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S115E05784 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05784 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (left), and Daniel C. Burbank, both STS-115 Mission Specialists (MS) and wearing their Extravehicular Mobility Unit... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  A worker on Launch Pad 39B arrives on the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure with a cart containing the extravehicular mobility units (or spacewalk suits) to be used on mission STS-116.  The suits will be stored inside Space Shuttle Discovery. Launch of Discovery is scheduled for 9:35 p.m. Dec. 7. The crew will deliver the P5 integrated truss to the International Space Station and install it during one or more extravehicular activities. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd2623

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker on Launch Pad 39B arrives on t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker on Launch Pad 39B arrives on the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure with a cart containing the extravehicular mobility units (or spacewalk suits) to be used on... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39B, the worker in the foreground hands off the cart to another worker in a protective suit who will move it inside Space Shuttle Discovery for storage. The cart contains the extravehicular mobility units (or spacewalk suits) to be used on mission STS-116.  Launch of Discovery is scheduled for 9:35 p.m. Dec. 7. The crew will deliver the P5 integrated truss to the International Space Station and install it during one or more extravehicular activities. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd2626

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39B...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the White Room on Launch Pad 39B, the worker in the foreground hands off the cart to another worker in a protective suit who will move it inside Space Shuttle Discovery for... More

ISS014-E-13142 (31 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, participates in the first of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7-hour 55-minute spacewalk, Lopez-Alegria and Sunita L. Williams (out of frame), flight engineer, reconfigured one of two cooling loops for the Destiny laboratory module, rearranged electrical connections and secured the starboard radiator of the P6 truss after retraction. iss014e13142

ISS014-E-13142 (31 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, ...

ISS014-E-13142 (31 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, participates in the first of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA)... More

ISS014-E-13068 (31 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, participates in the first of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 7-hour 55-minute spacewalk, Williams and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (out of frame), commander and NASA space station science officer, reconfigured one of two cooling loops for the Destiny laboratory module, rearranged electrical connections and secured the starboard radiator of the P6 truss after retraction. iss014e13068

ISS014-E-13068 (31 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedi...

ISS014-E-13068 (31 Jan. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, participates in the first of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continue... More

ISS014-E-13344 (4 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, participates in the second of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the spacewalk, Williams and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (out of frame), commander and NASA space station science officer, reconfigured the second of two cooling loops for the Destiny laboratory module, secured the aft radiator of the P6 truss after retraction and prepared the obsolete Early Ammonia Servicer (EAS) for removal this summer. iss014e13344

ISS014-E-13344 (4 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedit...

ISS014-E-13344 (4 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, participates in the second of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continue... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel (right) thanks NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (center) for his views about his pending "hot laps" in an official track vehicle around the Daytona International Speedway.  Feustel is participating in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at.  Feustel's appearance celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary and the speedway's 50th running of the Daytona 500 in February.  Besides the driving experience, Feuster will meet with fans and the media.  The NASA/NASCAR association spans decades. Technology developed for the space program has helped NASCAR drivers increase their performance and stay safe over the years. They wear cooling suits similar to what astronauts wear during a spacewalk. Foam that NASA developed for aircraft seats protects racecar drivers' necks in crashes. In addition to participating in the fan festival, NASA will fly three Daytona 500 flags aboard an upcoming space shuttle flight. Speedway officials plan to wave one of the flags to begin the 2008 installment of the Daytona 500, while another will be presented to the winning driver. NASA will keep the third.  Feustel will fly on the space shuttle mission STS-125 to the Hubble Space Telescope. The mission will extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. Launch is targeted for August 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-08pd0013

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel (right) thanks ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel (right) thanks NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (center) for his views about his pending "hot laps" in an official track vehicle around the Daytona International S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel gets adjusted to the driver's seat in an official track vehicle at Daytona International Speedway.  Feustel is participating in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at the speedway and will ride around the track, taking "hot laps" in the car.  Feustel's appearance celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary and the speedway's 50th running of the Daytona 500 in February. Besides the driving experience, Feuster will meet with fans and the media.  The NASA/NASCAR association spans decades. Technology developed for the space program has helped NASCAR drivers increase their performance and stay safe over the years. They wear cooling suits similar to what astronauts wear during a spacewalk. Foam that NASA developed for aircraft seats protects racecar drivers' necks in crashes. In addition to participating in the fan festival, NASA will fly three Daytona 500 flags aboard an upcoming space shuttle flight. Speedway officials plan to wave one of the flags to begin the 2008 installment of the Daytona 500, while another will be presented to the winning driver. NASA will keep the third.  Feustel will fly on the space shuttle mission STS-125 to the Hubble Space Telescope. The mission will extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. Launch is targeted for August 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-08pd0016

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel gets adjusted t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel gets adjusted to the driver's seat in an official track vehicle at Daytona International Speedway. Feustel is participating in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, External Relations Director Lisa Malone speaks to an audience in Kennedy's Visitor Complex about the Ambassador of Exploration Award being given to Al Worden, an Apollo astronaut. Worden is being honored for his contributions to the U.S. space program. The award, to be displayed at Kennedy, is a moon rock encased in Lucite, mounted for public display. Worden served as command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission, which set several moon records for NASA, including the longest lunar surface stay time, the longest lunar extravehicular activity and the first use of a lunar roving vehicle. Worden spent 38 minutes in a spacewalk outside the command module and logged a total of 295 hours, 11 minutes in space during the mission. NASA is giving the Ambassador of Exploration Award to the first generation of explorers in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs for realizing America's goal of going to the moon. The rock is part of the 842 pounds of lunar samples collected during six Apollo expeditions from 1969 to 1972. Those astronauts who receive the award will then present the award to a museum of their choice. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-4346

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Exte...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, External Relations Director Lisa Malone speaks to an audience in Kennedy's Visitor Complex about the Ambassador of Exploration Award being given... More

S133-E-007375 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in the mission?s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk, Bowen and Drew installed the J612 power extension cable, move a failed ammonia pump module to the External Stowage Platform 2 on the Quest Airlock for return to Earth at a later date, installed a camera wedge on the right hand truss segment, installed extensions to the mobile transporter rail and exposed the Japanese ?Message in a Bottle? experiment to space. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration s133e007375

S133-E-007375 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin...

S133-E-007375 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in the mission?s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and mai... More

ISS030-E-078385 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment to begin preparing the Pirs for its replacement next year with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. iss030e078385

ISS030-E-078385 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko a...

ISS030-E-078385 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting t... More

ISS030-E-078388 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment to begin preparing the Pirs for its replacement next year with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. iss030e078388

ISS030-E-078388 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko a...

ISS030-E-078388 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting t... More

Russian EVA-31 spacewalk. NASA public domain image colelction.

Russian EVA-31 spacewalk. NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS032-E-020576 (20 Aug. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 32 commander, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. ... More

ISS032-E-025163 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the mission?s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Hoshide and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams (visible in the reflections of Hoshide?s helmet visor), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Station?s robotic arm, Canadarm2. iss032e025163

ISS032-E-025163 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

ISS032-E-025163 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the mission?s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During t... More

ISS032-E-025280 (5 Sept. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the mission?s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide (out of frame), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Station?s robotic arm, Canadarm2. The thin blue line of Earth?s atmosphere and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. iss032e025280

ISS032-E-025280 (5 Sept. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Exp...

ISS032-E-025280 (5 Sept. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in the mission?s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spa... More

ISS038-E-022888 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 38 commander; and Sergey Ryazanskiy, flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the eight-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Kotov and Ryazanskiy worked with two high-fidelity cameras, removed the Vsplesk experiment package and jettisoned it and replaced it with hardware for a more sophisticated earthquake-monitoring experiment, Seismoprognoz, which they attached to a Zvezda handrail. iss038e022888

ISS038-E-022888 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (righ...

ISS038-E-022888 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 38 commander; and Sergey Ryazanskiy, flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extrav... More

ISS038-E-022882 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 38 commander; and Sergey Ryazanskiy, flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the eight-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Kotov and Ryazanskiy worked with two high-fidelity cameras, removed the Vsplesk experiment package and jettisoned it and replaced it with hardware for a more sophisticated earthquake-monitoring experiment, Seismoprognoz, which they attached to a Zvezda handrail. iss038e022882

ISS038-E-022882 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (righ...

ISS038-E-022882 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (right), Expedition 38 commander; and Sergey Ryazanskiy, flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extrav... More

ISS038-E-036190 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer; and Oleg Kotov (out of frame), commander, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, eight-minute spacewalk, Kotov and Ryazanskiy completed the installation of a pair of high fidelity cameras that experienced connectivity issues during the Dec. 27 spacewalk, and retrieved scientific gear outside the station's Russian segment. iss038e036190

ISS038-E-036190 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryazanski...

ISS038-E-036190 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer; and Oleg Kotov (out of frame), commander, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of... More

ISS038-E-036803 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, eight-minute spacewalk, Kotov and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy (out of frame), flight engineer, completed the installation of a pair of high fidelity cameras that experienced connectivity issues during the Dec. 27 spacewalk, and retrieved scientific gear outside the station's Russian segment. iss038e036803

ISS038-E-036803 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Exped...

ISS038-E-036803 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly ... More

A man in a space suit is in the air. Cosmonaut spacewalk iss.

A man in a space suit is in the air. Cosmonaut spacewalk iss.

Astronaut in the spacewalk / Astronaut in space suit with a raised arm / Public domain space exploration photo.

A man in a space suit is in the air. Astronaut spacewalk iss.

A man in a space suit is in the air. Astronaut spacewalk iss.

A person in a space suit with their arms raised / A astronaut is in the air in front of a satellite public domain stock photo.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly relocates spacewalk hardware and suits inside the Quest airlock

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly relocates spacewalk hardware and suits insi...

ISS046e025801 (01/27/2016) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly relocates spacewalk hardware and suits inside the Quest airlock on Jan. 27, 2016.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery.  This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle flight.  He represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station carries the External Stowage Platform-2, equipped with spare part assemblies, and a replacement Control Moment Gyroscope contained in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure and Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, housing 15 tons of hardware and supplies that will be transferred to the Station after the Shuttle docks to the complex .  On this mission, the crew will perform inspections on-orbit for the first time of all of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the leading edge of the wings and the Thermal Protection System tiles using the new Canadian-built Orbiter Boom Sensor System and the data from 176 impact and temperature sensors. Mission Specialists will also practice repair techniques on RCC and tile samples during a spacewalk in the payload bay. KSC-05pp1797

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle fl... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Fred Haise thanks the audience for their applause at the 2011 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.          Hall of Fame astronauts and visitors gathered to honor 2011 inductees Karol "Bo" Bobko and Susan Helms. During his 19 years in the astronaut program, Bobko flew on three space shuttle missions and logged more than 386 hours in space. He served as pilot during the first voyage of space shuttle Challenger aboard STS-6 in April 1983 and as commander during the maiden flight of space shuttle Atlantis aboard STS-51J in October 1985. Helms, a five-time space shuttle astronaut, has logged 5,064 hours in space. During her stay onboard the International Space Station as a member of the Expedition-2 crew in 2001, Helms performed a world record 8 hour and 56 minute spacewalk. Bobko and Helms join the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame bringing the number of space explorers enshrined in the Hall of Fame to 79. Photo Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-3401

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Fred Haise thanks the a...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Fred Haise thanks the audience for their applause at the 2011 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Flor... More

Apollo 14 Crew Training, NASA Apollo program

Apollo 14 Crew Training, NASA Apollo program

(December 8, 1970) The Apollo 14 crew trains to conduct the lunar extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk...Image # : 70P-0503

Structures in Space. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

Structures in Space. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, anchored to the foot restraint on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), approaches the tower-like Assembly Concept for Construction of Erectable Space Structures (ACCESS) device. The str... More

Arm in Arm. NASA public domain image colelction.

Arm in Arm. NASA public domain image colelction.

Backdropped against the blue and white Earth, Mission Specialist (MS) and Payload Commander (PLC) G. David Low and (MS) Peter J.K. Wisoff, wearing Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), simulate handling of larg... More

STS-65 Mission Specialist Thomas in EMU prepares for WETF contingency EVA

STS-65 Mission Specialist Thomas in EMU prepares for WETF contingency ...

S94-29976 (8 March 1994) --- Astronaut Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist, awaits his helmet as he prepares to be lowered into a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Tr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter drag chute deploys after the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis lands on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the conclusion of the nearly 11-day STS-86 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 5:55:09 p.m. EDT, Oct. 6, 1997, with an unofficial mission-elapsed time of 10 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes and 50 seconds. The first two KSC landing opportunities on Sunday were waved off because of weather concerns. The 87th Space Shuttle mission was the 40th landing of the Shuttle at KSC. On Sunday evening, the Space Shuttle program reached a milestone: The total flight time of the Shuttle passed the two-year mark. STS86 was the seventh of nine planned dockings of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. STS-86 Mission Specialist David A. Wolf replaced NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member C. Michael Foale, who has been on the Mir since mid-May. Foale returned to Earth on Atlantis with the remainder of the STS-86 crew. The other crew members are Commander James D. Wetherbee, Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield, and Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Scott E. Parazynski, Vladimir Georgievich Titov of the Russian Space Agency, and Jean-Loup J.M. Chretien of the French Space Agency, CNES. Wolf is scheduled to remain on the Mir until the STS-89 Shuttle mission in January. Besides the docking and crew exchange, STS-86 included the transfer of more than three-and-a-half tons of science/logistical equipment and supplies between the two orbiting spacecraft. Parazynski and Titov also conducted a spacewalk while Atlantis and the Mir were docked KSC-97PC1492

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter drag chute deploys after the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter drag chute deploys after the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis lands on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the conclusion of the nearly 11-day STS-86 m... More

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19, on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan-201 satellite. The crew members include Mission Commander Kevin Kregel.; Pilot Steven Lindsey; Mission Specialists Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D., Winston Scott, and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; and Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 16-day STS-87 mission, the crew will oversee experiments in microgravity; deploy and retrieve a solar satellite; and test a new experimental camera, the AERCam Sprint. Dr. Doi and Scott also will perform a spacewalk to practice International Space Station maneuvers KSC-97PC1697

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle Col...

Like a rising sun lighting up the afternoon sky, the Space Shuttle Columbia soars from Launch Pad 39B at 2:46:00 p.m. EST, November 19, on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and Spartan... More

STS-91 Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., participates in the Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, in KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. She is inspecting a foot restraint for an external vehicular activity (EVA) spacewalk. During CEIT, the crew have an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads with which they'll be working on-orbit. The STS-91 crew are scheduled to launch aboard the Shuttle Discovery for the ninth and final docking with the Russian Space Station Mir from KSC's Launch Pad 39A on May 28 at 8:05 EDT KSC-98pc467

STS-91 Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., participates in the Cr...

STS-91 Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., participates in the Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, in KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. She is inspecting a foot restraint for an external vehicul... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, members of the STS-102 crew get acquainted with tools and equipment they will be using on their mission to the International Space Station. Susan Helms (center), who is part of the Expedition Two crew going to the International Space Station, practices with a tool on the Early Ammonia Servicer while Mission Specialist Andrew S.W. Thomas (next to her) looks on. The second spacewalk of the mission will require the crew to transfer the Early Ammonia Servicer to the P6 truss. STS-102 is the 8th construction flight to the International Space Station and will carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. On that flight, Leonardo will be filled with equipment and supplies to outfit the U.S. laboratory module Destiny. The mission will also be carrying the Expedition Two crew to the Space Station, replacing the Expedition One crew who will return on Shuttle Discovery. STS-102 is scheduled for launch March 8, 2001 KSC01pp0198

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, members of the STS-102 crew...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, members of the STS-102 crew get acquainted with tools and equipment they will be using on their mission to the International Space Station. Susan Helms (center), who i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-104 crew members check out the payload in Atlantis’s payload bay. In front of them is the high pressure gas assembly that will support future spacewalk operations from the International Space Station and augment the Service Module gas resupply system. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency exit training from the orbiter, opportunities to inspect their mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay and simulated countdown exercises. The launch of Atlantis on mission STS-104 is scheduled July 12 from Launch Pad 39B. The mission is the 10th flight to the International Space Station and also carries the Joint Airlock Module KSC-01pp1231

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-104 crew members ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-104 crew members check out the payload in Atlantis’s payload bay. In front of them is the high pressure gas assembly that will support future spacewalk opera... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh (seated) is helped with suit check. He and other crew members are making final preparations for launch July 12 from Launch Pad 39B. Mission STS-104 is the 10th assembly flight to the International Space Station and carries the Joint Airlock Module, which will become the primary path for spacewalk entry and departure using both U.S. spacesuits and the Russian Orlan spacesuit for EVA activity KSC-01pp1260

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh (seated...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh (seated) is helped with suit check. He and other crew members are making final preparations for launch July 12 from Launch Pad 39B. Mission STS-104... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko arrives at KSC in a T-38 jet trainer.  He and other crew members Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E. Walz will be traveling on Space Shuttle Endeavour - mission STS-108 - to replace the Expedition 3 crew.  Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space Station Expedition Three and Expedition Four crews, bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, and completion of spacewalk and robotics tasks.  The mission crew comprises Commander Dominic L. Gorie, Pilot Mark E. Kelly and Mission Specialists Linda A. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:41 p.m. EST KSC01pd1708

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko arrives at KSC in a T-38 jet trainer. He and other crew members Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E. Walz will be traveling on Space Shuttle Endeav... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  Expedition 4 crew member Carl E. Walz undergoes final suit check before launch on mission STS-108 Nov. 29. Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space Station Expedition Three and Expedition Four crews; bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello; and completion of robotics tasks and a spacewalk to install thermal blankets over two pieces of equipment at the bases of the Space Station's solar wings.  Liftoff is scheduled for 7:41 p.m. EST KSC01pd1721

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition 4 crew member Carl E. Walz u...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition 4 crew member Carl E. Walz undergoes final suit check before launch on mission STS-108 Nov. 29. Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko undergoes final suit check before launch on mission STS-108 Nov. 29. Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space Station Expedition Three and Expedition Four crews; bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello; and completion of robotics tasks and a spacewalk to install thermal blankets over two pieces of equipment at the bases of the Space Station's solar wings.  Liftoff is scheduled for 7:41 p.m. EST KSC01pd1719

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko undergoes final suit check before launch on mission STS-108 Nov. 29. Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Clouds of smoke and steam billow around Space Shuttle Discovery as it leaps off Launch Pad 39B on the historic Return to Flight mission STS-114.  Liftoff occurred at 10:39 a.m. EDT.  It is the 114th Space Shuttle flight and the 31st for Discovery.  The 12-day mission is expected to end with touchdown at the Shuttle Landing Facility on Aug. 7.  On this mission to the International Space Station the crew will perform inspections on-orbit for the first time of all of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the leading edge of the wings and the Thermal Protection System tiles using the new Canadian-built Orbiter Boom Sensor System and the data from 176 impact and temperature sensors. Mission Specialists will also practice repair techniques on RCC and tile samples during a spacewalk in the payload bay.  During two additional spacewalks, the crew will install the External Stowage Platform-2, equipped with spare part assemblies, and a replacement Control Moment Gyroscope contained in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure. KSC-05pp1775

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Clouds of smoke and steam billow around S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Clouds of smoke and steam billow around Space Shuttle Discovery as it leaps off Launch Pad 39B on the historic Return to Flight mission STS-114. Liftoff occurred at 10:39 a.m. EDT.... More

S115E05807 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05807 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (top), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (bottom), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing their E... More

S115E06091 - STS-115 - Tanner prepares for spacewalk in the Airlock during Expedition 13 / STS-115 Joint Operations

S115E06091 - STS-115 - Tanner prepares for spacewalk in the Airlock du...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing Extavehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) waving in the Quest/Airlock (A/L) . ... More

S115E05791 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05791 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (top), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (bottom), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing their E... More

S115E05815 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05815 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (top), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (bottom), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing their E... More

S115E05781 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05781 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (left), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (right - between cloth equipment bags), both STS-115 Mis... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the integrated cargo carrier-lite, or ICC-L, is ready to be lifted and placed in the payload canister for mission STS-122.   Joining the primary payload, the Columbus module, the ICC-L is an unpressurized cross-bay carrier providing launch and return transportation with the space shuttle.  It rests on a keel yoke assembly, seen underneath.  The ICC-L carries three elements: a nitrogen tank assembly that is part of the external active thermal control system on the International Space Station, the European technology Exposure Facility composed of nine science instruments and an autonomous temperature measurement unit, and the SOLAR payload designed for sun observation.  The nitrogen tank assembly is mounted underneath.  The exposure facility is seen at left on top, and the SOLAR is on the right.  The SOLAR will be transferred and stowed on the Columbus module during the third spacewalk of the mission.  STS-122 is targeted for launch on Dec. 6 on space shuttle Atlantis.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd3228

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --In the Space Station Processing Facility ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the integrated cargo carrier-lite, or ICC-L, is ready to be lifted and placed in the payload canister for mi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane moves the integrated cargo carrier-lite, or ICC-L, toward the payload canister at right.  The ICC-L is an unpressurized cross-bay carrier providing launch and return transportation with the space shuttle. It rests on a keel yoke assembly, seen underneath.   The ICC-L carries three elements: a nitrogen tank assembly that is part of the external active thermal control system on the International Space Station, the European technology Exposure Facility composed of nine science instruments and an autonomous temperature measurement unit, and the SOLAR payload designed for sun observation. The SOLAR will be transferred and stowed on the Columbus module during the third spacewalk of the mission.  STS-122 is targeted for launch on Dec. 6 on space shuttle Atlantis.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd3231

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane moves the integrated cargo carrier-lite, or ICC-L, toward the payload canister at right. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (left) talks to astronaut Andrew Feustel about driving.  Feustel is participating in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway. Feustel's appearance celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary and the speedway's 50th running of the Daytona 500 in February.  Besides meeting with fans and media, Feustel will ride around the track, taking "hot laps," in an official track vehicle.  The NASA/NASCAR association spans decades. Technology developed for the space program has helped NASCAR drivers increase their performance and stay safe over the years. They wear cooling suits similar to what astronauts wear during a spacewalk. Foam that NASA developed for aircraft seats protects racecar drivers' necks in crashes. In addition to participating in the fan festival, NASA will fly three Daytona 500 flags aboard an upcoming space shuttle flight. Speedway officials plan to wave one of the flags to begin the 2008 installment of the Daytona 500, while another will be presented to the winning driver. NASA will keep the third.  Feustel will fly on the space shuttle mission STS-125 to the Hubble Space Telescope. The mission will extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. Launch is targeted for August 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-08pd0014

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (left) talks to...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASCAR driver Kurt Busch (left) talks to astronaut Andrew Feustel about driving. Feustel is participating in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway.... More

S133-E-007367 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in the mission?s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk, Bowen and Drew installed the J612 power extension cable, move a failed ammonia pump module to the External Stowage Platform 2 on the Quest Airlock for return to Earth at a later date, installed a camera wedge on the right hand truss segment, installed extensions to the mobile transporter rail and exposed the Japanese ?Message in a Bottle? experiment to space. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration s133e007367

S133-E-007367 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin...

S133-E-007367 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in the mission?s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and mai... More

S133-E-007378 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in the mission?s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 34-minute spacewalk, Bowen and Drew installed the J612 power extension cable, move a failed ammonia pump module to the External Stowage Platform 2 on the Quest Airlock for return to Earth at a later date, installed a camera wedge on the right hand truss segment, installed extensions to the mobile transporter rail and exposed the Japanese ?Message in a Bottle? experiment to space. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration s133e007378

S133-E-007378 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin...

S133-E-007378 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in the mission?s first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and mai... More

JSC2011-E-040218 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, is aided by divers as he works with astronaut Mike Fossum in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as the crew of STS-135 trains for a spacewalk in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA?s Johnson Space Center on March 10, 2011. Photo credit: NASA Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool STS_135_NBL

JSC2011-E-040218 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-1...

JSC2011-E-040218 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, is aided by divers as he works with astronaut Mike Fossum in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as the crew... More

JSC2011-E-040219 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim (left), STS-135 mission specialist, and astronaut Mike Fossum are aided by divers as they work in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as the crew of STS-135 trains for a spacewalk in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA?s Johnson Space Center on March 10, 2011. Photo credit: NASA Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool STS_135_NBL

JSC2011-E-040219 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim (left)...

JSC2011-E-040219 (10 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim (left), STS-135 mission specialist, and astronaut Mike Fossum are aided by divers as they work in a mock-up of the space shuttle's payload bay as ... More

ISS032-E-026396 (11 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 crew members pose for an in-flight crew portrait in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Pictured from the left (front row) are Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Sergei Revin, all flight engineers. Pictured on the back row are Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka (right), commander, and NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, flight engineer. A special tool, fashioned onboard for the Sept. 5 spacewalk, floats freely in the foreground. iss032e026396

ISS032-E-026396 (11 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 crew members pose fo...

ISS032-E-026396 (11 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 crew members pose for an in-flight crew portrait in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Pictured from the left (front row) are Russian cosmona... More

Russian EVA-31 spacewalk. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

Russian EVA-31 spacewalk. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

ISS032-E-021072 (20 Aug. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Expedition 32 commander, uses a still camera during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Spac... More

ISS032-E-025275 (5 Sept. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, appears to touch the bright sun during the mission?s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the six-hour, 28-minute spacewalk, Williams and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide (visible in the reflections of Williams? helmet visor), flight engineer, completed the installation of a Main Bus Switching Unit (MBSU) that was hampered last week by a possible misalignment and damaged threads where a bolt must be placed. They also installed a camera on the International Space Station?s robotic arm, Canadarm2. iss032e025275

ISS032-E-025275 (5 Sept. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Exp...

ISS032-E-025275 (5 Sept. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, appears to touch the bright sun during the mission?s third session of extravehicular activity (EVA). During the ... More

ISS032-E-025362 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is pictured shortly after the Sept. 5 International Space Station spacewalk of Flight Engineers Sunita Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).  Williams and Hoshide had earlier doffed the torso portions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuits, foreground. Acaba was very busy inside the orbital outpost during the second NASA spacewalk in less than a week. iss032e025362

ISS032-E-025362 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Joe A...

ISS032-E-025362 (5 Sept. 2012) --- Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba is pictured shortly after the Sept. 5 International Space Station spacewalk of Flight Engineers Sunita Williams of NASA and Aki Hoshide... More

Photo Date: 12/21/2013 Location: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231 Subject: ISS Flight Controllers during Expedition 38's 1st Spacewalk to repair a faulty ISS Coolant pump with Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins. Flight Director: Dina Contella, Capcom's Doug Wheelock, Aki Hoshide, and Lead U.S. Spacewalk Officer Allison Bolinger.  Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2013e100695

Photo Date: 12/21/2013 Location: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231 Subject: IS...

Photo Date: 12/21/2013 Location: Bldg. 30 - FCR-1 (30M/231 Subject: ISS Flight Controllers during Expedition 38's 1st Spacewalk to repair a faulty ISS Coolant pump with Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopk... More

ISS038-E-022937 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the eight-hour, seven-minute spacewalk, Ryazanskiy and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov (out of frame), commander, worked with two high-fidelity cameras, removed the Vsplesk experiment package and jettisoned it and replaced it with hardware for a more sophisticated earthquake-monitoring experiment, Seismoprognoz, which they attached to a Zvezda handrail. iss038e022937

ISS038-E-022937 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy...

ISS038-E-022937 (27 Dec. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, Expedition 38 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support... More

ISS038-E-036319 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, and Sergey Ryazanskiy (out of frame), flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, eight-minute spacewalk, Kotov and Ryazanskiy completed the installation of a pair of high fidelity cameras that experienced connectivity issues during the Dec. 27 spacewalk, and retrieved scientific gear outside the station's Russian segment. iss038e036319

ISS038-E-036319 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov, Expe...

ISS038-E-036319 (27 Jan. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov, Expedition 38 commander, and Sergey Ryazanskiy (out of frame), flight engineer, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of... More

A man in a white space suit floating in the air. Astronaut mission space, science technology.

A man in a white space suit floating in the air. Astronaut mission spa...

Astronaut is seen during the international space station's international space station / Astronaut in space against a solar panel / Public domain space exploration photo.

A space station with a space shuttle in the foreground. Astronaut spacewalk space shuttle.

A space station with a space shuttle in the foreground. Astronaut spac...

Astronaut in space next to a satellite / Astronaut in a space suit / Public domain space exploration photo.

A man in a space suit is in the air. Astronaut spacewalk iss.

A man in a space suit is in the air. Astronaut spacewalk iss.

An astronaut is outside of a space station / Astronaut in space against a backdrop of clouds / Public domain space exploration photo.

A man in a white space suit floating in the air. Astronaut spacewalk space shuttle.

A man in a white space suit floating in the air. Astronaut spacewalk s...

Astronaut floating in space with a satellite / Astronaut in space during a spacewalk / Public domain space exploration photo.

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 8 lifts off atop a Titan II rocket with command pilot Neil A. Armstrong and pilot David R. Scott aboard. They plan to rendezvous and dock with an Agena target satellite and Scott will perform a spacewalk. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-66PC-0038

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Ge...

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. -- At Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, Gemini 8 lifts off atop a Titan II rocket with command pilot Neil A. Armstrong and pilot David R. Scott aboard. They plan to rendezvous and do... More

Hubble First Servicing EVA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Hubble First Servicing EVA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, anchored on the end of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, prepares to be elevated to the top of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to install protective covers on the magnetomet... More

Schweickart On "The Porch", NASA Apollo program

Schweickart On "The Porch", NASA Apollo program

(March 6, 1969) Astronaut Russell L. Schweickart, Lunar Module pilot, stands in "golden slippers" on the Lunar Module "Spider's" porch during his extravehicular activity on the fourth day of the Apollo 9 earth-... More

McCandless with Space Screw Gun

McCandless with Space Screw Gun

S84-27036: EVA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, is using a special power tool to conduct an experiment. His feet are anchored in the mobile foot restraints, which are connected to the Remote Manipulator System's ... More

SAFER Rescue System Tested. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

SAFER Rescue System Tested. NASA orbital flight public domain image.

Astronauts Carl J. Meade and Mark C. Lee (red strip on suit) test the new Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system some 130 nautical miles above Earth. The pair was actually performing an in-space rehearsal... More

STS-64 Extravehicular activity (EVA) training view in WETF

STS-64 Extravehicular activity (EVA) training view in WETF

S94-39774 (August 1994) --- Boeing's Kari Rueter checks the helmet of astronaut Mark C. Lee prior to the mission specialist's participation in an underwater rehearsal for an extravehicular activity (EVA). Lee's... More

S82E5017 - STS-082 - Harbaugh checks out PGT tool for upcoming spacewalk

S82E5017 - STS-082 - Harbaugh checks out PGT tool for upcoming spacewa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On Flight Day 2, Mission Specialist Greg Harbaugh checks out the Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) which he will be using during his extravehicular activity (EVA) ... More

S82E5018 - STS-082 - Harbaugh checks out PGT tool for upcoming spacewalk

S82E5018 - STS-082 - Harbaugh checks out PGT tool for upcoming spacewa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On Flight Day 2, Mission Specialist Greg Harbaugh checks out the Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) which he will be using during his extravehicular activity (EVA) ... More

The STS-86 crew enjoys a relaxing moment while greeting friends, families and other well-wishers the day before the scheduled Sept. 25 launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialist David A. Wolf; Mission Specialist Vladimir Georgievich Titov of the Russian Space Agency; Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski; Mission Specialist Wendy B. Lawrence (leaning into Parazynski); Mission Specialist Jean-Loup J.M. Chretien of the French Space Agency, CNES; Commander James D. Wetherbee; and Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield. STS-86 is slated to be the seventh docking of the Space Shuttle and the Russian Space Station Mir. Parazynski and Lawrence had trained to live and work aboard the Russian station but were withdrawn from Mir training Parazynski because he was "too tall" to fit safely in the Russian Soyuz vehicle, and Lawrence because she is "too short" to fit in the Russian spacewalk suit. "Just right" Wolf is scheduled to become a Mir 24 crew member after the docking, to replace U.S. astronaut C. Michael Foale for an extended stay aboard the Russian orbiting outpost KSC-97PC1413

The STS-86 crew enjoys a relaxing moment while greeting friends, famil...

The STS-86 crew enjoys a relaxing moment while greeting friends, families and other well-wishers the day before the scheduled Sept. 25 launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialist ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) to complete the nearly 11-day STS-86 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 5:55:09 p.m. EDT on Oct. 6, 1997. The unofficial mission-elapsed time at main gear touchdown was 10 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes and 50 seconds. The first two landing opportunities on Sunday were waved off because of weather concerns. The 87th Space Shuttle mission was the 40th landing of the Shuttle at KSC. On Sunday evening, the Space Shuttle program reached a milestone: The total flight time of the Shuttle passed the two-year mark. STS-86 was the seventh of nine planned dockings of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. STS-86 Mission Specialist David A. Wolf replaced NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member C. Michael Foale, who has been on the Mir since mid-May. Foale returned to Earth on Atlantis with the remainder of the STS-86 crew. The other crew members are Commander James D. Wetherbee, Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield, and Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence, Scott E. Parazynski, Vladimir Georgievich Titov of the Russian Space Agency, and Jean-Loup J.M. Chretien of the French Space Agency, CNES. Wolf is scheduled to remain on the Mir until the STS-89 Shuttle mission in January. Besides the docking and crew exchange, STS-86 included the transfer of more than three-and-ahalf tons of science/logistical equipment and supplies between the two orbiting spacecraft. Parazynski and Titov also conducted a spacewalk while Atlantis and the Mir were docked KSC-97PC1496

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) to complete the nearly 11-day STS-86 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 5:55... More

Large ORU/ Crane evaluations conducted during first EVA of STS-87 (DTO 671)

Large ORU/ Crane evaluations conducted during first EVA of STS-87 (DTO...

STS087-718-073 (19 November ? 5 December 1997) --- On the Space Shuttle Columbia's first ever spacewalk (EVA), astronaut Winston E. Scott works with a simulated battery and 156-pound crane carried onboard for t... More

STS-91 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, in KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. Here, Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., inspects a foot restraint for an external vehicular activity (EVA) spacewalk. During CEIT, the crew have an opportunity to get a hands-on look at the payloads and equipment with which they'll be working on-orbit. The STS-91 crew are scheduled to launch aboard the Shuttle Discovery for the ninth and final docking with the Russian Space Station Mir from KSC's Launch Pad 39A on May 28 at 8:05 EDT KSC-98pc468

STS-91 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test, ...

STS-91 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test, or CEIT, in KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2. Here, Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Ph.D., inspects a foot restraint for an externa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A longer view is seen of the payload on Space Shuttle Atlantis for mission STS-101 prior to door closure. In the center is the SPACEHAB double module. On the lower right end are two GetAway Special (GAS) student experiments, MARS and SEM-06. The primary mission is to deliver logistics and supplies to the International Space Station, plus prepare the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. The crew will conduct one spacewalk to perform maintenance on the Space Station. This will be the third assembly flight for the Space Station. STS-101 is scheduled to launch April 24 at 4:15 p.m. from Launch Pad 39A KSC-00pp0492

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A longer view is seen of the payload on ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A longer view is seen of the payload on Space Shuttle Atlantis for mission STS-101 prior to door closure. In the center is the SPACEHAB double module. On the lower right end are tw... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Joint Airlock  Module is moved from a workstand to the Launch Package Integration Stand.  The LPIS provides personnel and equipment access to the flight element in its final launch configuration.  The Airlock is the primary payload on mission STS-104 to the International Space Station.  It is a pressurized flight element consisting of two cylindrical chambers attached end-to-end by a connecting bulkhead and hatch. Once installed and activated, the Airlock  becomes the primary path for spacewalk entry to and departure from the Space Station for U.S. spacesuits, which are known as Extravehicular Mobility Units, or EMUs. In addition, the Joint Airlock is designed to support the Russian Orlan spacesuit for EVA activity.  STS-104 is scheduled for launch June 14 from Launch Pad 39B KSC-01pp0956

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Joint Airlock  Module is moved from a workstand to the Launch Package Integration Stand.  The LPIS provides personnel and equipment ac... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Joint Airlock Module is moved closer to the payload canister. The airlock will be installed in the payload bay of Atlantis for mission STS-104 to the International Space Station. The airlock is a pressurized flight element consisting of two cylindrical chambers attached end-to-end by a connecting bulkhead and hatch. Once installed and activated, the Airlock becomes the primary path for spacewalk entry to and departure from the Space Station for U.S. spacesuits, which are known as Extravehicular Mobility Units, or EMUs. In addition, the Joint Airlock is designed to support the Russian Orlan spacesuit for EVA activity. STS-104 is scheduled for launch June 14 from Launch Pad 39B KSC-01pp1003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Joint Airlock Module is moved closer to the payload canister. The airlock will be installed in the payload bay of Atlantis for mission... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility to make final preparations for launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis July 12. The mission is the 10th assembly flight to the International Space Station and carries the Joint Airlock Module, which will become the primary path for spacewalk entry and departure using both U.S. spacesuits and the Russian Orlan spacesuit for EVA activity KSC-01pp1256

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh arrives...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Pilot Charles O. Hobaugh arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility to make final preparations for launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis July 12. The mission is the 10th assemb... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility to make final preparations for launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis July 12. The mission is the 10th assembly flight to the International Space Station and carries the Joint Airlock Module, which will become the primary path for spacewalk entry and departure using both U.S. spacesuits and the Russian Orlan spacesuit for EVA activity KSC-01pp1257

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Mission Specialist Michael L. Ge...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-104 Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt arrives at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility to make final preparations for launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis July 12. The mission is ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Expedition 4 crew member Daniel W. Bursch arrives at KSC in a T-38 jet trainer.  He and other crew members Commander Yuri Onufrienko and astronaut Carl E. Walz will be traveling on Space Shuttle Endeavour - mission STS-108 - to replace the Expedition 3 crew.  Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space Station Expedition Three and Expedition Four crews, bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, and completion of spacewalk and robotics tasks.  The mission crew comprises Commander Dominic L. Gorie, Pilot Mark E. Kelly and Mission Specialists Linda A. Godwin and Daniel M. Tani. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:41 p.m. EST KSC01pd1705

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Expedition 4 crew member Daniel W. Bursch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Expedition 4 crew member Daniel W. Bursch arrives at KSC in a T-38 jet trainer. He and other crew members Commander Yuri Onufrienko and astronaut Carl E. Walz will be traveling on ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  A technician removes the cover of the canister holding the Starshine-2 experiment.  The canister is in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour.  The deployable experiment is being carried on mission STS-108.  Starshine-2's 800 aluminum mirrors were polished by more than 25,000 students from 26 countries. Top priorities for the STS-108 (UF-1) mission of Endeavour are rotation of the International Space Station Expedition Three and Expedition Four crews, bringing water, equipment and supplies to the station in the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, and completion of robotics tasks and a spacewalk to install thermal blankets over two pieces of equipment at the bases of the Space Station's solar wings. Liftoff of Endeavour on mission STS-108 is scheduled for 7:41 p.m. EST KSC01pd1716

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A technician removes the cover of the c...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A technician removes the cover of the canister holding the Starshine-2 experiment. The canister is in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The deployable experiment is be... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   STS-112 Mission Specialist Fyodor Yurchikhin has his launch and entry suit checked for fit in preparation for launch.  The suit check is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown.  The mission aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis  is scheduled to launch no earlier than Oct. 2, between 2 and 6 p.m. EDT.  STS-112 is the 15th assembly mission to the International Space Station.  Atlantis will be carrying the S1 Integrated Truss Structure, the first starboard truss segment.  The S1 will be attached to the central truss segment, S0, during the 11-day mission.  Yurchikhin will assist Pilot Pamela Melroy in preparing the spacewalk hardware for the three scheduled EVAs.  STS-112 is Yurchikhin's first Shuttle flight. KSC-02pd1317

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-112 Mission Specialist Fyodor Yurc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-112 Mission Specialist Fyodor Yurchikhin has his launch and entry suit checked for fit in preparation for launch. The suit check is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A fish-eye view shows Space Shuttle Discovery moments after liftoff from Launch Pad 39B on the historic Return to Flight mission STS-114.  At left is the Fixed Service Structure with the White Room appearing to be suspended in mid-air.  The White Room provides the astronauts access into the orbiter.  The liftoff occurred at 10:39 a.m. EDT.  On this mission to the International Space Station the crew will perform inspections on-orbit for the first time of all of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the leading edge of the wings and the Thermal Protection System tiles using the new Canadian-built Orbiter Boom Sensor System and the data from 176 impact and temperature sensors. Mission Specialists will also practice repair techniques on RCC and tile samples during a spacewalk in the payload bay.  During two additional spacewalks, the crew will install the External Stowage Platform-2, equipped with spare part assemblies, and a replacement Control Moment Gyroscope contained in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure. The 12-day mission is expected to end with touchdown at the Shuttle Landing Facility on Aug. 7. KSC-05pp1772

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A fish-eye view shows Space Shuttle Disco...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A fish-eye view shows Space Shuttle Discovery moments after liftoff from Launch Pad 39B on the historic Return to Flight mission STS-114. At left is the Fixed Service Structure wit... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Commander Eileen Collins is helped by the Closeout Crew with her launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery.  The Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station carries the External Stowage Platform-2, equipped with spare part assemblies, and a replacement Control Moment Gyroscope contained in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure and Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, housing 15 tons of hardware and supplies that will be transferred to the Station after the Shuttle docks to the complex .  On this mission, the crew will perform inspections on-orbit for the first time of all of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the leading edge of the wings and the Thermal Protection System tiles using the new Canadian-built Orbiter Boom Sensor System and the data from 176 impact and temperature sensors. Mission Specialists will also practice repair techniques on RCC and tile samples during a spacewalk in the payload bay. KSC-05pp1793

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Commander Eileen Collins...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Commander Eileen Collins is helped by the Closeout Crew with her launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. The Return to Flight mission to the... More

S115E05816 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05816 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (top), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (bottom), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing their E... More

S115E05813 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05813 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (top), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (bottom), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing their E... More

S115E05799 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05799 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA space...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Steven G. MacLean (top), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank (bottom), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing their E... More

S115E05826 - STS-115 - MacLean performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05826 - STS-115 - MacLean performing second EVA spacewalk

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing his Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) prepar... More

S115E05837 - STS-115 - MacLean performing second EVA spacewalk

S115E05837 - STS-115 - MacLean performing second EVA spacewalk

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing his Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) prepar... More

MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

MacLean and Burbank performing second EVA spacewalk

S115-E-05813 (13 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Steven G. MacLean representing the Canadian Space Agency, and Daniel C. Burbank, both STS-115 mission specialists, participate in the second of three scheduled spacew... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the SPACEHAB Module from its stand for transfer to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of experiments, flight hardware, spacewalk equipment and supplies to support mission STS-116 to the International Space Station.  STS-116 will be mission number 20 to the station and construction flight 12A.1. Along with SPACEHAB, the mission payload on Space Shuttle Discovery includes the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. The launch window opens Dec. 7.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-06pd2446

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the SPACEHAB Module from its stand for transfer to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Two workers on Launch Pad 39B maneuver a cart along the orbiter access arm toward the White Room.  The cart contains the extravehicular mobility units (or spacewalk suits) to be used on mission STS-116.  The suits will be stored inside Space Shuttle Discovery, which has access from the White Room.  Launch of Discovery is scheduled for 9:35 p.m. Dec. 7. The crew will deliver the P5 integrated truss to the International Space Station and install it during one or more extravehicular activities. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd2624

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two workers on Launch Pad 39B maneuver ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two workers on Launch Pad 39B maneuver a cart along the orbiter access arm toward the White Room. The cart contains the extravehicular mobility units (or spacewalk suits) to be u... More

ISS014-E-13481 (8 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera during the final of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as construction continues on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 40-minute spacewalk, Williams and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (out of frame), commander and NASA space station science officer, completed tasks that will allow for the attachment of a cargo platform during the STS-118 mission this summer and relocation of the P6 truss during STS-120 later this year. iss014e13481

ISS014-E-13481 (8 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedit...

ISS014-E-13481 (8 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, uses a digital still camera during the final of three sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) in nine days, as con... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. —  On stage for the World Space Expo's Pioneering Women of Aerospace forum are Ret. Colonel Eileen Collins, the first female shuttle commander; Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to spacewalk; Patricia Grace Smith, with the FAA, the first associate administrator of commercial space transportation; Dr. Anousheh Ansari, a spaceflight participant ; Major Nicole Malachowski, the first female pilot with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; and Major Samantha Weeks, the first female solo pilot with the  U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.  The expo commemorates humanity's first 50 years in space while looking forward to returning people to the moon and exploring beyond.  The expo showcased various panels, presentations and educational programs, as well as an aerial salute featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet, U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle, the P-51 Mustang Heritage Flight, and the U.S. Air Force 920th Rescue Wing, which was responsible for Mercury and Gemini capsule recovery. The U.S. Army Golden Knights also demonstrated precision skydiving.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd3074

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — On stage for the World Space Expo's Pion...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — On stage for the World Space Expo's Pioneering Women of Aerospace forum are Ret. Colonel Eileen Collins, the first female shuttle commander; Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first Amer... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers inside the payload canister remove an overhead crane from the integrated cargo carrier-lite, or ICC-L.  The ICC-L is an unpressurized cross-bay carrier providing launch and return transportation with the space shuttle.  It rests on a keel yoke assembly, seen underneath.  The ICC-L carries three elements: a nitrogen tank assembly that is part of the external active thermal control system on the International Space Station, the European technology Exposure Facility composed of nine science instruments and an autonomous temperature measurement unit, and the SOLAR payload designed for sun observation. The SOLAR will be transferred and stowed on the Columbus module during the third spacewalk of the mission.  STS-122 is targeted for launch on Dec. 6 on space shuttle Atlantis.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd3235

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --In the Space Station Processing Facility ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers inside the payload canister remove an overhead crane from the integrated cargo carrier-lite, or ICC-... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel gives an autograph to a fan during NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at the Daytona International Speedway.  Feustel's appearance celebrates NASA's 50th anniversary and the speedway's 50th running of the Daytona 500 in February. The NASA/NASCAR association spans decades. Technology developed for the space program has helped NASCAR drivers increase their performance and stay safe over the years. They wear cooling suits similar to what astronauts wear during a spacewalk. Foam that NASA developed for aircraft seats protects racecar drivers' necks in crashes. In addition to participating in the fan festival, NASA will fly three Daytona 500 flags aboard an upcoming space shuttle flight. Speedway officials plan to wave one of the flags to begin the 2008 installment of the Daytona 500, while another will be presented to the winning driver. NASA will keep the third.  Feustel will fly on the space shuttle mission STS-125 to the Hubble Space Telescope. The mission will extend and improve the observatory's capabilities through 2013. Launch is targeted for August 2008.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-08pd0019

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel gives an autogr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Andrew Feustel gives an autograph to a fan during NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at the Daytona International Speedway. Feustel's appearance celebrates NASA's 50th ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden addresses guests who have gathered in Kennedy's Visitor Complex to celebrate Apollo astronaut Al Worden's receiving the Ambassador of Exploration Award. Worden is being honored for his contributions to the U.S. space program. The award, to be displayed at Kennedy, is a moon rock encased in Lucite, mounted for public display. Worden served as command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission, which set several moon records for NASA, including the longest lunar surface stay time, the longest lunar extravehicular activity and the first use of a lunar roving vehicle. Worden spent 38 minutes in a spacewalk outside the command module and logged a total of 295 hours, 11 minutes in space during the mission. NASA is giving the Ambassador of Exploration Award to the first generation of explorers in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs for realizing America's goal of going to the moon. The rock is part of the 842 pounds of lunar samples collected during six Apollo expeditions from 1969 to 1972. Those astronauts who receive the award will then present the award to a museum of their choice. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-4348

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden addresses guests who have gathered in Kennedy's Visitor Complex to celebrate Apollo astronaut Al Worden's rece... More

ISS020-E-038083 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay. iss020e038083

ISS020-E-038083 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas,...

ISS020-E-038083 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance c... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Charlie Duke thanks the audience for their applause at the 2011 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.          Hall of Fame astronauts and visitors gathered to honor 2011 inductees Karol "Bo" Bobko and Susan Helms. During his 19 years in the astronaut program, Bobko flew on three space shuttle missions and logged more than 386 hours in space. He served as pilot during the first voyage of space shuttle Challenger aboard STS-6 in April 1983 and as commander during the maiden flight of space shuttle Atlantis aboard STS-51J in October 1985. Helms, a five-time space shuttle astronaut, has logged 5,064 hours in space. During her stay onboard the International Space Station as a member of the Expedition-2 crew in 2001, Helms performed a world record 8 hour and 56 minute spacewalk. Bobko and Helms join the ranks of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame bringing the number of space explorers enshrined in the Hall of Fame to 79. Photo Credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-3404

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Charlie Duke thanks the...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Charlie Duke thanks the audience for their applause at the 2011 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Fl... More

ISS030-E-078511 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 15-minute spacewalk, Kononenko and Shkaplerov moved the Strela-1 crane from the Pirs Docking Compartment to begin preparing the Pirs for its replacement next year with a new laboratory and docking module. The duo used another boom, the Strela-2, to move the hand-operated crane to the Poisk module for future assembly and maintenance work. Both telescoping booms extend like fishing rods and are used to move massive components outside the station. On the exterior of the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2), they also installed the Vinoslivost Materials Sample Experiment, which will investigate the influence of space on the mechanical properties of the materials. The spacewalkers also collected a test sample from underneath the insulation on the Zvezda Service Module to search for any signs of living organisms. Both spacewalkers wore Russian Orlan spacesuits bearing blue stripes and equipped with NASA helmet cameras. iss030e078511

ISS030-E-078511 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko a...

ISS030-E-078511 (16 Feb. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov, both Expedition 30 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting t... More

Russian EVA-31 spacewalk. NASA public domain image colelction.

Russian EVA-31 spacewalk. NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS032-E-020856 (20 Aug. 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 32 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) to continue outfitting the International Space St... More

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