ISS044E079682 (09/01/2015) --- NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly works inside the U.S. Destiny Laboratory. Destiny is the primary research laboratory for U.S. payloads, supporting a wide range of experiments and studies contributing to health, safety and quality of life for people all over the world.

ISS045e019776 (09/19/2015) --- International Space Station Expedition 45 crewmembers watch an advance screening of "The Martian" movie in the Unity Node 1. Clockwise from left, are Russian cosmonauts flight engineers Oleg Kononenko and Sergei Volkov, NASA astronaut Commander Scott Kelly, and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. This image was released on social media.

iss045e152163 (12/1/2015) --- A view of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui photographed next to the Kobairo rack, JPM1F3 in the Kibo Japanese Experiment Pressurized Module (JPM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The rack contains the Gradient Heating Furnace (GHF) and has a Glovebox attached to the rack front.

iss045e035341 (9/29/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren celebrates International Coffee Day aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with his first hand-brewed cup of coffee in space, brewed using the Capillary Beverage Cup.

ISS044E087203 (09/04/2015) --- A clear container of candy floats in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station. Makes a handy snack stop for the Expedition 45 crew.

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

iss068e009003 (Oct. 5, 2022) --- Newport Beach, California, and several surrounding cities are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Golden State. Credit: NASA/Kjell Lindgren

The unberthed Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle 5 (HTV-5) is grappled by the Canadarm2 Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) prior to its release for reentry. This image is part of a time lapse sequence (iss045e125963 through iss045e126960) taken at a rate of 12 frames per minute. Image was released by astronaut on social media.

Close-up view of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-02 (AMS-02), in the area where the Tracker Thermal Control System (TTCS) wedge will be installed. Image was taken by Extravehicular Crewmember 2 (EV2) during Extravehicular Activity 32 (EVA 32) and released on social media.

iss068e015304 (Oct. 11, 2022) --- The Green River snakes through Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah, in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Beehive State. Credit: NASA/Kjell Lindgren

iss045e035321 (9/29/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren celebrates International Coffee Day aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with his first hand-brewed cup of coffee in space, brewed using the Capillary Beverage Cup.

A United States flag floats in front of Window 7 in the Cupola module. Image was released by astronaut on social media.

ISS045E089495 (11/04/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren uses a HAM radio to speak with operators down on Earth. The International Space Station is equipped with amateur radio equipment allowing astronauts to share the excitement of space exploration, inspire and ignite interest among students and others on the ground.

ISS044E053933 (08/18/2015) --- Expedition 44 crew members NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren (right) and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (left) prepare for the robotic capture of the fifth Japanese HTV cargo vehicle. HTV-5 launched successfully from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Aug. 19 and arrived at the station on Aug. 24, 2015.

iss044e080051 (9/1/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren during the Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR)-2 installation in the Kibo Japanese Experiment Pressurized Module (JPM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Multi Purpose Small Payload Rack-2 (MSPR-2) is a second multipurpose payload rack system used in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Similar to the original MSPR (still in use), MSPR-2 has two workspaces and a work table that can be used for wide fields of space environment utilization including science and educational missions.

ISS045E050652 (10/07/2015) --- US astronauts Scott Kelly (bottom)and Kjell Lindgren (top) are counting down to a pair of spacewalks, now targeted for Oct. 28 and Nov. 6. The duo serviced their spacesuits replacing lithium batteries, checking their gloves and verifying power to video cameras. On the first spacewalk, the spacewalkers will lubricate the tip of the robotic arm Canadarm2, route power cables and place a thermal shroud over the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. During the second spacewalk, Kelly and Lindgren will refill coolant reservoirs and configure the port truss cooling system back to its original configuration after repair work completed back in 2012.

ISS045E075271 (10/19/2015) --- The Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station gather for an emergency situation simulation inside the U.S. Destiny Laboratory. Crews on the station routinely review and practice procedures that would be used in the event of an emergency. Pictured (left to right) is JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Mikhail Kornienko, and Sergey Volkov, and NASA astronaut and Expedition 45 commander Scott Kelly.

ISS045e176195 (12/05/2015) --- Sparkling City lights are framed by an aurora along the Earths horizon and part of the International Space Station on Dec. 05. 2015 as the station flies around the world at 17500 miles an hour.

ISS045E045610 (10/03/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren of Expedition 45 (left) provides a haircut to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov (right) aboard the International Space Station. Not having a convienent barbershop 250 miles above the Earth, the crew helps each other out with a trimming of the locks from time to time.

ISS044E078230 (08/30/2015) --- Hurricane Jimena is a category 3 storm and is about 1,000 miles east of Hawaii, traveling at a rate of 10 mph in a west-northwest direction. This image was captured by the International Space Station on August 30, 2015.

iss045e035336 (9/29/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren celebrates International Coffee Day aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with his first hand-brewed cup of coffee in space, brewed using the Capillary Beverage Cup.

ISS045E028447 (09/25/2015) --- Sunlight shines on the International Space Station as it flies approximately 250 miles over the Earth’s surface. One of the station’s massive solar arrays is visible left, responsible for generating power for all of the various station systems. The Japanese Exposed Facility is visible at the top of the image where experiments are exposed to the vacuum and environment of space. The Japanese HTV-5 cargo vehicle is seen on the right while still docked to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module; the vehicle was unberthed and released on Sept. 28, 2015.

Earth observation (Mauna Loa, Hawaii) taken by the Expedition 45 crew. Image was released by astronaut on social media. "Lava flows splay out from Mauna Loa's caldera"

ISS044e077073 (08/29/2015) --- The Sun shines brightly off the water of our planet Earth to start the day off for our astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. Science projects, repairs and maintenance fill the days on board the station as it fly's around the Earth.

iss044e045215 (08/09/2015)-- View (part of a time lapse sequence) of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy visible over an Earth limb as seen by the Expedition 44 crew. Astronaut Kjell Lindgren captured a lightning strike from space so bright that it lights up the space station’s solar panels. He posted this on Twitter and Instagram on Sept. 2 saying "Large lightning strike on Earth lights up or solar panels."

ISS045E082968 (10/28/2015) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is photographed just outside the airlock during his first ever spacewalk on Oct 28, 2015. Kelly and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren worked outside for seven hours and 16 minutes on a series of tasks to service and upgrade the International Space Station. They wrapped a dark matter detection experiment in a thermal blanket, lubricated the tip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm and then routed power and data cables for a future docking port.

iss045e014085 (9/17/2015) --- View of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Small Satellite S-CUBE deployed from JEM [Japanese Experiment Module]-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer 4 (J-SSOD 4) equipment on the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP).

ISS044E053870 (08/13/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren trains his skills with the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm in advance of the arrival of the fifth Japanese HTV cargo vehicle. Lindgren will back up fellow Expedition 44 crew member Kimiya Yui during the capture operations scheduled to take place on Aug. 24.

iss068e015480 (Oct. 11, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is photographed performing fluid management and seed cartridge/plant inspections on the eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS) payload.

Flight engineer Kjell Lindgren poses with zinnia plants in the Veggie facility during Plant Pillow water refill operations. Image was taken in the Columbus European Laboratory and released by Lindgren on social media. "Our zinnias are looking good! #SpaceGardener"

ISS045E014236 (09/17/2015) – A Japanese Small Satellite is deployed from outside the Japanese Experiment Module on Sept. 17, 2015. Two satellites were sent into Earth orbit by the Small Satellite Orbital Deployer. The first satellite is designed to observe the Ultraviolet (UV) spectrum during the Orionid meteor shower in October. The second satellite, sponsored by the University of Brasilia and the Brazilian government, focuses on meteorological data collection.

View of astronaut Kjell Lindgren flying in the Kibo module of the ISS. Sent as part of Twitter message: It's already been a week! Time is flying...and so am I!

ISS045E028460 (09/24/2015) --- The aft end of the Japanese HTV-5 cargo vehicle is seen as the International Space Station passes over a cloud covered ocean. The unmanned cargo craft delivered almost 5 tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory and was released on Sept. 28, 2015.

ISS045E019087 (09/18/2015) --- Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui (left) and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren (right) work on removing items from a storage rack located inside the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory. The pair are making room for new communications hardware that will be used for future visiting vehicles arriving at the space station, including the new U.S. commercial crew vehicles currently in development.

iss044e065321 (Aug. 24, 2015) --- JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) H-II Transfer Vehicle-5, also known as the "Kounotori," is pictured during Expedition 44 approaching the International Space Station as both spacecraft orbited above the Sahara Desert.

ISS045E033806 (09/25/2015) --- NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren loads a deployer device filled with 16 CubeSats into a small airlock in the Japanese Kibo Module on the International Space Station. Among the 16 satellites are 14 Dove satellites from Planet Labs that will be used for Earth observation, one for testing space based radios and another that will be used to track ships on the open ocean.