Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko Snaps Incredible Night Photo of New York City from Space

My cosmonaut colleague Oleg Kononenko took this incredible picture of #NYC last night. Enjoy. #YearInSpace http://t.co/GWSSTcuiD9
My cosmonaut colleague Oleg Kononenko took this incredible picture of #NYC last night. Enjoy. #YearInSpace http://t.co/GWSSTcuiD9

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly is currently on a year-long joint space program with the Russian space program in which he and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko will live on the International Space Station for just over one year, returning to Earth in Spring of 2016.

The American astronaut recently shared this incredible night photograph of New York City, captured by his Russian counterpart.

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