JSC2003-E-31751 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

JSC2003-E-31750 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

JSC2003-E-31749 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

JSC2003-E-31747 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

JSC2003-E-31748 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

JSC2003-E-31752 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

JSC2003-E-31753 (31 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA)

European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, a mission specialist on STS-128, far right, smiles during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR

JSC2009-E-061377 (23 March 2009) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist Fuglesang in his rehearsal, intended to help prepare him for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

JSC2009-E-061387 (23 March 2009) --- NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (partially obscured), both STS-128 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Members of the crew of STS-128, from left, Commander Rick Sturckow, mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, speak to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Members of the crew of STS-128 seated from left, Commander Rick Sturckow, mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fuglesang of the European Space Agency, speak to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

STS-128 mission specialist Jose Hernandez, left, makes a point while talking to students during an event at the U.S. Department of Education, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Washington as fellow STS-128 crew members, Patrick Forrester and Christer Fuglesang, of the European Space Agency, right, look on. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted Washington area middle and high school students Thursday for a live discussion with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The event was part of the 10th annual celebration of International Education Week. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Astronaut Patrick Forrester, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Christer Fuglesang are seen preparing to board the space shuttle Discovery at pad 39a on a monitor in Firing Room Four of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch Tuesday, Aug., 25, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. EDT and will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston - JSC2003-E-31747 (31 Jan 2003) - Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA).

PHOTO DATE: 03/31/09 (Fuglesang) - 0900; LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA Chamber SUBJECT: Fuglesang (03/31) PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

PHOTO DATE: 03/31/09 (Fuglesang) - 0900; LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA Chamber SUBJECT: Fuglesang (03/31) PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

PHOTO DATE: 03/31/09 (Fuglesang) - 0900; LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA Chamber SUBJECT: Fuglesang (03/31) PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753

JSC2002-01539 (8 August 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, dons his training version of the full-pressure launch and entry suit prior to a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

S116-E-05212 (10 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, uses a computer on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S128-E-006489 (29 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S116-E-05262 (10 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, moves through a hatch on Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S128-E-006460 (29 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery.

S116-E-05407 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, prepares a meal at the galley on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery.

JSC2003-00014 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Fuglesang was joined by astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

JSC2003-00017 (7 January 2003) --- Astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialists, wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participate in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam and Fuglesang are dwarfed by station truss segments in this overall view of the simulation conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

JSC2003-00016 (7 January 2003) --- Astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialists, wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participate in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam and Fuglesang are dwarfed by station truss segments in this overall view of the simulation conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

JSC2002-01542 (8 August 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, dons his training version of the full-pressure launch and entry suit prior to a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA). United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Andre Denard assisted Fuglesang.

JSC2003-00011 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Fuglesang was joined by astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

S116-E-06275 (14 Dec. 2006) --- With his feet secured on the Canadarm2, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, works to relocate one of the two Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) carts during EVA 2 on Dec. 14. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., who is sharing two spacewalks with Fuglesang on this flight, is out of frame.

S116-E-06810 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in their extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (right) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, prepare for the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein (center), pilot, assisted Curbeam and Fuglesang.

S116-E-06833 (18 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, moves into the outer section of the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein, pilot, assisted Fuglesang.

JSC2002-01762 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA), is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2003-00013 (7 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam was joined by astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

S116-E-06834 (18 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, moves into the outer section of the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein, pilot, assisted Fuglesang.

S116-E-06279 (14 Dec. 2006) --- With his feet secured on the Canadarm2, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, works to relocate one of the two Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) carts during EVA 2 on Dec. 14. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., who is sharing two spacewalks with Fuglesang on this flight, is out of frame.

JSC2003-00007 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, puts the final touches on the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Jason Rache assisted Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of several Space Shuttle mission crews get a close look at the Video Stanchion Support Assembly (VSSA) that will fly on STS-114 (Logistics Flight 1).. Manipulating the VSSA (in the center) is STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang (European Space Agency). At left is STS-118 Commander Scott Kelly; behind Fuglesang is STS-121 Mission Commander Steven Lindsey. The crews are at KSC for equipment familiarization.

ISS020-E-038368 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (left), Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, pose for a photo in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station. Fuglesang is attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

JSC2003-00012 (7 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam was joined by astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang takes his turn driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency. The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown. Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S116-E-06832 (18 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, moves into the outer section of the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein, pilot, assisted Fuglesang.

JSC2005-E-32723 (1 Aug. 2005) --- United Space Alliance (USA) crew trainer Adam Flagan briefs European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, on the use of the crew escape slide in the crew compartment trainer (CCT) during emergency egress training. The CCT is one of several shuttle-training components located in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang is wearing a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2003-00004 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, gets help with final touches on the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang has completed his turn driving an M-113 armored personnel carrier. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency. The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown. Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S116-E-06880 (18 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Fuglesang, using specially-prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

JSC2006-E-16170 (21 April 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang and astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (partially obscured), both STS-116 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang and Curbeam are wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. Divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers during this training session.

JSC2002-01766 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, is assisted by divers during an emergency bailout training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA), is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

S116-E-05897 (12 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, is photographed through a window of the Quest Airlock on the interior of the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, and Fuglesang were completing the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

S128-E-007696 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.

S128-E-007486 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.

JSC2002-01537 (8 August 2002) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, uses the crew escape slide in the crew compartment trainer (CCT) during emergency egress training. The CCT is one of several shuttle-training components located in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

JSC2006-E-31759 (27 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center. Astronaut William A. Oefelein, pilot, assisted Fuglesang.

S116-E-05903 (12 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, is photographed through a window of the Quest Airlock on the interior of the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, and Fuglesang were completing the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

S116-E-05610 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 14 flight engineer, and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, exchange greetings in the International Space Station following a successful rendezvous and docking between the station and shuttle.

JSC2006-E-49055 (13 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, prepares for a flight to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

S128-E-007325 (4 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialists, gets set to take pictures with a three-dimensional still camera onboard the International Space Station during flight day 8 activities.

S128-E-007445 (2 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured floating freely in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), temporarily attached to the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S128-E-007326 (4 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialists, checks out a three-dimensional still camera onboard the International Space Station during flight day 8 activities.

ISS020-E-037820 (2 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (bottom) and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, both STS-128 mission specialists, install a new Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) rack in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

S128-E-006306 (29 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang and NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, both STS-128 mission specialists, are pictured on Space Shuttle Discovery’s middeck during flight day two activities.

S128-E-006285 (29 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (left) and NASA astronaut Jose Hernandez, both STS-128 mission specialists, work on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S116-E-05361 (10 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, holds a tool as he floats through a hatch on Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S116-E-06401 (15 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Christer Fuglesang (left) and Thomas Reiter, both STS-116 mission specialist, participate in a VIP call with Swedish dignitaries in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS014-E-09650 (13 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Thomas Reiter (left) and Christer Fuglesang; and astronaut Nicholas J. M. Patrick (partially out of frame), all STS-116 mission specialists, share a meal at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.

ISS014-E-09646 (12 Dec. 2006) --- As the mission's first spacewalk draws to a close, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, moves through the Quest Airlock as he returns to the International Space Station.

ISS020-E-037503 (1 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, prepares to install a new crew quarters compartment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

ISS020-E-037099 (31 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (left), Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, work at the Harmony node’s nadir hatch of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

ISS014-E-09648 (12 Dec. 2006) --- As the mission's first spacewalk draws to a close, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, moves through the Quest Airlock as he returns to the International Space Station.

S116-E-05456 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, aims a still camera through the overhead windows of the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S116-E-05556 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (foreground) and Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., both STS-116 mission specialists, work with controls on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S128-E-006864 (30 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, poses for a photo with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

JSC2006-E-31762 (27 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center.

ISS020-E-037052 (31 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, works near a hatch on the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

ISS014-E-09622 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, makes final preparations for the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.

JSC2009-E-207810 (12 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured during the STS-128 crew return ceremony on Sept. 12, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

S116-E-05457 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, aims a still camera through the overhead windows of the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

ISS014-E-09440 (12 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, floats with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

ISS014-E-09810 (14 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, meets the NASA logo up close during the Dec. 14 space walk to perform ISS work, which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang.

s128e007327 (4 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialists, gets set to take pictures with a three-dimensional still camera onboard the International Space Station during flight day 8 activities.

ISS020-E-037809 (2 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S128-E-007403 (1 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured floating freely in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), temporarily attached to the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

ISS020-E-037110 (31 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronauts Frank De Winne (right), Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, are pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S128-E-007111 (31 Aug. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford (right), STS-128 pilot; and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist, work in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-207822 (12 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-128 crew return ceremony on Sept. 12, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S128-E-006302 (29 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured between two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits on the Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

JSC2006-E-31760 (27 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center.

S128-E-006869 (30 Aug. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, works with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit water bag on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S116-E-05609 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 14 flight engineer, and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, discuss an approaching task in the International Space Station following a successful rendezvous and docking between the station and shuttle.

S128-E-007418 (1 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured in the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), temporarily attached to the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-116 Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang checks his helmet during suit fit-check, part of the prelaunch preparations during terminal countdown demonstration test (TCDT) activities. The mission crew is at KSC for the TCDT, which includes a simulated launch countdown. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency. The STS-116 mission is No. 20 to the International Space Station and construction flight 12A.1. The mission payload is the SPACEHAB module, the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than Dec. 7. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

ISS020-E-038016 (3 Sept. 2009) --- Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John ?Danny? Olivas (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery?s cargo bay.

S116-E-06938 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, exits the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as he and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, begin the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Curbeam and Fuglesang worked in tandem, using specially-prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-116 Pilot William Oefelein (left), Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam (center) and Christer Fuglesang (right) check out equipment for the mission during a Crew Equipment Interface Test activity. Fuglesang is with the European Space Agency. Mission STS-116 is the 19th assembly flight to the International Space Station, delivering the third port truss segment, the P5 Truss, that will be attached to the second port truss segment, the P3/P4 Truss. The mission will also deliver the eighth expedition crew to the ISS and return Expedition 7. STS-116 is scheduled for launch July 24, 2003.