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97-16432 (December 10, 1997) --- Astronaut Bill Shepherd, commander of the first crew of the International Space Station, dons a...

Astronaut Bill Shepherd, commander of the first crew of the International Space Station, dons a Russian pressure suit as part of his training recently at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Russia. Shepherd, Soyuz Commander cosmonaut Yuri Gidzenko and Flight Engineer cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev will be launched aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft in late January 1999 to begin the first human habitation of the station. They will spend five months aboard the new station, and assist with assembly and checkout of systems onboard that will include three visiting Space Shuttles. During the crew's stay, the station will be outfitted with the first U.S. solar arrays, the U.S. laboratory module and the Canadian Space Station Remote Manipulator System mechanical arm. Shepherd's crew will begin a permanent human presence on the International Space Station. The crew began training for the mission in late 1996.

97-10689 (October 3, 1997) ---The first International Space Station crew, from left Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev...

The first International Space Station crew, from left Soyuz Commander Yuri Gidzenko, Flight Engineer Sergei Krikalev and International Space Station Commander Bill Shepherd, practice water survival skills in the Black Sea recently. The skills would be needed in the event a Soyuz spacecraft landed in the water rather than on land as is normal. The crew is scheduled to launch to the new station in January 1999 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

97-10688 (October 3, 1997) --- Astronaut Bill Shepherd, commander of the first International Space Station crew, plunges from a mockup...

Astronaut Bill Shepherd, commander of the first International Space Station crew, plunges from a mockup Soyuz spacecraft descent module into the Black Sea recently during water survival training. Along with fellow crew members cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko, Soyuz commander, and Sergei Krikalev, flight engineer, Shepherd will launch to the new station in January 1999 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft.

iss070e028251 (Nov. 21, 2023) --- This view of Earth shows the White Nile River leading to the Nile River and...

This view of Earth shows the White Nile River leading to the Nile River and winding through the African nation of Sudan. The dark spot at top left, is the Jebel Al Dair National Park containing a variety of mountains in the southern portion of Sudan.

iss070e025067 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa works in...

Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa works in the Tranquility module

iss070e025062 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli works in the International Space Station's...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli works in the International Space Station's Tranquility module clearing hardware and making space inside the NanoRacks Bishop airlock.

iss069e085742 (Sept. 2, 2023) --- The city lights of Delhi, India, the second most populated city in the world estimated...

The city lights of Delhi, India, the second most populated city in the world estimated to be 32.9 million, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 miles above the subcontinental nation. At lower right, is the well-lit Indira Gandhi International Airport.

iss069e084252 (Aug. 26, 2023) --- Palm Jumeirah, the palm tree-shaped artificial island, is a highlight in the United Arab Emirates'...

Palm Jumeirah, the palm tree-shaped artificial island, is a highlight in the United Arab Emirates' city of Dubai in this nighttime photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Persian Gulf.

iss069e060850 (Aug. 15, 2023) --- The city of Butte, Montana, next to the Berkeley Pit and Yankee Doodle Tailings Pond,...

The city of Butte, Montana, next to the Berkeley Pit and Yankee Doodle Tailings Pond, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the Big Sky Country state.

iss070e024859 (Nov. 14, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara treats brain cell-like samples inside the...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara treats brain cell-like samples inside the Kibo laboratory module's Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. She was processing the samples for the Cerebral Ageing space biology study that is exploring the degenerative processes of brain cells. Results may provide insights into accelerated ageing symptoms seen in space and neurodegenerative diseases experienced on Earth.

iss070e024806 (Nov. 14, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes cell samples for the Cell...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes cell samples for the Cell Gravisensing experiment aboard the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. The space biology investigation is exploring how cells sense gravity and may lead to improved therapies treating conditions such as muscle atrophy and osteoporosis both on Earth and in space.

iss070e027906 (Nov. 19, 2023) --- The night lights of Mexico City, the capital and largest city of Mexico with a...

The night lights of Mexico City, the capital and largest city of Mexico with a population of 9.2 million, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above the central American nation. At far left, the well-lit Felipe Ángeles International Airport is easily observable from low-Earth orbit. The large, dark area at center top, is Lake Texcoco Ecological Park. The dark area just below, is the Sierra de Guadalupe mountain range.

iss070e027402 (Nov. 17, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli works in the Harmony module and...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli works in the Harmony module and calibrates an ultrasonic inspection device that uses high-frequency sound waves to analyze materials aboard the International Space Station.

iss070e027395 (Nov. 20, 2023) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa turns off...

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa turns off a microscope in the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module and removes samples for the Cell Gravisensing space biology study. The investigation is exploring how cells sense gravity and may lead to improved therapies treating conditions such as muscle atrophy and osteoporosis both on Earth and in space.

iss070e026585 (Nov. 19, 2023) --- The sun's glint beams off the Paraguay River which separates a portion of the South...

The sun's glint beams off the Paraguay River which separates a portion of the South American nations of Argentina and Paraguay in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above.

iss070e026402 (Nov. 17, 2023) --- The city lights (bottom center to far left) of Moscow and Saint Petersburg in Russia,...

The city lights (bottom center to far left) of Moscow and Saint Petersburg in Russia, to Helsinki, Finland, are framed by an aurora in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above.

iss070e026322 (Nov. 17, 2023) --- The Quirimbas Islands off the northeastern coast of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean are pictured...

The Quirimbas Islands off the northeastern coast of Mozambique in the Indian Ocean are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the African nation.

iss070e026216 (Nov. 17, 2023) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen operates a microscope inside...

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen operates a microscope inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. He was capturing imagery of brain cell-like samples for the Cerebral Ageing space biology study that is exploring the degenerative processes of brain cells. Results may provide insights into accelerated ageing symptoms seen in space and neurodegenerative diseases experienced on Earth.

iss070e024942 (Nov. 15, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes liver stem cell samples inside...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli processes liver stem cell samples inside the Kibo laboratory module's Life Science Glovebox aboard the International Space Station. Her research work is supporting the Space AGE (Space Aging Gravity Experiment) investigation that is exploring the age-related loss of regenerative capacity. Results may provide insights into the treatment of immune system conditions both on Earth and in space.

iss070e025986 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- The São Francisco River empties into the Atlantic Ocean and splits the Brazilian states of...

The São Francisco River empties into the Atlantic Ocean and splits the Brazilian states of Sergipe and Alagoas in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the South American coast.

iss070e025974 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- Buenos Aires, Argentina, and its surrounding suburbs on the Rio de la Plata, are pictured...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, and its surrounding suburbs on the Rio de la Plata, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 266 miles above the South American nation.

iss070e025959 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- Four lakes in the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires are pictured from the International Space...

Four lakes in the Argentinian province of Buenos Aires are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the South American nation. From left, in Argentina's fertile Pampas region are Lagunas del Venado, del Monte, Cochico, and Alsina.

iss070e025919 (Nov. 16, 2023) --- The partly cloudy coast of southwestern Madagascar on the Mozambique Channel is pictured from the...

The partly cloudy coast of southwestern Madagascar on the Mozambique Channel is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above the island nation.

iss070e025899 (Nov. 15, 2023) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its fine-tuned robotic hand, also known as Dextre, attached extends...

The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its fine-tuned robotic hand, also known as Dextre, attached extends vertically down from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean north of Papua New Guinea.

iss070e025882 (Nov. 15, 2023) --- Looking southwest over the Far North region of Queensland, Australia, is the Great Barrier Reef...

Looking southwest over the Far North region of Queensland, Australia, is the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria on the other side of the Far North.

iss070e025826 (Nov. 15, 2023) --- The coast of the Northwest region of Queensland, Australia, on the Gulf of Carpentaria is...

The coast of the Northwest region of Queensland, Australia, on the Gulf of Carpentaria is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the continental nation. At lower left, is Mornington Island and the Bountiful Islands.

iss070e025086 (Nov. 15, 2023) --- The photograph from the International Space Station looks back toward the northeast Atlantic coast of...

The photograph from the International Space Station looks back toward the northeast Atlantic coast of the United States revealing the city lights (from left) of Norfolk, Virginia, to Boston, Massachusetts. At far right, an aurora in northern Canada crowns the Earth's horizon.

iss070e024612 (Nov. 13, 2023) -- Earth's glow just barely shines above city lights off the coast of Baja California as...

iss070e024612 (Nov. 13, 2023) -- Earth's glow just barely shines above city lights off the coast of Baja California as the International Space Station soared through orbital nighttime 260 miles above.

iss070e024027 (Nov. 13, 2023) -- Peering through the International Space Station's Cupola, or "window to the world," the western coast...

iss070e024027 (Nov. 13, 2023) -- Peering through the International Space Station's Cupola, or "window to the world," the western coast of Chile is visible. Through a window on the left, one of the orbiting laboratory's solar arrays can be seen; in the center, Northrop Grumman's cymbal-shaped solar array is peeking in, and in the bottom right corner window, the Roscosmos segment of the station is visible.

iss070e022200 (Nov. 4, 2023) -- Located northwest of Cape Town, Saldanha Bay flushes into the Atlantic Ocean in Southern Africa....

iss070e022200 (Nov. 4, 2023) -- Located northwest of Cape Town, Saldanha Bay flushes into the Atlantic Ocean in Southern Africa. The International Space Station soared 265 miles above as this image was taken.

iss070e021230 (Oct. 31, 2023) -- Lago O'Higgins, or San Martin Lake, flows between snow-capped mountain ranges in Chile as the...

iss070e021230 (Oct. 31, 2023) -- Lago O'Higgins, or San Martin Lake, flows between snow-capped mountain ranges in Chile as the International Space Station soared nearly 270 miles above.

iss070e024781 (Nov. 14, 2023) --- A door is opened on an experiment airlock, attached to to the International Space Station's...

A door is opened on an experiment airlock, attached to to the International Space Station's Nauka science module, that will enable science investigations to be removed, exposed to the external microgravity environment, then returned inside while being maneuvered with the European robotic arm.

iss070e024780 (Nov. 14, 2023) --- The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft (foreground) that carried NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg...

iss070e024780 (Nov. 14, 2023) --- The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft (foreground) that carried NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Rassvet module. In the rear, is the Prichal docking module and the Nauka science module with its experiment airlock door opened to the external microgravity environment. Credit: Roscosmos

iss070e023971 (Nov. 13, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara uses a portable glovebag to replace...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O'Hara uses a portable glovebag to replace components on a biological printer, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), that is testing the printing of organ-like tissues in microgravity.

iss070e023516 (Nov. 12, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli sets up research hardware for the...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli sets up research hardware for the Cell Gravisensing-2 study to learn how cells respond to the lack of gravity promoting space biology and improving treatments for ailments on Earth.

iss070e022889 (Nov. 9, 2023) --- Two Astrobee free-flying robotic assistants are pictured during an experiment demonstrating how the toaster-sized robotic...

Two Astrobee free-flying robotic assistants are pictured during an experiment demonstrating how the toaster-sized robotic devices can use a small robotic arm and grasp handrails to maneuver throughout the space station.

iss070e022606 (Nov. 12, 2023) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen replaces computer hardware inside...

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen replaces computer hardware inside the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-2 (ADSEP-2) that can house and process samples for a variety of biological and physical science experiments.

iss070e022023 (Nov. 9, 2023) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen gets ready for the...

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Commander Andreas Mogensen gets ready for the Christmas season and poses for a fun portrait wearing a Santa Claus hat.

iss070e022660 (Nov. 10, 2023) --- The Moon is pictured above Earth's horizon, its airglow, and an aurora (at far right)...

The Moon is pictured above Earth's horizon, its airglow, and an aurora (at far right) in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the northwestern United States.

iss070e022160 (Nov. 11, 2023) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on the company's 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA, approaches...

The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, on the company's 29th commercial resupply mission for NASA, approaches the International Space Station while orbiting 261 miles above Indonesia's Savu Sea.