PIX4648859: Shuttle Discovery STS - 120 view of ISS 10 - 2007 - Discovery is manoeuvring seen from ISS 10 - 2007 - Shuttle Discovery approaching the International Space Station. In its cargo bay, the new Harmony module (Node 2). 25 - 10 - 2007 25 Oct. 2007 Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery approaches the International Space Station during STS - 120 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 7:40 a.m. (CDT) on Oct. 25, 2007. The Harmony node is visible in Discovery's cargo bay / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649117: 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 and its seven - member STS - 125 crew head towards Earth orbit and rendezvous with Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope. Liftoff was on time at 2:01 p.m. (EDT) on May 11, 2009 from launch pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center. Onboard are astronauts Scott Altman, commander; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot: Michael Good, Megan McArthur, John Grunsfeld, Mike Massimino and Andrew Feustel, all mission specialists. 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 Wide Field Camera 3, fine guidance sensor and the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649176: The space shuttle Endeavour - The space shuttle Endeavour - The space shuttle Endeavour is located on a Boeing 747 (Shuttle Carrier Aircraft) above the Mojave Desert, California. At the end of the STS-126 mission, the space shuttle landed in California on 30 November 2008 and was brought back to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. 10 December 2008. The Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over Mojave Desert in California mounted on a modified Boeing 747 shuttle carrier aircraft. Endeavour landed in California on Nov. 30 (STS - 126) and was en route back to Florida. December 10 2008 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649220: Astronaut Exit into Space - Astronaut Extravehicular Activity - Astronaut Nicole Stott Exit into Space. Maintenance of the International Space Station (ISS). 1 September 2009. Astronaut Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 flight engineer, participates in the STS - 128 mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six - hour, 35 - minute spacewalk, Stott and astronaut John “” Danny””” Olivas (out of frame), mission specialist, removed an empty ammonia tank from the station's truss and temporarily stowed it on the station's robotic arm. Olivas and Stott also retrieved the European Technology Exposure Facility (EUTEF) and Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE) from the Columbus laboratory module and installed them on Discovery's payload bay for return. September 1st, 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649342: 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
PIX4581954: Castle of Saint Barthelemy under the stars - Starry sky above the castle of Saint - Barthelemy - Star sky above the ruins of the dungeon of the castle of Saint - Barthelemy in Ariege (Durban - sur - Arize). Starry sky above the castle of Saint - Barthelemy in Ariege (Durban - sur - Arize). 12th - 16th century / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649576: Discovery en approche de la station 02/2011 - Discovery approaching the International Space station 02/2011 - The Discovery shuttle seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on February 26, 2011 during its approach. Last mission of Shuttle Discovery. Space shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 26 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS - 133 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 2:14 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 26, 2011 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4649733: Shuttle Atlantis - Last Shuttle Flight - July 2011 - Liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis - Final mission of Space Shuttle Program. July 2011 - Launch of the Atlantis space shuttle on July 8, 2011. Mission STS-135, last flight of American space shuttles. The engines ignite beneath space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A on the Atlantic coastline at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis began its final flight, the STS - 135 mission to the International Space Station, at 11:29 a.m. EDT July 8. STS-135 will deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the orbiting laboratory. Atlantis also is flying the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment that will investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites in orbit. In addition, a failed ammonia pump module will be returned to Earth aboard Atlantis to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS - 135 is 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 / Bridgeman Images