NASA astronaut Zena Cardman has shared some striking photos showing a Russian cosmonaut during a spacewalk.<\/p>\n
One of the images (above) shows Alexey Zubritsky performing what is a mundane task on Earth but something altogether more challenging when you\u2019re orbiting Earth 250 miles up: window cleaning.<\/p>\n
\u201cCaught Alexey Zubritsky, on one of his recent spacewalks, through the window of his own sleeping quarters,\u201d Cardman wrote in a post on X. \u201cAfter installing a semiconductor experiment with Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey had the task of wiping off the outside of his window.<\/p>\n
\u201cI loved the juxtaposition of something so hugely sublime as a spacewalk with something so relatable as cleaning a hazy window that you\u2019ve been looking through for months.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cardman described Zubritsky worksite around the window as a \u201cdifficult\u201d one, with \u201cnot much to hold on to, but Alexey is a natural at spacewalking.\u201d <\/p>\n
She added: \u201cTotally surreal to be right there, inches from our friend.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caught Alexey Zubritsky, on one of his recent spacewalks, through the window of his own sleeping quarters. After installing a semiconductor experiment with Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey had the task of wiping off the outside of his window. I loved the juxtaposition of something so\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/I7zgmS6ArP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Zena Cardman (@zenanaut) November 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The photos were taken by Cardman at the end of October but shared only in the last few days due the U.S. government shutdown over the last month, which saw NASA pausing communications across its social media platforms.<\/p>\n The American astronaut arrived at the space station in August and is set to return to Earth in the first half of next year.<\/p>\n During her time aboard the orbital outpost, and up until the shutdown started, Cardman has been sharing various images and videos of her experiences in space.<\/p>\n In August, a few weeks after her arrival, the astronaut posted a video of a SpaceX cargo spacecraft docking with the ISS high above Earth.<\/p>\n Cardman also shared a video of a dramatic moonset, which shows our nearest neighbor appearing to become weirdly distorted due to the effects of Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n Wild mirage of moonset as viewed from the International @Space_Station<\/a>. The distortion and colors are caused by atmospheric refraction and Rayleigh scattering (and I think the ripples are likely from some temperature inversions? I\u2019ll let the internet correct me\u2026). <\/p>\n Getting this\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Jzc9GGYK0e<\/a><\/p>\n