Expedition 53 Image GalleryView images taken by the Expedition 53 crew aboard the International Space Station of its mission and science activities including photographs of the Earth below.iss053e040100 (Sept. 23, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei jogs on a treadmill inside the space station.jsc2017e029829 (March 15, 2017) --- Astronaut Mark Vande Hei trains for a spacewalk at the Johnson Space Center in March...jsc2017e115213 (Sept.. 8, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 53-54 crewmember Joe Acaba of...Astronaut Joe Acaba (foreground) assisted crewmates Randy Bresnik (right) and Mark Vande Hei before they began a spacewalk on Oct....iss053e027051 (Sept. 19, 2017) --- Flight Engineer Joe Acaba works in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module setting up hardware for...iss053e083903 (Oct. 8, 2017) --- Astronaut Joe Acaba poses between two U.S. spacesuits inside the Quest airlock. He will wear...iss053e047442 (Sept. 25, 2017) --- Astronauts Mark Vande Hei (left) and Paolo Nespoli work on the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)...iss053e238877 (Nov. 7, 2017) --- Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, from the European Space Agency, fills a personal radiation...iss053e238891 (Nov. 7, 2017) --- Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, from the European Space Agency, tests a personal radiation...iss053e064252 (Sept. 29, 2017) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei verifies his U.S. spacesuit fits...jsc2017e100902 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left), Alexander...iss053e238919 (Nov. 21, 2017) --- Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (foreground) and Sergey Ryazanskiy participate in a remotely guided eye exam with...jsc2017e108518 (June 30, 2017) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos is the flight engineer for Expedition 53 and the commander...iss053e238931 (Nov. 22, 2017) --- Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin from Roscosmos works with the JPL Electronic Nose (ENose) experiment in...iss053e239454 (Nov. 22, 2017) --- The Pacific coast of Chile, the snow-capped Andes mountains and the arid Patagonian plateaus of...jsc2017e100895 (July 18, 2017) --- In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan...jsc2017e100901 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian...jsc2017e100900 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian...jsc2017e100899 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left), Norishige...jsc2017e100903 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian...jsc2017e100898 (July 18, 2017) --- At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai...jsc2017e100906 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmember Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) signs a...jsc2017e100904 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left), Mark...jsc2017e100905 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left), Mark...The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen after the service structure arms were lowered prior to launch, Friday, July 28, 2017...The Soyuz MS-05 rocket is launched with Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of...The Soyuz MS-05 rocket is launched with Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of...jsc2017e100896 (July 18, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup...jsc2017e100897 (July 18, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup...jsc2017e077694 (March 13, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 Crew Portrait. (From left) European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey...Expedition 52 flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA is seen before having his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked in preparation...Expedition 52 flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA has his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard...The Soyuz MS-05 rocket is launched with Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of...jsc2017e114479 (Sept. 1, 2017) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 53-54 backup crewmember Anton...jsc2017e115218 (Sept.. 8, 2017) --- At the Space Museum in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 53-54 backup crewmembers Scott...jsc2017e115219 (Sept.. 8, 2017) --- At the Space Museum in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 53-54 backup crewmembers Anton...jsc2017e115217 (Sept.. 8, 2017) --- In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 53-54 backup crewmembers Shannon Walker of NASA, Anton...Expedition 52 flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), left, flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, center, and...Expedition 52 flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA, top, flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), middle, and...Expedition 52 flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA prepares to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked in preparation for...