Stunning video footage filmed from the International Space Station shows the moment a rocket blasts off from Earth.
The minute-long timelapse video was shot by German astronaut Alexander Gerst and posted on his Facebook account.
It shows Russian rocket Progress MS-10 after it launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on November 16.
The cargo spacecraft is an unmanned resupply vehicle destined for the ISS.
Gerst gave details about what can be seen in the footage in his Facebook post.
He wrote: “00:07 Rocket booster separation.
"00:19 Core stage separation.
"00:34:05 Core Stage starts burning in the atmosphere
"00:34:19 Progress separates from rocket."
