ISS005-E-21031 (21 November 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, floats near an upper portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit stored in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS005-E-21029 (21 November 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, floats near an upper portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit stored in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

CCP astronauts Suni Williams and Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1G training.

Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut Suni Williams in ISS EVA POGO training in SVMF POGO.

CCP astronauts Suni Williams and Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1G training.

Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut Suni Williams in ISS EVA POGO training in SVMF POGO.

Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut Suni Williams in ISS EVA POGO training in SVMF POGO.

Astronaut James F. Reilly participated in the first ever space walk to egress from the International Space Station (ISS) by utilizing the newly-installed Joint Airlock Quest. The Joint Airlock is a pressurized flight element consisting of two cylindrical chambers attached end-to-end by a cornecting bulkhead and hatch. Once installed and activated, the ISS Airlock becomes the primary path for ISS space walk entry and departure for U.S. spacesuits, which are known as Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs). In addition, it is designed to support the Russian Orlan spacesuit for extravehicular activity (EVA). The Joint Airlock is 20-feet long, 13- feet in diameter and weighs 6.5 tons. It was built at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) by the Space Station prime contractor Boeing. The ISS Airlock has two main components: a crew airlock and an equipment airlock for storing EVA and EVA preflight preps. The Airlock was launched on July 21, 2001 aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis for the STS-104 mission.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven dons his Russian Sokol suit for the leak check and Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven has a leak check preformed on the Russian Sokol suit. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Astronaut Michael Foale (left standing), backup crew for Expedition Seven, talks with Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven. Seated on the right is Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko, Expedition Seven commander. The crew is reviewing documents prior to entering the Soyuz TMA-2 capsule for inspection and seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

Commercial Crew Program astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore in EVA suitup at NBL with Expedition 62 cosmonaut Nikolai Tikhonov during Expedition 62 ISS EVA Maintenance 2 training.

Documentation taken of SpaceX Crew 1 astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover during ISS EVA MAINT 8 training at NBL pool topside.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (forground), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven walk down the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

ISS005-E-21786 (28 November 2002) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space and Earth’s horizon, astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, traverses along a truss on the International Space Station (ISS) during a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The Canadarm2 / Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) is visible in bottom frame.

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (right), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer for Expedition Seven pause for a photograph on the Soyuz stand after the Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

April 10, 2003. Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Cosmonaut Yuri I. Malenchenko (forground), Expedition Seven commander and Astronaut Edward T. Lu, NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer walk out for Soyuz inspection, seat liner check. The Soyuz is in the workstand in the background. Photo Credit: "NASA/Bill Ingalls"

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank presents a commemorative collage of photographs from his mission to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana for the employees of NASA's Florida spaceport for their support of the International Space Station. Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman sign autographs for Kennedy Space Center employees after speaking about their experiences aboard the International Space Station. Coleman spent 159 days aboard the station during expeditions 26 and 27. During expeditions 28 and 29, Fossum was in space for 167 days. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, right, introduces NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman to speak to Kennedy employees about their experiences aboard the International Space Station. Coleman spent 159 days aboard the station during expeditions 26 and 27. During expeditions 28 and 29, Fossum was in space for 167 days. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, left, introduces NASA astronaut Dan Burbank to speak to Kennedy employees about his experiences aboard the International Space Station. Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, who served as commander of Expedition 30 aboard the International Space Station, reviews still and video imagery of life aboard the orbiting laboratory during his presentation to Kennedy Space Center employees. Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, who served as commander of Expedition 30 aboard the International Space Station, reviews still and video imagery of life aboard the orbiting laboratory during his presentation to Kennedy Space Center employees. Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, left, introduces NASA astronaut Dan Burbank to speak to Kennedy employees about his experiences aboard the International Space Station. Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman speak to Kennedy Space Center employees about their experiences aboard the International Space Station. Coleman spent 159 days aboard the station during expeditions 26 and 27. During expeditions 28 and 29, Fossum was in space for 167 days. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, who served as commander of Expedition 30 aboard the International Space Station, reviews still and video imagery of life aboard the orbiting laboratory during his presentation to Kennedy Space Center employees. Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman speak to Kennedy Space Center employees about their experiences aboard the International Space Station. Coleman spent 159 days aboard the station during expeditions 26 and 27. During expeditions 28 and 29, Fossum was in space for 167 days. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods

PHOTO DATE: 08-31-15 LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 51/52 (Soyuz 50) astronaut Mark Vande Hei during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

PHOTO DATE: 08-31-15 LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 51/52 (Soyuz 50) astronaut Mark Vande Hei during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, social media participant Evie Marmon asks a question of space station flight engineer Suni Williams. Marmon is among those taking part in a question and answer session with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The social media gathering at the Florida spaceport took place Aug. 22, 2012 joining a world-wide NASA Social allowing participants to ask questions of NASA astronauts who are living and working aboard the International Space Station. . For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Photo credit: NASA/ Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, social media participants take part in a question and answer session with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. At the podium, Ranz Adams asks a question of space station flight engineer Joe Acaba. Leading the activity from the desk at the front of the room are, from the left, Laurel Lichtenberger of NASA Public Affairs, Jason Townsend of the NASA Social Media Team and Kerri Beisser of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The social media gathering at the Florida spaceport took place Aug. 22, 2012 joining a world-wide NASA Social allowing participants to ask questions of NASA astronauts who are living and working aboard the International Space Station. . For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html Photo credit: NASA/ Frankie Martin

Veggie Project Manager Nicole Dufour provides real-time instructions to astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the International Space Station as she initiates the latest Veggie experiment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Tim Kopra aids in Intravehicular Activity (IVA) constraints testing on the Italian-built Node 2, a future element of the International Space Station. The second of three Station connecting modules, the Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for several other elements. Kopra is currently assigned technical duties in the Space Station Branch of the Astronaut Office, where his primary focus involves the testing of crew interfaces for two future ISS modules as well as the implementation of support computers and operational Local Area Network on ISS. Node 2 is scheduled to launch on mission STS-120, Station assembly flight 10A.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Tim Kopra (facing camera) aids in Intravehicular Activity (IVA) constraints testing on the Italian-built Node 2, a future element of the International Space Station. The second of three Station connecting modules, the Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for several other elements. Kopra is currently assigned technical duties in the Space Station Branch of the Astronaut Office, where his primary focus involves the testing of crew interfaces for two future ISS modules as well as the implementation of support computers and operational Local Area Network on ISS. Node 2 is scheduled to launch on mission STS-120, Station assembly flight 10A.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Tim Kopra aids in Intravehicular Activity (IVA) constraints testing on the Italian-built Node 2, a future element of the International Space Station. The second of three Station connecting modules, the Node 2 attaches to the end of the U.S. Lab and provides attach locations for several other elements. Kopra is currently assigned technical duties in the Space Station Branch of the Astronaut Office, where his primary focus involves the testing of crew interfaces for two future ISS modules as well as the implementation of support computers and operational Local Area Network on ISS. Node 2 is scheduled to launch on mission STS-120, Station assembly flight 10A.

ASTRONAUT T.J. CREAMER OF ISS EXPEDITION 22 AND 23, GREETS DR. ELLEN OCHOA INSIDE THE PAYLOAD OPERATIONS INTEGRATION CENTER FOR THE ISS

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

2010 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY - ISS - DAY 2

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

2010 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY - ISS - DAY 2

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

2010 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY - ISS - DAY 2

2010 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY - ISS - DAY 2

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

2010 AMERICAN ASTRONAUTICAL SOCIETY - ISS - DAY 2

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

American Astronautical Society Conference - ISS, Next Decade

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

PHOTO DATE: 07-01-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock SUBJECT: Expedition 22 crew memberTJ Creamerand and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Expedition 28 crew member Satoshi Furukawa during ISS EVA P/P training in ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

PHOTO DATE: 07-01-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock SUBJECT: Expedition 22 crew memberTJ Creamerand and JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Expedition 28 crew member Satoshi Furukawa during ISS EVA P/P training in ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

ISS006-E-20835 (22 January 2003) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition 6 NASA ISS science officer, holds a Grab Sample Container (GSC) in the functional cargo block (FGB), or Zarya, on the International Space Station (ISS). GSC is used for collecting air samples as part of ISS environmental monitoring.

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

ISS011-E-05161 (17 April 2005) --- Astronaut John L. Phillips, Expedition 11 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, uses the ISS wet/dry vacuum cleaner assembly to catch floating debris from the top of a food can in the Unity node of the International Space Station (ISS).

iss047e142189 (6/6/2016) --- NASA astronaut Jeff Williams reading a book in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module (JPM) aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during At Home in Space. This photo was taken to capture the International Space Station (ISS) culture, which includes anything that makes the ISS your home.

ISS006-E-20834 (22 January 2003) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer, holds a Grab Sample Container (GSC) in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). GSC is used for collecting air samples as part of ISS environmental monitoring.

PHOTO DATE: 11-16-12 LOCATION: Bldg. 9NW - ISS Mockups SUBJECT: Expedition 41/42 crew members Barry Wilmore, Terry Virts and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS Joint AL Hardware training in the ISS mockups. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX Vice President of Mission Assurance and Astronaut Safety Ken Bowersox addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Also on stage (left to right) are, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Lynn Cline; NASA Program Integration Manager at Johnson Space Center, Jeff Arend; Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services Program Director Therese Thrift and NASA Commercial Resupply Program Deputy Manager at Johnson Space Center Ford Dillon. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and International Space Station Program Manager Tetsuro Yokoyama addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The panel of speakers seated from left to right are, International Space Services President James Zimmerman; International Space Station Program Manager Michael Suffredini; Canadian Space Agency Director of Space Exploration Operations and Infrastructure Pierre Jean; European Space Agency Directorate of Human Spaceflight and International Space Station Programme Department Bernado Patti and Roskosmos Piloted Space Programs Department Director Alexey Krasnov. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA International Space Station Assistant Associate Administrator Mark Uhran addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference, held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After being presented with the 2010 Space Flight award from the American Astronautical Society, NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier and Northrop Grumman/American Astronautical Society President Frank Slazer pose for a photo at the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Education James Stofan, addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Senior Vice President and Deputy General Manager of Orbital Sciences Corp. Frank Culbertson Jr. addresses attendees of the American Astronautical Society's 2010 National Conference held at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. as NASA Deputy Associate Administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate Lynn Cline and Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services Program Director, Therese Thrift look on. This year's conference was titled: International Space Station: The Next Decade - Utilization and Research. The conference was organized with the support of Kennedy and sponsored by The Boeing Company, Honeywell International Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Space Florida and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

An area student prepares to ask a question of astronauts Ron Garan, Mike Fossum and Satoshi Furukawa during a live video linkup with the International Space Station at Stennis Space Center on Aug. 18. Students from four Louisiana and Mississippi schools gathered at Stennis for the center's first-ever live video link from space.

ISS006-E-05015 (28 November 2002) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer, assists astronaut John B. Herrington (partially out of frame), STS-113 mission specialist, with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS027-E-035296(20 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, mission specialist, ingresses the airlock hatch on the International Space Station (ISS) at the completion of the STS-134 mission's first of four space walks. Astronauts Feustel and Greg Chamitoff (out of frame), fellow mission specialist, accomplished several tasks on the ISS.

ISS006-E-05004 (28 November 2002) --- Astronaut Paul S. Lockhart (left), STS-113 pilot, looks over a procedures checklist as astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer, floats into the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS008-E-22393 (29 April 2004) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands, holds a Complex “Plasma-03” canister in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station (ISS). Astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 commander and NASA ISS science officer, is at right.

ISS006-E-05018 (28 November 2002) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer, assists astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-18001 (25 October 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu (with camera), Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain observe a bubble of liquid floating freely in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS006-E-05021 (28 November 2002) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, NASA ISS science officer, assists astronaut John B. Herrington, STS-113 mission specialist, with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest Airlock on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-10457 (14 July 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS008-E-10754 (28 December 2003) --- Astronaut C. Michael Foale, Expedition 8 mission commander and NASA ISS science officer, poses with holiday decorations in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS008-E-22350 (27 April 2004) --- Astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 9 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS009-E-28943 (16 October 2004) --- Astronaut Leroy Chiao, Expedition 10 commander and NASA ISS science officer, floats in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS006-E-28030 (February 2003) --- The Large Magellanic Cloud appears in the center of this frame photographed by astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer, on board the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS005-E-21040 (21 November 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS005-E-07209 (10 July 2002) --- Astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, Expedition Five NASA ISS science officer, holds the Advanced Astroculture soybean plant growth experiment in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS006-E-32350 (28 February 2003) --- Astronaut Donald R. Pettit, Expedition Six NASA ISS science officer, is pictured in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS007-E-05845 (26 May 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition Seven NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).