Space Station Operations

Astronauts conducting technical tasks aboard the International Space Station, interacting with complex equipment, and performing scientific experiments in microgravity.

ISS036-E-037859 (27 Aug. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works with the Biolab in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. Biolab is used to perform space biology experiments on microorganisms, cells, tissue cultures, plants and small invertebrates.

ISS030-E-075364 (14 Feb. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 commander, uses a computer while working with Robonaut 2 (out of frame) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS031-E-079015 (15 May 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 31 flight engineer, collects a sample from the Water Recovery System (WRS) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS039-E-017568 (30 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works with NanoRacks hardware in the Kibo laboratory of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). He is in the process of inserting BioRack experiment containers and experiment controllers into the BioRack frame..

Expedition 60 flight engineers Christina Koch and Nick Hague of NASA work together on the Main Bus Switching Unit aboard the space station to replace a failed circuit card before performing a test to ensure its functionality.

. iss067e378812 (Sept. 21, 2022) --- Expedition 67 Flight Engineer and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti works inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox removing hardware that supported the Ring Sheared Drop experiment. The fluid physics study observes the formation of destructive protein clusters that may be responsible for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimers

iss063e002808 (April 23, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works in the Combustion Integrated Rack, connecting water umbilicals and checking for leaks in the research device that enables safe fuel, flame and soot studies in microgravity.

ISS024-E-014973 (17 Sept. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer, works with Muscle Atrophy Resistive Exercise System (MARES) hardware during installation of MARES payload in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

. iss069e055090 (Aug. 8, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen replaces charcoal filters in the Destiny laboratory module as part of life support maintenance aboard the International Space Station.

ISS038-E-024145 (30 Dec. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Expedition 38 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on combustion research hardware in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Hopkins replaced a Multi-user Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) fuel reservoir inside the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR).

ISS036-E-037859 (27 Aug. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works with the Biolab in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. Biolab is used to perform space biology experiments on microorganisms, cells, tissue cultures, plants and small invertebrates.

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works on Selectable Optical Diagnostics Instrument Experiment Diffusion Coefficient Mixture-3 (SODI) DCMix-3 Installation inside the stations Microgravity Science Glovebox. The glovebox is one of the major dedicated science facilities inside the Destiny laboratory and provides a sealed environment for conducting science and technology experiments. The glovebox is particularly suited for handling hazardous materials when the crew is present.

ISS040-E-139619 (10 Sept. 2014) --- In the International Space Stations Tranquility node, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, works with the Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) while European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (background), flight engineer, gets a workout on the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED).

ISS047e066551 (04/18/2016) --- NASA astronaut Jeff Williams configures the stations Light Microscopy Module (LMM), a modified commercial, highly flexible, state-of-the-art light imaging microscope facility that provides researchers with powerful diagnostic hardware and software. The LMM enables novel research of microscopic phenomena in microgravity, with the capability of remotely acquiring and downloading digital images and videos across many levels of magnification.

ISS057E106426 - European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst uses a microscope with the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL) Camera attached to document a Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) MicroG Card. The photo was taken in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions-2 (CASIS PCG 16) investigation.

ISS037-E-012586 (10 Oct. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 37 flight engineer, works on the Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) at a maintenance work station in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

ISS041-E-000173 (11 Sept. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 41 flight engineer, works with Electromagnetic Levitation (EML) hardware in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS034-E-029975 (15 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, sets up the ISS SERVIR Environmental Research and Visualization System (ISERV) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. ISERV is a fully automated image data acquisition system that flies aboard the space station and deploys in the Window Observational Research Facility (WORF) rack within Destiny. The study is expected to provide useful images for use in disaster monitoring and assessment and environmental decision making.

ISS020-E-010306 (15 June 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works at the Clean Bench Facility in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS019-E-017342 (16 May 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, works with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

iss059e072476 (5/23/2019) --- A view of the free-flying Astrobee cube named Bumble and the docking station onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Astrobee consists of three self-contained, free flying robots and a docking station for use inside the ISS. It is an autonomous free flyer powered by fans and operates in the entire U.S. Operating Segment (USOS) using vision-based navigation. The autonomous robots are operated remotely from the ground.

iss063e087493 (Sept. 10, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy calls down to Mission Control and gets ready for high-flying, orbital plumbing work inside the Waste and Hygiene Compartment, the International Space Station's bathroom located inside the Tranquility module.

ISS040-E-006567 (2 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, performs an Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) sample 40-minute mixing activity in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS036-E-017391 (8 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, are pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station as they prepare for the start of a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Cassidy and Parmitano are wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits.

ISS030-E-155917 (16 Jan. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to place Diffusion Soret Coefficient (DSC) hardware in stowage containers in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

. iss069e017910 (June 5, 2023) - UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Sultan Alneyadi works in the Microgravity Science Glovebox conducting research for the Ring-Sheared Drop experiment. Alneyadi was processing samples for the space physics study that may contribute to a better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and possibly lead to the development of advanced materials.

ISS039-E-018472 (5 May 2014) -- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 39 flight engineer, works in the U.S. laboratory Destiny of the International Space Station, preparing the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) for a planet experiment.

iss064e026307 (Jan. 24, 2021) --- Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins assists her crewmates Victor Glover (left) and Michael Hopkins, all three NASA astronauts, during a fit check of their U.S. spacesuits a few days ahead of their first spacewalk together.

iss055e036790 (April 30, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Drew Feustel conducts science operations inside the Multi-use Variable-g Platform Module which enables research into how small organisms such as fruit flies, flatworms, plants, fish, cells, protein crystals and many others adapt to different types of gravity scenarios.

iss064e011648 (Dec. 10, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins conducts research activities inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for the Fiber Optic Production experiment. The space manufacturing investigation creates optical fibers in microgravity with high commercial value that should exhibit far superior qualities to those produced on Earth.

iss059e059021 (May 12, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Christina Koch stows frozen science samples delivered inside the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship into a science freezer aboard the International Space Station.

ISS034-E-005522 (3 Dec. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, services the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei conducts operations for the Plant Habitat-5 space agriculture experiment that is studying cotton genetics.

ISS018-E-005024 (23 Oct. 2008) --- Cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, Expedition 18 flight engineer, works with camera equipment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

iss064e002782 (11/2/2020) --- Photo documentation of the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer-Mission 19 (NRCSD-19) installed on the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform Assembly (MPEP). NRCSD-19 includes: The Spectral Ocean Color (SPOC) Satellite, Ariel University First Nano Satellite, (SATLLA-1), Neutron-1, DESCENT, NanoRacks-LEMUR-2 and Bobcat-1. The photo was taken in the Kibo Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) aboard the International space station (ISS).

iss063e004827 (May 2, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy performs household chores and cleans life support gear aboard the International Space Station.

ISS036-E-037288 (27 Aug. 2013) --- In the International Space Stations Kibo laboratory, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, conducts a session with a pair of bowling-ball-sized free-flying satellites known as Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES. Surrounding the two SPHERES mini-satellites with ring-shaped hardware known as the Resonant Inductive Near-field Generation System, or RINGS, Nyberg performed a demonstration of how power can be transferred between two satellites without physical contact. Station crews beginning with Expedition 8 have operated these robots to test techniques that could lead to advancements in automated dockings, satellite servicing, spacecraft assembly and emergency repairs.

iss050e012379 (11/29/2016) --- European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Pesquet and Cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov during the setup phase of the Sarcolab-3 Experiment, by configuring the Muscle Atrophy Resistive Exercise System (MARES), in the Columbus Module.

iss061e038294 (Nov. 13, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir trims leaves and harvests a crop of Mizuna mustard greens grown inside the International Space Station's Veggie botany facility located in the Columbus laboratory module..

. iss068e045013 (Feb. 2, 2023) - NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada uses a watering syringe to water tomato plants for the the Veg-05 experiment, the next step in efforts to address the need for a continuous fresh-food production system in space. The experiment uses the space stations Veggie facility to grow dwarf tomatoes, seen in its early growing stages on station in the bottom photo. The experiment examines the effect of light quality and fertilizer on fruit production, microbial food safety, nutritional value, and taste acceptability. Growing plants can also enhance the overall living experience for crew members.

iss070e026216 (Nov. 17, 2023) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen operates a microscope inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. He was capturing imagery of brain cell-like samples for the Cerebral Ageing space biology study that is exploring the degenerative processes of brain cells. Results may provide insights into accelerated ageing symptoms seen in space and neurodegenerative diseases experienced on Earth.

ISS020-E-013974 (23 June 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works with the Fluid Control Pump Assembly (FCPA), which is a part of the Internal Thermal Control System (ITCS) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station.

ISS040-E-010258 (11 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with the Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) at a workstation in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The MDCA contains hardware and software to conduct unique droplet combustion experiments in space.

iss052e024957 (Aug. 1, 2017) --- Astronaut Paolo Nespoli ingressed the Muscle Atrophy Research & Exercise System (MARES) chair in the Columbus module and adjusted pads and constraints for the Sarcolab-3 ankle protocol. The data collected for Sarcolab-3 will be compared to pre and postflight measurements to assess the impact of hypothesized microgravity induced muscle loss.

iss052e006446 (Jun. 23, 2017) --- Microbial Tracking-2 in the Node 2 module at air sampling location number 5 monitoring microbes present to assess the health environment on the International Space Station (ISS) and understand the effects of the spaceflight environment on viral and microbial pathogen dynamics. Destiny and Node 1 modules are seen in the background.

ISS030-E-177313 (28 March 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (foreground), both Expedition 30 flight engineers, monitor the approach and docking of ESAs “Edoardo Amaldi” Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 (ATV-3) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, flight engineer, is visible in the background.

ISS030-E-210788 (3 April 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works with the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

S121-E-06235 (9 July 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while the Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.

ISS038-E-055240 (24 Feb. 2014) --- In the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Expedition 38 flight engineer, sets up the Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) housed in the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) inside the Fluids Integrated Rack. ACE studies microscopic particles suspended in a liquid.

ISS030-E-173969 (24 March 2012) --- Expedition 30 crew members are pictured in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station as they prepare to move to the appropriate Soyuz vehicles, due to the possibility that space debris could pass close to the station. Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin sheltered in the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft attached to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) while Kononenko, Kuipers and Pettit took to the Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1).

ISS040-E-080130 (25 July 2014) --- In the International Space Station s Kibo laboratory, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, conducts a session with a trio of soccer-ball-sized robots known as the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES. The free-flying robots were equipped with stereoscopic goggles called the Visual Estimation and Relative Tracking for Inspection of Generic Objects, or VERTIGO, to enable the SPHERES to perform relative navigation based on a 3D model of a target object.

ISS034-E-031130 (17 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34 flight engineer, updates software on the Waste and Hygiene Compartments Urine Processor Assembly in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

iss064e016651 (Dec. 30, 2020) --- Expedition 64 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins examines radish bulbs inside the Advanced Plant Habitat after their leaves were harvested for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment. Their short cultivation time is ideal for researching space agriculture and evaluating nutrition and taste in microgravity.

ISS036-E-012573 (27 June 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works with Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space, during a round of ground-commanded tests in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. R2 was assembled earlier this week for several days of data takes by the payload controllers at the Marshall Space Flight Center.

S115-E-06070 (15 Sept. 2006) --- Attired in their extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (left) and Joseph R. Tanner, both STS-115 mission specialists, prepare for the mission's third session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while the Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station. Astronaut Brent W. Jett, Jr., commander, assisted Stefanyshyn-Piper and Tanner.

NASA astronauts Sandy Magnus and Chris Ferguson practice setup of an exercise ergometer as the crew of STS-135 trains in the Crew Compartment Trainer (CCT) II mockup at the Johnson Space Center on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Houston. The training marked the crew's final scheduled session in JSC Building 9, or SVMF. ( NASA Photo / Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool )

ISS036-E-026213 (29 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, performs maintenance on the Water Pump Assembly 2 / Thermal Control System (WPA2/TCS) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS044E053933 (08/18/2015) --- Expedition 44 crew members NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren (right) and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (left) prepare for the robotic capture of the fifth Japanese HTV cargo vehicle. HTV-5 launched successfully from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Aug. 19 and arrived at the station on Aug. 24, 2015.

Expedition 67 Flight Engineers from NASA (from left) Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines, Kayla Barron, and Jessica Watkins participate in a variety of activities inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.

ISS040-E-123262 (2 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, sets up the Portable Pulmonary Function System hardware for Sprint VO2max sessions in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The Sprint experiment measures the effectiveness of high-intensity, low-volume exercise training in minimizing the loss of muscle mass and bone density that occurs during spaceflight.

ISS036-E-023083 (23 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works to remove the Marangoni Inside (MI) from the Fluid Physics Experiment Facility (FPEF) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-041283 (7 Sept. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, uses the Russian Tekh-38 VETEROK ("Breeze") science hardware to take aero-ionic concentration measurements in the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) of the International Space Station.

iss062e080867 (3/5/2020) --- A view of the Transparent Alloys Hardware Setup in the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox (MSG) Work Volume (WV) in the U.S. Destiny Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti replaces centrifuge components inside the Columbus laboratory module's BioLab, a research facility that studies the effects of space and radiation on single celled and multi-cellular organisms

ISS030-E-148268 (14 March 2012) --- Controlled by teams on the ground, Robonaut 2 humanoid robot holds an instrument to measure air velocity during another system check out in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

S123-E-006031 (14 March 2008) --- As the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close, astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, photographs the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) gloves worn by astronauts Garrett Reisman (left), Expedition 16 flight engineer; and Rick Linnehan, STS-123 mission specialist, in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.

ISS020-E-046970 (6 Oct. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 20 flight engineer, enters data into computers in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

iss054e006421 912/21/2017) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba conducts fluid exchange and sampling for the Synthetic Bone experiment inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Synthetic Bone tests the functionality and effectiveness of a new material that can assist in recovery from bone injuries or dental work during long-term space travel.

ISS027-E-014894 (21 April 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS017-E-011982 (30 July 2008) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, works with an experiment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS046e023885 (01/25/2016) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra performs regular maintenance on the Urine Processing Assembly (UPA) aboard the International Space Station. The UPA is used by the crew to recycle water for use on the station. The image shows Tim replacing the brine filter from the UPA Fill Drain Valve enclosure.

iss064e015256 (12/24/2020) --- NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works inside the Life Sciences Glovebox conducting research for the Cardinal Heart study. The biomedical research seeks to help scientists understand the aging and weakening of heart muscles to provide new treatments for humans on Earth and astronauts in space.

ISS040-E-139800 (10 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, is pictured in the Soyuz TMA-12M capsule which will return him back to Earth along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev, both flight engineers. Undocking from the International Space Stations Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) occurred at 7 01 p.m. (EDT) on Sept. 10, 2014.

iss054e001244 (Dec. 18, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei installs a sample for the Zebrafish Muscle 2 experiment in the Kibo Japanese Experiment Pressurized Module (JPM) to study the effects of muscle atrophy in space.

ISS040-E-006696 (2 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (right), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, retrieve items from a medical diagnostic pack in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The view is taken from the Destiny laboratory.

. iss069e009786 (May 9, 2023) - NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen installs student-made hardware next to the Destiny laboratory module's Microgravity Science Glovebox. The High school students United with NASA to Create Hardware (HUNCH) Ball Clamp Monopod (HUNCH Ball Clamp Monopod) investigation tests a platform for holding cameras used to track targets on the ground or take images and video within space station modules

JSC2006-E-51589 (30 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut John D. (Danny) Olivas, mission specialist, assisted Swanson.

iss064e011644 (Dec. 10, 2020) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi mixes and dispenses samples for a biomedical study that explores creating high quality protein crystals in space. Observations from the advanced space research may provide detailed information on protein structures to develop new drugs for diseases.

ISS011-E-11417 (2 August 2005) --- Astronauts Wendy B. Lawrence (foreground), STS-114 mission specialist, and James M. Kelly, pilot, work at the Canadarm2 workstation in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-173977 (24 March 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 30 flight engineer, works in a hatchway on the International Space Station as crew members prepare to move to the appropriate Soyuz vehicles, due to the possibility that space debris could pass close to the station. Burbank, Shkaplerov and Ivanishin sheltered in the Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft attached to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) while Kononenko, Kuipers and Pettit took to the Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM-1).

S88-E-5041 (12-06-98) --- Sergei Krikalev, mission specialist representing the Russian Space Agency (RSA), works on a laptop computer on Endeavour's middeck. The scene was photographed shortly after the successful mating of Unity with the shuttle's docking system.

ISS016-E-021064 (5 Jan. 2008) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, works at the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

iss043e124204 (4/18/2015) --- A view of the Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) rack in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for the Space Aging investigation. The purpose of the experiment is to study the effects of weightlessness in space flight on the aging of the C. elegans roundworm, a model organism for a range of biological studies. Microgravity causes a number of physiological changes, like heart and bone deconditioning, involving mechanisms that are poorly understood and may affect the rate at which organisms and astronauts age. The Space Aging experiment will grow millimeter-long C. elegans roundworms in microgravity and compare their health and longevity with controlled specimens on Earth.

ISS020-E-018137 (9 July 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works with the Fluid Servicing System (FSS) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS026-E-032514 (8 March 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 26 flight engineer, works with the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 31 August 2011LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 32 crew member and JAXA astronaut, Akihiko Hoshide in SSATA Chamber during Dry Run. STB-ST-942.

iss061e003210 (Oct. 6, 2019) --- Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) assists NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan (left) and Christina Koch (right) in their U.S. spacesuits. The NASA spacewalkers would go on to conduct a seven hour and one minute spacewalk to begin the latest round of upgrading the station's large nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries.

ISS030-E-148273 (14 March 2012) --- Controlled by teams on the ground, Robonaut 2 humanoid robot holds an instrument to measure air velocity during another system check out in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock.

iss054e023800 (Jan. 26, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Joe Acaba placing an Experiment Container (EC) on the European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) for the the first run of the Plant Gravity Perception experiment to test the gravity-sensing ability of plants in microgravity.

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jsc2018e035760 (04-12-2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Zena Cardman is being helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.

ISS040-E-071994 (21 July 2014) --- In the International Space Stations Destiny laboratory, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, sets up the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) for more ground-commanded tests. This facility, which includes an optics bench, combustion chamber, fuel and oxidizer control and five different cameras, allows a variety of combustion experiments to be performed safely aboard the station.

ISS035-E-030794 (25 April 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn (pictured in background), Expedition 35 Flight Engineer, performs the second of a two-day session of Taskboard and Tele-operations with R 2 onboard the International Space Station. R 2 is the dexterous humanoid robot that was carried up to the station by one of NASA's final shuttle flights in 2011. The goals for these activities were orientation and depth familiarization, individual hand grasp and hand-to-hand object transfer; and all were completed nominally. The Robonaut Tele-operation System is used to demonstrate the ability to effectively control Robonaut from the station. The research objective is to evaluate this control method in terms of its ability to perform tasks as well as measure the time necessary to complete the defined tasks. This capability will need to be developed to support future operations of Robonaut in the space environment as well as certain intravehicular activity situations.

ISS036-E-038715 (31 Aug. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, gets a workout on the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS025-E-007370 (14 Oct. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 25 commander, works in a glovebox in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS042E017804 (11/28/2014) --- US Astronaut Terry Virts works to rotate out the Optics Bench during Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) Imaging Package reconfiguration in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS034-E-067237 (13 March 2013) --- Inside the Columbus module on the International Space Station, Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford talks to students in Mt. Ousley, Australia during Expedition 34 Ham radio operations on March 13, 2013. He is reading questions that were uplinked by the students.

ISS034-E-009703 (23 Dec. 2012) --- Newly arrived Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, NASA astronaut, uses the Body Mass Measurement Device in the Zvezda service module aboard the International Space Station on Dec. 23, 2012. Marshburn, along with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko arrived the orbital outpost on Dec. 21 to join three other crewmen already onboard.

ISS042E325661 (03/11/2015) ---Three crew members of Expedition 42 prepare to return to Earth on Mar. 11, 2015 after a 167-day mission on the International Space Station. Expedition 42 commander Barry Wilmore of NASA and flight engineers Alexander Samokutyaev and Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) board the returning spacecraft. US NASA astronaut Terry Virts who will stay on as Commander of Expedition 43 tweeted this image of the crew boarding the Soyuz for the ride home. Cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev whose nickname is Sasha was last on. The Tweet had this comment Sasha closing the hatch- пока Саш. .

ISS027-E-017386 (6 April 2011) --- NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 27 flight engineer, uses a computer in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

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