Astronauts in Space Operations

Astronauts conducting various tasks aboard spacecraft, using equipment and cameras, highlighting life in microgravity and space exploration.

Man using a reflectometer to test circuit connectors.

DATE: 1-15-14LOCATION: Building 9N, VR LabSUBJECT: Expedition 40/41 crew training with 38S/Swanson and Skvortsov and 39S/Suraev and Gerst.

Stephen Dalton's home-made insect flight photography set-up, England

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A.K. Love, with Instrumentation Technology Associates, Inc., displays one of the boxes used for cancer cell research, an experiment carried on mission STS-107. Several experiments were found during the search for Columbia debris. Included in the Commercial ITA Biomedical Experiments payload on mission STS-107 are urokinase cancer research, microencapsulation of drugs, the Growth of Bacterial Biofilm on Surfaces during Spaceflight (GOBBSS), and tin crystal formation.

Egypt, Khufu, Pyramid, Archaeologist

PHOTO DATE: 16 July 2010, LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW, SVMTF - ISS Mockups, SUBJECT: Joint STS-134, Expedition 25 and Expedition 26 ISS EmergencyScenario training.

Reaction Control System Thruster examined in the electron optics lab Near Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope

Scientist studying petri dish in a lab

Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and P.I. Dan Andrew at NASA Ames Research Center (N-240 rm171)

Atmospheric Scientist

Technician examining robotic arm at workshop

A laser being used as part of a scientific experiment by scientists from Sydney University, Australia, in the Snowy mountains. The study is monitoring C02 exchange between the atmo

Atmospheric Scientist

Man looking through telescope

DATE: 8-5-14LOCATION: Bldg 9, ISS mockupsSUBJECT: Expedition (45/46) commander Scott Kelly during IMAX camera training with IMAX instructors and Mark Turner.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility conference room at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Benjamin Reed from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland describes a component of the payload being prepared for shuttle Atlantis' flight to the International Space Station.Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim are targeted to lift off on July 8, taking with them the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.

Kenneth Edwards poses with a LOCAAS (low-cost autonomous attack system) weapon system model and a visual demonstration of its destructive power. Exact Date Shot Unknown Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Virtual Environment Telepresence workstation, simulated Mars Exploration group Lewis Hitchner, (seated) Cindy Fergouson, & Dr Michael McGreevy (standing)

S93-25649 (6 Jan 1993) --- Carolyn Sumners, Ed.D., project director for Toys in Space, demonstrates some of the toys to be carried aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour for the STS-54 mission later this month. Gregory Vogt, Ed.D., NASA education specialist, is seen showing another of the toys to news media representatives here for the pre-flight press briefing. The detailed supplementary objective (DSO-802) will allow the Shuttle crewmembers to experiment with the various types of toys in a microgravity environment while talking to pupils who will be able to monitor (via classroom TV sets) the activities at a number of schools.

Dr James Pollack, a radiative transfer theorist (Planetary Scientist) in planetary systems branch in the Ames Space Sciences Directorate (and Ames Fellow)

Man tourist standing on building rooftop looking through binocular telescope

Edison cylinder phonograph in the Thomas Edison Menlo Park laboratory in Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.

Portrait Of Senior Man Standing By A Telescope

Hispanic man holding telescope near window

Observing the Sun with telescope. Solar eclipse telescope solar filter

The Direct Gain Solar Thermal Engine was designed with no moving parts. The concept of Solar Thermal Propulsion Research uses focused solar energy from an inflatable concentrator (a giant magnifying glass) to heat a propellant (hydrogen) and allows thermal expansion through the nozzle for low thrust without chemical combustion. Energy limitations and propellant weight associated with traditional combustion engines are non-existant with this concept. The Direct Gain Solar Thermal Engine would be used for moving from a lower orbit to an upper synchronous orbit.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

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Vintage Photograph. Surveyor using vintage theodolite for precise land measurement.

Man Looking Through Telescope

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International Year of Asronomy 'Observe the Moon Night' public event on Shenandoah Plaza, located in NASA Research Park at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The moon observation eent featured dozens of telescopes set up by local amateur astronomers and astronomy clubs for the public to view the surface o the moon and other celestial objects. NASA experts will be on hand to provide information about NASA's plans for lunar exploration, including the recently launch Lunar Crater Observation Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) and Lunar Reconnaissance Obriter (LRO) missions.

Family night Cosmic Impact night

DATE: 8-5-14LOCATION: Bldg 9, ISS mockupsSUBJECT: Expedition (45/46) commander Scott Kelly during IMAX camera training with IMAX instructors and Mark Turner.

Wind Measuring equipment Equipment for measuring wind speed Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 1960725

Brad McLain for the Space Biology Museum Network spins a volunteer in a rotating chair to illustrate how dependent the human vestibular system is on visual cues. The volunteer's thumbs indicate which way she thinks she is turning. Similar tests are conducted on astronauts to study how they adapt to space and readapt to Earth. The activity was part of the Space Research and You education event held by NASA's Office of Biological and Physical Research on June 25, 2002, in Arlington, VA, to highlight the research that will be conducted on STS-107.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dr. Steve Squyres, of Cornell Univeristy, Ithaca, N.Y., principal investigator for the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) suite of science instruments, uses a model of a Mars rover to illustrate a point during a science briefing for the media. NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers are designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans are not yet able to go. MER-A is scheduled to launch on June 8 at 2:06 p.m. EDT, with two launch opportunities each day during a launch period that closes on June 24.

Dwarf Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) researchers Peter Arnold and Alistair Birtles compare research notes, Australia

Girl astronomer happily surprised by what he saw in the telescope

'Life from other Worlds' with McNair Middle School TROV robot explores under Antarctic ice - image shows Machelle Bowers during video set-up

Retro image of a photographer in his darkroom, going over a file of negatives

Man looking through binoculars

DATE: 1-22-13LOCATION: Bldg. 9 - VR Lab SUBJECT: Expedition 36 crew Chris Cassidy, Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano during EVA robotics training in the VR Lab.

Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) researcher holds suction cup cross bow used to attach time depth recorder to whales, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nolii: Benjamin Hubert and LAYER at London Design Festival 2017, Benjamin Hubert portrait. London Design Festival 2017, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Various architects, 2018.

View of STS 51-D crew commander Karol Bobko training with the Arriflex 16mm camera.

JSC2010-E-183521 (3 Nov. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, participates in an EVA Thermal Protection System (TPS) overview training session in the TPS/ Precision Air Bearing Facility in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program.

ISS021-E-016362 (29 Oct. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 21 flight engineer, is pictured while working in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

Telescope

Robert Bigelow and Bigelow Aero Space.

$Refractor builder Vic Marris was formerly a forest ranger, and started by building a few small refractors for the fun of it. There was such a demand for these that he decided to build more and soon it became a business. His Stellarvue products are known for their high quality.$

Man looking through telescope

Mature man looking through theodolite

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L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959. Photograph published in A New Dimension Wallops Island Flight Test Range: The First Fifteen Years by Joseph Shortal. A NASA publication. Page 701.E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

JSC2009-E-053503 (6 March 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, uses a communication system during an emergency procedure training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASAs Johnson Space Center.

Stephen Milligan, right, Mickey Schmidt, center, and TSGT Steven Harris stand with a telescope outside the academy's planetarium. Schmidt is the director of the planetarium, Milligan is its audiovisual coordinator and Harris is the maintenance chief. Base: USAF Academy, Colorado Springs State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Image showing solar eclipse projected through telescope onto piece of paper

Professorship for Flight Mechanics and Flight Control at the Technical University (TU) Dresden

Vintage Photograph. Photographer capturing nature with a tripod-mounted camera under a clear blue sky.

Dr Bernard Oliver Ames SETI Office

Tim Berners-Lee devised his first hypertext system, Enquire’, in 1980 whilst working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory on the border ...

A researcher from the University of Florida in Gainesville, checks the Dust Atmospheric Recovery Technology, or DART, spacecraft in a laboratory inside the Space Life Sciences Lab at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. DART will characterize the dust loading and microbial diversity in the atmosphere over Florida during summer months with a special emphasis on their interactions during an African dust storm. DART will be used to collect atmospheric aerosols and suspended microbial cells over Florida and Kennedy. Results will help predict the risks of excessive microbial contamination adhering to spacecraft surfaces.

Telescope at a viewpoint

Scientist with formula

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Mrs. Lalitha Chandrasekhar, wife of the late Indian-American Nobel Laureate Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, poses with a model of the Chandra X-ray Observatory in the TRW Media Hospitality Tent at the NASA Press Site at KSC. The name "Chandra," a shortened version of Chandrasekhar's name which he preferred among friends and colleagues, was chosen in a contest to rename the telescope. "Chandra" also means "Moon" or "luminous" in Sanskrit. The observatory is scheduled to be launched aboard Columbia on Space Shuttle mission STS-93

Vintage Photograph. Surveyor looks through theodolite and takes notes.

Person using a tourist telescope

Jeff Volosin, TESS project manager, NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center, holds a spare camera lens and a model of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) during a media briefing, Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Caucasian male wathching through binoculars telescope

Health, Science, Chemistry , 'Professor Harry Kroto, Winner Of The 1996 Nobel Prize For Chemistry With C60 Buckminsterfullerene Molymod Structure.'

Telescope

Young stylish man bartender making alcohol cocktail drink, trowing shaker into air studio shot on gray

Close-up of woman looking through a hand-held telescope

The team Survey robot is seen as it conducts a demonstration of the level two challenge at the 2014 NASA Centennial Challenges Sample Return Robot Challenge, Thursday, June 12, 2014, at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass. Eighteen teams are competing for a $1.5 million NASA prize purse. Teams will be required to demonstrate autonomous robots that can locate and collect samples from a wide and varied terrain, operating without human control. The objective of this NASA-WPI Centennial Challenge is to encourage innovations in autonomous navigation and robotics technologies. Innovations stemming from the challenge may improve NASA's capability to explore a variety of destinations in space, as well as enhance the nation's robotic technology for use in industries and applications on Earth.

Earthquake scientist with graph.

Director of NASA's Planetary Science Division, Jim Green, is seen during a press conference previewing Cassini's End of Mission, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Since its arrival in 2004, the Cassini-Huygens mission has been a discovery machine, revolutionizing our knowledge of the Saturn system and captivating us with data and images never before obtained with such detail and clarity. On Sept. 15, 2017, operators will deliberately plunge the spacecraft into Saturn, as Cassini gathered science until the end. The plunge” ensures Saturn’s moons will remain pristine for future exploration. During Cassini’s final days, mission team members from all around the world gathered at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, to celebrate the achievements of this historic mission.

Environmental scientist of plover program looking through telescope, Eden Landing, Hayward, California, USA

Dr. Daniel Carter, president of New Century Pharmaceuticals in Huntsville, Al, is one of three principal investigators in NASA's microgravity protein crystal growth program. Dr. Carter's experties is in albumins. Albumins are proteins in the bloodstream that transport materials, drugs, nutrients, and wastes.

Close-up of a mid adult man looking through a pair of binoculars

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Polar Max Conference

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH DEAN KAMEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

Seven-year girl saw in the stars telescope

Geometer with measure instrument

Research scientist Oscar Monje records data associated with ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing is one of many studies being performed at the Biological Sciences Branch in the Spaceport Engineering and Technology Directorate at Kennedy Space Center. The branch's operations and research areas include life sciences Space Shuttle payloads, bioregenerative life-support for long-duration spaceflight and environmental/ecological stewardship

Criminal Investigation Division, Training Facility in Brunswick, Georgia , Environmental Protection Agency

Man glasses

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Gary Ash, is the flight engineer on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, that will take space shuttle Endeavour from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Los Angeles for public display.

Person looking at plant stem through hand lens

How do you measure a cloud Tim Bencic does it with lasers. The NASA Glenn engineer invented a tomography system for our Propulsion Systems Lab to help understand the dangers of ice crystal icing on airplanes. Bencic’s system, affectionally called “Tim-ography” is like a CAT Scan. The laser light within its circular geometry bounces off the surface of ice particles in the cloud and fiber optic detectors map out its properties. This tool is helping NASA’s researchers make aircraft safer in challenging weather conditions.

DATE: 6-26-14LOCATION: Bldg 9NWSUBJECT: Expedition 42/43 crew members Samantha Cristoforetti (ESA) and Terry Virts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Barbara Thompson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center deputy project scientist for the Solar Dynamics Observatory, watches its launch from the Banana Creek viewing site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff from Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket was at 10 23 a.m. EST Feb. 11. This is the 100th launch of a commercial Atlas_Centaur rocket. The observatory, known as SDO, is the first mission in NASA's Living With a Star Program and is designed to study the causes of solar variability and its impacts on Earth. The spacecraft's long-term measurements will give solar scientists in-depth information to help characterize the interior of the Sun, the Sun's magnetic field, the hot plasma of the solar corona, and the density of radiation that creates the ionosphere of the planets. The information will be used to create better forecasts of space weather needed to protect the aircraft, satellites and

ISS003-E-5048 (August 2001) --- Yury V. Usachev of Rosaviakosmos, Expedition Two mission commander, examines a plant experiment in the Zvezda Service Module. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

Man climbing a stem

Boy looking through telescope

010416-F-3048L-003. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZONS Base: Cerro Membre Country: Paraguay (PRY)

IRIS MMOC (conrol room) Jim Strong, NASA Ames Engineering Project Management

Completion of a model of an imaginary monster for a Museum

Mark Moffett photographs a researcher inserting transmitter in viper, Tam Dao, Vietnam

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