On Aug. 21, 2017, the crew on the International Space Station will join the small club of astronauts and cosmonauts who have viewed a solar eclipse from space. Unlike on Earth, where those in the path look up to see the moon pass in front of the Sun, astronauts and cosmonauts have the rare chance to see the full shadow of the moon as cast on the Earth. The brief history of eclipses seen from space span 50 years and multiple missions.
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