Photographer captures super rare moment during rocket launch
Professional launch photographers believe it's the first time in decades that such a picture has been captured.
Steve Rice is a 33-year-old who lives in Philadelphia, USA, and has spent most of his life documenting half a dozen space launches up-close.
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He finally decided that he had one photography goal to challenge himself and get a rare perspective on a spaceflight.
He wanted to capture the moment a rocket flies right in front of the moon.
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And Rice recently got to realise his dream when Northrop Grumman announced that it would be flying the Cygnus NG-14 spaceship to resupply the International Space Station.
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Taking this picture did not only involve skill and planning, but also needed a little bit of luck.
He also shared the video he captured of the moment, where you can see the explosive shockwaves that are being sent from the rocket engines around the machine.
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After posting his footage on Instagram, he even got a congratulatory comment from another launch photographer, Carleton Bailie, who says it took him 20 years to get this type of picture.
What an amazing moment!
Main image courtesy of Instagram