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jsc2017e100896 (July 18, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup...

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup crewmembers raised the flags of the U.S., Russia, Italy and Kazakhstan July 18 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. From left to right are Sergey Ryazanskiy and Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) raising the Russian flag, Mark Vande Hei and Randy Bresnik of NASA raising the U.S. flag, Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency raising the flag of Italy and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) raising the flag of Kazakhstan. Ryazanskiy, Bresnik and Nespoli will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2017e100897 (July 18, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup...

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 52-53 prime and backup crewmembers raised the flags of the U.S., Russia, Italy and Kazakhstan July 18 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. From left to right are Sergey Ryazanskiy and Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) raising the Russian flag, Mark Vande Hei and Randy Bresnik of NASA raising the U.S. flag, Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency raising the flag of Italy and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) raising the flag of Kazakhstan. Ryazanskiy, Bresnik and Nespoli will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2017e077694 (March 13, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 Crew Portrait. (From left) European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey...

jsc2017e077694 (March 13, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 Crew Portrait. (From left) European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy and NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik.

jsc2017e100902 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left), Alexander...

Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Mark Vande Hei of NASA (right) pay tribute at the statue of Russian space designer Mikhail Ryazanskiy in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 18. The statue honors Ryazanskiy, who was the grandfather of prime crewmember Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos. The three are serving as backups to Ryazanskiy, Randy Bresnik of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

iss053e238919 (Nov. 21, 2017) --- Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (foreground) and Sergey Ryazanskiy participate in a remotely guided eye exam with...

Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (foreground) and Sergey Ryazanskiy participate in a remotely guided eye exam with assistance from doctors on Earth using Optical Coherence Tomography gear. Misurkin was the Crew Medical Officer and Ryazanskiy was the subject helping doctors understand how living in microgravity impacts vision.

jsc2017e108518 (June 30, 2017) --- Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos is the flight engineer for Expedition 53 and the commander...

Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos is the flight engineer for Expedition 53 and the commander of Expedition 54. Misurkin is also the commander of the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft launching him and fellow Expedition 53-54 crew members Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei to the International Space Station.

iss053e238931 (Nov. 22, 2017) --- Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin from Roscosmos works with the JPL Electronic Nose (ENose) experiment in...

Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin from Roscosmos works with the JPL Electronic Nose (ENose) experiment in the Zvezda service module. ENose is a full-time, continuously operating event monitor designed to detect air contamination from spills and leaks in the crew habitat of the International Space Station. It fills the long-standing gap between onboard alarms and complex analytical instruments. ENose provides rapid, early identification and quantification of atmospheric changes caused by chemical species to which it has been trained. ENose can also be used to monitor cleanup processes after a leak or a spill.

iss053e239454 (Nov. 22, 2017) --- The Pacific coast of Chile, the snow-capped Andes mountains and the arid Patagonian plateaus of...

The Pacific coast of Chile, the snow-capped Andes mountains and the arid Patagonian plateaus of Argentina are pictured as the International Space Station orbited near the bottom-most portion of the South American continent.

jsc2017e100895 (July 18, 2017) --- In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan...

In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, second from left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, second from right) and Mark Vande Hei of NASA (far right) enjoy a traditional cup of tea in a mockup of a Russian “yurt” or tent in Baikonur’s space museum July 18 as part of traditional pre-launch ceremonies. They are serving as backups to Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, Randy Bresnik of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2017e100901 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian...

Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, right) watch as an amateur rocket takes flight by the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 18 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. They are serving as backups to Randy Bresnik of NASA, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2017e100900 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian...

Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, right) pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 18 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. They are serving as backups to Randy Bresnik of NASA, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2017e100899 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left), Norishige...

Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, left), Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, center) and Mark Vande Hei of NASA (right) lay flowers at the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan July 18 during traditional pre-launch ceremonies. They are serving as backups to Randy Bresnik of NASA, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2017e100903 (July 18, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian...

Expedition 52-53 backup crewmembers Mark Vande Hei of NASA (left), Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, right) pose for pictures in front of the statue of Sergey Korolev, the iconic Russian space designer, during traditional ceremonies July 18 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The three are serving as backups to Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, Randy Bresnik of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

iss053e040100 (Sept. 23, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei jogs on a treadmill inside the space station.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei jogs on a treadmill inside the space station.

jsc2017e029829 (March 15, 2017) --- Astronaut Mark Vande Hei trains for a spacewalk at the Johnson Space Center in March...

Astronaut Mark Vande Hei trains for a spacewalk at the Johnson Space Center in March of 2017.

jsc2017e115213 (Sept.. 8, 2017) --- At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 53-54 crewmember Joe Acaba of...

At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 53-54 crewmember Joe Acaba of NASA waters a tree bearing his name he previously planted in a traditional pre-launch ceremony Sept. 8. Acaba, Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Mark Vande Hei of NASA will launch Sept. 13 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft for a five and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

Astronaut Joe Acaba (foreground) assisted crewmates Randy Bresnik (right) and Mark Vande Hei before they began a spacewalk on Oct....

Astronaut Joe Acaba (foreground) assisted crewmates Randy Bresnik (right) and Mark Vande Hei before they began a spacewalk on Oct. 10. Bresnik and Vande Hei were performing the In-Suit Light Exercise protocol where the astronauts perform light exercise and pre-breathe pure oxygen before beginning a spacewalk. The technique helps purge nitrogen bubbles from their bodies to prevent them from experiencing “the bends” at the lower pressure inside the space suit.

iss053e027051 (Sept. 19, 2017) --- Flight Engineer Joe Acaba works in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module setting up hardware for...

Flight Engineer Joe Acaba works in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module setting up hardware for the Zero Boil-Off Tank (ZBOT) experiment. ZBOT uses an experimental fluid to test active heat removal and forced jet mixing as alternative means for controlling tank pressure for volatile fluids. Rocket fuel, spacecraft heating and cooling systems, and sensitive scientific instruments rely on very cold cryogenic fluids. Heat from the environment around cryogenic tanks can cause their pressures to rise, which requires dumping or "boiling off" fluid to release the excess pressure, or actively cooling the tanks in some way.

iss053e083903 (Oct. 8, 2017) --- Astronaut Joe Acaba poses between two U.S. spacesuits inside the Quest airlock. He will wear...

Astronaut Joe Acaba poses between two U.S. spacesuits inside the Quest airlock. He will wear one of those spacesuits on a spacewalk scheduled for Oct. 20, 2017. Joining Acaba on the spacewalk Friday morning will be Commander Randy Bresnik

iss053e047442 (Sept. 25, 2017) --- Astronauts Mark Vande Hei (left) and Paolo Nespoli work on the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)...

Astronauts Mark Vande Hei (left) and Paolo Nespoli work on the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) inside the Destiny laboratory module.

iss053e238877 (Nov. 7, 2017) --- Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, from the European Space Agency, fills a personal radiation...

Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, from the European Space Agency, fills a personal radiation shielding garment with water. Water is used for its shielding properties and filled inside garment containers covering organs that are especially sensitive to cosmic radiation.

iss053e238891 (Nov. 7, 2017) --- Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, from the European Space Agency, tests a personal radiation...

Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli, from the European Space Agency, tests a personal radiation shielding garment. Water is used for its shielding properties and filled inside garment containers covering organs that are especially sensitive to cosmic radiation.

iss053e064252 (Sept. 29, 2017) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei verifies his U.S. spacesuit fits...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei verifies his U.S. spacesuit fits while inside the International Space Station's U.S. Quest airlock.

March 21, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Seven spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo...

March 21, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Seven spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and crew spacecraft Endeavour, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-24 and MS-25 crew ships, and the Progress 86 and 87 resupply ships.

March 17, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo...

March 17, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft and the crew spacecraft Endeavour, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship, and the Progress 86 and 87 resupply ships.

March 11, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon crew...

March 11, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft Endeavour, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship, and the Progress 86 and 87 resupply ships.

March 5, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon crew...

March 5, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft Endurance and Endeavour, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship, and the Progress 86 and 87 resupply ships.

iss070e098229 (Feb. 22, 2024) --- At left, the Canadarm2 robotic arm maneuvers the NanoRacks Bishop airlock in the grip of...

At left, the Canadarm2 robotic arm maneuvers the NanoRacks Bishop airlock in the grip of its latching end effector. At top right, a UHF antenna extends from the forward end of the Destiny laboratory module, which is also attached to the Harmony module.

iss070e086002 (Feb. 1, 2024) --- Expedition 70 Flight Engineers (from left) Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli pose for a photograph...

Expedition 70 Flight Engineers (from left) Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli pose for a photograph in front of the Unity module's port that leads into the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter, named the S.S. Patricia "Patty" Hilliard Robertson. Inside Cygnus is a poster of Robertson, a former NASA astronaut, for whom the Cygnus resupply ship is named after.

iss070e103599 (Feb. 29, 2024) --- The SpaceX Dragon "Endurance" spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port as...

The SpaceX Dragon "Endurance" spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the north Atlantic Ocean. Other highlights in this long-duration photograph include circular star trails and the atmospheric glow above Earth's horizon.

iss070e103432 (Feb. 29, 2024) --- The nightime urban lights of the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area were photographed by Expedition...

The nightime urban lights of the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area were photographed by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Empire State.

iss070e103326 (Feb. 28, 2024) --- The nightime lights of the Los Angeles, California, urban area were photographed by Expedition 70...

The nightime lights of the Los Angeles, California, urban area were photographed by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Pacific Ocean near Catalina Island.

iss070e103281 (Feb. 27, 2024) --- Wildfires fueled by hot, dry, and windy weather are pictured near the city of Quetzaltenango,...

Wildfires fueled by hot, dry, and windy weather are pictured near the city of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above the Central American nation.

iss070e103269 (Feb. 27, 2024) --- The Summits of Monterrey National Park, part of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and...

The Summits of Monterrey National Park, part of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range and in between the cities of Monterrey and Saltillo in Mexico, was pictured by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles above the Latin American nation.

iss070e103247 (Feb. 27, 2024) --- Chinle Creek flows from Utah and splits into Walker Creek in Arizona northeast of Monument...

Chinle Creek flows from Utah and splits into Walker Creek in Arizona northeast of Monument Vallery in Navajo Nation. The International Space Station was orbiting 264 miles above the southwestern United States in this photograph from Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA.

iss070e103141 (Nov. 28, 2023) --- At left, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is docked to the Rassvet module and at...

At left, the Soyuz MS-24 crew ship is docked to the Rassvet module and at right, the Prichal docking module is attached to the Nauka module. Also pictured attached to Nauka in this photograph from Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Konstantin Borisov, are a science airlock and the European robotic arm as the International Space Station soared 261 miles above the southwestern United States.

iss070e099548 (Feb. 23, 2024) --- The Amazon River and its tributaries flow through Brazil in this photograph from the International...

The Amazon River and its tributaries flow through Brazil in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the South American nation.

iss070e099660 (Feb. 23, 2024) -- A snow-covered Crater Lake National Park is visible from the International Space Station as it...

iss070e099660 (Feb. 23, 2024) -- A snow-covered Crater Lake National Park is visible from the International Space Station as it orbits 261 miles above Oregon. The park sees snow most of the year, which feeds into the lake, crowned the deepest in the United States. Near the west end of the lake is Wizard Island, a volcanic cinder cone.

iss070e098286 (Feb. 22, 2024) -- An external high-definition camera captured this image of a near-full Moon as the International Space...

iss070e098286 (Feb. 22, 2024) -- An external high-definition camera captured this image of a near-full Moon as the International Space Station was orbiting 268 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean.

iss070e097892 (Feb. 23, 2024) -- Palm Jebel Ali, one of three artificial islands in Dubai, was photographed from the International...

iss070e097892 (Feb. 23, 2024) -- Palm Jebel Ali, one of three artificial islands in Dubai, was photographed from the International Space Station as it was orbiting nearly 260 miles above.