PIX4603681: Space Shuttle Hermes - Artist's view - European spaceplane Hermes - Illustration - Artist's view of the European Space Shuttle project Hermes, 1987. This reusable space plane was to be launched by an Ariane 5 rocket and take several spationauts into space. The project under study in the 1980s was finally abandoned in 1993. Artwork made in 1987 showing the european space shuttle Hermes in space. This space shuttle was to be launched atop an ariane 5 rocket and should carry astronauts and payloads in space. First studied at the beginning of eighties, this project was cancelled in 1993 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4601576: Meals in the International Space Station 20 - 09 - 2006 - Meals in the International Space Station 20 - 09 - 2006 - Preparation of meals in the Zvesda module of the International Space Station; from left to right: Anousheh Ansari, Mikhail Tyurin, Pavel V. Vinogradov Anousheh Ansari, first woman space tourist, joined the space station international expedition 14 and is rented on Earth with expedition 13 (18 - 09 - 2006 to 28 - 09 - 2006) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602089: The International Space Station (ISS) 06/2008 - The International Space Station (ISS) 06/2008 - View of the Japanese JEM module installed on the International Space Station during the STS-124 mission in June 2008. The Kibo Japanese Pressurized Module and Kibo Japanese logistics module of the International Space Station are featured in this image photographed by a STS - 124 crewmember while Space Shuttle Discovery is docked with the station. The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. (June 6 2008) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602418: Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 04/2009 - Soyuz recovery - 04/2009 - Soyuz TMA capsule return to Earth - 13 April 2009. On board, astronauts Michael Fincke, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. Fincke and Lonchakov return from a six-month stay in the International Space Station (ISS), Simonyi from his second trip aboard the Space Station where he was able to stay there for about ten days. The Soyuz TMA - 13 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander; cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, lands on April 8, 2009, near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Fincke and Lonchakov return after spending six months on the International Space Station, and Simonyi is returning from his launch with the Expedition 19 crewmembers twelve days earlier / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602801: Astronauts in weightlessness - Astronauts in Tranquility Module - Astronauts in the STS mission - 130 Terry Virts (bottom), Stephen Robinson (top right) and Soichi Noguchi weightlessness photographs in the new Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). 14 February 2010. NASA astronauts Terry Virts (bottom), STS - 130 pilot; Stephen Robinson (top right), STS - 130 mission specialist; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, are pictured in the newly - installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. February 14, 2010 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602900: The International Space Station (ISS) 04/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 04/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Discovery at the end of the STS mission - 131 on 17 April 2010. Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 131 crew member on space shuttle Discovery after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:52 a.m. (CDT) on April 17, 2010 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4603154: The International Space Station (ISS) 05/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 05/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 134 on 29 May 2011. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 134 crew member on the space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 11:55 p.m. (EDT) on May 29, 2011. Endeavour spent 11 days, 17 hours and 41 minutes attached to the orbiting laboratory / Bridgeman Images
PIX4603262: H - II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) - 07/2012 - The H - II Transfer Vehicle (or HTV) while docking to the Harmony module of the International Space Station (ISS) by the robotic arm of the station. The HTV is an uninhabited spaceship of the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency. It is used to supply the International Space Station (ISS). Image obtained from the International Space Station on 27 July 2012. In the grasp of the International Space Station's Canadarm2, the unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H - II Transfer Vehicle (HTV - 3) is berthed to the Earth - facing port of the station's Harmony node. The attachment was completed at 10:34 a.m. (EDT) on July 27, 2012. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. 27 July 2012 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4600049: Release of W. MacArthur - 10/2000 - Astronaut William McArthur EVA - 10/2000 - Astronaut William McArthur suspended at the end of the arm of the shuttle Discovery. 15/10/2000. William (Bill) McArthur, appears suspended over the blue and white Earth during space walk activities near the longerons of the Space Shuttle Discovery. October 15 2000 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4600070: Crew Expedition 1 in module Zvezda (ISS) 12/2000 - The Expedition 1 crew members in Zvezda (ISS) 12/2000 - Yuri Gidzenko, William Shepherd and Sergei Krikalev about to eat oranges in Zvezda. ISS Expedition 1/STS-97. 04/12/2000. The Expedition 1 crew members are about to eat fresh fruit in the form of oranges onboard the Zvezda Service Module of the Earth - orbiting International Space Station (ISS). Pictured, from the left, are cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; astronaut William M. Shepherd, mission commander; and cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. April 04 2000 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602381: The International Space Station (ISS) 03/2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) 03/2009 - View of the International Space Station after the start of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS - 119) on 25 March 2009. Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 119 and Expedition 18 crews concluded 9 days, 20 hours and 10 minutes of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. (CDT) on March 25, 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602384: The International Space Station (ISS) 03/2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) 03/2009 - View of the International Space Station after the start of the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS - 119) on 25 March 2009. Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 119 and Expedition 18 crews concluded 9 days, 20 hours and 10 minutes of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 2:53 p.m. (CDT) on March 25, 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602447: Solar Panels of the International Space Station (ISS) 05/2009 - Solar panels of the International Space Station (ISS) 05/2009 - View of the solar panels of the International Space Station above the Earth. 31 May 2009. Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, a portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member aboard the station / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602474: The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2009 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 127 on 28 July 2009. Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 127 and Expedition 20 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 12:26 p.m. (CDT) on July 28, 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602483: The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2009 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 127 on 28 July 2009. The shadow of the shuttle is partially projected on one of the solar panels. Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth's horizon, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Endeavour as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS - 127 and Expedition 20 crews concluded 11 days of cooperative work onboard the shuttle and station. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 12:26 p.m. (CDT) on July 28, 2009. A partial shadow of Endeavour is visible on the solar array wing panels / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602812: Astronauts in Weightless - Astronauts in Tranquility Module - Astronauts in the STS mission - 130 Terry Virts (right), and Stephen Robinson photographs in weightlessness in the new Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). 14 February 2010. NASA astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS - 130 pilot; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist, are pictured in the newly - installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. February 14, 2010 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602824: The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4602860: The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010 / Bridgeman Images