NASA joined the worldwide wave of tributes to South African statesman Nelson Mandela by highlighting an image of his native land as seen from the International Space Station.

„In honor of the anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who passed away today at the age of 95, here is an image of Cape Town, South Africa, from space,“ the space agency said Thursday on its Google+ page. „This photo was taken on May 9, 2013, by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield while living and working aboard the International Space Station. Hadfield tweeted this image and wrote, ‚Cape Town, South Africa and the South Atlantic calling to forever.'“