Taken aboard the International Space Station on Dec. 6, 2015, the Cygnus Commercial Resupply Services spacecraft is seen launching into space.

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For space-lovers who get to see a rocket launch in person, it's an unforgettable experience. Now, imagine what it's like to watch a rocket take off when you're aboard the International Space Station.

When the Cygnus Commercial Resupply Services spacecraft launched aboard the Atlas V rocket on Dec. 6, 2015, ISS astronauts were expecting to catch a glimpse of the ship as it took off. Looking into the sky at dusk, the astronauts used a powerful camera lens to spot Atlas V a little more than four minutes after its launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.

In the image above, you can see the spacecraft high above the sky with the rocket's engines still firing. NASA said the engines, which fire for about 18 minutes after takeoff, were the only reason the launch could be seen by the ISS astronauts.

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The ISS was over the Atlantic Ocean, just east of Newfoundland, when the image was captured, NASA said. A few days later, Cygnus arrived at the space station, and just before the ship was captured by a robotic arm, an astronaut got another brilliant shot while looking back at Earth.

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ISS astronaut Tim Peake continued their streak of photographic luck on Sunday when he planned to take a picture of Dubai but was instead photobombed by the SpaceX Dragon capsule, which was on its way to deliver necessary supplies to the space station.

The Dragon capsule reached the ISS two days after SpaceX made history. For the first time ever, the company landed a first-stage booster on a platform at sea. SpaceX had tried the feat and failed four times before Friday's successful landing.

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