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Expedition 59 Image Gallery

The Expedition 59 image gallery shows photographs taken by the crew from aboard the International Space Station of its mission and science activities, including the Earth below.

jsc2019e009943 (Feb. 27, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA works...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA (right) will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e009953 (Feb. 27, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA undergoes...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA undergoes a Sokol launch suit pressure check Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e009954 (Feb. 27, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA undergoes...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA undergoes a Sokol launch suit pressure check Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e009952 (Feb. 27, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA undergoes...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA undergoes a Sokol launch suit pressure check Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013052 (March 9, 2019) --- At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew member Alexander...
At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew member Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (left) and prime crew member Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (right) take a break from pre-launch training March 7 for a game of ping-pong. Looking on against the wall are prime crewmembers Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA. Ovchinin, Hague and Koch will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
iss059e042046 (May 3, 2019) --- 258 miles above the North Atlantic Ocean an Expedition 59 crewmember photographed the contrail of...
258 miles above the North Atlantic Ocean an Expedition 59 crewmember photographed the contrail of an aircraft flying below as the International Space Station approached the coast of Ireland.
iss059e006522 (March 30, 2019) --- The International Space Station flew 265 miles above this cloudy formation in the south Indian...
The International Space Station flew 265 miles above this cloudy formation in the south Indian Ocean.
iss059e036736 (April 28, 2019) --- The International Space Station was orbiting 257 miles above the North Pacific Ocean when an...
The International Space Station was orbiting 257 miles above the North Pacific Ocean when an Expedition 59 crewmember photographed these cloud patterns south of the Aleutian Islands.
iss059e001224 (March 19, 2019) --- City lights and the aurora are pictured during a nighttime pass as the International Space...
City lights and the aurora are pictured during a nighttime pass as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above Russia and Kazakhstan.
jsc2019e009959 (Feb. 27, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA works...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Koch, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA (right) will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
iss059e072900 (May 24, 2019) --- Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (left) and Alexey Ovchinin prepare their Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs...
Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (left) and Alexey Ovchinin prepare their Russian Orlan spacesuits in the Pirs docking compartment's airlock ahead of a spacewalk that took place May 29, 2019.
iss059e063924 (May 18, 2019) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques of Expedition 59 works on the Multi-use Variable-g Platform...
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques of Expedition 59 works on the Multi-use Variable-g Platform (MVP) hardware. MVP enables space biology research into a variety of small organisms such as fruit flies, flatworms, plants, fish, cells, protein crystals and many others.
iss059e072908 (May 26, 2019) --- Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (left) and Alexey Ovchinin commemorated Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk...
Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (left) and Alexey Ovchinin commemorated Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, who turns 85 on Thursday, with signs attached to their Orlan spacesuits during their May 29, 2019, spacewalk. The sign attached to the spacesuit at left translates to, "Leonov #1." The sign on the spacesuit at right says, “Happy Birthday, Alexei Arkhipovich,” (Leonov’s patronymic name).
jsc2019e007204 (Feb. 26, 2019) --- Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center)...
Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) meet with Russian officials Feb. 26 after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training following a flight from their training base in Star City, Russia. They are the backups to the prime crew, Nick Hague of NASA, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013053 (March 7, 2019) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew member Drew...
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew member Drew Morgan of NASA tests his vestibular system in a rotating chair March 7 as part of his pre-launch activities. Morgan, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos are the backups to the prime crewmembers, Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013062 (March 7, 2019) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 59 backup and prime...
At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 59 backup and prime crew members pose for pictures March 7 as part of their pre-launch activities. From left to right are the backup crew members, Drew Morgan of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, and the prime crew members, Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA. Hague, Ovchinin and Koch will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e004429 (Feb. 21, 2019) --- At the Korolev Library in Moscow named after the Russian space designer, Sergei Korolev, NASA’s...
At the Korolev Library in Moscow named after the Russian space designer, Sergei Korolev, NASA’s Expedition 59 astronauts Christina Koch (left) and Nick Hague (right) study a framed drawing of a Soyuz rocket Feb. 21 that Korolev himself drew decades ago. Koch, Hague and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
iss059e090279 (June 3, 2019) --- Lakes Erie and St. Clair and the cities of Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio are...
Lakes Erie and St. Clair and the cities of Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio are pictured as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles over North America.
iss059e025269 (April 19, 2019) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm is positioned to grapple the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft as...
The Canadarm2 robotic arm is positioned to grapple the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft as it approaches its capture point with the International Space Station orbiting 255 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Highlighting the foreground is the Soyuz MS-12 crew ship docked to the Rassvet module.
jsc2019e011278 (Feb. 28, 2019) --- In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA...
In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) pose for pictures at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during traditional pre-launch activities Feb. 28. They are the backups to Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e011276 (Feb. 28, 2019) --- Joined by a local official in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew...
Joined by a local official in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency participate in ceremonies at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, as part of traditional pre-launch activities Feb. 28. They are the backups to Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e007204 (Feb. 26, 2019) --- Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center)...
Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) meet with Russian officials Feb. 26 after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training following a flight from their training base in Star City, Russia. They are the backups to the prime crew, Nick Hague of NASA, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e011274 (Feb. 28, 2019) --- In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA...
In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) prepare to lay flowers at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during traditional pre-launch activities Feb. 28. They are the backups to Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e009945 (Feb. 27, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members (from left) Drew Morgan...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members (from left) Drew Morgan of NASA, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (ESA) pose in front of the the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft.
jsc2019e013047 (March 9, 2019) --- At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Alexander...
At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (left), Drew Morgan of NASA (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) take a moment from pre-launch training for a game of chess March 7. They are the backups to the prime crew members, Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e004421 (Feb. 21, 2019) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 backup crew members...
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 backup crew members Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (left) and Drew Morgan of NASA (right) exchange thoughts Feb. 21 during a pre-launch news conference. They and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos are backups to the prime crewmembers, Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e011275 (Feb. 28, 2019) --- In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA...
In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) prepare to lay flowers at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, during traditional pre-launch activities Feb. 28. They are the backups to Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013410 (March 10, 2019) --- In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members...
In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) pose for pictures in front of the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft March 10 during final pre-launch inspections. They are the backups to the prime crew members, Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e007188 (Feb. 26, 2019) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 backup crew members...
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) walk to a bus Feb. 26 to take them to their plane for a flight to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for final pre-launch training. They and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos are the backups to the prime crew, Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, who will launch on March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
iss059e072234 (May 23, 2019) --- Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko (left) and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin ready a pair of...
Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko (left) and Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin ready a pair of Russian Orlan spacesuits inside the Pirs docking compartment's airlock. Ovchinin and Kononenko are due to conduct the fourth spacewalk of 2019 for space station maintenance on May 29.
nhq201906250004 (June 25, 2019) --- Expedition 59 Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is carried to a medical tent shortly...
Expedition 59 Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko landed in their Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Kazakh time (June 24 Eastern time). McClain, Saint-Jacques, and Kononenko are returning after 204 days in space where they served as members of the Expedition 58 and 59 crews onboard the International Space Station.
jsc2019e004427 (Feb. 21, 2019) --- At the Gagarin Museum in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition...
At the Gagarin Museum in the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 backup crew member Drew Morgan of NASA (front, left) signs a ceremonial book Feb. 21 as his crewmates, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) look on. In the back row are the prime crewmembers, Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013046 (March 9, 2019) --- At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew...
At their Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 backup crew members Drew Morgan of NASA (left), Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) rehearse rendezvous and docking techniques on a laptop computer simulator March 7 as they conduct pre-launch preparations. They are the backups to the prime crew members, Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA, who will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e004436 (Feb. 21, 2019) --- At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA lays...
At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA lays flowers where Russian space icons are interred in traditional ceremonies Feb. 21. Koch, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013422 (March 10, 2019) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA poses...
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA poses for pictures March 10 in front of a display housing memorabilia from the flight of the first woman to fly in space, Valentina Tereshkova, whose historic mission took place in June 1963. Koch, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e013414 (March 10, 2019) --- In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina...
In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crew member Christina Koch of NASA poses for pictures March 10 as she climbs aboard the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft for final pre-launch preparations. Koch, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e004420 (Feb. 21, 2019) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crew member Alexey...
At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 59 crew member Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos (right) responds to a reporter’s question Feb. 21 during a pre-launch news conference as crewmates Christina Koch of NASA (left) and Nick Hague of NASA (center) look on. They will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
jsc2019e004434 (Feb. 21, 2019) --- At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 59 crew member Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos lays...
At the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Expedition 59 crew member Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos lays flowers where Russian space icons are interred in traditional ceremonies Feb. 21. Ovchinin and Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.
iss059e111655 (June 17, 2019) --- Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos practices descent maneuvers on a computer that he...
Expedition 59 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos practices descent maneuvers on a computer that he will use to return to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on June 24. He will lead Flight Engineers Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques to a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan after a 204-day mission in space.
iss070e064477 (Jan. 12, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 270 miles above Southern Patagonia, two lakes run nearly...
iss070e064477 (Jan. 12, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 270 miles above Southern Patagonia, two lakes run nearly parallel to one another as they feed into rivers and mountain streams within Los Glaciares National Park. On the bottom is Argentino Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Argentina. Above it is Viedma Lake, fed by a glacier of the same name.