ISS057E106426 - European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst uses a microscope with the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL) Camera attached to document a Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) MicroG Card. The photo was taken in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions-2 (CASIS PCG 16) investigation.
PCG 16 Microscope Card Imagery OPS
Expedition 54 backup crew member Alex Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, and flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 17.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 54 Press Conference
Expedition 54 backup crew members Jeanette Epps of NASA, left, Sergey Prokopev of Roscosmos, center, and Alex Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), right, pose for a picture as the Soyuz rocket is rolled out to the pad, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, and flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are scheduled to launch at 2:21 a.m. Eastern Time (1:21 p.m. Baikonur time) on Dec. 17 and will spend the next five months living and working aboard the International Space Station.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 54 Soyuz Rollout
Expedition 54 prime crew members flight engineer Norishige Kanai of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), left, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, right, pose for a picture with backup crew members  of NASA, right, Sergey Prokopev of Roscosmos, center, and Alex Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), right after donning their Russian Sokol suits in preparation for launch to the International Space Station Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.  Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Tingle, Kanai, and Shkaplerov on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 54 Preflight
Expedition 54 prime crew members flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), left, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, second from left, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, third from left, pose for a picture with backup crew members Jeanette Epps of NASA, third from right,  Sergey Prokopev of Roscosmos, second from right, and Alex Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), right, at the conclusion of a press conference, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, and flight engineer Norishige Kanai of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 17.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 54 Press Conference
Expedition 54 prime crew members flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, along with backup crew members Jeanette Epps of NASA, Sergey Prokopev of Roscosmos, and Alex Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), are seen as they enter a room for a press conference, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, and flight engineer Norishige Kanai of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on December 17.  Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 54 Press Conference
iss057e114766 (12/9/2018) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst is photographed with the Crystallization of RAS in Space (CASIS PCG 17) investigation. CASIS PCG 17grows crystals of KRAS proteins, which have a pivotal role in cell growth and death. Mutations in KRAS proteins are responsible for a third of all cancers and identifying the structure of these proteins is critical to developing therapeutics and treatments. Protein crystals grow larger and more perfectly in microgravity, allowing for detailed laboratory analysis of their structure back on Earth.
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iss040e104595 (8/22/2014) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst is photographed removing the Facility for Absorption and Surface Tension (FASTER) hardware from the European Drawer Rack (EDR) and packing it for return on a future flight for refurbishment. The photo taken in the Columbus modulel aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Facility for Adsorption and Surface Tension (FASTER) investigates the physical principles which determine the stability of different emulsions, and which compounds can influence this.
FASTER uninstall
iss057e114747 (12/9/2018) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst is photographed with the Perfect Crystals investigation. Perfect Crystals studies human manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD or SOD2) in order to analyze its shape. MnSOD is implicated in a number of human diseases, including non-Hodgkins lymphoma, lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Understanding how it works is an important step toward developing better prevention and treatment methods for such diseases.
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iss040e1045956 (8/22/2014) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst is photographed removing the Facility for Absorption and Surface Tension (FASTER) hardware from the European Drawer Rack (EDR) and packing it for return on a future flight for refurbishment. The photo taken in the Columbus modulel aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Facility for Adsorption and Surface Tension (FASTER) investigates the physical principles which determine the stability of different emulsions, and which compounds can influence this.
FASTER uninstall
iss057e114765 (12/9/2018) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alex Gerst is photographed with the Crystallization of RAS in Space (CASIS PCG 17) investigation. CASIS PCG 17grows crystals of KRAS proteins, which have a pivotal role in cell growth and death. Mutations in KRAS proteins are responsible for a third of all cancers and identifying the structure of these proteins is critical to developing therapeutics and treatments. Protein crystals grow larger and more perfectly in microgravity, allowing for detailed laboratory analysis of their structure back on Earth.
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ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
ISS040-E-007423 (4 June 2014) --- A close-up view of a Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the station.
Soyuz spacecraft
ISS040-E-006303 (31 May 2014) --- An orbital sunrise is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station. Crew members onboard the space station see, on average, sixteen sunrises and sunsets during a 24-hour orbital period.
Sunrise
ISS040-E-098592 (17 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station recorded this image of the Orbital Sciences Corporation's Cygnus cargo carrier spacecraft breaking up in Earth's atmosphere after being released from the orbital outpost. The breakup started around 13:22 GMT on Aug. 17, 2014 and this photo was taken at 13:23:45 GMT.
Cygnus 2 reentry
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Jakarta and Typhoon Halong.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-067895 (16 July 2014) --- The Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm of the International Space Station is photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member after the two spacecraft converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
Cygnus capture
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
ISS040-E-069168 (16 July 2014) --- As photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member inside the International Space Station?s Cupola, Orbital Sciences? Cygnus cargo vehicle and the orbital outpost move toward each other at 223 nautical miles above the home planet. The two converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014. Parts of western Europe are visible in the background. A small part of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System or Canadarm2 can be seen as it waits to grapple Cygnus.
Cygnus approach and capture
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Boat and contrail behind it.
Earth Observation
ISS041-E-020800 (23 Sept. 2014) --- The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the International Space Station on Sept. 23, 2014 for grapple and berthing. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, both Expedition 41 flight engineers, were at the controls of the robotics workstation in the Cupola when the Canadarm2 grappled Dragon at 6:52 a.m. (EDT). Dragon will spend the next four weeks attached to the Harmony node as the Expedition 41 crew unloads 4,885 pounds of (2,216 kg) crew supplies, hardware, experiments, and computer gear and spacewalk equipment.
Space X-4 Dragon commercial cargo approaches the ISS
iss056e098239 (7/23/2018) --- Astronaut Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) checking a Space Algae culture bag making sure it is green, gently agitating each one, and making sure each label colors match. The Space Algae investigation explores the genetic basis for productivity of algae cultivated in space and whether this requires genetic adaptations or not.
Space Algae Experiment Install
ISS040-E-094430 (15 Aug. 2014) --- The International Space Station?s Canadarm2 unberths the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial cargo craft after a month visiting the orbital outpost. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, were at the controls of the robotics workstation in the Cupola removing Cygnus from the Harmony node then safely releasing at 6:40 a.m. (EDT) Aug. 15, 2014. A blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
TL Cygnus release
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: New Zealand Aurora night pass. On crewmember's Flickr page - Look straight down into an aurora.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Alps & Italy (Naples coast).
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).  File lists this group of images as possibly : Misc New Zealand & Galapagos & Carribean
Earth Observation
iss056e200804 (10/3/2018) --- NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold using the RED Helium Camera. The RED HELIUM 8K camera is a high-resolution cinema camera capable of 8K resolution.
Arnold uses RED Helium Camera
iss056e009783 (June 11, 2018) --- Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (ESA) is seated in the Columbus laboratory module participating in the Grip study. Grip is an ESA-sponsored experiment that is researching how the nervous system adapts to microgravity. Observations may improve the design of safer space habitats and help patients on Earth with neurological diseases.
GRIP Experiment
ISS040-E-006784 (3 June 2014) --- Clouds over the South Pacific are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on the International Space Station on June 3, 2014.
Earth Observation
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
iss056e174070 (Sept. 17, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor assists ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Alexander Gerst wearing a U.S. spacesuit during a fit check. The two Expedition 56 crew members are at work inside the U.S. Quest airlock where U.S. spacewalk are staged.
EVA Suit Fit Check
ISS040-E-089829 (8 Aug. 2014) --- The “Georges Lemaitre” Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5), photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member, flies directly under the International Space Station at a distance of about 3.7 miles to test sensors and radar systems designed for future European spacecraft. After its “fly-under” of the station, the ATV will move in front of, above, and behind the outpost for the final days of its two-week rendezvous that will lead to an automated docking to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module on Aug. 12.
ATV Fly-Under
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as:  Himalayans (maybe Everest).
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-074047 (22 July 2014) --- Because of city lights, several points in the mid-east along the Eastern Mediterranean Sea coast and a bit inland can be delineated in this early morning view photographed by one of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station on July 22, 2014.  A portion of the Mediterranean Sea is at the top (northwest) of this image.  The orbital outpost was flying at an altitude of approximately 223 nautical miles above a point the coordinates of which are 31.7 degrees north latitude and 34.4 degrees east longitude when the image was exposed, using an 85mm lens.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as:  Sahara.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists items in this group as: Chile Atacama Bolivia Andes and active volcano.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-006897 (3 June 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, performs an Ocular Health (OH) examination in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
OH Exam
ISS040-E-015644 (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.
Russian EVA 38.
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).  File lists this group of images as possibly : Misc New Zealand & Galapagos & Carribean
Earth Observation
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Gerst during EVA
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Brown mesospheric cloud over Antarctica.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).  File lists this group of images as possibly : Misc New Zealand & Galapagos & Carribean
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Polar Mesospheric Clouds over Canada.
Earth Observation
Distant view of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo craft approaching the International Space Station, photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member. The two spacecraft converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014.
Orb-2 Cygnus approach and capture
ISS040-E-016569 (21 June 2014) --- From an altitude of 223 nautical miles, one of the Expedition 40 crew members on the International Space Station photographed this nearly vertical image of Guadalupe Island and the Von Karman cloud vortices that are its storied neighbors just off southern California's Pacific Coast.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Canada.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Italy, Mt. Etna.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this only as: Hurricane Arthur wide angle.
Earth Observation
Earth observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station. File identifies it as: Patagonia.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Sahara dust storm over Atlantic.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-095617 (17 Aug. 2014) --- Unoccupied Russian Orlan spacesuits for Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev (blue stripes) and Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes), both Expedition 40 flight engineers, are pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station on the eve of the spacewalk scheduled for Aug. 18, 2014.
Russian Space Suits ready
ISS041-E-000044 (10 Sept. 2014) --- The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, flight engineer, are returning from more than five months aboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 39 and 40 crews. Landing occurred at 10:23 p.m. (EDT), Sept. 10, 2014 (8:23 a.m., Sept. 11, Kazakh time).
Soyuz TMA-12M/38S after undocking from the ISS
ISS040-E-081001 (25 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station was aiming his camera almost straight down when he recorded this view of  parts of Spain (top), Morocco (bottom) and the Strait of Gibraltar (center) at 08:04:35 GMT on July 25, 2014. Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea are on the right side of the frame. Cadiz, Spain is almost under clouds on the Bay of Cadiz above and to the left of frame center.
Earth Observation
Earth observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station. File identifies it as: Greece.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-020378 (26 June 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, shaves the head of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, flight engineer, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Gerst used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair. A friendly World Cup Soccer-related agreement between the crew members representing the USA, and Gerst, a German citizen who represents the European Space Agency, called for the American losers of a German-USA match to have their heads shaved. The German team won the match 1-0.
Expedition 40 crew in Node 2 after German - U.S. soccer game
ISS040-E-105653 (24 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station photographed this image of a cloud-covered Big Island of Hawaii on Aug. 24, 2014.
Earth Observation
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Polar Mesospheric Clouds over Canada.
Earth Observation
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
Earth observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station. File identifies it as: Sahara, and Libya.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-015627 (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.
Russian EVA 38.
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Gerst during EVA
Earth Observation taken during day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-050780 (7 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station, flying 226 nautical miles above the Indian Ocean, south of Australia, recorded this image of Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights on July 7, 2014.
Earth Observation - time lapse
Earth observation taken by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Cloud shadows over Indonesia.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-090718 (9 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station, flying 225 nautical miles above Earth, recorded this night view over southern Italy on Aug. 9, 2014. South is at the top of the picture. Italy's "boot" and Sicily are featured in the 28mm image.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-015543 (19 June 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, conducts a session with the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE-2) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. CFE is a suite of fluid physics experiments that investigate how fluids behave in microgravity which could benefit water and fuel delivery systems on future spacecraft. Scientists designed the CFE-2 to study properties of fluids and bubbles inside containers with a specific 3-D geometry.
Capillary Flow Experiment
ISS040-E-098591 (17 Aug. 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station recorded this image of the Orbital Sciences Corporation's Cygnus cargo carrier spacecraft breaking up in Earth's atmosphere after being released from the orbital outpost. The breakup started around 13:22 GMT on Aug. 17, 2014 and this photo was taken at 13:23:44 GMT.
Cygnus 2 reentry
ISS040-E-019312 (25 June 2014) --- In the International Space Station?s Kibo laboratory, European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares to transfer a multi-purpose experiment platform and a robotic arm known as the Small Fine Arm through the Kibo module?s scientific airlock. The Small Fine Arm, which attaches to the Kibo?s larger main arm, handles delicate operations involved in exchanging experiments and payloads located on the Exposed Facility.
Gerst working on JEM airlock satellite deployer
ISS040-E-081305 (26 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the International Space Station recorded this early evening photo showing part of the Cygnus cargo carrier built by Orbital Sciences Corp. as well as almost the entire Iberian Peninsula (Spain, and Portugal) on July 26, 2014. Part of northern Africa is visible at lower right, and the Strait of Gibraltar can be seen right of center frame.
Earth Observation
Earth observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: US West coast descending.
Earth observation
ISS040-E-015679 (19 June 2014) --- Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov (red stripes) 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. The ISS Progress 55 resupply vehicle, docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment, is visible at center. The blackness of space and Earth’s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene.
Russian EVA 38.
Time lapse (ISS040E117497 thru ISS040E118044) Earth observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: TL SUPER Aurora 4 - from DC-1.
Earth Observation
ISS041-E-000005 (10 Sept. 2014) --- The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, flight engineer, are returning from more than five months aboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 39 and 40 crews. Landing occurred at 10:23 p.m. (EDT), Sept. 10, 2014 (8:23 a.m., Sept. 11, Kazakh time).
Soyuz TMA-12M/38S after undocking from the ISS
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
ISS040-E-020367 (26 June 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, shaves the head of NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, commander, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Gerst used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, flight engineer, is visible in the background. A friendly World Cup Soccer-related agreement between the crew members representing the USA, and Gerst, a German citizen who represents the European Space Agency, called for the American losers of a German-USA match to have their heads shaved. The German team won the match 1-0.
Expedition 40 crew in Node 2 after German - U.S. soccer game
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Periphery Clouds of Typhoon Halong.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-091918 (13 Aug. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares to remove the docking mechanism to gain access to the hatch of the newly attached "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5).
ATV Ingress
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as: Hurricane Marie.
Earth Observation
iss041e107733 (11/4/2014) --- ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst activates the Electromagnetic Levitator (EML), a microgravity furnace for metals, inside Europe's Columbus module of the International Space Station during his 2014 Blue Dot mission.
EML Installation
ISS040-E-046846 (6 July 2014) --- One of the Expedition 40 crew members aboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station recorded this image from inside the Cupola approximately 225 nautical miles above Polynesia. The photo was taken on July 6, 2014 at 15:35:34 GMT. A Russian Soyuz and Russian Progress vehicle can be seen docked to the orbital outpost at bottom center. A blue and white part of Earth provides the backdrop for the scene.
Cupola windows
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
ISS040-E-006183 (1 June 2014) --- The Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM), the Soyuz 39 (TMA-13M) spacecraft (center) docked to the Rassvet Mini-Research Module 1 (MRM1) and the Progress 55 resupply vehicle (background) docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station. A blue and white part of Earth provides the backdrop for the scene.
Soyuz and Progress
ISS040-E-006193 (1 June 2014) --- Backdropped by a blue and white part of Earth and the blackness of space, solar array wings are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member from a window in the Cupola of the International Space Station.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-095260 (15 Aug. 2014) --- The Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial cargo craft begins its relative separation from the International Space Station after a month visiting the orbital outpost. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, both Expedition 40 flight engineers, were at the controls of the robotics workstation in the Cupola removing Cygnus from the Harmony node then safely releasing at 6:40 a.m. (EDT) Aug. 15, 2014.
TL Cygnus release
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
Earth Observation taken during day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-100890 (19 Aug. 2014) --- Through a window in the International Space Station?s Kibo laboratory, an Expedition 40 crew member photographed the CubeSat deployer mechanism in the grasp of the Japanese robotic arm prior to a series of NanoRacks CubeSat miniature satellite deployments.
NanoRack Cubesat Deployer (NRCSD) Operations
ISS040-E-014865 (18 June 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, works with Fundamental and Applied Studies of Emulsion Stability (FASES) experiment hardware in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station. The emulsion study sponsored by ESA and located inside the Columbus laboratory Fluids Science Laboratory could lead to environmentally friendly products with industrial and space applications.
FASES FSL closeout photo
ISS041-E-067002 (7 Oct. 2014) --- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Expedition 41 flight engineer, participates in a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as work continues on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 13-minute spacewalk, Wiseman and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (out of frame), flight engineer, worked outside the space station's Quest airlock relocating a failed cooling pump to external stowage and installing gear that provides back up power to external robotics equipment.
Wiseman during EVA
ISS041-E-000012 (10 Sept. 2014) --- The Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft departs from the International Space Station and heads toward a landing in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander; Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, Soyuz commander and flight engineer; and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, flight engineer, are returning from more than five months aboard the space station where they served as members of the Expedition 39 and 40 crews. Landing occurred at 10:23 p.m. (EDT), Sept. 10, 2014 (8:23 a.m., Sept. 11, Kazakh time).
Soyuz TMA-12M/38S after undocking from the ISS
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer (wearing soccer shirt), is photographed during ATV equipment preparation in the Service Module (SM) prior to ATV launch.
ATV equipment prep
Iss056e095046 (7/13/2018) --- NASA Astronaut Ricky Arnold, working on gear (Bone Densitometer Field Calibration) inside the International Space Station, in support of the Rodent Research 7 (RR7) experiment.
Arnold works on Gear - Bone Densitometer Field Calibration
Earth Observation taken during a day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Folder lists this as:  Sahara.
Earth Observation
ISS040-E-067885 (16 July 2014) --- The Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm of the International Space Station is photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member after the two spacecraft converged at 6:36 a.m. (EDT) on July 16, 2014. The red color on Cygnus is a spectral effect from one of Cygnus’ strobe lights against the fading light heading into an orbital sunset following grapple.
Cygnus capture
ISS040-E-091922 (13 Aug. 2014) --- European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares to remove the docking mechanism to gain access to the hatch of the newly attached "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5).
ATV Ingress
Earth Observation taken during day pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
Earth Observation