International Space Station Image of Mount Rainier

Mount Rainier National Park photographed from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold. Credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this clear view of Mount Rainier National Park as the International Space Station orbited above at about 17,500 miles per hour. Arnold shared the image and a quote on April 25, to celebrate National Park Week:

“‘Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the lights that shine there illumine all that lies below.’ – John Muir on Mount Rainier.”