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Expedition 50 Astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough

Expedition 50 Astronauts Thomas Pesquet and Shane Kimbrough
ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet (left) and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough (right) are seen inside the Japanese Experiment Module.

iss050e013147 (Dec. 1, 2016) — ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet (left) and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough (right) are seen inside the Japanese Experiment Module conducting a run of the SPHERES-Tether experiment. The investigation uses the self-contained SPHERES satellites to study the dynamics of a tethered capture object and a “space tug” chase vehicle, improving computer programs needed for removing space debris as well as capturing scientific samples from other planets.