Cleveland 'Hot Spots' Pop Up In Astronaut's Photos From Space

Clevelanders would recognize their iconic landmarks anywhere, even from outer space.

NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough took to Twitter on Thursday morning (September 23) to share some out-of-this-world photos of The Land, pointing out some of the best “hot spots” in the city. Kimbrough said in the tweet:

“Hello Cleveland! So many hot spots in this city including the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland Clinic. I can see right into the Browns’ and Indians’ stadiums! @NASAglenn Research Center is also seen on the north side of the airport.”

People responded to Kimbrough’s photos, noting other popular landmarks (including the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo) and even pointing out where their houses are located.

NASA selected Kimbrough in 2004, and he completed his first spaceflight in 2008 on STS-126. That’s when he “spent almost 16 days on the mission to expand the crew living quarters to accommodate a six-member crew. During the mission, he performed two spacewalks,” his NASA bio reads. The Georgia Institute of Technology grad has also served as a Flight Simulation Engineer (FSE) on the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA), according to NASA. He “has now logged a total of 189 days in space.”

Check out Kimbrough’s photos of Cleveland here.