NASA astronauts snap stunning photo of UK from the International Space Station mirror.co.uk

It’s a view that only a few people will see in their lifetime, but now astronauts have given us a glimpse of the view of Earth from space. NASA has revealed an image of the UK, taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) on February 26. When the image was taken, the ISS’s altitude was 214 nautical miles away from Earth. For comparison, this is around the same distance it takes to drive from central London to Manchester by car via the M40!