Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst from the European Space Agency prepares the German Space Agency Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer for installation August 20, 2018 in Earth Orbit. The DESIS verifies and enhances the use of space-based hyperspectral imaging capabilities for Earth remote sensing and provides an instrument which produces high value hyperspectral imagery.

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