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iss060e002064 (June 29, 2019) -- A starry Milky Way glitters above Earth's tranquil atmospheric glow as the International Space Station...

iss060e002064 (June 29, 2019) -- A starry Milky Way glitters above Earth's tranquil atmospheric glow as the International Space Station orbited 266 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the northwest coast of New Zealand.

iss060e033147 (Aug. 9, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA monitors a pair of tiny, free-floating satellites...

iss060e033147 (Aug. 9, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA monitors a pair of tiny, free-floating satellites known as SPHERES, or Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites. Middle and high school students compete to design algorithms that autonomously control the basketball-sized SPHERES satellites aboard the station. The student-written software tests rendezvous and docking maneuvers that simulate scenarios such as retrieving an inoperable satellite.

iss060e054187 -- Expedition 60 flight engineers Andrew Morgan and Nick Hague of NASA conduct in-flight interviews on Sept. 5 with...

iss060e054187 -- Expedition 60 flight engineers Andrew Morgan and Nick Hague of NASA conduct in-flight interviews on Sept. 5 with television stations located in Pittsburgh, PA where they discuss what it's like living and working on the International Space Station.

iss060e002044 (June 29, 2019) --- An atmospheric glow blankets Earth beneath a starry night sky as the International Space Station...

iss060e002044 (June 29, 2019) --- An atmospheric glow blankets Earth beneath a starry night sky as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean, south of the Australian island state of Tasmania.

iss060e013471 (July 18, 2019) --- A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew...

iss060e013471 (July 18, 2019) --- A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America.

iss060e013472 (July 18, 2019) --- A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew...

iss060e013472 (July 18, 2019) --- A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America.

Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA works with the BioFabrication Facility that will soon be tested for its...

Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA works with the BioFabrication Facility that will soon be tested for its ability to print organ-like tissues and begin proving viability for human organ fabrication in space.

iss060e001460 (June 28, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA partially installs cables inside the Unity module...

iss060e001460 (June 28, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA partially installs cables inside the Unity module to support Canadarm2 robotic arm operations aboard the International Space Station.

iss060e021175 (Aug. 2, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA activates the new BioFabrication Facility to test...

iss060e021175 (Aug. 2, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA activates the new BioFabrication Facility to test its ability to print cells. Researchers are exploring whether the weightless environment of space may support the fabrication of human organs in space. An incubator houses the tissue samples to promote cohesive cellular growth over several weeks. Earth’s gravity inhibits 3-D bioprinters and incubators from recreating and growing complex organic structures.

iss060e053832 -- Expedition 60 flight engineers Christina Koch and Nick Hague of NASA work together on the Main Bus Switching...

iss060e053832 -- Expedition 60 flight engineers Christina Koch and Nick Hague of NASA work together on the Main Bus Switching Unit aboard the space station to replace a failed circuit card before performing a test to ensure its functionality.

iss060e013617 (July 20, 2019) --- A waning gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary...

iss060e013617 (July 20, 2019) --- A waning gibbous Moon is pictured from the International Space Station on the 50th anniversary of NASA landing humans on the lunar surface for the first time. Three new Expedition 60 Flight Engineers, Drew Morgan of NASA, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, were about to launch to the orbiting laboratory on this historic day.

iss060e014372 (July 24, 2019) --- Astronauts Luca Parmitano and Christina Koch pose for a playful portrait inside the International Space...

iss060e014372 (July 24, 2019) --- Astronauts Luca Parmitano and Christina Koch pose for a playful portrait inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. In the background, astronaut Nick Hague inspects and cleans fans and vents located in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module.

iss070e108718 (March 6, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick poses for a selfie while testing...

iss070e108718 (March 6, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick poses for a selfie while testing out a camera aboard the International Space Station.

iss070e108772 (March 6, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick tests out pressure cuffs on his...

iss070e108772 (March 6, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick tests out pressure cuffs on his thighs, which will be used to examine whether wearing the cuffs in microgravity changes the way fluid moves around inside the body.

iss070e108562 (March 6, 2024) -- The southern coast of Africa is pictured from the International Space Station's "window to the...

iss070e108562 (March 6, 2024) -- The southern coast of Africa is pictured from the International Space Station's "window to the world," or cupola, as it soared 265 miles above.

iss070e113015 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps is pictured floating in microgravity aboard...

iss070e113015 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps is pictured floating in microgravity aboard the International Space Station.

iss070e113283 (March 11, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt uses an iPad to review the...

iss070e113283 (March 11, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt uses an iPad to review the on-orbit schedule for residents aboard the International Space Station.

iss070e113242 (March 11, 2024) -- NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli hug ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International...

iss070e113242 (March 11, 2024) -- NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli hug ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International Space Station. NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 departed the space station on Monday, March 11 before splashing down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, March 12.

iss070e113196 (March 11, 2024) -- Expedition 70 crew members pose for a portrait ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International...

iss070e113196 (March 11, 2024) -- Expedition 70 crew members pose for a portrait ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International Space Station. From left are Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Loral O'Hara and Jeanette Epps of NASA, Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency), Michael Barratt, Matthew Dominick, and Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA. NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 departed the space station on Monday, March 11 before splashing down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, March 12.

iss070e111242 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara are pictured inside the International Space Station's cupola

iss070e111242 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara are pictured inside the International Space Station's cupola

iss070e111212 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronauts (from left) Jasmin Moghbeli, Matthew Dominick, and Loral O'Hara pose for a selfie...

iss070e111212 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronauts (from left) Jasmin Moghbeli, Matthew Dominick, and Loral O'Hara pose for a selfie inside the International Space Station's cupola, or "window to the world."

iss070e110706 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Jasmin Moghbeli pose for a portrait ahead of Crew-7's departure...

iss070e110706 (March 10, 2024) -- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt and Jasmin Moghbeli pose for a portrait ahead of Crew-7's departure from the International Space Station.

iss070e110924 (March 8, 2024) -- NASA astronauts and Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara pose for a...

iss070e110924 (March 8, 2024) -- NASA astronauts and Expedition 70 Flight Engineers Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara pose for a portrait aboard the International Space Station.

iss070e110367 (March 7, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineers (from left) Alexander Grebenkin of Roscosmos, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps...

iss070e110367 (March 7, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineers (from left) Alexander Grebenkin of Roscosmos, Matthew Dominick, and Jeanette Epps of NASA, pose for a photo together inside the International Space Station's Destiny module. The trio arrived to the station March 5 as part of NASA's Space-X Crew-8 mission, marking their first trip to the orbiting laboratory.

iss070e110366 (March 7, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineers and NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Michael Barratt post for a...

iss070e110366 (March 7, 2024) -- Expedition 70 Flight Engineers and NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara and Michael Barratt post for a portrait together aboard the International Space Station.

iss070e108427 (March 5, 2024) --- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (at right), and its suburbs just across the Guanabara Bay are...

iss070e108427 (March 5, 2024) --- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (at right), and its suburbs just across the Guanabara Bay are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 265 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. Toward the bottom, is the eight-and-a-quarter-mile long President Costa e Silva Bridge linking Rio de Janeiro with the city of Niterói.

iss070e108296 (March 6, 2024) -- The Crew-7 quartet (from left), cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen,...

iss070e108296 (March 6, 2024) -- The Crew-7 quartet (from left), cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa pose for a photo in their Dragon flight suits ahead of their departure from the International Space Station.

iss070e108279 (March 6, 2024) --- Four Expedition 70 crewmates pose in the pressure suits they will wear when they return...

iss070e108279 (March 6, 2024) --- Four Expedition 70 crewmates pose in the pressure suits they will wear when they return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon "Endurance" spacecraft. From left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mohgensen, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. The quartet arrived at the International Space Station on Aug. 27, 2023, as SpaceX Crew-7 members aboard Dragon and will splash down off the coast of Florida inside the same spacecraft completing a six-and-a-half-month space research mission.

iss070e108256 (March 6, 2024) --- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli prepares to open a science freezer...

iss070e108256 (March 6, 2024) --- Expedition 70 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli prepares to open a science freezer for research operations inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

iss070e105657 (March 2, 2024) --- The city lights of Kuwait City, Kuwait, and its surrounding suburbs on the coast of...

iss070e105657 (March 2, 2024) --- The city lights of Kuwait City, Kuwait, and its surrounding suburbs on the coast of Kuwait Bay and the Persian Gulf are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq.

iss070e108376 (Feb. 20, 2024) -- The narrow Lake Bacalar, a freshwater lake in Quintana Roo, Mexico, displays its striking blue...

iss070e108376 (Feb. 20, 2024) -- The narrow Lake Bacalar, a freshwater lake in Quintana Roo, Mexico, displays its striking blue color as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above. Above it is Chile Verde, another narrow lake that runs vertical to Bacalar.

iss070e108461 (Feb. 24, 2024) -- February's full moon, the Snow Moon, rises above Earth's blue horizon as the International Space...

iss070e108461 (Feb. 24, 2024) -- February's full moon, the Snow Moon, rises above Earth's blue horizon as the International Space Station soared 261 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.

iss070e106304 (March 2, 2024) -- The San Pedro River snakes through the center of rugged mountainous terrain in Bolivia, nearly...

iss070e106304 (March 2, 2024) -- The San Pedro River snakes through the center of rugged mountainous terrain in Bolivia, nearly splitting the image in two as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above.

iss070e106149 (March 4, 2024) -- Orbital sunset envelopes Earth as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above southern Africa....

iss070e106149 (March 4, 2024) -- Orbital sunset envelopes Earth as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above southern Africa. In the foreground is the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

iss070e106079 (March 4, 2024) -- Clouds moving in over the Indian Ocean create a fossil-like appearance as the International Space...

iss070e106079 (March 4, 2024) -- Clouds moving in over the Indian Ocean create a fossil-like appearance as the International Space Station orbited 268 miles above.

iss070e100467 (Feb. 17, 2024) -- The boot of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea were photographed by NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara...

iss070e100467 (Feb. 17, 2024) -- The boot of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea were photographed by NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara as the International Space Station soared 260 miles above.

iss070e100460 (Feb. 19, 2024) -- The northeastern shoreline of Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, was pictured from...

iss070e100460 (Feb. 19, 2024) -- The northeastern shoreline of Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above Peru.

iss070e101440 (Feb. 24, 2024) -- Off the northern coast of Yucatan, Mexico, Scorpion Reef was pictured from the International Space...

iss070e101440 (Feb. 24, 2024) -- Off the northern coast of Yucatan, Mexico, Scorpion Reef was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above. The largest in the southern Gulf of Mexico, five main vegetated islands stand among it.

jsc2017e108519 (June 30, 2017) --- Expedition 53-54 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and...

Expedition 53-54 crew members (from left) NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.

jsc2017e114752 (Sept. 6, 2017) --- Expedition 53-54 backup crewmembers Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (left), Shannon Walker of NASA (center) and...

Expedition 53-54 backup crewmembers Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos (left), Shannon Walker of NASA (center) and Scott Tingle of NASA (right) arrive at the launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sept. 6 after a flight from their training base in Star City, Russia for final pre-launch training. They are serving as backups to the prime crew, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei of NASA, who will launch Sept. 13 on the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.