ISS040-E-086642 (2 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, floats freely near the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-123647 (7 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, uses a still camera at the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space are visible through the windows.
ISS040-E-045643 (8 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed a series of images of Typhoon Neoguri in the vicinity of Japan on July 7, 2014. This 70mm near-vertical image featuring the eye was photographed at 21:54:03 GMT.
ISS040-E-032827 (3 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids move up surfaces in microgravity. The results aim to improve current computer models that are used by designers of low gravity fluid systems and may improve fluid transfer systems for water on future spacecraft.
ISS040-E-032825 (3 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids move up surfaces in microgravity. The results aim to improve current computer models that are used by designers of low gravity fluid systems and may improve fluid transfer systems for water on future spacecraft.
ISS040-E-091906 (12 Aug. 2014) --- The ?Georges Lemaitre? Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5), photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member, approaches the aft port of the International Space Station?s Zvezda Service Module. Docking occurred at 8:30 a.m. (CDT) as the ATV and the station flew 260 miles over southern Kazakhstan, following a two-week period of free-flight.
Earth observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station. Also sent down as Twitter message: Two volcanoes peek through the morning clouds near Auckland, New Zealand
ISS040-E-005839 (28 May 2014) --- The Brasilia World Cup Stadium (top center) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station on May 28, 2014. Brazil?s national football stadium, the Estado Nacional, lies near the heart of the capital city of Brasilia. The new roof appears as a brilliant white ring in this image. The stadium is one of Brasilia?s largest buildings. Renovation began in 2010 and it is now the second most expensive stadium in the world, after Wembley Stadium in London, UK. To accommodate expected World Cup fans from all over the world, renovations for all modes of transportation, particularly airports, have been put in place in Brasilia and other host cities. Brasilia?s international airport can be seen lower left on the far side of Lake Paranoa. Brasilia is widely known for its modern building designs and city layout. Space station crew members have the best view of the city?s well-known ?swept wing? city layout ? giving the sense of a flying bird ? expressed in the curves of the boulevards (top). The stadium occupies the city center between the wings. The President Juscelino Kubitschek Bridge crosses the lake at bottom right. Its 1200-meter span gives scale to the city and stadium.
ISS040-E-139596 (9 Sept. 2014) --- In the Unity node, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (left), Expedition 40 commander, adds the Expedition 40 patch to the growing collection of insignias representing crews who have worked on the International Space Station. Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (center) and Oleg Artemyev, both flight engineers, look on.
ISS040-E-099392 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in this close-up view during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-000467 (17 May 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this image of southern Florida, featuring Miami, the Everglades and the Florida Keys, on May 17, 2014. The object in lower left is part of one of the modules on the orbital outpost.
ISS040-E-099390 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in this close-up view during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-105139 (23 Aug. 2014) --- Expedition 40 crew members pose for an in-flight crew portrait in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Pictured on the front row are NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (center), commander; along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left) and Oleg Artemyev, both flight engineers. Pictured from the left (back row) are European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, all flight engineers.
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ISS040-E-074877 (24 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, works with a computer in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Expedition 39 flight engineer Rick Mastracchio poses for a photo with the replacement Fan Pump Separator (FPS) and Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) 3005. Image was taken in the Quest Airlock (A/L) during FPS remove and replace operations.
ISS040-E-000478 (17 May 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station used an 80mm lens on a digital still camera to photograph this image of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Those pictured include components of the Caicos -- Providenciales, North Caicos, Grand Caicos and East Caicos. The Turks Islands, including Grand Turk (under clouds), are on the right.
ISS039-E-020763 (13 May 2013) --- Inside the Unity node less than an hour before hatch closure on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft, the Expedition 39 crew members wave good bye to crew members remaining on the International Space Station. From left to right are Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA.
ISS040-E-032820 (3 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids move up surfaces in microgravity. The results aim to improve current computer models that are used by designers of low gravity fluid systems and may improve fluid transfer systems for water on future spacecraft.
ISS040-E-001051 (26 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with equipment in the airlock in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The JEM Robotic Maneuvering System Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (JEMRMS MPEP) is visible at right.
ISS040-E-099383 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-010502 (11 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with the Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) inside the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The MDCA contains hardware and software to conduct unique droplet combustion experiments in space.
ISS040-E-099375 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev (out of frame), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-099297 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left, red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar array wings on the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible in the background.
ISS040-E-026307 (1 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, performs in-flight maintenance behind a rack in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS040E099874 (08/18/2014) --- Cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (red stripe - foreground) and Oleg Artemyev (blue stripe - background), Expedition 40 flight engineers, move to the Russian Service Module for repairs during International Space Station Russian EVA 39 on Aug. 18, 2014.
ISS040-E-005986 (30 May 2014) --- A crescent moon and Earth's horizon are featured in this nighttime image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-015735 (19 June 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 23-minute spacewalk Skvortsov and Artemyev completed installation and experiment tasks outside the station’s Russian segment.
ISS040E099355 (08/18/2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes), Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit outside the International Space Station, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) number 39 in support of science and maintenance. The Solar array is visible in the background.
Close-up view of Expedition 39 flight engineer Rick Mastracchio at the close of Extravehicular Activity 26 (EVA 26).
ISS040-E-045627 (7 July 2014) --- The International Space Station passed relatively near the eye of Typhoon Neoguri on July 7, and Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency captured its startling dimensions in a series of still photos. In a tweet, Gerst marveled that even with a fish-eye lens (which was used on some more distant angles other than this almost vertical one), he couldn't capture the whole storm. A 70mm focal length was used for a small sequence of medium wide eye pictures such as this one. The picture was taken at 21:53:09 GMT on July 7, 2014.
ISS040-E-105265 (23 Aug. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (left), Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev (center) and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, all Expedition 40 flight engineers, pose for a portrait in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-005979 (29 May 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station used a 200mm lens to photograph this image from 222 nautical miles above Earth showing Harris County and Galveston County, Texas plus several other surrounding counties, including a long stretch along the Gulf of Mexico (bottom left). The entirety of Galveston Bay is visible at bottom center. Just below center lies the 1625-acre site of NASA's Johnson Space Center, one of the training venues for all space station crew members and the nearby long-time area of residence for NASA astronauts.
ISS040-E-026221 (30 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, holds the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-017316 (23 June 2014) --- As the International Space Station was passing over the North Atlantic Ocean, just east of Newfoundland, on June 23, 2014, one of the Expedition 40 crew members on the orbital outpost recorded this panoramic view of the swirling bands of a mature, not dangerous non-tropical, cyclone. Such cyclonic activity is not unusual for this time of year in that area.
ISS040-E-086619 (2 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-006569 (2 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, performs an Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) sample 40-minute mixing activity in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-100022 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured in this close-up view during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov (out of frame), flight engineer, deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS039-E-016869 (23 April 2014) --- The unpiloted Progress 53 cargo ship undocks from the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 3:58 a.m. (CDT) on April 23 and begins its relative separation from the International Space Station for tests on its upgraded Kurs automated rendezvous system that were delayed from last November. The Russian resupply vehicle will move to a distance of some 300 miles from the complex before it begins to phase back in, testing the Kurs-NA rendezvous hardware and its associated software. The enhanced Kurs system will be incorporated into future Progress vehicles to reduce weight by eliminating several navigational antennas, thus enabling the Progress to carry additional supplies to the station. The Progress is scheduled to redock to Zvezda around 7:15 a.m. (CDT) April 25.
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 39 crew aboard the ISS. Image was released by astronaut on Instagram and downlinked in folder: Turks and Caicos Islands.
ISS040-E-045632 (7 July 2014) --- The International Space Station passed directly over the eye of Typhoon Neoguri on July 7, and Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency captured its startling dimensions in a series of still photos. In a tweet, Gerst marveled that even with a fish-eye lens (which was used on some more distant angles other than this almost nadir one), he couldn't capture the whole storm. A 70mm focal length was used for a small sequence of close-up eye pictures such as this one. The picture was taken at 21:53:25 GMT on July 7, 2014.
ISS040-E-099382 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-006565 (30 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, holds a beverage container as he floats through the hatch between the Destiny laboratory and the Unity node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-001052 (26 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with equipment in the airlock in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The JEM Robotic Maneuvering System Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (JEMRMS MPEP) is visible in the airlock.
ISS040-E-099394 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, is pictured near a station window during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-099412 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, uses a still camera during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-000102 (14 May 2014) --- The Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads for a landing near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on May 14, 2014. Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 39 commander; along with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and Expedition 39 flight engineer, and NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, flight engineer, are returning to Earth after more than six months onboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 38 and 39 crews.
iss040e071323 (7/23/2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, exercises on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station (ISS). Photo is part of IVA clothing study. The Intravehicular Activity Clothing Study (IVA Clothing Study) dresses crewmembers in commercially available lightweight clothes that have been designed to resist odors.
ISS040-E-105270 (23 Aug. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (left), Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev (center) and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, all Expedition 40 flight engineers, pose for a portrait in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Aurora. Part of Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arm is visible.
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 39 crew aboard the ISS. Image was released by astronaut on Instagram and downlinked in folder: Florida and up the East coast.
ISS039-E-010403 (8 April 2014) --- Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) works with computers in the Harmony node of the International Space Station to prepare for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) eye examinations for the Optical Health experiment.
ISS040-E-006553 (30 May 2014) --- In the International Space Station’s Kibo laboratory, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, replaces the failed Xenon lamp, which is used for JAXA’s Resist Tubule experiment.
ISS040-E-045634 (7 July 2014) --- The International Space Station passed directly over the eye of Typhoon Neoguri on July 7, and Expedition 40 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency captured its startling dimensions in a series of still photos. In a tweet, Gerst marveled that even with a fish-eye lens (which was used on some more distant angles other than this almost nadir one), he couldn't capture the whole storm. A 70mm focal length was used for a small sequence of close-up eye pictures such as this one. The picture was taken at 21:53:45 GMT on July 7, 2014.
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 39 crew aboard the ISS. Image was released by astronaut on Instagram and downlinked in folder: Bahamas and Cuba.
ISS040-E-099302 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Alexander Skvortsov (out of frame), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar array wings on the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible in the background.
ISS040-E-007672 (5 June 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members on the International Space Station photographed his hand working with the Vegetable Production System (Veggie) recently added to the orbital outpost. The experiment deals with the growth and development of ‘Outredgeous’ Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings in the spaceflight environment and the effects of the spaceflight environment on composition of microbial flora on the Veggie-grown plants and the Veggie facility. The purple light is the wavelength that is supposed to best promote photosynthesis and growth for the plants.
iss040e123621 (9/4/2014) --- Photographic documentation of final installation of MAGVECTOR hardware in the Columbus module aboard the International Space Station (ISS). MAGVECTOR qualitatively investigates the interaction between a moving magnetic field and an electrical conductor. The set up will provide initial insights regarding the principal feasibility on board the ISS,future improvements and phenomenological trends and dependencies. The expected changes in the magnetic field structure on the Ram and Wake side of the electrical conductor are of interest for technical applications as well as for astrophysical research.
ISS040-E-099407 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, uses a still camera during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-011868 (14 June 2014) --- The dark waters of the Salton Sea stand out against neighboring cultivation and desert sands in the middle of the Southern California desert, as photographed by one of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station on June 14, 2014.
ISS040-E-000388 (17 May 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station captured this image showing a small part of Florida's Atlantic Coast and the Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center area on May 17, 2014.
ISS040-E-052112 (8 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members recorded this image from aboard the International Space Station flying 226 nautical miles above the western Pacific Ocean on July 8 at 11:24:26 GMT. The orbital outpost was flying above a point located at 45.4 degrees south latitude and 156.3 degrees west longitude. Part of the station's robotic arm, known as Canadarm2, is on the left side of the frame.
ISS040-E-105144 (23 Aug. 2014) --- Expedition 40 crew members pose for an in-flight crew portrait in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Pictured on the front row are NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (center), commander; along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left) and Oleg Artemyev, both flight engineers. Pictured from the left (back row) are European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, all flight engineers.
ISS040-E-123646 (7 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, uses a still camera at the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space are visible through the windows.
ISS040-E-006567 (2 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, performs an Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE) sample 40-minute mixing activity in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-007340 (4 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.
ISS039-E-010325 (9 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38/39 flight engineer, is seen in the Harmony node on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station performing maintenance on a Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Desiccant/Adsorbent Bed on April 9, 2014.
ISS040-E-007676 (5 June 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members on the International Space Station took a series of photos of the Vegetable Production System (Veggie) recently added to the orbital outpost. The experiment deals with the growth and development of ‘Outredgeous’ Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seedlings in the spaceflight environment and the effects of the spaceflight environment on composition of microbial flora on the Veggie-grown plants and the Veggie facility. The purple light is the wavelength that is supposed to best promote photosynthesis and growth for the plants.
ISS040-E-099280 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left, red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar array wings on the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible in the background.
ISS040-E-070439 (19 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station recorded this July 19 image of wildfires which are plaguing the Northwest and causing widespread destruction. The orbital outpost was flying 223 nautical miles above a point on Earth located at 48.0 degrees north latitude and 116.9 degrees west longitude when the image was exposed. The state of Washington is especially affected by the fires, many of which have been blamed on lightning. This particular fire was part of the Carlton Complex Fire, located near the city of Brewster in north central Washington. The reservoir visible near the center of the image is Banks Lake.
ISS039-E-020779 (13 May 2014) --- The three departing Expedition 39 crew members are seen just before hatch closing that separates the trio from the remaining crew of three on the International Space Station. Getting ready to depart in their Soyuz TMA-11M, from left to right, are Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Russia's federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
ISS039-E-013244 (18 April 2014) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expeditionn 39 flight engineer, replaces the Enhanced Input/Output Control Unit Circuit Card of the spare External Multiplexer/Demultiplexer (MDM), in preparation for an upcoming spacewalk. He will be joined by fellow NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Steve Swanson on the spacewalk.
ISS040-E-010458 (12 June 2014) --- Early morning of June 12, one of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station took this picture of Brazil, site of the 2014 World Cup soccer matches, which start this week. Sao Paulo is the large cluster of night lights near the coast on the right side of the frame. Rio de Janeiro is the coastal city to the left of Sao Paulo. Belo Horizonte is the cluster of lights near frame center.
ISS040-E-099298 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left, red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar array wings on the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible in the background.
ISS040-E-000465 (17 May 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station recorded this view of the Atlantic Coast of Florida. Thin clouds over the Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center area do not obstruct the view of Launch Complex 39 (bottom center), from which 135 space shuttle missions lifted off between 1981 and 2011. Appearing about the size of a pinhead, nearby can be seen the giant Vehicle Assembly Building, which has a history that goes back to the beginning of Apollo.
ISS040-E-000788 (20 May 2014) --- Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA photographed this image from an Earth-facing window on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station featuring the Atlantic coast of the African nation of Morocco and the disputed territory of Western Sahara on May 20, 2014. The town of Tarfaya, Morocco, located at 22.45 degrees north latitude, and 13.13 degrees, east longitude, is visible. Obvious streaks in the sand were created by northerly winds.
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 39 crew aboard the ISS. A portion of the docked Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft is in view. Image was released by astronaut on Instagram and downlinked in folder: Personal photos and the Maldive islands.
ISS040-E-011511 (14 June 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station used a 400mm lens to get this detailed view of Los Angeles basin on June 14.
ISS040-E-001053 (26 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with equipment in the airlock in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. The JEM Robotic Maneuvering System Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (JEMRMS MPEP) is visible in the airlock.
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 39 crew aboard the ISS. Image was released by astronaut on Instagram and downlinked in folder: Himalayas.
ISS040-E-070412 (19 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station recorded this July 19 panorama featuring wildfires which are plaguing the Northwest and causing widespread destruction. (Note: south is at the top of the frame). The orbital outpost was flying 223 nautical miles above Earth at the time of the photo. Parts of Oregon and Washington are included in the scene. Mt. Jefferson, Three Sisters and Mt. St. Helens are all snow-capped and visible in the photo, and the Columbia River can also be delineated.
Earth observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: night shots of US cities.
ISS040-E-006561 (30 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, is pictured in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-086609 (2 Aug. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, equipped with a bungee harness, exercises on the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-026305 (1 July 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, performs in-flight maintenance behind a rack in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-123640 (7 Sept. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, eats a citrus fruit salad in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-006564 (30 May 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 40 flight engineer, floats through the hatch between the Destiny laboratory and the Unity node of the International Space Station.
ISS040-E-099399 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-010496 (11 June 2014) --- NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, works with the Multi-user Drop Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) inside the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. The MDCA contains hardware and software to conduct unique droplet combustion experiments in space.
ISS040-E-099271 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev (blue stripes) and Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes, partially obscured), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar arrays wings on the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible at left.
Expedition 40 crew members pose for an in-flight crew portrait in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. Pictured on the front row are NASA astronaut Steve Swanson (center - holding a small guitar), commander; along with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left) and Oleg Artemyev, both flight engineers. Pictured from the left (back row) are European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, all flight engineers.
ISS040-E-000500 (17 May 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station used a 200mm lens to photograph the Los Roques Islands off the north coast of Venezuela on May 17, 2014. The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of approximately 225 nautical miles when the photo was taken.
ISS040-E-099266 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev (blue stripes) and Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes, mostly obscured), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory. Solar arrays wings on the "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) docked to the Zvezda Service Module are visible at left.
ISS040-E-099283 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (left, red stripes) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, attired in Russian Orlan spacesuits, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Artemyev and Skvortsov deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-031651 (2 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, some 227 nautical miles above Earth, photographed this image of Tropical Storm Arthur moving northerly near the east coast of the USA late on July 2, 2014. The crew had photographed imagery which showed Arthur churning in Atlantic waters off of Florida some eight hours prior to this picture.
ISS040-E-070424 (19 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station recorded this July 19 image of wildfires which are plaguing the Northwest and causing widespread destruction. The orbital outpost was flying 223 nautical miles above Earth at the time of the photo. Lightning has been given as the cause of the Ochoco Complex fires in the Ochoco National Forest in central Oregon. The complex has gotten larger since this photo was taken.
ISS039-E-020769 (13 May 2013) --- Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency waves good bye as one of the three remaining crew members on the orbital outpost records video of the crew departure. Already on the other side of the hatch are Expedition Flight Engineers Rick Mastracchio of NASA and Mikhail Tyurin of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
ISS040-E-099377 (18 Aug. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Expedition 40 flight engineer, attired in a Russian Orlan spacesuit, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in support of science and maintenance on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 11-minute spacewalk, Skvortsov and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (out of frame) deployed a small science satellite, retrieved and installed experiment packages and inspected components on the exterior of the orbital laboratory.
ISS040-E-080921 (26 June 2014) --- Dominican Republic and Haiti, Hispaniola, Caribbean are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station. Looking east into a rising sun, the crew took this panorama of Hispaniola with the sun’s glint point illuminating the long western peninsula of Haiti. Several thunderheads throw shadows towards the camera (left). The plume from a very large wildfire stretches west (center). The Constanza Fire started in a national forest on the Dominican Republic growing to the extent that it threatened surrounding towns and prompting an International Disaster Charter activation, whereby requests for imagery were uplinked to the station crew as possible assistance to help firefighters on the ground. Hurricane Bertha tracked over the island a week later helping to douse the flames. The view looks hazy probably because of dust in the atmosphere. Dust blows across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa reaching the western hemisphere every month of the year. Despite the austere tone of the image, touches of color are blue waters of the Turks and Caicos Islands extending from under a large thundercloud (left) and the edge of a space station solar panel (top right).
ISS040-E-015726 (19 June 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (right) and Oleg Artemyev, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, participate in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the seven-hour, 23-minute spacewalk Skvortsov and Artemyev completed installation and experiment tasks outside the station’s Russian segment.