Astronaut shares breathtaking footage of aurora seen from SpaceX capsule amid station repairs

Astronaut shares breathtaking footage of aurora seen from SpaceX capsule amid station repairs

While waiting inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule outside the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir recorded a striking view of bright green southern lights shifting and curling across Earth below. Meir had temporarily moved into the capsule as part of a safety procedure tied to repairs on a worsening air leak aboard the station, according to Smithsonian Magazine. What happened? On June 5, Meir and other astronauts were instructed …