As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida and threatens to bring extreme weather and damage to the area , it is being track from space include by those on the International Space Station ( ISS ) .
NASA has link up other federal agencies in urging occupant in the area to empty . “ FEMA is urging anyone in Milton ’s path to evacuate immediately , ” NASA is warning . “ Do not expect . Milton is presently a family 4 tempest tracking toward central Florida and is anticipated to make landfall Wednesday night . ”
The hurricane has been snapped from space by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick , who has been observing its development over the last few days and has been snap it through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor , which he used to go to the ISS as part of theCrew-8 mission .
The Crew-8 spaceman had been schedule to depart from the ISS this week and return to Earth , but their leaving was delayed because of the extreme weather in Florida . They are now schedule to part on Sunday , October 13 , at the earliest .
We flew over Hurricane Milton again today about an hour ago . It was not as symmetric as yesterday but it appeared larger today.pic.twitter.com/373GWmNcA6
& mdash ; Matthew Dominick ( @dominickmatthew)October 9 , 2024
Along with individual photos , Dominick has also posted a time - lapse video demo the view as the space station flies over the area of Hurricane Milton . This was mail Wednesday October 9 , showing the scene as seen from blank .
Timelapse flying by Hurricane Milton today about 2 hours ago . Storm looks full-grown but less symmetrical than yesterday .
1/2000 sec , f8 , 14 mm , ISO 500 , 0.5 sec interval , 30fpspic.twitter.com/XUjQEJPOGg
In addition to the figure of speech post by Dominick , NASA has also shared more ikon from the space post showing further details of the hurricane .
Hurricane#Miltonis pictured as a family 5 violent storm in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula from the space station on Oct. 8 , 2024.pic.twitter.com/S7Hpe5GFMp
& mdash ; International Space Station ( @Space_Station)October 9 , 2024
Because of the threat from the hurricane , NASA hasscrubbed its be after launch of the Europa Clipper mission , which had been scheduled for October 10 . The launch will take place from NASA ’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida , which is normally candid to the public but has been undergoing hurricane preparedness and is now restricted to indispensable personnel office only .
“ tropic tempest force out winds are expect to reach the spaceport by Wednesday evening , with tornadoes possible onwards of Milton ’s center of approach , ” NASA wrote in anupdate . “ Hurricane force winds are expected to arrive other Thursday morning . Rain totals of 8 - 12 inches are expected through Saturday . After the hurricane has passed and winds have dropped sufficiently , center adeptness and substructure will be assessed before employees are cleared to render to work . ”
