His latest subjects include Myrtle Beach, S.C., as well as Dallas-Ft. Worth and Chicago (see if you can spot each city's major airport in the photos).

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Check out the slideshow above for the five photos he took of the U.S. Thursday, followed by some of his other incredible photos of earth from space.


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