Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
jsc2025e076410 (09/22/2025) --- Photographic coverage of NASA 2025 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Announcement Ceremony
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jsc2025e076411 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Lauren Edgar was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
jsc2025e076418 (09/22/2025) NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Imelda Muller was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
jsc2025e076409 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Ben Bailey was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.
jsc2025e076417 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Rebecca “Becky” Lawler was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
jsc2025e076412 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.
jsc2025e076420 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Katherine Spies was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
jsc2025e076419 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Erin Overcash was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
jsc2025e076415 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Erin Overcash was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
jsc2025e076413 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Cameron Jones was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025.
jsc2025e076416 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Rebecca “Becky” Lawler was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
Photo Date: 2021-12-06 Subject: NASA announced its 2021 astronaut candidate class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here in an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, Luke Delaney, Jessica Wittner, Anil Menon, Marcos Berríos, Jack Hathaway, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, and Andre Douglas. NASA’s new astronaut candidates will begin about two years of training in January 2022, after which they could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on Artemis missions to the Moon on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Location: Ellington Hangar 135 Photographer: James Blair
jsc2017e067274 (June 6, 2017) --- NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class stopped for a group photo while getting fitted for flight suits at Ellington Airport near NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Date: 07-03-14 Location: Bldg 9, ISS Mockups Subject: Soyuz 42S (Expedition 44/45/46) crew members during Emergency Scenarios training in ISS mockups with astronaut Scott Kelly, cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Genady Padalka. Photographer: James Blair
JSC2011-E-028482 (24 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus, both STS-135 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, participate in a training session in the Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2010-E-046472 (2 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Garrett Reisman (right), Steve Bowen (center) and Michael Good, all STS-132 mission specialists, participate in an EVA tile repair training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Date: 05-21-14 Location: Bldg 2, Studio B Subject: Expedition 40 ISS Science Amplification Briefing Photographer: James Blair/ NASA
JSC2009-E-286678 (21 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the Mission Simulation Development Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Date: 08-23-13 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Mockup Subject: Expedition 38 crew members Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata during INC-38 ISS EVA Prep & Post #2 training in the ISS Airlock mockup with instructors Megan Murphey, Michael Dino and Tamara York. In addition, non-assigned astronaut Jeanette Epps is participating Photographer: James Blair
Date: 01-08-16 Location: Bldg 16N, SES Cupola Subject: Expedition 49 crew members Kate Rubins, Takuya Onishi and Shane Kimbrough during ROBO FS training. Photographer: James Blair
JSC2011-E-029127 (25 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Greg Chamitoff (partially obscured), both STS-134 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, are submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist Fincke and Chamitoff in their rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
jsc2017e114948 (09-06-17) --- 2017 Canadian Spacy Agency astronaut candidate Joshua Kutryk awaits next steps by instructors during water survival training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/James Blair)
The Orion Crew Module Uprighting System (CMUS) and Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory team completed two successful sea tests off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Dec. 1-3, 2018. CMUS is designed to inflate five bags after the Orion spacecraft and its crew splash down after returning from deep space missions, enabling the capsule to upright itself. NASA partnered with United States Coast Guard and Air Force and Texas A&M Galveston teams to perform the tests operations.
PHOTO DATE: 10-27-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup SUBJECT: Expedition 23 astronaut Tracy Caldwell during Regenerative ECLSS training with instructor Cindy Koester. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
JSC2010-E-024596 (11 Feb. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in a training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Date: 11-28-12 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups Subject: Expedition 36 crew (Cassidy, Vinogradov, Misurkin) during Routine Ops AC 2 training in ISS mockups Photographer: James Blair
Date: 03-20-12 Location: Bldg 2, Briefing Room Subject: Expedition 32/33 Crew News Conference. Photograher: James Blair
JSC2010-E-014657 (27 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Alvin Drew (right), Michael Barratt (center) and Tim Kopra, all STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-207906 (15 Sept. 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, STS-131 mission specialist; and NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, are pictured during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Date: 07-03-14 Location: Bldg 9, ISS Mockups Subject: Soyuz 42S (Expedition 44/45/46) crew members during Emergency Scenarios training in ISS mockups with astronaut Scott Kelly, cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Genady Padalka. Photographer: James Blair
Date: 07-16-13 Location: Bldg 30 South, FCR-1 Subject: Expedition 36 ISS flight controllers on console during EVA #23 with Chris Cassidy and Luca Parmitano. Photographer: James Blair
JSC2011-E-070270 (22 July 2011) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left) and STS-135 crew members are pictured during the STS-135 crew return ceremony on July 22, 2011 at Ellington Field near JSC. Pictured from second left are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. Photo credit: NASA
JSC2011-E-006292 (24 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, uses the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of her duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare crew members for dealing with space station elements. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
jsc2026e396719 (June 25, 2026) - Attendees celebrate the Artemis II mission at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA
jsc2018e032520 (03-30-18) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Kayla Barron practices procedures during T-38 flight simulator training in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/James Blair)
PHOTO DATE: 09-16-10 LOCATION: Bldg 32A, rm 2009 SUBJECT: Expedition 26-27 crew members during Robonaut Familiarization training PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
Date: 12-13-13 Location: NBL, Pool Topside Subject: Soyuz 45 crew members, Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 - training at the NBL Photographer: James Blair/NASA
JSC2010-E-051984 (8 April 2010) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the STS-132 crew members take a brief break for a portrait in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Ken Ham, commander, holds the STS-132 mission logo. Also pictured (from the left) are NASA astronauts Piers Sellers, Garrett Reisman, both mission specialists; Tony Antonelli, pilot; Michael Good and Steve Bowen, both mission specialists.
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JSC2009-E-155194 (24 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, is pictured during a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Date: 03-08-12 Location: Bldg 5, SSTF Subject: Expedition 32 (Soyuz 31) crew membesr Aki Hoshide, Sunita Williams and Joseph Acaba during JAXA's HTV sim, FE Rendezvous/Deployment in building 5's space station training facility with Robo instructor Melanie Miller. Photographer: James Blair
Date: 08-20-14 Location: bldg 4South, Rm 2901 Subject: European Astronaut Andy Mogensen during SSRMS T&C 3 training with instructors Graeme Newman. Photographer: James Blair
NASA commercial crew astronaut Doug Hurley attends a training class for International Space Station ingress and egress procedures in the Space Vehicle Mock-Up Facility at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Hurley is assigned to the SpaceX Crew Dragon’s first crewed flight.
jsc2023e034357 (May 14, 2024) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Specialist Kirill Peskov listens to a presentation during pre-flight mission training in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
jsc2017e067275 (06/06/2017) -- New Astronaut Candidate's First Day at NASA's Ellington Field. NASA selected 12 new astronaut candidates, Kayla Barron, Zena Cardman, Raja Chari, Matthew Dominick, Robert Hines, Warren Hoburg, Jonathan Kim, Robb Kulin, Jasmin Moghbeli, Loral O’Hara, Francisco Rubio and Jessica Watkins at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. After completing two years of training, the new astronaut candidates could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on deep space missions on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/James Blair)
Date: 10-24-12 Location: SCTF, NBL Subject: Expedition 39 crew members astronaut Rick Mastracchio and JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata during INC-38/CB ISS Maintenance EVA AT 91027 Photographer: James Blair
Date: 12/09/13 Location: NBL - High Bay (MU-S) Subject: Soyuz 45 crew members, Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 - 1G training Photographer: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 07-01-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock SUBJECT: Expedition 22 crew memberTJ Creamerand and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Expedition 28 crew member Satoshi Furukawa during ISS EVA P/P training in ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
Date: 07-03-14 Location: Bldg 9, ISS Mockups Subject: Soyuz 42S (Expedition 44/45/46) crew members during Emergency Scenarios training in ISS mockups with astronaut Scott Kelly, cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Genady Padalka. Photographer: James Blair
JSC2010-E-024604 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of a training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2011-E-050733 (2 June 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist, is pictured during the STS-134 crew return ceremony on June 2, 2011 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
jsc2024e022819 March 26, 2024 -- NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston hosted a Tuesday, March 26, visit by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who visited NASA’s Mission Control Center, spoke with native Texan and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara aboard the International Space Station, and introduced the new members of the Texas Space Commission. Abbott was joined by NASA Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, Texas Representative Greg Bonnen and other state and space industry leaders.
Date: 09-19-12 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockup Subject: Expedition 37 Emergency Scenarios with Yurchikhin, Nyberg & Parmitano Photographer: James Blair
Date: 11-28-12 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups Subject: Expedition 36 crew (Cassidy, Vinogradov, Misurkin) during Routine Ops AC 2 training in ISS mockups Photographer: James Blair
Date: 03-27-15 Location: Bldg 30 South, FCR-1 Subject: Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords with Astronaut Mike Fossum and JSC Center Director Ellen Ochoa Photographer: James Blair / NASA
JSC2010-E-024590 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technicians Daniel Palmer (right foreground) and George Brittingham assisted Johnson.
JSC2010-E-084029 (18 May 2010) --- NASA astronauts Eric Boe (foreground), STS-133 pilot; and Alvin Drew, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-214342 (25 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander; and Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, mission specialist, use the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of their 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.
Date: 12-13-13 Location: NBL, Pool Topside Subject: Soyuz 45 crew members, Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 - training at the NBL Photographer: James Blair/NASA
JSC2010-E-051996 (8 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of an ingress/egress training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
jsc2026e396732 (June 25, 2026) - Rosemary Roosa, president of The Moon Tree foundation and daughter of late Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa, shared brief remarks at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA
JSC2010-E-170908 (1 Oct. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (left), STS-135 pilot; and Rex Walheim, mission specialist, participate in a training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2009-E-214340 (25 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, STS-131 mission specialist, uses virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of his duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working.
Date: 11-24-11 Location: Bldg 30, FCR-1 Subject: Expedition 29 flight controllers during Thanksgiving Day with Flight Director Ginger Gibson Photographer: James Blair
JSC2009-E-284901 (15 Dec. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Gregory H. Johnson (left), STS-134 pilot; and Michael Fincke, mission specialist, participate in an EVA Thermal Protection System (TPS) overview training session in the TPS/ Precision Air Bearing Facility in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
Date: 01-13-12 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups Subject: Expedition 31/32/33 Routine Ops training in building 9NW. Photographer: James Blair
Date: 10-30-13 Location: Bldg 17, rm 1070 Subject: Expedition 41/42 crew member Elena Serova during her food tasting session in the JSC Food Lab Photographer: James Blair
Date: 11-05-12 Locatoin: JSC Mall Subject: Expedition 38/39 (Soyuz 37) crew member Rick Mastracchio during EXT PHOTO SKILLS with instructor Katrina Willoughby Photographer: James Blair
Date: 07-14-14 Location: Bldg 7, SSATA Subject: SSATA Crew Training for Increment-41 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Photographer: James Blair
JSC2009-E-155158 (24 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a water survival training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Mike Thompson assisted Behnken.
jsc2026e396772 (June 25, 2026) - The Artemis II crew reflects on their historic 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth at an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA
PHOTO DATE: 10-21-10 LOCATION: Bldg 2N SUBJECT: STS-133 crew press conference PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
NASA Astronaut Josh Cassada, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina train for their upcoming SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station inside a mockup facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/James Blair
JSC2009-E-287972 (9 Dec. 2009) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, NASA astronauts Alan Poindexter (left), STS-131 commander; James P. Dutton Jr. (center), pilot; and Rick Mastracchio, mission specialist, await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2010-E-014950 (28 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Good (facing camera), Garrett Reisman (right), both STS-132 mission specialists; and Tony Antonelli, pilot, use the virtual reality lab in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to train for some of their duties aboard the space shuttle and space station. This type of computer interface, paired with virtual reality training hardware and software, helps to prepare crew members for dealing with space station elements.
Date: 06-30-14 Location: NBL, MU-176 Subject: Photograph Expedition 43 crew members Scott Kelly from 42S and Terry Virts from 41S during ISS EVA Maintenance 7 - 1G training with instructor Sandy Moore. Photographer: James Blair
jsc2025e044433 (May 6, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Chris Williams poses for a photo in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit during vacuum chambers testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
JSC2011-E-060746 (29 June 2011) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (left), STS-135 pilot; Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus, both mission specialists, are pictured during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
Date: 09-05-13 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Mockups Subject: Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during Routine Ops FS training in ISS mockups Photographer: James Blair/NASA
PHOTO DATE: 01-26-11 LOCATION: Bldg 2 SUBJECT: Expedition 27 press conference with NASA astronaut Ron Garan and his crewmates, Russian cosmonauts Aleksandr Samokutyayev and Andrei Borisenko PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 02-26-11 LOCATION: Bldg. 30 south SUBJECT: STS-133/ULF5 Flight Controllers on Console - Shuttle Orbit 2. Flight Director: Ginger Kerrick PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
Date: 07-03-13 Location: Bldg 5, SSTF High Bay Subject: Expedition 38 (Soyuz 36 & 37) crew members during cake ceremony marking the end of their training. Photographer: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 01-21-10 LOCATION: Bldg 2, rm 122 SUBJECT: Expedition 23 press conference PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
JSC2010-E-183256 (4 Nov. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PHOTO DATE: 06-26-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFT SUBJECT: STS-128 crew during space station ingress/egress timeline training with instructors Bob Behrendsen and Glenn Johnson PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
Date: 12-18-13 Location: Bldg 2, Press Conf. Subject: NASA's press conference to discuss spacewalk repairs to the ISS cooling system. Briefing participants include Michael Suffredini, ISS program manager, Dina Contella, ISS flight director, Allison Bolinger, lead spacewalk officer Photographer: James Blair/NASA
JSC2009-E-155115 (24 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a water survival training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Daniel Palmer assisted Zamka.
JSC2010-E-087706 (25 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, participates in a food tasting session in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
PHOTO DATE: 03-30-11 LOCATION: Building 261 - Room 138 SUBJECT: Expedition 32 Preflight Training with Joe Acaba during Treadmill Kinematics Baseline Data Collection WORK ORDER: 2011-0784 PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
jsc2022e021202 (March 5, 2022) --- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei talks to media and answers social media questions at NASA's Johnson Space Center less than a week after returning to Earth and completing a 355-day mission aboard the International Space Station.
JSC2010-E-032829 (1 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter, STS-131 commander, waves as he prepares to leave for a flight in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center to Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
jsc2024e066553 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.