Feb 11, 2015

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, who was born and raised in the Baltimore area, recently completed a stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). From May to November 2014, he literally had a window on the world as the space station circled in low orbit around Earth.

Now Wiseman is back visiting several locations in the region, including the Maryland Science Center, where he is displaying some of his amazing videos and pictures that he took during his stay on board the ISS.

: Wiseman waits in the Russian Service Module with the 800mm waiting to take a picture of Italy. (Cosmonaut Maksim Surayev/NASA)

: Backdropped by Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS-134 crew member on the space shuttle Endeavour. (NASA photo)

: On July 7, Wiseman soared directly over Baltimore in the space station and took this picture of downtown. He wrote in the tweet, “Nice to fly over my hometown. Camden Yards clearly visible. Go Orioles.” (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman stated on Twitter that he missed the supermoon, but was still able to get this great picture of it setting on August 13. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: The western United States makes for some amazing earth art. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: On October 29, Wiseman noted that a new guest had arrived at the station, as Progress 57P was viewed out the window on the station right before docking. The craft will be resupplying the ISS. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: On October 25, the International Space Station passed over Chicago and Lake Michigan on what Wiseman described as a beautiful crisp fall day. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman spotted this unusually powerful aurora at sunrise on October 25. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Unique perspective of an ISS solar array from a spacewalk on October 15. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Orange sand dunes reclaim land from farmers in the Middle East near the Red Sea. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A volcano in Mexico oozes fresh lava and a bit of steam. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Night time over Europe and northern African from the ISS on October 21. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman said he was loving the new 50-500mm lens which he used to take this picture of Houston in the afternoon of October 26. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: On October 25, Wiseman described this as a picture of his ride home in 16 days as the space station sailed over the western United States. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A red desert in Australia makes for unbelievable earth art. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman wrote on his Twitter page that this was a beautiful bridge in what he believed to be Greece. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Glacial flows through British Columbia, Canada taken on September 3. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: On October 22, Wiseman describes these as his two most commonly used tools – the 28-70 and the 80-200mm lenses. (NASA photo)

: Wiseman described this picture as almost “yin and yang” as viewed from the space station on October 21. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman describes this shot as “earth art” on his Twitter page, saying it’s calm, serene and beautiful. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman (right) and Barry Wilmore spent most of Oct. 14 completing preparations for their 6 ½-hour Oct. 15 spacewalk. The two astronauts set up their spacesuits and tools in the equipment lock of the Quest airlock. (NASA photo)

: On his Twitter page, Wiseman jokingly referred to this picture as three giant straws that had sucked the last bit of life from this lake. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: “I will miss this, would be the understatement of my life,” Wiseman wrote of this image on his Twitter account. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: On November 3, Wiseman took this picture of coastal sands of Saudi Arabia blending with water just north of Jubail. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted this photo from the International Space Station Sept. 2, 2014. “My favorite views from space – just past sunrise over the ocean,” the Expedition 40 astronaut tweeted. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A picture taken over Maryland on October 24 in the afternoon. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A space-weathered SpaceX Dragon moments before being released on October 25. The Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver cargo to orbiting destinations. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A view from the space station looking west toward California and the Pacific Coast. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman took this picture of the sands of Africa with a new 800mm lens. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A picture of New Orleans, taken with a 800mm lens. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: On October 9, a picture of Super Typhoon Vongfang. Wiseman said on Twitter that he had seen many from the ISS, but none like this. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: The Hoover Dam photographed on August 24. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman took this sunrise photo from the space station on October 29, 2014, the day following the explosion of the unmanned rocket Antares at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The rocket was carrying 5,00 lbs. of cargo to resupply the International Space Statin. Wiseman wrote on his Twitter page, “Not every day is easy. Yesterday was a tough one.” (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A unbelievable view from the International Space Station looking straight down on Iran on October 13. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: A picture of downtown Jacksonville, Fla. “New cameras are treating me too well,” Wiseman said on Twitter. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wiseman described this photo taken on October 28 as an accidental photo with spectacular results, which he took while on his lunch break. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: By luck, Wiseman spotted this breathtaking volcano as the space station flew over China. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: Wild swirling ocean currents in sunlight near Cape Town, South Africa on October 18. (Reid Wiseman/NASA)

: An incredible norther aurora on the morning of September 24th. Reid Wiseman/NASA

He has amassed a pretty good-sized audience with more than 370,000 followers. His images, which he refers to as “Earth art,” have been crisscrossing the cyber-world and are frequently posted on the official NASA website as its “photo of the day.”

Wiseman graduated from Dulaney High in Timonium in 1993 and got his Masters of Science degree in System Engineering at Johns Hopkins. While in space he didn’t hesitate to flaunt his Maryland roots on his Twitter page, such as posting a picture of himself sporting an Orioles jersey during the MLB playoffs. Also, after posting a picture he shot of downtown Baltimore, Wiseman proclaimed, “Nice to fly over my hometown.”

Reid Wiseman, Baltimore astronaut comes home

Leave a Reply Cancel