ISS036-E-029229 (5 Aug. 2013) --- At the robotics workstation in the International Space Station?s Cupola, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9. Nyberg and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy will use Canadarm2, the station's Canadian Space Agency-provided robotic arm, to reach out and capture the vehicle for its installation on the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberger, Expedition 36 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between her and the camera, showing her image refracted in the droplet, while in the Node 1Unity module of the International Space Station.

Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA floats a piece of food in front her in the Node 1 module during meal time.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,is photographed at work in the U.S. Laboratory module.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,arranges her hair so that it can float straight up from her head. Photo was taken in the Node 1 module. Sent also as Twitter message.

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,is pictured with Robonaut 2,the first humanoid robot in space,in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS036-E-021856 (21 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, uses a sewing kit to repair a glove in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.

ISS036-E-028784 (3 July 2013) --- Expedition 36 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg uses some of her off-duty time on the International Space Station for sewing -- one of her many hobbies.

View of Astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, performing Robonaut Teleops activities with Robonaut 2,the first humanoid robot in space,in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Sent also as Twitter message.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,floats in front of the various mission patches located on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module (JPM)

Photo of Astronaut Karen Nyber,Expedition 36 flight engineer,with a snack of peanut butter and chocolate sandwiched between two waffles. Photo taken in the Node 1 module. Also sent as Twitter message.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,is photographed at the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) controls in the U.S. Laboratory during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

View of Astronauts Chris Cassidy (left),Karen Nyberg (center) and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano,all Expedition 36 flight engineers,in the Node 1 module.

ISS036-E-048267 (10 Sept. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov (right), Expedition 36 commander; along with NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (center) and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, both flight engineers, are pictured in the Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft currently docked to the Poisk Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM2) of the International Space Station. The trio is preparing to undock from Poisk in their Soyuz spacecraft, ending a five-and-a-half month stay at the station.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,is photographed holding a drink packet in the Node 2 module.

Photographic documentation of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 23 Prep in the Quest airlock. Astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, holds a microphone and a checklist as she sits in front of the Airlock hatch.

ISS036-E-026326 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.

ISS036-E-026283 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.

ISS036-E-026298 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.

View of NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (right), Expedition 36 flight engineers, preparing for a dry run in the International Space Stations Quest airlock in preparation for the first of two sessions of extravehicular (EVA) scheduled for July 9 and July 16. Both have donned their EMUs. Astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expetition 36 flight engineer, is visible in the center.

NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, are pictured at the robotic workstation in the Cupola of the International Space Station during rendezvous operations with the approaching unpiloted Japanese Kounotori H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4). The HTV-4 is visible from the Cupola window. Also sent as Twitter message.

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,works with the InSPACE-3 experiment in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. InSPACE-3 applies different magnetic fields to vials of colloids,or liquids with microscopic particles,and observes how fluids can behave like a solid. Also sent as Twitter message.

In the International Space Stations Destiny laboratory,NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,speaks into a microphone while conducting a session with the Advanced Colloids Experiment (ACE)-1 sample preparation at the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Fluids Integrated Rack / Fluids Combustion Facility (FIR/FCF). ACE-1 is a series of microscopic imaging investigations that uses the microgravity environment to examine flow characteristics and the evolution and ordering effects within a group of colloidal materials.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,works with samples in Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-3) in the Destiny laboratory of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station.

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano (left) and Astronaut Chris Cassidy,both Expedition 36 flight engineers,pose for a candid photo with Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) hardware in the Quest Airlock.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,performs a Space Linear Acceleration Mass Measurement Device (SLAMMD) Body Mass Measurement test in the U.S. Laboratory.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg and Astronaut Chris Cassidy (partially visible), both Expedition 37 flight engineers, perform an Ocular Health (OH) Fundoscope Exam in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 37 flight engineer, assisted by astronaut Chris Cassidy, performs an Ocular Health (OH) Ultrasound 2 scan in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

"NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,works with the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) Alignment Guide Removal.

Astronaut Karen Nyberg,Expedition 36 flight engineer,works on the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) Vane Gap-1 (VG-1) setup in the Node 2/Harmony. The CFE-2 vessel is used to observe fluid interface and critical wetting behavior in a cylindrical chamber with elliptic cross-section and an adjustable central perforated vane. The primary objective of the Vane Gap experiments is to determine equilibrium interface configurations and critical wetting conditions for interfaces between interior corners separated by a gap.

ISS036-E-026332 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, participate in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.

ISS036-E-026331 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, both Expedition 36 flight engineers, participate in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.

ISS036-E-029227 (5 Aug. 2013) --- At the robotics workstation in the International Space Station?s Cupola, NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9. Nyberg and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy will use Canadarm2, the station's Canadian Space Agency-provided robotic arm, to reach out and capture the vehicle for its installation on the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node.

ISS036-E-029215 (5 Aug. 2013) --- At the robotics workstation in the International Space Station?s Cupola, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese "Kounotori" H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9. Cassidy and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg will use Canadarm2, the station's Canadian Space Agency-provided robotic arm, to reach out and capture the vehicle for its installation on the Earth-facing port of the Harmony node.

ISS036-E-026306 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, NASA astronauts Karen Nyberg and Chris Cassidy (partially obscured), both Expedition 36 flight engineers, participate in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.