Extravehicular Activities in Space

Images of astronauts in spacesuits during extravehicular activities, capturing the preparation and execution of space walks in various missions.

PHOTO DATE: 24 June 2010, LOCATION: Bldg. 7 - SSATA Chamber, SUBJECT: STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 crew member Benjamin A. Drew. ,
PHOTO DATE: 24 June 2010, LOCATION: Bldg. 7 - SSATA Chamber, SUBJECT: STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 crew member Benjamin A. Drew. ,
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ISS041-E-033469 (24 Sept. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev (right), Expedition 41 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, are pictured in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station. Gerst gets a work out using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED).
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ISS009-E-10912 (10 June 2004) --- Cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Expedition 9 commander representing Russia’s Federal Space Agency, is pictured with his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). Extravehicular activity (EVA) is scheduled for June 24.
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Expedition 23 NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson of the U.S. prepares to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 2, 2010. Caldwell Dyson and fellow Expedition 23 crewmembers Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia launched in their Soyuz TMA-18 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 2, 2010.
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JSC2001-E-18350 (5 June 2001) --- Astronaut Daniel T. Barry, STS-105 mission specialist, is photographed during an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) fit check in a Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
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#3234a - (30 October 2014) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 42/43 backup Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren of NASA answers questions from reporters in front of a Soyuz simulator October 30 as part of his final qualification exams for flight. He along with Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (not pictured) are the backups to the prime crew --- Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency --- who are in the final stages of training for launch November 24, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft to begin a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.
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STS111-318-030 (5-19 June 2002) --- Astronaut Philippe Perrin, STS-111 mission specialist representing CNES, the French Space Agency, looks out an aft flight deck window of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Members of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 crew inspect cables on Launch Pad 39A. From left are Mission Specialists Mike Fossum and Akihiko Hoshide, who represents the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The crew is getting ready for launch at 5:02 p.m. on May 31. The STS-124 mission is the second of three flights launching components to complete the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle crew will install Kibo's large Japanese Pressurized Module and its remote manipulator system, or RMS. The 14-day flight includes three spacewalks.
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Rosie the Rocketeer, Boeing's anthropometric test device, is pictured in the commander's seat of the company's CST-100 Starliner crew ship for the Orbital Flight Test-2 mission at the International Space Station.
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ISS016-E-033182 (20 March 2008) --- Attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronauts Mike Foreman (left) and Robert L. Behnken, both STS-123 mission specialists; along with astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, take a moment to pose for a photo as they prepare for the mission's fourth spacewalk in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station.
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PHOTO DATE: 16 April 2009LOCATION: NASA Shuttle Training Aircraft on approach to Edwards Air Force BaseSUBJECT: STS-125 Pilot and astronaut Greg Johnson training on NASA's space shuttle training (STA) aircraft.
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ISS009-E-21165 (1 September 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, poses with his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS). The container for the pump panel is in the foreground.
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ISS018-E-044276 (28 March 2009) --- U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi ingresses the International Space Station after arriving onboard a Soyuz spacecraft with two Expedition 19 crewmembers (out of frame).
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ISS009-E-17071 (30 July 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, wearing a spacesuit thermal undergarment and communication headgear, poses for a photo in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station (ISS).
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In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA undergoes a pressure and leak check of her Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Sept. 11 for a fit check aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. Meir, Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates and Expedition 61 crewmember Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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ISS013-E-29294 (1 June 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, checks out his Russian Orlan spacesuit in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station prior to today’s session of extravehicular activity (EVA).
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STS-130 crew members George Zamka, Steve Robinson helping Robert Behnken and Nick Patrick getting suited and ready for NBL STS-120 20A EVA2 training. Photo Date: July 17, 2009. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Closeout Crew in the White Room help STS-128 crew members complete their suit-up before entering space shuttle Discovery for the 11:59 p.m. EDT liftoff. Seen here at left is Mission Specialist Danny Olivas. Pilot Kevin Ford is at right, waiting to enter Discovery through the hatch behind him. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The second attempt on Aug. 25 also was postponed due to an issue with a valve in space shuttle Discovery's main propulsion system. The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compar
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iss056e174105 (Sept. 17, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor poses with a U.S. spacesuit inside the U.S. Quest Airlock. The spacesuit helmet's visor is coated with a thin layer of gold that filters out the sun's harmful rays during spacewalks.
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SHL_9836-1:In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 48-49 crewmember Kate Rubins of NASA conducts a fit check” familiarization aboard the Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft June 25 as part of the preparations for launch with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on July 7, Baikonur time for a planned four-month mission on the International Space Station.GCTC/Andrei Shelepin
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jsc2018e095891 (Nov. 7, 2018) --- NASA astronaut candidate Kayla Barron participates in spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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PHOTO DATE: 4/5/10, Time: 1000 LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: STB-ST-903 - INC 26 SSATA Crew Training: Paolo Nespoli
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iss042e013622 (11/24/2014) --- US Astronaut Terry Virts and European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station take a break from working on science experiments to prepare for an interview.
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iss059e111674 (June 17, 2019) --- Astronaut David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency wears his Sokol launch and entry suit during a leak check before he departs the International Space Station on June 24. He and fellow Expedition 59 crewmembers Anne McClain of NASA and Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos will wear their Sokol suits when they return to Earth inside the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft completing a 204-day mission.
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JSC2009-E-240528 (5 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Clayton Anderson, STS-131 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 NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, mission specialist, assisted Anderson.
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ISS028-E-032133 (17 Aug. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, is pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station while filming an installment of the The Orbital Station. Life on Orbit video, intended for a documentary film to be prepared by the Roscosmos TV studio for the Kultura State TV channel.
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ISS018-E-009284 (18 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-126 commander, and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, mission specialist, take a moment for a photo during preparations for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Piper is attired in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.
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European Astronaut Tim Peake of ESA during ISS EVA MAINT 3 NBL Training with Astronaut Tim Kopra and instructor Sandy Moore. Photo Date: September 10, 2014. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.
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NASA astronaut Nicole Mann poses for a photograph as she exits the Boeing Mockup Trainer at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas on Aug. 2, 2018 ahead of the commercial crew flight assignments announcement Aug. 3. Mann, along with NASA astronaut Eric Boe and Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson were assigned to launch aboard Boeings CST-100 Starliner on the companys Crew Flight Test targeted for mid-2019 in partnership with NASAs Commercial Crew Program.
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JSC2008-E-139797 (12 Nov. 2008) --- Astronauts Tim Kopra (left), Dave Wolf (partially obscured) and Christopher Cassidy (mostly obscured), all STS-127 mission specialists, participate in a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the three are seated on the middeck for a post insertion/de-orbit training session. United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Raymond Cuevas assisted the crewmembers. Kopra is scheduled to join Expedition 19 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station with the STS-127 crew.
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ISS020-E-038368 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (left), Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, pose for a photo in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Fuglesang is attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, left, and Doug Hurley helped mark the T-6 months and counting to the launch of Orion on Exploration Flight Test-1, or EFT-1, during a visit to the Operations and Checkout Building high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Behind them the Orion crew module has been stacked on top of the service module in the Final Assembly and System Test cell. EFT-1 will provide engineers with data about the heat shield's ability to protect Orion and its future crews from the 4,000-degree heat of reentry and an ocean splashdown following the spacecrafts 20,000-mph reentry from space. Data gathered during the flight will inform decisions about design improvements on the heat shield and other Orion systems, and authenticate existing computer models and new approaches to space systems design and development. This process is critical to reducing overall risks and costs of future Orion missions.Orion is the exploration spacecraft designed to c
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In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA is seen inside the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft May 17 as she, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency conducted a suited fit check” dress rehearsal exercise. The trio will launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz vehicle to begin a 5 ½ mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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41D-3139 (2 Sept 1984) --- Two prime crew member payload specialist and a backup for NASA's 41-G Space Shuttle mission participate in launch phase simulations at the Johnson Space Center. Securing themselves in temporary stations in the middeck of a trainer are Marc Garneau, representing the Canadian National Research Council (NRC), and Paul D. Scully-Power (background), a U.S. Navy oceanographer. Robert Thirsk, also with the NRC, is a backup payload specialist. This photograph was taken by Otis Imboden.
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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA works through procedures in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft July 3, 2012 during a suited fit check” of the vehicle in which she, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 15 to the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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STS007-06-0314 (18-24 June 1983) --- Astronaut John M. Fabian, STS-7 mission specialist, sleeps in a zip-up blue sleep restraint device in the locker area of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Challenger's middeck. The frame was exposed with a 35mm camera.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Launch and entry suits hang in readiness for the STS-111 crew. Launch is scheduled at 7:44 p.m. EDT, May 30, 2002. STS-111 is the second Utilization Flight to the International Space Station, carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, the Mobile Base System (MBS), and a replacement wrist/roll joint for the Canadarm 2. Also onboard Space Shuttle Endeavour is the Expedition 5 crew who will replace Expedition 4 on board the Station. The MBS will be installed on the Mobile Transporter to complete the Canadian Mobile Servicing System, or MSS. The mechanical arm will then have the capability to "inchworm" from the U.S. Lab Destiny to the MSS and travel along the truss to work sites. Expedition 4 crew members will return to Earth with the STS-111 crew on Endeavour
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ISS036-E-014656 (3 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in a dry run in the International Space Stations Quest airlock in preparation for the first of two sessions of extravehicular (EVA) scheduled for July 9 and July 16.
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PHOTO DATE: 14 April 2010LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Astronaut Scott Kelly during EMU
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ISS003-E-5012 (August 2001) --- Astronaut Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., Expedition Three mission commander, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, is seated in the Soyuz spacecraft that is docked to the International Space Station (ISS). Culbertson and two cosmonauts , who came up to the orbital outpost onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery with the crew of the STS-105 mission, will be replacing astronauts Susan J. Helms and James S. Voss and cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev as residents on the ISS. His Expedition Three crew mates are cosmonauts Vladimir N. Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineers. This image was taken with a digital still camera.
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ISS018-E-043438 (29 March 2009) --- U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi floats in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
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MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY and CHRISTOPHER NOLAN in INTERSTELLAR (2014), directed by CHRISTOPHER NOLAN.
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ISS042E098993 (01/04/2015) --- Expedition 43 commander and NASA astronaut Terry Virts tweeted this image showcasing his support of Americas pastime back on Jan. 4, 2015 with this comment: Honoring #JackieRobinson today! #42.