Here on Earth, we’re used to one primary view of thunderstorms: from the ground, looking up. You might also have seen footage of storms from various points in Earth’s atmosphere, showing how water builds up into clouds and generates thunder and lightning. You sometimes see footage of large hurricanes captured by Earth-monitoring satellites from the very high orbits where they operate. But a very small number of people experience a totally different view of thunderstorms: the astronauts on board
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