ISS028-E-009893 (26 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, is pictured at the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-015807 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS027-E-036359 (23 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, both Expedition 27 flight engineers, wave as they make preparations to board the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft that will return them, along with Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (out of frame), commander, to Earth. The Soyuz undocked at 5:35 p.m. (EDT) from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. The crew landed safely at 10:27 p.m. southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

ISS028-E-015819 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-009979 (27 June 2011) --- The Massachusetts coastline is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member on the International Space Station. The Crew Earth Observations team at NASA Johnson Space Center sends specific ground targets for photography up to the station crew on a daily basis, but sometimes the crew takes imagery on their own of striking displays visible from orbit. One such display, often visible to the ISS crew due to their ability to look outwards at angles between 0 and 90 degrees, is sunglint on the waters of Earth. Sunglint is caused by sunlight reflecting off of a water surface?much as light reflects from a mirror?directly towards the observer. Roughness variations of the water surface scatter the light, blurring the reflection and producing the typical silvery sheen of the sunglint area. The point of maximum sunglint is centered within Cape Cod Bay, the body of water partially enclosed by the ?hook? of Cape Cod in Massachusetts (bottom). Cape Cod was formally designated a National Seashore in 1966. Sunglint off the water provides sharp contrast with the coastline and the nearby islands of Martha?s Vineyard and Nantucket (lower left), both popular destinations for tourists and summer residents. To the north, rocky Cape Ann extends out into the Atlantic Ocean; the border with New Hampshire is located approximately 30 kilometers up the coast. Further to the west, the eastern half of Long Island, New York is visible emerging from extensive cloud cover over the mid-Atlantic and Midwestern States. Persistent storm tracks had been contributing to record flooding along rivers in the Midwest at the time this image was taken in late June 2011. Thin blue layers of the atmosphere, contrasted against the darkness of space, are visible extending along the Earth?s curvature at top.

ISS027-E-012395 (13 April 2011)--– One of the Expedition 27 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this southeastward looking panoramic view centered on the Azuero Peninsula of Panama. The southwestern Caribbean Sea and the cloud-covered Isthmus of Panama are to the left and the Gulf of Panama and the eastern Pacific Ocean with sun glint are on the right.

ISS028-E-020072 (31 July 2011) --- Photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member onboard the International Space Station, this image shows the moon at center, with the limb of Earth near the bottom transitioning into the orange-colored troposphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere ends abruptly at the tropopause, which appears in the image as the sharp boundary between the orange- and blue- colored atmosphere. The silvery-blue noctilucent clouds extend far above the Earth's troposphere.

ISS028-E-015824 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-015793 (10 July 2011) --- Japan Exploration Aerospace Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28 flight engineer, has picked out a window on the Zvezda service module from which to view and photograph the space shuttle Atlantis, which can appears here as a relatively tiny object during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011.

ISS028-E-015838 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is pictured over clouds prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-015827 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-015797 (10 July 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 28 flight engineer, has picked out a window on the Zvezda service module from which to view and photograph the space shuttle Atlantis, which can be seen here as a tiny object, during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011.

ISS028-E-009889 (26 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, is pictured near the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-015794 (10 July 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, has picked out a window on the Zvezda service module from which to view and photograph the space shuttle Atlantis, which can be seen here as a tiny object, during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011.

ISS028-E-016107 (12 July 2011) --- This medium close-up image, recorded during a July 12 spacewalk, shows the Materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8). The experiment package is a test bed for materials and computing elements attached to the outside of the orbiting complex. These materials and computing elements are being evaluated for the effects of atomic oxygen, ultraviolet, direct sunlight, radiation, and extremes of heat and cold. This experiment allows the development and testing of new materials and computing elements that can better withstand the rigors of space environments. Results will provide a better understanding of the durability of various materials and computing elements when they are exposed to the space environment, with applications in the design of future spacecraft.

ISS027-E-014895 (21 April 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS027-E-014894 (21 April 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS027-E-017809 (28 April 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS027-E-017810 (28 April 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS027-E-019793 (2 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 27 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the Gradient Heating Furnace (GHF) on the Kobairo Rack in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

iss028e016106 (7/12/2011) --- View of a Materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8) installed on the starboard truss. The Materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8) tests various materials and computing elements on the exterior of the space station. The payload container is mounted so one side faces the Earth and the other faces space.

ISS028-E-015803 (10 July 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov, Expedition 28 flight engineer, aims a camera through a window on the Zvezda service module to record the space shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011. Crewmate and fellow flight engineer Mike Fossum, NASA astronaut, is seen at right.

ISS027-E-036370 (23 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, both Expedition 27 flight engineers, wave to the camera in the Unity node as they make preparations to board the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft that will return them, along with Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (out of frame), commander, to Earth.

ISS028-E-015815 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS027-E-036385 (23 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (left), Expedition 27 commander; European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman (obscured), both flight engineers, are pictured while closing the hatch to the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft that will return them to Earth. The Soyuz undocked from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module at 5:35 p.m. (EDT) on May 23, 2011. The crew landed safely at 10:27 p.m. southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

ISS028-E-015790 (10 July 2011) --- Although it appears very tiny in this view, photographed through a nadir-facing window of the International Space Station's Zvezda service module, the space shuttle Atlantis docked with the oribiting outpost shortly afterward. Docking took place at 10:27 a.m. (CDT).

ISS027-E-031376 (14 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Major Constituent Analyzer / Data & Control Assembly (MCA DCA) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-013201 (4 July 2011) --- This nadir view from the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles, shows parts of two countries, including the Finger Lakes area of New York and part of two Great Lakes -- Ontario and Erie and the Niagara River, which connects them.

ISS028-E-015805 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-020073 (31 July 2011) --- Photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member onboard the International Space Station, this image shows the moon at center, with the limb of Earth near the bottom transitioning into the orange-colored troposphere, the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth's atmosphere. The troposphere ends abruptly at the tropopause, which appears in the image as the sharp boundary between the orange- and blue- colored atmosphere. The silvery-blue noctilucent clouds extend far above the Earth's troposphere.

ISS028-E-015799 (10 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, has picked out a window on the Zvezda service module from which to view and photograph the space shuttle Atlantis, which can be seen here as a tiny object during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011.

ISS028-E-015813 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-015830 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is pictured prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-015808 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-016111 (12 July 2011) --- This close-up image, recorded during a July 12 spacewalk, shows the Materials on International Space Station Experiment - 8 (MISSE-8). The experiment package is a test bed for materials and computing elements attached to the outside of the orbiting complex. These materials and computing elements are being evaluated for the effects of atomic oxygen, ultraviolet, direct sunlight, radiation, and extremes of heat and cold. This experiment allows the development and testing of new materials and computing elements that can better withstand the rigors of space environments. Results will provide a better understanding of the durability of various materials and computing elements when they are exposed to the space environment, with applications in the design of future spacecraft.

ISS027-E-036375 (23 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (left), Expedition 27 commander; NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, both flight engineers, pause for a photo while closing the hatch to the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft that will return them to Earth. The Soyuz undocked from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module at 5:35 p.m. (EDT) on May 23, 2011. The crew landed safely at 10:27 p.m. southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

ISS027-E-029828 (13 May 2011) --- Attired in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, Expedition 27 commander; and NASA astronaut Cady Coleman, flight engineer, prepare to perform a fit check in their body-contoured Kazbek couches in the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Kondratyev, Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli (out of frame) are scheduled to return to Earth on May 23.

ISS028-E-015796 (10 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, has picked out a window on the Zvezda service module from which to view and photograph the space shuttle Atlantis, which can be seen here as a tiny object during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011.

ISS028-E-015832 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is pictured over clouds prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT).

ISS028-E-015818 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS028-E-015831 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is pictured prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS027-E-014888 (21 April 2011) --- European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 27 flight engineer, works with the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS028-E-015798 (10 July 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander, has picked out a window on the Zvezda service module from which to view and photograph the space shuttle Atlantis, which can be seen here as a tiny object, during rendezvous operations on July 12, 2011.

ISS028-E-015833 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is pictured over clouds prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT).

ISS028-E-013202 (4 July 2011) --- This nadir view from the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles, shows parts of two countries, including the Finger Lakes area of New York and part of two Great Lakes -- Ontario and Erie and the Niagara River, which connects them.

ISS028-E-015828 (10 July 2011) --- The space shuttle Atlantis is seen over the Bahamas prior to a perfect docking with the International Space Station at 10:07 a.m. (CDT). Part of a Russian Progress spacecraft which is docked to the station is in the foreground.

ISS027-E-036371 (23 May 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev (bottom), Expedition 27 commander; NASA astronaut Cady Coleman and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, both flight engineers, are pictured in the Rassvet module as they make preparations to board the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft that will return them to Earth. The Soyuz undocked at 5:35 p.m. (EDT) from the International Space Station’s Rassvet module on May 23, 2011. The crew landed safely at 10:27 p.m. southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.