“Beautiful Philippines” Japanese Astronaut Takes a Photo of PH from the ISS

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi shared on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, a snapshot of the Philippine Islands from the International Space Station (ISS).

Noguchi shared the photo via his Twitter account. “Beautiful #Philippine Islands!” he said in his tweet.

Beautiful #Philippines islands! pic.twitter.com/RXuekityQh

— NOGUCHI, Soichi 野口　聡一（のぐち　そういち） (@Astro_Soichi) April 6, 2021

On March 18, Noguchi also shared a photo of Palawan, also taken from the ISS, as a way to congratulate the Philippine Space Agency for successfully launching the Filipino nanosatellite Maya-2 on March 14, 2021.

#Palawan island at dusk, #Philippines Congrats @PhilSpaceAgency #Maya2 was successfully launched last Sunday. pic.twitter.com/bEjEetZfyN

— NOGUCHI, Soichi 野口　聡一（のぐち　そういち） (@Astro_Soichi) March 17, 2021

 

SOURCE: Soichi Noguchi