Living and Working in Space

Action shots aboard the International Space Station, showcasing astronauts engaging with technology and experiments in a high-tech environment.

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S135-E-007163 (10 July 2011) - NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, is pictured recording imagery of the International Space Station from the flight deck of the space shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking operations with the orbital outpost. NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, mission commander, is at left.
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ISS040-E-067864 (16 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (left), Expedition 40 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, flight engineer, are pictured in the International Space Station s Cupola during rendezvous and capture operations of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo craft.
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ISS030-E-033356 (27 Dec. 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, Expedition 30 flight engineer, floats through a hatch into the Unity node of the International Space Station.
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. iss068e006399 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Bob Hines of NASA have fun with fluid physics as they observe the behavior of a free-flying water bubble inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
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ISS017-E-015135 (30 Aug. 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonauts Sergei Volkov (left), Expedition 17 commander; Oleg Kononenko (center) and NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, both flight engineers, pose for a photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Three Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) float freely in the foreground.
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iss056e126552 (Aug. 2, 2018) --- Expedition 55/56 crew members (from left) NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, pose for a portrait inside the Bigelow Expandable Aerospace Module (BEAM). BEAM was installed on the International Space Station's Tranquility module on April 16, 2016 after being launched aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on April 8, 2016.
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Expedition 69 Soyuz Landing. Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin are seen inside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after they and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history.
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STS112-E-05490 (14 October 2002) --- Astronaut Pamela A. Melroy, STS-112 pilot, uses a communication system in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).
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ISS033-E-018499 (7 Nov. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 33 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, conducts a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft in preparation for his return to Earth scheduled for Nov. 18, 2012.
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ISS041-E-037514 (27 Sept. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Elena Serova, Expedition 41 flight engineer, poses for a photo near a hatch in the Russian segment of the International Space Station.
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S127-E-009387 (27 July 2009) --- Attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Christopher Cassidy, STS-127 mission specialist, is pictured in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as the mission's fifth and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) draws to a close. Cosmonaut Roman Romanenko (left), Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, mission specialist, assist with the doffing of the spacesuit.
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jsc2018e095898 (November 7, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Kayla Barron is helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.
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ISS006-E-45289 (21 March 2003) --- Cosmonaut Nikolai M. Budarin, Expedition Six flight engineer, floats in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). Budarin represents Rosaviakosmos.
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S121-E-05936 (8 July 2006) --- Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, works with Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked to the station.
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JSC2007-E-18448 (5 April 2007) --- Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski, STS-120 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. United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician James Lemmon (left) and USA suit engineer Shawn Macleod assisted Parazynski.
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ISS040-E-006199 (1 June 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, appears to enjoy his view of Earth through the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station.
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iss051e029335 (April 30, 2017) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet exercises on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization System (CEVIS), the stations exercise bike, inside the Destiny laboratory module.
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ISS017-E-011556 (20 July 2008) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, Expedition 17 flight engineer, trims Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov's hair in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Chamitoff used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair.
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PHOTO DATE(S): 08/27/09 (Satcher) @ 0900LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-129 crew member Robert Satcher during suited dry run. Test Director: Cristina Anchondo.
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iss061e093907 (Dec. 23, 2019) --- Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) inspects a new treadmill that was launched aboard the Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship.
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NASAs SpaceX Crew-4 Splashdown. NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship Megan after she and NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Robert Hines, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Lindgren, Hines, Watkins, and Cristoforetti are returning after 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station.
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ISS017-E-011570 (17 July 2008) --- Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, Expedition 17 flight engineer, uses a communication system in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
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S123-E-007352 (19 March 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Takao Doi, STS-123 mission specialist, floats in the newly installed Japanese Logistics Module - Pressurized Section (JLP) of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Endeavour is docked with the station. The JLP is the first pressurized component of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory and the newest component of the station.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-129 Mission Specialist Leland Melvin, dressed in his launch-and-entry suit, is strapped into his seat aboard space shuttle Atlantis. The six astronauts for space shuttle Atlantis STS-129 mission are participating in their launch dress rehearsal, the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test.Additional training associated with the test was done last month, but the simulated countdown was postponed because of a scheduling conflict with the launch of NASAs Ares I-X test rocket. Launch of Atlantis on its STS-129 mission to the International Space Station is set for Nov. 16. On STS-129, the crew will deliver to the station two spare gyroscopes, two nitrogen tank assemblies, two pump modules, an ammonia tank assembly and a spare latching end effector for the station's robotic arm.
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. iss068e075695 (March 18, 2021) - UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi receives a haircut from NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, both Expedition 68 flight engineers, aboard the International Space Station. The hair trimmer contains a suction device ensuring no loose hair contaminates the microgravity environment.
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iss057e105652 (11/21/2018) --- A view of the Pump Application using Pulsed Electromagnets for Liquid reLocation (PAPELL) - NanoRacks Module-76 experiment which examines the behavior of special magnetic fluid transport systems to determine how these systems perform in space. PAPELL uses cameras and other automated equipment to monitor exactly how ferrofluids travel across grids of electromagnets and through pipes when manipulated with an electromagnetic field under a range of different conditions. The results will contribute to the development of a low wear, low maintenance pumping system.
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ISS043E091840 (04/07/2015) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti in the International Space Stations Cupola module guides the Canadarm2 robotic arm (visible through window) remotely on Apr. 7, 2015. She and her Expedition 43 crewmates will use this to grapple the SpaceX Dragon CRS-6 spacecraft upon its arrival. Dragon has over 2 tons of equipment, supplies, and science experiments on board for transfer to the station.
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iss061e054290 (Nov. 22, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka are pictured in the equipment lock portion of the Quest joint airlock. The duo assisted astronauts Andrew Morgan and Luca Parmitano into their U.S. spacesuits and into the crew lock before the spacewalkers began the second spacewalk to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's thermal control system.
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Date: 04-12-2022Location: Bldg 7, SSATASubject: SSATA Crew Training for Inc-67 ( Frank Rubio) Dry RunPhotographer: James Blair
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ISS036-E-018184 (14 July 2013) --- NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy (top) along with European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (right), all Expedition 36 flight engineers, are pictured among stowage containers in the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) of the International Space Station.
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ISS019-E-019404 (23 May 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, looks through a window in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.