JSC2007-E-46533 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli (left), STS-120 mission specialist, assisted Tani who is scheduled to join Expedition 16 after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-120.
JSC2008-E-035361 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-46556 (18 Sept. 2007) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli (with communication headset), STS-120 mission specialist, participates in a training session at a console in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near Johnson Space Center. Dina E. Contella (left) and Sarah Kazukiewicz Korona (center) assisted Nespoli.
JSC2008-E-035360 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-48235 (28 Sept. 2007) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Ronald J. Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-047954 (4 June 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113503 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in a training session at a console in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2008-E-031811 (2 April 2008) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-031810 (2 April 2008) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Flight director Tony Ceccacci looks on.
JSC2008-E-035366 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-031808 (2 April 2008) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (right), Andrew J. Feustel, Michael T. Good and Michael J. Massimino (second left), all STS-125 mission specialists, participate in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Tomas Gonzalez-Torres (left) assisted the crewmembers.
JSC2007-E-098006 (8 Nov. 2007) --- The crew of the STS-120 mission was welcomed home to Houston Nov. 8, following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in Florida on Nov. 7. Astronaut Scott Parazynski, who participated in all four STS-120 spacewalks, addresses well-wishers. Astronaut George Zamka, pilot, looks on. Not pictured are astronaut Pam Melroy, commander, and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli (ESA) and Clay Anderson (all out of frame). The astronauts were welcomed by family and friends during an afternoon ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field.
JSC2008-E-031809 (2 April 2008) --- Astronauts Andrew J. Feustel (right) and Michael T. Good, both STS-125 mission specialists, participate in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-48230 (28 Sept. 2007) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, astronauts Karen L. Nyberg (left) and Michael E. Fossum, both STS-124 mission specialists, exchange thoughts as they await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-006612 (23 Jan. 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Ronald J. Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-038917 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-124 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2007-E-46545 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski, STS-120 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock, mission specialist, assisted Parazynski.
JSC2007-E-113593 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113597 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-006306 (22 Jan. 2008) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Michael T. Good (right), mission specialist, and United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician James Lemmon assisted Grunsfeld.
JSC2008-E-038915 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Ken Ham (left), STS-124 pilot, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, mission specialist, walk to the nearby flight line of NASA T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a flight to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2007-E-113605 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-48272 (28 Sept. 2007) --- Astronauts Gregory E. Chamitoff (left), Expedition 17 flight engineer; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Akihiko Hoshide, Ronald J. Garan, Michael E. Fossum, Karen L. Nyberg, all STS-124 mission specialists; Mark E. Kelly and Kenneth T. Ham, STS-124 commander and pilot, respectively, pose for a group photo prior to a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. The crewmembers are wearing training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.
JSC2008-E-038909 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-124 mission specialist, takes a moment for a photo near a NASA T-38 trainer jet prior to a flight from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Chamitoff is scheduled to join Expedition 17 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-124.
JSC2007-E-113485 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Astronauts Andrew J. Feustel (left) and Michael J. Massimino, both mission specialists, assisted Grunsfeld.
JSC2008-E-044815 (4 June 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Noguchi is wearing a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.
View of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) known as Endurance designed by Stone Aerospace being lowered into the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) pool at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) for testing. The AUV is being tested for potential exploration of Jupiter's moon Europa. This image was featured in the August 2008 JSC Roundup, Volume 47, Number 8.
JSC2008-E-038921 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Ron Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2008-E-044822 (4 June 2008) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, Expedition 20/21 flight engineer, prepares for a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Stott is wearing a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.
JSC2008-E-033766 (14 April 2008) --- Astronauts Stephen G. Bowen (foreground) and Robert S. (Shane) Kimbrough, both STS-126 mission specialists, use virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of their duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear special gloves and other gear while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working. David J. Homan assisted Bowen and Kimbrough.
JSC2008-E-031807 (2 April 2008) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-098005 (8 Nov. 2007) --- At the Discovery crew's Nov. 8 welcome home ceremony in Houston astronaut George Zamka, the STS-120 pilot, revealed a cufflink tab like those which he and Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, crafted and which were then installed by spacewalker Scott Parazynski to repair a torn solar array. Zamka said he was keeping this memento as a reminder of his NASA coworkers support.
JSC2007-E-098009 (8 Nov. 2007) --- Astronaut Clay Anderson waves to a crowd of well-wishers on hand Nov. 8 at Houston's Ellington Field to greet the returning STS-120 astronauts following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in Florida on Nov. 7. Anderson had been flight engineer onboard the International Space Station approximately five months before the undocking of the shuttle and station earlier this week.
JSC2008-E-035362 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-031871 (3 April 2008) --- Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-126 mission specialist, makes final touches on a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-035367 (17 April 2008) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (front seat) and Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 commander and mission specialist, respectively, prepare for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-038930 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Mike Fossum, STS-124 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet, gives a "thumbs-up" signal as he prepares for a flight from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2011-E-215223 (5 Dec. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34/35 flight engineer, participates in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2011-E-215226 (5 Dec. 2011) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander, participates in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2008-E-031816 (2 April 2008) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (right), Michael J. Massimino, Andrew J. Feustel and Michael T. Good, all STS-125 mission specialists, participate in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Tomas Gonzalez-Torres (left) assisted the crewmembers.
JSC2008-E-031815 (2 April 2008) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino (center), John M. Grunsfeld (right), Michael T. Good (right background) and Andrew J. Feustel, all STS-125 mission specialists, participate in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-047951 (4 June 2008) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113604 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113868 (19 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino (seated), STS-125 mission specialist; and Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot, pose for a photo in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-46535 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 mission specialist, assisted Tani who is scheduled to join Expedition 16 after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-120.
JSC2008-E-035369 (17 April 2008) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (front seat) and Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 commander and mission specialist, respectively, prepare for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-098002 (8 Nov. 2007) --- The crew of the STS-120 mission was welcomed home to Houston Nov. 8, following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in Florida on Nov. 7. Center Director Mike Coats, far right, introduced the crew to the crowd on hand at Ellington Field. From the right are STS-120 commander Pam Melroy, pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli (ESA) and Clay Anderson were welcomed by family and friends during the ceremony.
JSC2008-E-047934 (19 June 2008) --- Astronaut Thomas H. Marshburn, STS-127 mission specialist, participates in a food tasting session in the Flight Projects Division Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-46540 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 mission specialist, assisted Tani who is scheduled to join Expedition 16 after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-120.
JSC2007-E-113592 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Andrew J. Feustel (left), mission specialist, assisted Good.
Photographic documentation of the CEV Seat Layout Evaluation taken in the Orion mockup located in bldg 9NW, Johnson Space Center (JSC). Test subjects in orange Launch and Entry Suit (LES) is visible in the seat.
JSC2007-E-097964 (8 Nov. 2007) ---- The crew of the STS-120 mission received a special greeting upon their return home to Houston Thursday, Nov. 8, following the landing of space shuttle Discovery in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 7. President George W. Bush greeted STS-120 commander Pam Melroy (pictured). He also exchanged greetings with the other members of the crew (out of frame) -- pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli and Clay Anderson at Houston's Ellington Field. JSC Director Mike Coats applauds in the background.
JSC2008-E-035359 (17 April 2008) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (right) and Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 commander and mission specialist, respectively, prepare for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-006896 (24 Jan. 2008) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (left), STS-125 mission specialist; Gregory C. Johnson, pilot; and Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, participate in a food tasting session in the Flight Projects Division Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-038919 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-124 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Chamitoff is scheduled to join Expedition 17 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-124.
JSC2008-E-047945 (4 June 2008) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-125 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technicians Daniel Palmer (foreground) assisted Altman.
JSC2007-E-48225 (28 Sept. 2007) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Ronald J. Garan, STS-124 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113487 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Andrew J. Feustel, STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-46530 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 mission specialist, assisted Tani who is scheduled to join Expedition 16 after launching to the International Space Station on mission STS-120.
JSC2011-E-215227 (5 Dec. 2011) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander, participates in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2008-E-006645 (23 Jan. 2008) --- Astronaut Leland Melvin, STS-122 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center.
Solar panel and wind farm at the JSC Child Care Center. View of Jerry Rowlands, Energy Management and Control System manager for CSC.
JSC2008-E-047950 (4 June 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-095788 (3 Nov. 2007) --- Flight directors Norm Knight (left) and Bryan Lunney, inside the shuttle flight control room of JSC's Mission Control Center, monitor the progress of the Nov. 3 spacewalk by two members of Discovery's crew, while the space shuttle is docked with the International Space Station in Earth orbit. Astronaut Scott Parazynski was busy at work on repairing a tear in a solar panel on the orbiting outpost.
JSC2008-E-035352 (17 April 2008) --- Astronauts Scott D. Altman (center), Gregory C. Johnson (foreground), STS-125 commander and pilot, respectively, and Michael J. Massimino, mission specialist, look over their flight plan in the check-out facility at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center prior to a flight in NASA T-38 trainer jets.
JSC2007-E-113866 (19 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino (seated), STS-125 mission specialist; and Gregory H. Johnson, STS-123 pilot, pose for a photo in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-047964 (4 June 2008) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Cody McNeil assisted Good.
JSC2008-E-035365 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-125 commander, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113611 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino and Michael T. Good (partially obscured), both STS-125 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Massimino and Good are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the Hubble Space Telescope.
JSC2007-E-49826 (3 Oct. 2007) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the STS-122 crewmembers take a moment to pose for a photo during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. From the right are astronauts Stephen N. Frick, commander; Alan G. Poindexter, pilot; Leland D. Melvin, Rex J. Walheim, European Space Agency's (ESA) Hans Schlegel and Stanley G. Love, all mission specialists.
JSC2007-E-46551 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronauts Daniel M. Tani, Expedition 16 flight engineer; and Scott E. Parazynski (partially obscured), STS-120 mission specialist, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Tani and Parazynski are attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. Tani is scheduled to join Expedition 16 after launching to the station on mission STS-120.
JSC2008-E-047958 (4 June 2008) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-48205 (28 Sept. 2007) --- While seated at the commander's and pilot's stations, astronauts Mark E. Kelly (left) and Kenneth T. Ham, STS-124 commander and pilot, respectively, participate in a training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Kelly and Ham are wearing training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.
JSC2008-E-033771 (14 April 2008) --- Astronaut Eric A. Boe, STS-126 pilot, uses the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of his duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare the entire team for dealing with space station elements.
JSC2007-E-113497 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld and Andrew J. Feustel (partially obscured), both STS-125 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Grunsfeld and Feustel are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the Hubble Space Telescope.
JSC2007-E-113616 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts John M. Grunsfeld (left) and Andrew J. Feustel, both STS-125 mission specialists, participate in a training session at consoles in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2008-E-035374 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-047956 (4 June 2008) --- Astronaut Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Mike Thompson assisted Good.
JSC2008-E-035375 (17 April 2008) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-031806 (2 April 2008) --- Astronaut Andrew J. Feustel, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-041623 (20 May 2008) --- Astronauts Joseph M. Acaba and Steven R. Swanson (partially visible at upper left corner), both STS-119 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Acaba and Swanson are attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits. Divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.
JSC2008-E-038924 (6 May 2008) --- Astronaut Ken Ham, STS-124 pilot, prepares for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
JSC2007-E-46429 (17 Sept. 2007) --- The members of the STS-118 Ascent/Entry flight control team and crewmembers pose for a group portrait in the space shuttle flight control room of Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight director Steve Stich holds the STS-118 mission logo. Astronauts Scott Kelly, commander, is at left foreground and astronaut Chris Ferguson, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), is at right foreground. Additional crewmembers pictured are Charlie Hobaugh, pilot; Barbara R. Morgan, Tracy Caldwell and Rick Mastracchio, all mission specialists.
JSC2007-E-46557 (18 Sept. 2007) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Paolo Nespoli, STS-120 mission specialist, participates in a training session in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-095908 (31 Oct. 2007) --- The members of the STS-120 Orbit 2 flight control team pose for a group portrait in the space shuttle flight control room of Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight director Mike Moses holds the STS-120 mission logo.
JSC2007-E-48226 (28 Sept. 2007) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, astronauts Karen L. Nyberg (left), Michael E. Fossum and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Akihiko Hoshide, all STS-124 mission specialists, await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-286653 (3 Nov. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Clayton C. Anderson, mission specialist
JSC2007-E-097963 (8 Nov. 2007) ---- The crew of the STS-120 mission received a special greeting upon their return home to Houston Thursday, Nov. 8, following the landing of space shuttle Discovery in Florida on Wednesday, Nov. 7. President George W. Bush greeted STS-120 commander Pam Melroy (pictured). He also exchanged greetings with the other members of the crew (out of frame) -- pilot George Zamka and mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli and Clay Anderson at Houston's Ellington Field. JSC Director Mike Coats applauds in the background.
JSC2007-E-46531 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Astronaut Scott E. Parazynski, STS-120 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock, mission specialist, assisted Parazynski.
JSC2007-E-098003 (8 Nov. 2007) --- The crew of the STS-120 mission was welcomed home to Houston Nov. 8, following the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in Florida on Nov. 7. STS-120 commander Pam Melroy, pilot George Zamka (both pictured here with JSC Director Mike Coats) along with mission specialists Scott Parazynski, Stephanie Wilson, Doug Wheelock, Paolo Nespoli (ESA) and Clay Anderson (all out of frame) were welcomed by family and friends during a ceremony at Houston's Ellington Field.
JSC2008-E-047947 (4 June 2008) --- Astronaut Scott D. Altman, STS-125 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2008-E-031867 (3 April 2008) --- Astronaut Stephen G. Bowen, STS-126 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson (left), commander, and a suit technician assisted Bowen.
JSC2007-E-113615 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut K. Megan McArthur, STS-125 mission specialist, participates in a training session at a console in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2008-E-047955 (4 June 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, astronaut Gregory C. Johnson, STS-125 pilot, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-113591 (18 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, STS-125 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.
JSC2007-E-48207 (28 Sept. 2007) --- While seated at the commander's station, astronaut Mark E. Kelly, STS-124 commander, participates in a training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Kelly is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit.
JSC2011-E-215222 (5 Dec. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34/35 flight engineer, participates in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2007-E-113505 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronauts Michael J. Massimino (left) and Michael T. Good, STS-125 mission specialists, participate in a training session at consoles in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) near Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2008-E-047936 (19 June 2008) --- STS-127 crewmembers participate in a food tasting session in the Flight Projects Division Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Seated from the left are NASA astronaut Christopher J. Cassidy, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette, NASA astronauts David A. Wolf, all mission specialists; Mark L. Polansky, commander; Thomas H. Marshburn, mission specialist; and Douglas G. Hurley, pilot. Dieticians (right foreground) assisted the crewmembers.
JSC2007-E-113495 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut John M. Grunsfeld, STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.