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  • Expedition 15 spacewalk May 30, 2007

    Cosmonauts Wrap Up Debris-Panel Spacewalk

    Two International Space Station cosmonauts wound up a spacewalk of 5 hours, 37 minutes from the Pirs docking compartment airlock at 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday.

  • Expedition 15 spacewalk

    Spacewalk Complete, Debris Panels Installed

    Two International Space Station cosmonauts successfully completed a spacewalk from the Pirs docking compartment airlock Wednesday, installing Service Module Debris Protection panels and rerouting a Global Positioning System antenna cable.

  • Progress cargo spacecraft

    Progress Docks to Space Station

    A Progress freighter with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard docked with the International Space Station at 1:10 a.m. EDT Tuesday.

  • ISS014-E-16250 -- Expedition 14

    Expedition 14 Back on Earth

    Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, the 14th crew of the International Space Station, landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft Saturday at 8:31 EDT in the steppes of Kazakhstan.

  • Expedition 15 crew launches

    Expedition 15 Crew Docks with Space Station

    Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and cosmonaut Oleg Kotov of the 15th International Space Station crew docked with the orbiting laboratory at 3:12 p.m. EDT Monday to begin a six-month stay aboard.

  • Suni Williams

    Suni Williams Completes Boston Marathon

    210 miles above Earth, Expedition 15 crew member Sunita Williams attempted something no other astronaut has ever done. She ran the Boston Marathon while in orbit.

  • ISS013-E-82936 --- Soyuz TMA-9 spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 20, 2006.

    Station Crew Moves Soyuz

    International Space Station Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and flight engineers Mikhail Tyurin and Sunita Williams moved their Soyuz TMA spacecraft from the Earth-facing port of the station's Zarya module to the aft port of the Zvezda module Thursday.

  • ISS014-E-14502 -- Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin

    Spacewalkers Successfully Retract Progress Antenna

    International Space Station Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin and Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria retracted a balky antenna of an unpiloted Progress cargo carrier at the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module during a 6-hour, 18-minute spacewalk Thursday.

  • ISS014-E-13053 -- Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria

    Station Crew Conducts Three Back-to-Back Spacewalks

    The third spacewalk in nine days by International Space Station Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Sunita Williams was completed Thursday, Feb. 8.

  • Eisenhower re-enlistment ceremony

    Orbiting Astronauts Swear in Navy Sailors

    A special re-enlistment ceremony was held on Jan. 29 for 16 Navy sailors aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

  • Crew Exploration Vehicle

    'Why Explore Space?'
    By Administrator Griffin

    Today, NASA is moving forward with a new focus for the manned space program: to go out beyond Earth orbit for purposes of human exploration and scientific discovery.

  • JSC2007-E-02933 --- Artist's rendering of the ISS following scheduled activities of Jan. 19, 2007.

    Progress Docks with Space Station

    A new Progress docked to the International Space Station at 9:59 p.m. EST Friday with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, oxygen, other supplies and equipment aboard.

  • ISS014-E-10236 -- Expedition 14 crew poses for a holiday photo

    Holiday Greetings From Earth Sent to Station

    The winter festivities brought to the station crew more than 7,000 electronic postcards with warm wishes from those celebrating on Earth below.

  • Expedition 14 Spacewalk - Nov. 22, 2006

    Spacewalkers Tee Off on Science, Mechanics

    Two International Space Station crewmembers conducted an almost six-hour spacewalk that featured everything from science through nuts and bolts to golf.

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  • ISS013-E-43030 --- Progress 22 supply vehicle approaches the International Space Station.

    Progress Docks with Space Station

    A new Progress docked to the International Space Station at 10:29 a.m. EDT Thursday with almost 2.5 tons of fuel, oxygen, other supplies and equipment aboard.

  • NHL star Alexander Ovechkin with an autographed photo of International Space Station crew member Mikhail Tyurin

    Hockey Star Ovechkin Gets Signed Tyurin Photo

    Before he was sent to live and work on the International Space Station for six months, Expedition 14 Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin autographed his crew photo for another famous Russian.

  • Station flight control room

    Station Flight Controllers Give Old Room New Life

    Space station flight controllers have a new home with increased technical capabilities, more workspace and a long, distinguished history.

  • Photo of a flame

    Smoking Out Space Fires

    NASA researchers study smoke particles to improve smoke detectors and help prevent fires in space.

  • ISS013-E-82952 -- Expedition 13 crew

    Space Station Crew Back on Earth

    Commander Pavel Vinogradov and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams, the 13th crew of the International Space Station, landed safely in their Soyuz spacecraft at 9:13 p.m. EDT Thursday in the steppes of Kazakhstan.

  • ISS014-S-001 --- Expedition 14 International Space Station crew patch.

    14th Station Crew Docks with Space Station

    Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin of the 14th International Space Station crew docked at the International Space Station on Sept. 20 to begin a six-month stay in space.