PIX4649059: Astronauts in Weighttlessness 06/2008 - Astronauts in Weighttlessness - 06/2008 - Astronauts from STS-124 and Expedition 17 meet to share a meal on board the Space Shuttle Discovery. From the bottom left, Mark Kelly, Sergei Volkov, Garrett Reisman, Oleg Kononenko, Greg Chamitoff, Mike Fossum, Akihiko Hoshide, Karen Nyberg, and Ken Ham. 8 June 2008. A “” fish - eye”” lens on a digital still camera was used to record this image of the STS - 124 and Expedition 17 crewmembers as they share a meal on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station. Pictured counter - clockwise (from the left bottom) are NASA astronauts Mark Kelly, STS - 124 commander; Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 17 commander; NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS - 124 mission specialist; Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko; NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff, both Expedition 17 flight engineers; NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, all STS - 124 mission specialists; and NASA astronaut Ken Ham, STS - 124 pilot. 8 June 2008 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649081: The Atlantis shuttle en route to its firing pitch - 09/2008 - Space Shuttle Atlantis - 09/2008 - Space Shuttle Atlantis, perched on its mobile platform (crawler) en route to its launch pad for the STS-125 mission. September 2008. Space shuttle Atlantis rolls towards Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center on September 4, 2008. The shuttle stack, with solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank attached to Atlantis, rest on the mobile launcher platform. Movement is provided by the crawler - transporter underneath. Atlantis is scheduled to launch on the STS - 125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649122: Decolation of the space shuttle Atlantis. 05/2009 - STS - 125 lift - off - Decolation of the space shuttle Atlantis with the crew of the mission STS-125. This 11-day mission aims to maintain the Hubble space telescope. May 11, 2009. Space shuttle Atlantis roars into the cloudy sky above Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS - 125 mission. Blue cones of light, mach diamonds, can be seen beneath the engine nozzles. The mach diamonds are a formation of shock waves in the exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system. Atlantis will meet with Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope. Liftoff was on time at 2:01 p.m. EDT. Atlantis' 11 - day flight will include five spacewalks to refurbish and upgrade the telescope with state - of - the - art science instruments that will expand Hubble's capabilities and extend its operational lifespan through at least 2014. The payload includes a Wide Field Camera 3, fine guidance sensor and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph. May 11 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649214: Landing of Shuttle Endeavour 07/2009 - Landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour in July 2009 - Landing of Shuttle Endeavour in the Kennedy Space Center on 31 July 2009, with seven astronauts from the STS-127 mission on board. Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches landing Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 16 - day, 6.5 million mile journey on the STS - 127 mission to the International Space Station. Onboard are NASA astronauts Mark Polansky, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists. Main gear touchdown was at 10:48:08 a.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2009. Nose gear touchdown was at 10:48:21 a.m. and wheels stop was at 10:49:13 a.m. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Model's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module - Exposed Section to the station. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649287: Decolving the shuttle Endeavour 08/02/2010 - Launch of space shuttle Endeavour 02/2010 - Decolving the space shuttle Endeavour on 8 February 2010, with the Tranquility (Node - 3) and Cupola modules of the International Space Station (ISS) on board. Space Shuttle Endeavour was launched at 10:14 CET, 8 February 2010, and is heading for the International Space Station carrying two sophisticated European modules: Node - 3 (Tranquility) and Cupola. Their installation will mark the completion of the non - Russian part of the ISS, with more than a third of the pressurised Station elements designed and built in Europe / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649369: The Endeavour Shuttle seen from ISS - 02/2010 - Space Shuttle Endeavour seen from ISS - 02/2010 - The silhouette of the Space Shuttle Endeavour decoupled on the Earth's atmosphere. Image obtained by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS), February 9, 2010. In a very unique setting over Earth's colorful horizon, the silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member prior to STS - 130 rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station. Docking occurred at 11:06 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 9, 2010 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647478: Extra exit - vehicle J.Ross STS - 88 12/1998 - Astronaut Jerry L. Ross EVA - 12/1998 - Jerry L. Ross, during one of his three extra-vehicle outings. In the foreground part of the international space station. December 1998. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross, mission specialist, pictured during one of three space walks which were conducted on the twelve - day mission. The solar array panel for the Russian - built Zarya module can be seen along right edge. Dec 1998 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647521: Crew in the shuttle Columbia STS - 93 07/1999 - STS - 93 astronauts on Columbia's middeck - Portrait of the crew of the mission STS - 93 Front: Eileen M. Collins and Michel Tognini (CNES); behind (left - d.): Steven A. Hawley, Jeffrey S. Ashby, Catherine G. (Cady) Coleman. Portrait of the five STS - 93 astronauts on Columbia's middeck. Front row: Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and Michel Tognini, mission specialist representing France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES); back row (l. - r.): Steven A. Hawley, mission specialist; Jeffrey S. Ashby, pilot; and Catherine G. (Cady) Coleman, mission specialist. Jul 1999 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4646853: Astronaut Meal in the Space Shuttle Columbia 12/1990 - Astronauts meal in the space shuttle - Astronauts eat in the Columbia STS - 35, from left to right: Robert Parker, Ronald Parise and Vance Brand. 10/12/1990. (from l. to r.) Robert Parker, Ronald Parise and Vance Brand enjoying a meal on the middeck of Columbia. Dec 10 1990 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647158: Impact on the shuttle Endeavour 09/1994 - Thermal tile damage on Endeavour space shuttle - 09/1994 - View of a damaged thermal tile on the starboard side of the shuttle. 30/09/1994. View of thermal tile damage on one of the pods (located on the starboard side of the orbiter) protecting the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Orbital Maneuvering System (WHO). Sep 30 1994 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647201: Crews in Spacelab 06/1995 - Crewmembers of STS - 71, Mir - 18 and Mir - 19 - 06/1995 - Teams STS-71 and Mir-18 pose in Spacelab. June 1995. Starting from the centre down and then clockwise: Gregory J. Harbaugh, Robert L. Gibson, Charels J. Precourt, Nikolai M. Budarin, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Norman E. Thagard, Gennadiy M. Strekalov (in the corner), Vladimir N. Dezhurov, and Anatoly Y. Solovyev. Inside the Spacelab Science Module, the crewmembers of STS - 71, Mir - 18, and Mir - 19 pose for the traditional inflight picture. An important mission for the human spaceflight program, STS-71 was the 100th U.S. human space launch from Cape Canaveral at Kennedy Space Center. Internationally significant as well, STS - 71 was the first U.S. Space Shuttle - Russian Space Station Mir docking and joint on - orbit operation. Bottom center then clockwise are Gregory J. Harbaugh, Robert L. Gibson, Charles J. Precourt, Nikolai M. Budarin, Ellen S. Baker, Bonnie J. Dunbar, Norman E. Thagard, Gennadiy M. Strekalov (angle) Vladimir N. Dezhurov and Anatoly Y. Solovyev / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647415: The Atlantis shuttle goes to its firing range - STS - 86 - 08/1997 - Space Shuttle Atlantis Rollout - STS - 86 - 08/1997 - The Atlantis shuttle is heading towards its firing path. Shortly before dawn, a red - rimmed moon helps to light the way for the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for launch of Mission STS - 86. STS - 86 will be the seventh docking of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. Liftoff is targeted for no earlier than September 22 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4647583: E.Collins aboard Columbia 07/99 - Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, Commander of Shuttle Columbia, seen aboard the Shuttle on July 24, 1999. Eileen M. Collins, after being the first female pilot of the space shuttle becomes the first female commander of the space shuttle during the STS-93 mission / Bridgeman Images