ISS047e001484 (03/05/2016) --- Expedition 47 flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko from Roscosmos is photographed in the International Space Station’s Cupola module preparing to take Earth pictures using a 400 mm lens. The Cupola's 360 degree viewing platform provides optimal views of the Earth below and also contains the control mechanisms for the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm.