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iss070e059891 (Jan. 5, 2024) --- The Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (also known as Dextre), a fine-tuned robotic hand designed and...

The Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (also known as Dextre), a fine-tuned robotic hand designed and built by the Canadian Space Agency, is pictured in front of the International Space Station's main solar arrays as the orbital complex soared 260 miles above the Pacific Ocean. Dextre is attached to the leading end effector, or tip, of the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

iss070e052705_alt (Jan. 4, 2024) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa works on...

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa works on carbon dioxide removal hardware inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module.

iss070e049061 (Dec. 27, 2023) -- As the International Space Station orbited 268 miles above the coast of Chile, snow drifts...

iss070e049061 (Dec. 27, 2023) -- As the International Space Station orbited 268 miles above the coast of Chile, snow drifts through glaciated mountain ranges in Southern Patagonia.

iss070e051526 (Jan. 1, 2024) -- An aurora shimmers in the night sky above Earth as the International Space Station soared...

iss070e051526 (Jan. 1, 2024) -- An aurora shimmers in the night sky above Earth as the International Space Station soared 262 miles over Quebec.

iss070e060627 (Jan. 9, 2023) -- The second-largest lake in Western Australia, Lake Barlee is seen from the International Space Station...

iss070e060627 (Jan. 9, 2023) -- The second-largest lake in Western Australia, Lake Barlee is seen from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above. Throughout most of the year, the saline lakebed is dry, but fills with floodwater during series of major rainfall.

iss061e048841 (Nov. 19, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan works inside Japan's Kibo laboratory module setting up a small satellite...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan works inside Japan's Kibo laboratory module setting up a small satellite deployer loaded with three CubeSats developed by the nations of Japan, Rwanda and Egypt. The deployer was placed inside Kibo's airlock before the Japanese robotic arm grappled it and moved it outside Kibo where it would eject all three CubeSats into Earth orbit.

iss061e005520 (Oct. 11, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan waves to the camera while tethered on the Port 6 (P6)...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan waves to the camera while tethered on the Port 6 (P6) truss segment of the International Space Stations. He and fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame) worked to replace older hydrogen-nickel batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries on the P6 truss during the six-hour and 45-minute spacewalk.

iss061e003683 (Oct. 6, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan waves from inside the crew lock portion of the Quest airlock...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan waves from inside the crew lock portion of the Quest airlock where spacewalks in U.S. spacesuits are staged. He would go on to conduct a seven hour and one minute spacewalk with NASA astronaut Christina Koch to begin the latest round of upgrading the station's large nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries.

iss061e012956 (Oct. 23, 2019) --- This past week NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan watered the plant pillows in which Mizuna mustard...

This past week NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan watered the plant pillows in which Mizuna mustard greens are growing for the Veg-04B experiment. Veg-04B focuses on the effects of light quality and fertilizer on the leafy Mizuna crop, microbial food safety, nutritional value and the taste acceptability by the crew. The space botany research is also informing NASA how to provide fresh food for crews on long-term space missions.

iss061e143751 (Jan. 25, 2020) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan takes pictures with a camera shielded from the effects of microgravity...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan takes pictures with a camera shielded from the effects of microgravity during a spacewalk to finalize thermal repairs on the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, a dark matter and antimatter detector.

iss061e003499 (Oct. 6, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk to upgrade International Space...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk to upgrade International Space Station power systems on the Port- 6 (P6) truss structure. He and fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame) worked outside in the vacuum of space for seven hours and one minute to begin the latest round of upgrading the station's large nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries.

iss061e064517 (Nov. 30, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, also an Assistant Scoutmaster, poses in his Boy Scouts of America...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, also an Assistant Scoutmaster, poses in his Boy Scouts of America uniform and displays patches commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Bay Area Council Summer Camp aboard the International Space Station.

iss061e076563 (Dec. 11, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 61 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan photographs the Earth below as the...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 61 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan photographs the Earth below as the International Space Station orbited 261 miles above Russia just north of the Mongolian border.

iss061e065826 (Dec. 2, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is tethered to the International Space Station during the third spacewalk...

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is tethered to the International Space Station during the third spacewalk to upgrade the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's thermal pump system.

iss061e005514 (Oct. 11, 2019) --- With the Earth 250 miles below him, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan works on the Port...

With the Earth 250 miles below him, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan works on the Port 6 truss segment of the International Space Station to replace older hydrogen-nickel batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries. Fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch (out of frame) assisted Morgan during the six-hour and 45-minute spacewalk.

iss061e012184 (Oct. 20, 2019) --- Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) highlights this image as the International Space Station orbited 253...

Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) highlights this image as the International Space Station orbited 253 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. This view from the orbiting complex looks across Morocco and Western Sahara.

iss061e093848 (Dec. 22, 2019) --- Expedition 61 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Christina Koch handles media bags that enable the...

Expedition 61 Flight Engineer and NASA astronaut Christina Koch handles media bags that enable the manufacturing of organ-like tissues using the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), a 3-D biological printer. The BFF could become a part of a larger system capable of manufacturing whole, fully-functioning human organs from existing patient cells in microgravity.

iss061e006843 (Oct. 18, 2019) --- NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (left) and Christina Koch (right) to prepare to leave the hatch...

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir (left) and Christina Koch (right) to prepare to leave the hatch of the International Space Station and begin the historic first-ever all-female spacewalk.

iss061e066684 (Dec. 3, 2019) --- Houston, Texas is pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 257 miles....

Houston, Texas is pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 257 miles. The bodies of water (from top to bottom) are the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, Lake Houston, Lake Conroe and Lake Livingston.

iss061e066680 (Dec. 3, 2019) --- Houston, Texas and its surrounding suburbs, including the island city of Galveston at the entrance...

Houston, Texas and its surrounding suburbs, including the island city of Galveston at the entrance of Galveston Bay at top right, is pictured from the International Space Station at an altitude of 257 miles.

iss061e006541 (Oct. 15, 2019) --- The arid, mountainous region of Helmand Province in Afghanistan is pictured as the International Space...

The arid, mountainous region of Helmand Province in Afghanistan is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 253 miles above the central Asian nation.

jsc2019e052889 - In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United...

In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates undergoes a pressure and leak check of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Sept. 11 for a fit check aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. Almansoori and Expedition 61 crewmembers Jessica Meir of NASA and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station.

iss061e026105 (Oct. 31, 2019) --- Galveston, Texas (lower right) separates the Gulf of Mexico from Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay....

Galveston, Texas (lower right) separates the Gulf of Mexico from Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay. At upper left is Houston in this photograph taken by an Expedition 61 crewmember aboard the International Space Station taken from an altitude of 256 miles.

iss061e068306 (Dec. 8, 2019) --- (From left) Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch of NASA, ESA (European...

(From left) Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch of NASA, ESA (European Space Agency) Commander Luca Parmitano and NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir pose for a portrait in the vestibule, or the entryway, into the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."

iss061e026343 (Nov. 1, 2019) --- Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm...

Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8) is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm after ground controllers remotely detached the HTV-8 from the International Space Station's Harmony module. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir would command the Canadarm2 to release the HTV-8 after a 34 day cargo mission at the orbiting lab.

iss068e036064 (Jan. 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio peers through one of the seven...

iss068e036064 (Jan. 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio peers through one of the seven windows in the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."

iss068e020504 (Nov. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the International Space...

iss068e020504 (Nov. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the International Space Station's U.S. Destiny laboratory module.

iss068e015308 (Oct. 11, 2022) --- Moab, Utah, and the Colorado River are pictured from the International Space Station as it...

iss068e015308 (Oct. 11, 2022) --- Moab, Utah, and the Colorado River are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Beehive State. Credit: NASA/Kjell Lindgren

iss068e043709 (Jan. 29, 2023) --- Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Isla Pérez (lower right) are pictured from the International Space Station...

iss068e043709 (Jan. 29, 2023) --- Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Isla Pérez (lower right) are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the Gulf of Mexico.

iss068e043707 (Jan. 29, 2023) --- Mexico's Isla Pérez of the Yucatan Peninsula is pictured from the International Space Station as...

iss068e043707 (Jan. 29, 2023) --- Mexico's Isla Pérez of the Yucatan Peninsula is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above the Gulf of Mexico.

iss068e004110 (Sept. 29, 2022) --- Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano in Hawaii, is pictured from the International Space...

iss068e004110 (Sept. 29, 2022) --- Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano in Hawaii, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean.

An external high-definition camera on the International Space Station captured the launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket after...

An external high-definition camera on the International Space Station captured the launch plume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket after it had ascended to Earth orbit following its liftoff on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The space station was flying 262 miles above the Atlantic Ocean just after an orbital sunset at the time of this photograph.

iss068e025502 (Nov. 30, 2022) --- Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains is pictured from the International Space Station as it...

iss068e025502 (Nov. 30, 2022) --- Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above western Bolivia on the South American continent.

iss068e017658 (Oct. 20, 2022) --- Lake Nasser, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, is pictured in southern...

iss068e017658 (Oct. 20, 2022) --- Lake Nasser, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, is pictured in southern Egypt from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above.

iss068e028530 (Dec. 10, 2022) --- Lake Manicouagan, formed by a meteoroid impact about 214 million years ago, in Quebec, Canada,...

iss068e028530 (Dec. 10, 2022) --- Lake Manicouagan, formed by a meteoroid impact about 214 million years ago, in Quebec, Canada, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above North America.

iss068e045263 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) points the...

iss068e045263 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) points the camera toward himself and takes a "space-selfie" during a six-hour and 41-minute spacewalk. He and fellow spacewalker Nicole Mann (out of frame) of NASA installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure preparing the orbital lab for its next roll-out solar array.

iss068e045253 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) points the...

iss068e045253 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) points the camera toward himself and takes a "space-selfie" with his helmet's visor up during a six-hour and 41-minute spacewalk. He and fellow spacewalker Nicole Mann (out of frame) of NASA installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure preparing the orbital lab for its next roll-out solar array.

iss068e045124 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured...

iss068e045124 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during his second spacewalk. He and fellow spacewalker Nicole Mann (out of frame) of NASA installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array.

iss068e045147 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured...

iss068e045147 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is pictured in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit, during his second spacewalk. He and fellow spacewalker Nicole Mann (out of frame) of NASA installed a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure that will enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array.

iss068e021495 (Nov. 9, 2022) --- Golden Bay/Mohua in New Zealand is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited...

iss068e021495 (Nov. 9, 2022) --- Golden Bay/Mohua in New Zealand is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 270 miles above the Tasman Sea. Credit: Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency