JSC2009-E-145694 (17 July 2009) --- Astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Expedition 29 crew member Dan Burbank during SSATA Crew Training. Photo Date: May 18, 2011. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
Expedition 29/30 crew training with astronaut Dan Burbank working with Robonaut (overview, skills, taskboard). Photo Date: June 17, 2011. Location: Building 32A, Room 2009. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2001-E-08329 (22 March 2001) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas, STS-102 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd of greeters during a crew return ceremony in Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. In the background are Joseph Rothenberg (left), NASA Associate Administrator for Space Flight, and Roy S. Estess, Acting Director of the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2010-E-193961 (2 Dec. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot; and Sandy Magnus, mission specialist, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training 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
Crew Commercial Office's PAO activities for Boeing's rollout of their CST-100 capsule - "First Look" Media Event. Photo Date: July 22, 2013. Location: Boeing - Houston Product Support Center. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-193900 (1 Dec. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel (right), STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity (EVA) training session in the Partial Gravity Simulator (POGO) test area in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff (left), mission specialist, looks on. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Crew Commercial Office's PAO activities for Boeing's rollout of their CST-100 capsule - "First Look" Media Event. Photo Date: July 22, 2013. Location: Boeing - Houston Product Support Center. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-187233 (22 Nov. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, is 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 Walheim in his rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare him for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2011-E-046605 (21 May 2011) --- His Eminence Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, speaks to a group of guests in the viewing room of the Mission Control Center at NASA?s Johnson Space Center following a special call from Pope Benedict XVI to the STS-134 and Expedition 27 crews on the International Space Station. The event was conducted from The Vatican at 6:11 a.m. (CDT) on May 21, 2011, and aired live on NASA television. Photo credit: NASA
Expedition 43 Commander (Soyuz 41) astronaut Terry Virts during his T-38 Ops flight at Ellington Field. Photo Date: October 22, 2013. Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 276. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 39 flight controllers on console during SpaceX cargo rendezvous and grappling. Flight Director: Matt Abbott. Capcoms: Jack Fischer and Randy Bresnik. Photo Date: April 20, 2014. Location: Building 30 - FCR-1. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-025679 (23 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Raymond Cuevas assisted Kelly.
Expedition 43 Emergency Scenarios training in ISS mockups with Soyuz 41(Anton Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti, Terry Virts) and Soyuz 42 (Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko, Scott Kelly). Photo Date: July 10, 2014. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2009-E-125126 (1 June 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
JSC2003-E-01127 (10 January 2003) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 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 (JSC). Noguchi represents the Japanese Space Agency.
Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 44/45 crew training with NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren and JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui during INC 44 ISS EVA Maintenance 2 with IV Scott Kelly. Photo Date: December 6, 2013. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-046795 (5 April 2010) --- John McCullough (right), chief of the Flight Director Office; Janet Kavandi, deputy director, Flight Crew Operations; and flight director Bryan Lunney are pictured in the space shuttle flight control room in the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center during launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch.
JSC2011-E-054080 (13 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley (foreground), STS-135 pilot, participates in a training session in the simulation control area in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Sonny Carter Training Facility near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA
Expedition 46 (Soyuz 45) crew members Tim Kopra, Tim Peake (ESA) and Yuri Malenchenko (RSA) with instructors Skyler LaBuff and Dave Wiedmeyer during Fire Scene Generic training in the Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS mockups. Photo Date: September 26, 2014. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-018576 (3 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, 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 technician Andre Denard assisted Kelly.
JSC2010-E-043934 (26 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Eric Boe, STS-133 pilot, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, is pictured during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
STS-119 Crew Return Ceremony to Ellington Field. Photo Date: March 29, 2009. Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 990. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2009-E-125140 (1 June 2009) --- Astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, gets helps with the donning of 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.
JSC2009-E-207787 (12 Sept. 2009) --- Stephen Lindsey, chief of the astronaut office, greets NASA astronaut Rick Sturckow, STS-128 commander, as the STS-128 crew members exit a Gulfstream aircraft prior to the crew return ceremonies at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Pictured behind Sturckow (front to back) are NASA astronauts Kevin Ford, pilot; Patrick Forrester and Jose Hernandez, both mission specialists. Crew members not pictured are NASA astronauts John ?Danny? Olivas and Tim Kopra; along with European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, all mission specialists.
Crew Commercial Office's PAO activities for Boeing's rollout of their CST-100 capsule - "First Look" Media Event. Photo Date: July 22, 2013. Location: Boeing - Houston Product Support Center. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 42/43 Crew News Conference with crew members Terry Virts, Anton Shkaplerov and Samantha Cristoforetti. Photo Date: September 18, 2014. Location: Bldg. 2s - PAO Studio B. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-043673 (25 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot; and Shannon Walker, Expedition 24/25 flight engineer, 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.
STS-129 crew members Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik, Barry 'Butch' Wilmore and Robert Satcher prepare for 20A EVA Review dive at the NBL. Photo Date: March 26, 2009. Location - NBL Pool Topside and Control Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-026878 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 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 NASA's Johnson Space Center.
STS-133 flight controllers on console during the launch of Discovery with Flight Director Richard Jones. Photo Date: February 24, 2011. Location: Building 30 south - WFCR. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
JSC2001-00010 (January 2001) --- Astronaut James F. Reilly, STS-104 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency egress training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Reilly will join four other astronauts for a June mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
JSC2007-E-33311 (4 May 2007) --- Astronaut Tracy E. Caldwell, mission specialist
JSC2010-E-026881 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 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 NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham (left), commander, assisted Good.
Expedition 46 (Soyuz 45) crew members Tim Kopra, Tim Peake (ESA) and Yuri Malenchenko (RSA) with instructors Skyler LaBuff and Dave Wiedmeyer during Fire Scene Generic training in the Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS mockups. Photo Date: September 26, 2014. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2003-E-42632 (June 2003) --- Astronaut Nancy J. Currie, wearing an advanced concept space suit, participates in a test at the Johnson Space Center to evaluate hand-in-hand work with robots. The Robonaut pictured is one of two that were used in the demonstration's task -- the assembly of an aluminum truss structure.
JSC2012-E-108016 (2 Aug. 2012) --- Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (left), Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander, and Roman Romanenko, Expedition 34/35 flight engineer, participate 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
JSC2009-E-228755 (29 Oct. 2009) --- Astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 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 NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut George Zamka, commander, assisted Patrick.
Expedition 28 crew payload training on DECLIC with instructor Wayne Wright and JAXA crew member Satoshi Furukawa. Photo Date: July 14, 2010. Location: Building 5, RBUA/Rm. 1120B. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
JSC2006-E-44646 (16 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut James F. Reilly II, STS-117 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to begin a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.
JSC2009-E-228742 (29 Oct. 2009) --- Astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 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 NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut George Zamka, commander, assisted Patrick.
JSC2010-E-026883 (26 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 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 NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Ken Ham, commander, assisted Good.
JSC2006-E-43768 (4 Oct. 2006) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, astronauts Scott J. Kelly (left), STS-118 commander; Charles O. Hobaugh, pilot; Tracy E. Caldwell and Richard A. (Rick) Mastracchio, mission specialists; Dafydd R. (Dave) Williams, mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency; Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist; and Clayton C. Anderson, Expedition 15 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer; await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
JSC2001-E-08325 (22 March 2001) --- Some of the participants of the Expedition One and STS-102 crew return ceremony applaud one of the speakers. Pictured from the left are cosmonaut Vasily Tsibliev, Deputy Director of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City; cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition One flight engineer; astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, mission commander; and Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander.
JSC2010-E-025744 (23 Feb. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, STS-134 mission specialist, is pictured during a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
JSC2001-E-06399 (27 February 2001) --- Astronauts Charles O. Hobaugh (center foreground), pilot, and Michael L. Gernhardt (right), mission specialist, assisted by crew trainer Ken Trujillo, rehearse emergency egress procedures in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The crew will use a training version of the launch escape pole which is now carried onboard for all shuttle flights. The STS-104 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) represents the Space Shuttle Atlantis' first flight using a new engine and is targeted for a liftoff no earlier than June 14, 2001.
Expedition 35 (Soyuz 33S) crew member Chris Hadfield preparing for a T-38 flight. Photo Date: May 14, 2012. Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 276 - Tarmac. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 42/43 (Soyuz 41S) crew member and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS EVA Maintenance 9 (Maintenance 8) along with Astronaut Jeanette Epps. Photo Date: September 16, 2014. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Official portrait of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in an EMU suit. Photo Date: June 3, 2013. Location: Building 8, Room 183 - Photo Studio. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2001-E-21337 (12 July 2001) --- Rob Navias (right), at the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) console in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC), awaits to do his commentary as he views the firing of Space Shuttle Atlantis' main engines on his monitor just seconds before launch and the beginning of the STS-104 mission. Daniel K. Carpenter, director of the Public Affairs Office, looks on.
Expedition 43 Commander (Soyuz 41) astronaut Terry Virts during his T-38 Ops flight at Ellington Field. Photo Date: October 22, 2013. Location: Ellington Field - Hangar 276. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2005-E-32012 (4 August 2005) --- John Muratore, Manager of Space Shuttle Systems Engineering & Integration Office, discusses a key STS-114 issue during the Mission Management Team (MMT) session of the afternoon of August 4. The MMT meets daily in Houston's Mission Control Center.
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-043662 (25 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot; and Shannon Walker, Expedition 24/25 flight engineer, 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.
Expedition 33 crew members Sunita Williams and Aki Hoshide during NBL EVA training. Photo Date: January 11, 2012. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2001-E-21333 (12 July 2001) --- From a familiar setting in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR)at Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC), Wayne Hale, ascent flight director for STS-104, pays close attention to new data related to the Space Shuttle Atlantis and its impending launch from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida.
JSC2009-E-125123 (1 June 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts Jr. (left), STS-130 pilot, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, prepares for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
Expedition 27 crew payload training on DECLIC with instructor Wayne Wright and Astronaut Ron Garan. Photo Date: July 14, 2010. Location: Building 5, RBUA/Rm. 1120B. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
JSC2002-02106 (27 November 2002) --- The members of the STS-113 Orbit 2 Team pose for a group portrait in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC). Flight Director John Curry stands to the left of the STS-113 mission logo and astronaut Lisa M. Nowak, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), stands to the left of Curry.
JSC2009-E-224177 (7 Oct. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Photograph final space shuttle crew training session in the NBL with STS-135 Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus & Rex Walheim. STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson serves as Intravehicular suit-up lead, Pilot Doug Hurley serves as robotic arm operator. Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus & Rex Walheim in the water. Photo Date: June 13, 2011. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 29/30 ISS Habitability Equipment and Procedures training in ISS mockups. Photo Date: May 17, 2011. Location: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
Expedition 44/45 crew training with NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren and JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui during INC 44 ISS EVA Maintenance 2 with IV Scott Kelly. Photo Date: December 6, 2013. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2001-E-05531 (28 February 2001) --- Astronaut James M. Kelly, STS-102 pilot, responds to a news media representative's question during a press briefing at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2002-02001 (12 November 2002) --- Astronaut Eileen M. Collins, STS-114 mission commander, dons a training version of the full-pressure launch and entry suit prior to the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).
JSC2007-E-06410 (31 Jan.2007) --- Astronaut George D. Zamka, STS-120 pilot, dons a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance (USA) suit technicians Daniel E. Palmer (left) and Andre Denard assisted Zamka.
Soyuz 30/31 Crew Press Conference (Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka (RSA), Sergei Revin (RSA). Photo Date: January 11, 2012. Location: Building 2N, Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 36 & 37 crew members during Emergency Scene - 6 Crew training in ISS Mockups. Photo Date: January 15, 2013. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2001-E-25125 (16 August 2001) --- Flight directors John Shannon (left foreground) and Kelly Beck watch the large screens from their consoles in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC) along with astronauts Joseph R. Tanner (left background) and Steve MacLean, STS-105 spacecraft communicators (CAPCOM). At the time this photo was taken, mission specialists Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester were performing the first of two scheduled space walks during Discovery’s visit to the International Space Station (ISS). MacLean represents the Canadian Space Agency.
JSC2007-E-13558 (28 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Barbara R. Morgan, mission specialist
JSC2010-E-106309 (28 June 2010) --- During a training session in the space vehicle mockup facility at the Johnson Space Center, the STS-133 crew is pictured with its seventh crew member ? Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot to travel to space and the first U.S.-built robot to visit the space station. R2, as the robot is called, will stay on the space station indefinitely to allow engineers on the ground to learn more about how humanoid robots fare in microgravity. The STS-133 crew members are: (clockwise from the top) NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey, commander; Alvin Drew, Nicole Stott and Tim Kopra, all mission specialists, along with Eric Boe, pilot, and Mike Barratt, mission specialist. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The Space Shuttle Endeavour, on the back of a Boeing 747, circles over Johnson Space Center (JSC) on its way back to Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
JSC2001-E-08334 (22 March 2001) --- Astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, Expedition One mission commander, speaks to a crowd of greeters during a crew return ceremony in Ellington Field's Hangar 990. Pictured in the background on the dais are astronauts James M. Kelly (left), STS-102 pilot, and James D. Wetherbee, commander.
STS-129 Water Survival Training at the NBL. Photo Date: March 30, 2009. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-193910 (1 Dec. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in an extravehicular activity (EVA) training session in the Partial Gravity Simulator (POGO) test area in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2009-E-207811 (12 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured during the STS-128 crew return ceremony on Sept. 12, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center.
European Astronaut Tim Peake of ESA during ISS EVA MAINT 3 NBL Training with Astronaut Tim Kopra and instructor Sandy Moore. Photo Date: September 10, 2014. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
European Astronaut Tim Peake of ESA during ISS EVA MAINT 3 NBL Training with Astronaut Tim Kopra and instructor Sandy Moore. Photo Date: September 10, 2014. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2001-E-06202 (8 March 2001) --- At their console in Houston's Mission Control Center, flight directors Wayne Hale (left) and John Shannon discuss a mission detail while awaiting launch several hundred miles away in Florida. Hale is ascent director and Shannon is lead and Orbit 1 director
ESA Astronaut Thomas Pesquet during CMS ARED OPS training with instructor Kimberlee Jadwick . Photo Date: September 16, 2014. Location: Building 26. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2009-E-208908 (17 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, STS-131 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.
Expedition 40 crew member Steve Swanson with instructor Michaela Benda during crew training. Photo Date: January 8, 2014. Location: Building 5, SSTF. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2004-E-19651 (20 April 2004) --- Astronauts Edward T. Lu (left) and Gregory E. Chamitoff, discuss data at the spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston?s Mission Control Center (MCC) during rendezvous and docking operations between the Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz, which carried cosmonaut Gennady I. Padalka, Russia?s Federal Space Agency Expedition 9 commander; astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, docked with the Station at 12:01 a.m. (CDT) on April 21, 2004.
Expedition 28 JAXA Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Astronaut Mike Fossum during FF RNDZ ADV 4 training. Training includes HTV rendezvous operation. Photo Date: September 15, 2010. Location: Building 30 - SIM City. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
JSC2001-E-08811 (26 March 2001) --- Astronauts Daniel T. Barry (left), Scott J. Horowitz, Frederick W. Sturckow, and Patrick G. Forrester, are photographed as they walk to the nearby flight line of the T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).
Expedition 40 crew member Steve Swanson during his arrival at Ellington Field. Photo Date: September 11, 2014. Location: Ellington Field. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
Expedition 35/36 crew member Chris Cassidy during INC-35/CB ISS EVA MAINT 91027 along with non-assigned astronaut Serena Aunon. Photo Date: November 16, 2012. Location: NBL - Pool Topside. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2010-E-018926 (7 Feb. 2010) --- Flight director Bryan Lunney (left) and astronaut Steve Frick, STS-130 spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), are pictured in the space shuttle flight control room in the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center as they anticipate the launch of STS-130. The launch attempt was later postponed until Feb. 8, due to weather conditions.
Expedition 37 Crew News Conference (Oleg Kotov, Sergey Ryazansky, Michael Hopkins). Photo Date: July 17, 2013. Location: Building 2N - Press Conference Room. Photographer: Robert Markowitz
JSC2005-E-17432 (28 April 2005) --- Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, STS-115 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency, wearing a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, rehearses emergency egress procedures in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. The long tube in the foreground is a training version of the launch escape pole which is now carried onboard for all shuttle flights. Crew trainer David Pogue assisted MacLean.
JSC2010-E-046777 (5 April 2010) --- Astronaut Rick Sturckow, spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM) for the STS-131 mission, is pictured at his console in the space shuttle flight control room in the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center during launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 launch.
JSC2010-E-018584 (3 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, STS-134 mission specialist, 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 technician Toni Cost-Davis assisted Fincke.
JSC2006-E-53532 (9 Dec. 2006) --- Steve Stich (left), ascent flight director for STS-116, and Norm Knight, entry flight director, keep a close watch on their consoles showing activities at the Kennedy Space Center as preparations are underway for launch of the flight.
JSC2010-E-018927 (7 Feb. 2010) --- Flight director Tony Ceccacci is pictured in the space shuttle flight control room in the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center during the first launch attempt of the STS-130 mission. The launch was postponed until Feb. 8, due to weather conditions.
JSC2010-E-195550 (3 Dec. 2010) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, STS-135 crew members await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are NASA astronauts Rex Walheim, Sandy Magnus, both mission specialists; Chris Ferguson, commander; and Doug Hurley, pilot. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
JSC2002-E-47668 (26 November 2002) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, ISS spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors data at his console in the station flight control room (BFCR) in Houston’s Mission Control Center (MCC).
JSC2010-E-019041 (8 Feb. 2010) --- Flight directors Norm Knight (left) and Bryan Lunney monitor data at their console in the space shuttle flight control room in the Mission Control Center at NASA's Johnson Space Center during launch countdown activities a few hundred miles away in Florida, site of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 launch.
Expedition 25/26 emergency scenario training. Photo Date: July 14, 2010. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
Crew Commercial Office's PAO activities for Boeing's rollout of their CST-100 capsule - "First Look" Media Event. Photo Date: July 22, 2013. Location: Boeing - Houston Product Support Center. Photographer: Robert Markowitz