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Christina Koch of NASA partially installs cables
Christina Koch of NASA partially installs cables

Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA partially installs cables inside the Unity module.

A starry orbital nighttime sky above New Zealand
A starry orbital nighttime sky above New Zealand

The station's docked Progress 72 resupply ship is silhouetted over a wispy aurora australis, or "southern lights," the Earth's atmospheric…

Lake Isabella in California
Lake Isabella in California

Lake Isabella in California is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the Golden State.

The Namibian port town of Walvis Bay
The Namibian port town of Walvis Bay

The Namibian port town of Walvis Bay on the Atlantic coast is pictured from 262 miles above as the International…

The Orange River separates the nations of Namibia and South Africa
The Orange River separates the nations of Namibia and South Africa

The Orange River separates the nations of Namibia and South Africa as it flows into Alexander Bay on the edge…

Earth Rising over the Moon’s Horizon
Earth Rising over the Moon’s Horizon

This view of Earth rising over the Moon's horizon was taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft. The lunar terrain pictured…

Processing Lunar Samples in a Cleanroom
Processing Lunar Samples in a Cleanroom

Scientists working at NASA’s Ames Research Center in fall 1969 processing lunar samples in the Lunar Biological Laboratory. They are…

Testing Apollo Samples in a Glove Box
Testing Apollo Samples in a Glove Box

Microbiologist Ed Merek, pictured on the far left, reaches for testing equipment to examine the Apollo 11 samples in the…

Scientists in the Lunar Chemistry Laboratory
Scientists in the Lunar Chemistry Laboratory

Chemists Sherwood Chang and microbiologist Jo Ann Williams in the Lunar Chemical Laboratory at NASA’s Ames Research Center.

Preparing Vitamins to “Feed” Lunar Samples
Preparing Vitamins to “Feed” Lunar Samples

Biologist Caye Johnson prepares a vitamin mixture for the petri dishes for the lunar biological sampling experiments at NASA’s Ames…