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Flight Day 9
This close-up view of a wate
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11/30/2009
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Flight Day 9 |
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This close-up view of a water bubble floating freely on the middeck of space shuttle Atlantis shows a refracted image of astronaut Leland Melvin, STS-129 mission specialist. Image credit: NASA Nov. 24, 2009 |
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11/30/2009 |
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International Space Station
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Astronaut Jeff Williams uses
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12/01/2009
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Astronaut Jeff Williams uses two cameras to create a front and back view during a flythrough of the International Space Station. This video was captured in December of 2009. |
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12/01/2009 |
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nasa |
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Astronaut Training at Goddar
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Mission Commander Scott Altm
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2009
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Mission Commander Scott Altman talks about working with the flight hardware. |
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2009 |
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Official Welcome Home
Mission Specialists Karen Ny
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6/17/08
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Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Pilot Ken Ham and Mission Specialist Ron Garan are greeted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Director of Program Management and Integration Yuichi Yamaura and Vice President Kaoru Mamiya, Center Director Bill Parsons and Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier. Following Garan is Chief of the Astronaut Corps Stephen Lindsay and astronaut Janet Kavandi. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008 |
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6/17/08 |
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Back on Terra Firma
Discovery's crew members exi
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6/17/08
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Discovery's crew members exit the crew transport vehicle. Leading the way is Commander Mark Kelly, followed by (from left) Mission Specialists Mike Fossum, Karen Nyberg, Akihiko Hoshide and Ron Garan. Behind them is Stephen Lindsay, chief of the Astronaut Corps, and astronaut Janet Kavandi. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett June 14, 2008 |
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6/17/08 |
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STS-118 Launch
Endeavour heads toward the I
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Endeavour heads toward the International Space Station with teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard. |
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Making News
At NASA's Kennedy Space Cent
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8/3/09
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At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-127 crew members take part in a news conference following their return to Earth on space shuttle Endeavour after the 16-day mission to the International Space Station. From left are Commander Mark Polansky, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, Tom Marshburn and Dave Wolf, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, who spent four months on the space station and returned on Endeavour. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett July 31, 2009 |
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8/3/09 |
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Thermal Protection System
Visitors to the Future Missi
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7/6/08
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Visitors to the Future Missions tent learn about the Thermal Protection System (TPS) for the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle that will take astronaut crews to the International Space Station and will later return humans to the Moon. |
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7/6/08 |
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Astronaut Exercise
In the next 50 years, NASA p
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7/8/08
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In the next 50 years, NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars. These astronauts must follow a strenuous exercise program in-flight to prevent the health effects of space flight. These effects include decrease in bone and muscle mass, strength, sensory-motor function (i.e. balance), and the ability to perform aerobic exercise. |
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7/8/08 |
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Flight Day 15
Canadian Space Agency astron
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7/31/09
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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Pilot Doug Hurley work controls on the aft flight deck of the space shuttle Endeavour. Image credit: NASA July 29, 2009 |
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7/31/09 |
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Been There Himself
NASA Administrator Charles B
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7/31/09
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a former astronaut, walks around the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after its landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009 |
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7/31/09 |
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Canadian Welcome
Benoit Marcotte, Director Ge
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7/31/09
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Benoit Marcotte, Director General of Operations, Canadian Space Agency, left, welcomes home Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette shortly after the space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls July 31, 2009 |
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7/31/09 |
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Alan Bean With Lunar Soil
Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bea
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5/6/09
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Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean holds a special environmental sample container filled with lunar soil collected during his sojourn on the lunar surface. A Hasselblad camera is mounted on the chest of his spacesuit. Pete Conrad, who took this image, is reflected in Bean's helmet visor, Nov. 20, 1969. Image Credit: NASA |
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5/6/09 |
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Eclipse View from the ISS
The International Space Stat
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6/9/08
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The International Space Station (ISS) was in position to view the umbral (ground) shadow cast by the moon as it moved between Earth and the sun during a solar eclipse on March 29, 2006. This astronaut image captures the umbral shadow across southern Turkey, northern Cyprus and the Mediterranean Sea. Credit: NASA |
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6/9/08 |
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CMP306_Reflections.wmv
REFLECTIONS CMP 306 - (1969)
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1969
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REFLECTIONS CMP 306 - (1969) - 16 Minutes This program reviews the Apollo 9 mission as narrated by Astronaut Rusty Schweickart. |
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1969 |
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JSC627_Skylab_The_2nd_Manned
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SKYLAB: THE SECOND MANNED MI
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1974
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SKYLAB: THE SECOND MANNED MISSION, A SCIENTIFIC HARVEST JSC 627 - (1974) - 36 1/2 Minutes Astronauts: Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott, and Jack R. Lousma Launch date: July 28, 1973 Covers the Skylab launch activities and docking with unmanned SL-1 workshop. Includes observations of student experiments (the Minchmog minnows and Arabella, the spider), crew medical experiments, exercise routines, and the enabling of the Earth Resources Experiments Package. Shows planet Earth documentation, manned operation of the Apollo Telescope Mount for observations of the Sun and beyond, outside EVA activity, testing of the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit, experiments to explore industrial uses of space, and the Skylab living routine. |
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1974 |
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Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar
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8/1/08
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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the Moon near the leg of the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera. |
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8/1/08 |
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Astronaut Suit Demo
Astronaut Suit Demo
5/29/08
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Astronaut Suit Demo |
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5/29/08 |
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JSC272_Lunar_Space_Suits.wmv
LUNAR SPACE SUITS JSC 272 -
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1966
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LUNAR SPACE SUITS JSC 272 - (1966) - 16 Minutes Andy Astronaut, an animated character, introduces the hazards Apollo lunar astronauts will encounter. Identifies and describes each article of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). Poses problems of extrav |
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1966 |
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Flexing the Arm
Astronaut Joseph Acaba opera
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3/18/09
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Astronaut Joseph Acaba operated Discovery's robotic arm after the shuttle reaches space. Phot credit: NASA March 16, 2009 |
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3/18/09 |
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Skylab -- May 1973
Two members of the prime cre
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7/16/08
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Two members of the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission assist each other in suiting up in Building 5 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston during a pre-launch training activity. They are scientist-astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin (left), science pilot, and astronaut Paul J. Weitz, pilot. The third member of the crew was astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., commander. |
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7/16/08 |
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Gemini -- August 1966
Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Al
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7/16/08
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Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, prime crew pilot of the Gemini XII spaceflight, undergoes evaluation procedures with the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit in the 30-foot altitude chamber at McDonnell Aircraft. The Astronaut Maneuvering Unit subsequently was deleted from the mission so Aldrin could demonstrate basic spacwalk capabilities required for Apollo missions. |
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7/16/08 |
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Astronaut Family Call
Being far from home can feel
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8/28/09
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Being far from home can feel lonely at times, but on Aug. 21, Astronaut Timothy Kopra had the opportunity to talk with his sister, Lauri Kopra and her husband, Aaron Mashoian. The video downlink was provided by NASA's Ames Research Center. Kopra is the Expedition 20 flight engineer on the International Space Station and is scheduled to return with STS-128 in early September. |
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8/28/09 |
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Camera Time
Astronaut and STS-119 Comman
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3/18/09
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Astronaut and STS-119 Commander Lee Archambault uses a HD video camera at a window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities. Photo credit: NASA March 16, 2009 |
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3/18/09 |
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President Obama Calls ISS
President Barack Obama is jo
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3/25/09
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President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, including former astronaut Sen. Bill Nelson, right, and school children as he talks Tuesday, March 24, 2009, with astronauts on the International Space Station from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. &rsaquo, Watch Video of the Call | &rsaquo, Audio Podcast Photo credit: White House/Pete Souza March 24, 2009 |
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3/25/09 |
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President Obama Speaks with
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President Barack Obama is jo
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3/26/09
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President Barack Obama is joined by members of Congress, including former astronaut Sen. Bill Nelson (D.-Fla), right, and school children as he talks with astronauts on the International Space Station from the Roosevelt Room at the White House. Photo credit: White House Photo/Pete Souza March 24, 2009 |
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3/26/09 |
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Astronaut Mary Cleave
Former NASA Astronaut Mary C
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5/13/08
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Former NASA Astronaut Mary Cleave gives the keynote address at EarthFest, addressing the guests on the importance of studying our home planet. Credit: NASA/Sean Smith |
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5/13/08 |
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Red rover Goes To Mars-Stude
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A brief compilation of b-rol
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1/8/04
Apollo -- February 1971
Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell,
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7/16/08
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Astronaut Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo 14 lunar module pilot stands by the deployed U.S. flag on the lunar surface during the early moments of the mission's first spacewalk. He was photographed by astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., mission commander. While astronauts Shepard and Mitchell descended in the Lunar Module "Antares" to explore the Fra Mauro region of the moon, astronaut Stuart A. Roosa, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Module "Kitty Hawk" in lunar orbit. |
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7/16/08 |
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Skylab -- February 1974
Scientist-astronaut Edward G
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7/16/08
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Scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson has just exited the Skylab extravehicular activity hatchway. Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Skylab 4 commander, took this picture during the final Skylab spacewalk that took place on Feb. 3, 1974. Carr was above on the Apollo Telescope Mount when he shot this frame of Gibson. Note Carr's umbilical/tether line extending from inside the space station up toward the camera. Astronaut William R. Pogue, Skylab 4 pilot, remained inside the space station during the spacewalk by Carr and Gibson. |
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7/16/08 |
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Apollo -- July 1969
Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Al
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7/16/08
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Astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, lunar module pilot, walks on the surface of the moon near the leg of the Lunar Module "Eagle" during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this photograph. |
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7/16/08 |
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Apollo -- November 1969
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, luna
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7/16/08
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Astronaut Alan L. Bean, lunar module pilot, deploys components of the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package during the first Apollo 12 spacewalk on the moon. The photo was taken by astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr., commander. |
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7/16/08 |
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Space Station -- August 2006
Astronaut Jeffrey N. William
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7/18/08
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Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during a productive 5 hour, 54 minute excursion that he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas A. Reiter. For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately. The two got ahead of their timeline, thus enabling them to tack on extra tasks. |
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7/18/08 |
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Space Station -- September 2
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Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr.
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7/18/08
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Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., STS-115 commander, helps astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, mission specialist, with the helmet for his extravehicular mobility unit spacesuit. Inside the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station, Jett and Tanner are preparing for the STS-115 mission's third session of extravehicular activity while the space shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station during Expedition 13. |
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7/18/08 |
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Apollo -- July 1971
Astronaut James B. Irwin, lu
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7/16/08
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Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle during the first Apollo 15 lunar surface extravehicular activity at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The shadow of the Lunar Module "Falcon" is in the foreground. This view is looking northeast, with Mount Hadley in the background. The photograph was taken by astronaut David R. Scott, commander. |
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7/16/08 |
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Skylab -- August 1973
Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Sk
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7/16/08
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Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, participates in the Aug. 6, 1973 spacewalk. He and astronaut Owen K. Garriott, science pilot, deployed the twin-pole solar shield to help shade the Orbital Workshop. Note the striking reflection of Earth in Lousma's helmet visor. |
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7/16/08 |
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Mercury -- 1962
Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter
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7/16/08
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Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is wearing a Mercury pressure suit during astronaut training at Cape Canaveral, Fla. |
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7/16/08 |
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Gemini -- December 1965
Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford
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7/16/08
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Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, is seen in the Gemini VI spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19 before the closing of the hatches during the prelaunch countdown. In the background, partially out of view, is astronaut Walter M. "Wally" Schirra Jr., command pilot. |
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7/16/08 |
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Gemini -- January 1966
Test subject Fred Spross, Cr
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7/16/08
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Test subject Fred Spross, Crew Systems Division, wears the spacesuit and extravehicular equipment planned for use by Gemini VIII astronaut David R. Scott. The helmet is equipped with a gold-plated visor to shield the astronaut's face from unfiltered sun rays. The system is composed of a life-support pack worn on the chest and a support pack worn on the back. |
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7/16/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- April 1983
Astronaut Bruce McCandless I
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7/18/08
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Astronaut Bruce McCandless II, mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity a few meters away from the cabin of the shuttle Challenger during the STS-41B mission. He is using a nitrogen-propelled hand-controlled Manned Maneuvering Unit. This was the first time an astronaut performed a spacewalk without being tethered to the shuttle. |
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7/18/08 |
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Space Shuttle -- April 1991
Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mis
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7/29/08
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Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist, peers into space shuttle Atlantis' cabin during the STS-37 mission. Ross was in the space shuttle's cargo bay to join astronaut Jerome "Jay" Apt III in accomplishing a repair task on the Gamma Ray Observatory, seen in the background. The two had been called upon to manually extend the high-gain antenna on the observatory. |
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7/29/08 |
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Group Portrait
The crews of STS-131 and Exp
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04/16/2010
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The crews of STS-131 and Expedition 23 gathered for a group portrait in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery was docked at the station. STS-131 crew (in light blue shirts) are commander Alan Poindexter, pilot James P. Dutton Jr., and mission specialists Clayton Anderson, Rick Mastracchio, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Naoko Yamazaki. Expedition 23 crew Commander Oleg Kotov, cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Alexander Skvortsov, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, and NASA astronauts T.J. Creamer and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. Image Credit: NASA |
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04/16/2010 |
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Happy Homecoming
Japanese astronaut Naoko Yam
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04/20/10
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Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, holds a Japanese flag near space shuttle Discovery shortly after Discovery and the STS-131 crew landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Alan G. Poindexter, Pilot James P. Dutton Jr., Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki returned from their 14-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles. The STS-131 mission to the International Space Station delivered science racks, new crew sleeping quarters, equipment and supplies. April 20, 2010 Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls |
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04/20/10 |
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Discovery STS-131 Mission La
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Japanese astronaut Naoko Yam
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04/20/10
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Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, left, and Dr. Kuniaki Shiraki, Executive Director, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA talk near the space shuttle Discovery shortly after Discovery and the STS-131 crew landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 20, 2010. STS-131 mission crew, Commander Alan G. Poindexter, Pilot James P. Dutton Jr. and Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki returned from their 14-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles. The STS-131 mission to the International Space Station delivered science racks, new crew sleeping quarters, equipment and supplies. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls |
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04/20/10 |
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Discovery STS-131 Mission La
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Japanese astronaut Naoko Yam
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04/20/10
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Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, holds a Japanese flag near the space shuttle Discovery shortly after Discovery and the STS-131 crew landed at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Tuesday, April 20, 2010. STS-131 mission crew, Commander Alan G. Poindexter, Pilot James P. Dutton Jr. and Mission Specialists Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Rick Mastracchio, Stephanie Wilson, Clayton Anderson and Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki returned from their 14-day journey of more than 6.2 million miles. The STS-131 mission to the International Space Station delivered science racks, new crew sleeping quarters, equipment and supplies. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls |
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04/20/10 |
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Space Station Photo Op
STS-119 and Expedition 18 cr
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3/26/09
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STS-119 and Expedition 18 crew members pose for a group photo in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. From the left (bottom row) are NASA astronauts Tony Antonelli, Lee Archambault and Joseph Acaba. From the left (middle row) are NASA astronauts Sandra Magnus and Michael Fincke, cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, both Expedition 18 flight engineers. From the left (top row) are NASA astronauts Steve Swanson, Richard Arnold and John Phillips. Photo credit: NASA March 24, 2009 |
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3/26/09 |
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Next Flight, Discovery
Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pi
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3/9/09
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Astronaut Tony Antonelli, pilot for space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission, arrives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to prepare for launch. STS-119 is the 125th space shuttle flight and the 28th flight to the International Space Station. Discovery and its crew will deliver the final set of large power-generating solar array wings and integrated truss structure, S6, to the space station. The mission includes four spacewalks. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett March 8,2009 |
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3/9/09 |
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Astronaut Connection
Astronaut Michael Foreman, a
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7/11/08
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Astronaut Michael Foreman, a native of Wadsworth, Ohio, signed autographs and talked with visitors about his recent STS-123 mission. He also hosted a televised viewing of the STS-124 launch during the open house. </br/></br/> Image credit: NASA/Marvin Smith (WYLE) C-2008-1222 |
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7/11/08 |
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NE@Hometown Heroes
NASA EDGE joins Astronaut Mi
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Oct 23, 2009
| Description |
NASA EDGE joins Astronaut Mike Massimino and Twitter Phenomenon (Astro_Mike) as he returns home to the Big Apple to talk about STS-125. |
| Date |
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Upgrading the Station
During the STS-131 mission's
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04/11/2010
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During the STS-131 mission's first spacewalk, which lasted about 6.5 hours, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio helped move a new 1,700-pound ammonia tank from space shuttle Discovery's cargo bay to a temporary parking place on the station, retrieved an experiment from the Japanese Kibo Laboratory exposed facility and replaced a Rate Gyro Assembly on one of the truss segments. Image Credit: NASA |
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04/11/2010 |
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