Phoenix Probe Inserted in Martian Soil

Conductivity Probe Inserted in Martian Soil, Sol 46

Phoenix Conductivity Probe Inserted into Martian Soil

Artists Conception of Cassini Saturn Orbit Insertion

S66-42737 (18 July 1966) --- In the White Room atop the Gemini launch vehicle, astronauts Michael Collins (left), pilot, and John W. Young (right), command pilot, prepare to enter the Gemini-10 spacecraft. Engineers and technicians stand by to assist in the insertion. Photo credit: NASA

NASA MESSENGER prepares to perform the Mercury orbit insertion burn in this animated artist concept.

This is an artist concept of NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter during the critical process of Mars orbit insertion.

This image shows the first time that the four spikes of the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander thermal and electrical conductivity probe were inserted into Martian soil.

STS-127 Post-Insertion Training. Building 9 - CCT II mockup.

ISS024-E-006697 (28 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples into trays in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS-2 (MELFI-2) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS024-E-006707 (28 June 2010) --- After inserting biological samples, NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer, replaces a dewar tray in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS-2 (MELFI-2) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS024-E-006699 (28 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples into trays in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS-2 (MELFI-2) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS024-E-007346 (2 July 2010) --- NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson (background) and Shannon Walker, both Expedition 24 flight engineers, prepare to insert biological samples in a dewar tray in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS024-E-007331 (2 July 2010) --- After inserting biological samples, NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, Expedition 24 flight engineer, replaces a dewar tray in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS024-E-006705 (28 June 2010) --- After inserting biological samples, NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer, replaces a dewar tray in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS-2 (MELFI-2) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS024-E-007344 (2 July 2010) --- After inserting biological samples, NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, Expedition 24 flight engineer, replaces a dewar tray in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

S65-66744 (15 Dec. 1965) --- Insertion of astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr. (foreground) and Thomas P. Stafford into Gemini-6 spacecraft prior to launch. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S62-01004 (1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., pilot of the Mercury Atlas 6 (MA-6) mission, participates in Mercury egress training during MA-6 preflight preparations. Glenn made the free world's first manned Earth-orbital flight on Feb. 20, 1962. Photo credit: NASA

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

ISS026-E-023768 (27 Dec. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman, Expedition 26 flight engineer, prepares to insert samples into the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as part of the Nutritional Status Assessment (NUTRITION) study in the Japanese Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS020-E-007156 (7 June 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, performs an insertion of urine samples into the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as part of the Nutritional Status Assessment (NUTRITION) study in the Japanese Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS019-E-005715 (11 April 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs an insertion of urine samples into the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as part of the Nutritional Status Assessment (NUTRITION) study in the Japanese Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

Final preparation for insertion of the crew members into the GT-III Spacecraft takes place in the white room atop the Launch Vehicle, Pad 19. CAPE KENNEDY, FL B&W

STS79-E-5019 (17 September 1996) --- Astronaut Jerome (Jay) Apt inserts experiment into Extreme Temperature Translation Furnace (ETTF) furnace, onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, on Flight Day 2.

View of Astronaut Reid Wiseman,Expedition 40 flight engineer,inserting urine samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) located in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM).

View of Astronaut Reid Wiseman,Expedition 40 flight engineer,inserting urine samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) located in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM).

Artist concept of Mars Odyssey orbit insertion. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04246

ISS034-E-023768 (7 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-116878 (9 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS019-E-010165 (18 April 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs an insertion of urine samples into the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as part of the Nutritional Status Assessment (NUTRITION) study in the Japanese Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

STS79-E-5018 (17 September 1996) --- Astronaut Jerome (Jay) Apt prepares experiment, a rod-like device for insertion into Extreme Temperature Translation Furnace (ETTF) in STS-79-E-5019, during early mission chores aboard Spacehab in the Space Shuttle Atlantis cargo bay, on Flight Day 2.

JSC2005-E-47398 (12 Dec. 2005) --- Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, awaits the start of post insertion training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

ISS034-E-023771 (7 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS032-E-011639 (2 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 32 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS-2 (MELFI-2) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-116879 (9 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS034-E-026607 (7 Jan. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn, Expedition 34 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

View of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Chris Hadfield,Expedition 34 Flight Engineer (FE),preparing to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for International Space Station (ISS) - (MELFI-1),in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module (JPM). Photo was taken during Expedition 34.

ISS030-E-116886 (9 Feb. 2012) --- European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS019-E-010170 (18 April 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs an insertion of urine samples into the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as part of the Nutritional Status Assessment (NUTRITION) study in the Japanese Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-050864 (26 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

JSC2008-E-122437 (7 Oct. 2008) --- Astronaut Tom Marshburn, STS-127 mission specialist, participates in a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, Marshburn is seated on the middeck for a post insertion/de-orbit training session.

JSC2008-E-122442 (7 Oct. 2008) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette (foreground), NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy, both STS-127 mission specialists, and astronaut Doug Hurley (left), pilot, participate in a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, the crewmembers are seated on the flight deck for a post insertion/de-orbit training session.

JSC2008-E-122436 (7 Oct. 2008) --- Astronaut Tim Kopra, STS-127 mission specialist, participates in a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, Kopra is seated on the middeck for a post insertion/de-orbit training session. Kopra is scheduled to join Expedition 19 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station with the STS-127 crew.

JSC2008-E-122445 (7 Oct. 2008) --- Astronaut Tim Kopra, STS-127 mission specialist, participates in a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, Kopra is seated on the middeck for a post insertion/de-orbit training session. Kopra is scheduled to join Expedition 19 as flight engineer after launching to the International Space Station with the STS-127 crew.

AS10-27-3956 (24 May 1969) --- This photograph of the moon was taken after trans-Earth insertion when the Apollo 10 spacecraft was high above the lunar equator near 27 degrees east longitude. North is about 20 degrees left of the top of the photograph. Apollo Landing Site 3 is on the lighted side of the terminator in a dark area just north of the equator. Apollo Landing Site 2 is near the lower left margin of the Sea of Tranquility (Mare Tranquillitatis), which is the large, dark area near the center of the photograph.

S65-28750 (21 Aug. 1965) --- Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (left) and Charles Conrad Jr. are seen in the Gemini-5 spacecraft in the white room at Pad 19 just after insertion.

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-10 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, CCTII SUBJECT: STS-133 crew during CCTII Post Insertion/Deorbit Prep training PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair

JSC2005-E-47411 (12 Dec. 2005) --- Astronauts Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper (foreground) and Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner, both STS-115 mission specialists, give a thumbs-up signal to indicate preparedness for a training session in one of the full-scale trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Attired in training versions of the shuttle launch and entry suit, the two are seated on the middeck for a post insertion training session.

JSC2005-E-47407 (12 Dec. 2005) --- Astronaut Christopher J. Ferguson, STS-115 pilot, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, occupies the pilot’s station in one of the full-scale trainers during a post insertion training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

ISS034-E-023786 (7 Jan. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko, flight engineer, is visible near Hadfield.

iss050e057655 (3/15/2020) --- Photographic documentation during Auxin Transport sample transfer to Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) insertion. Studies on Gravity-Controlled Growth and Development in Plants Using True Microgravity Conditions (Auxin Transport) clarifies the role of auxins in pea and maize (corn) seedlings grown in microgravity, leading to new insight into how gravity, or the lack of gravity, affects plant development.

JSC2005-E-47408 (12 Dec. 2005) --- Astronaut Brent W. Jett Jr., STS-115 commander, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, occupies the commander’s station in one of the full-scale trainers during a post insertion training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-042099 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (foreground) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

ISS036-E-024605 (24 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works on the Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) at a maintenance work station in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

S65-56155 (15 Dec. 1965) --- Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, pilot; and Walter M. Schirra Jr., command pilot, are readied for insertion into the Gemini-6 spacecraft in the White Room at Pad 19, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Glenn engineer Christopher Mroczka inspects the gas-jet burner within the Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments, ACME insert for the Combustion Integrated Rack, CIR. The apparatus allows researchers to conduct experiments with flames of gaseous fuels on the International Space Station, ISS

ISS030-E-050849 (26 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

JSC2010-E-042098 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

ISS036-E-024569 (24 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works on the Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) at a maintenance work station in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

JSC2010-E-042104 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Michael Barratt (left) and Alvin Drew, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

ISS036-E-024637 (24 July 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works on the Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) at a maintenance work station in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

ISS030-E-050848 (26 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Expedition 30 flight engineer, prepares to insert biological samples in the Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI-1) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.

jsc2025e004086 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- The Artemis II crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, completing Post Insertion and Deorbit Preparation training at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. The crew practiced getting the Orion spacecraft configured once in orbit, how to make it habitable, and suited up in their entry pressure suits to prepare for their return from the Moon. Credit: NASA/Mark Sowa

S62-04018 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is inserted inside his Aurora 7 spacecraft, before the launch of the Mercury-Atlas 7 (MA-7) mission. Photo credit: NASA

S62-03907 (24 May 1962) --- Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Photo credit: NASA

ISS018-E-010645 (6 Dec. 2008) --- Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, works on the Multi-User Droplet Combustion Apparatus (MDCA) Chamber Insert Assembly (CIA) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.

jsc2025e004079 (Jan. 30, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman during Post Insertion and Deorbit Preparation training at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility in Houston, Texas. The crew practiced getting the Orion spacecraft configured once in orbit, how to make it habitable, and suited up in their entry pressure suits to prepare for their return from the Moon. Credit: NASA/Mark Sowa

JSC2010-E-196891 (20 Dec. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Rex Walheim and Sandy Magnus (mostly obscured), both STS-135 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the flight deck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S61-02882 (1961) --- Astronaut Virgil I. (Gus) Grissom, suited up and ready to climb into Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft, talks with backup pilot John H. Glenn prior to insertion. The Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission was scrubbed a few hours later due to unfavorable weather over the launch pad. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2010-E-042108 (23 March 2010) --- While seated at the pilot?s station, NASA astronaut Eric Boe, STS-133 pilot, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Boe is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2010-E-042092 (23 March 2010) --- Attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-042084 (23 March 2010) --- While seated at the commander's station, NASA astronaut Steve Lindsey, STS-133 commander, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Lindsey is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit.

iss072e861307 (March 27, 2025) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expediion 72 Flight Engineer Takuya Onishi inserts a cryogenic storage unit, called a dewar, containing blood samples collected from a crew member into a science freezer for preservation and later analysis. The Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for International Space Station, or MELFI, is a research freezer that maintains experiment samples at ultra-cold temperatures in microgravity.

JSC2010-E-042095 (23 March 2010) --- Attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-042094 (23 March 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

iss072e747148 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit inserts research hardware into the Combustion Integrated Rack located inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. Pettit was configuring the SoFIE-MIST, or the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction - Material Ignition and Suppression Test, investigation that is exploring the flammability of materials in microgravity to improve spacecraft fire safety.

JSC2010-E-042096 (23 March 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the aft flight deck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

iss072e747154 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit inserts research hardware into the Combustion Integrated Rack located inside the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory module. Pettit was configuring the SoFIE-MIST, or the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction - Material Ignition and Suppression Test, investigation that is exploring the flammability of materials in microgravity to improve spacecraft fire safety.

JSC2010-E-196897 (20 Dec. 2010) --- While seated at the commander?s station, NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the flight deck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Ferguson is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-042086 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Nicole Stott and Michael Barratt, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Stott and Barratt are wearing training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

JSC2010-E-042087 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Stott is wearing a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit.

S65-56196 (25 Oct. 1965) --- Astronauts Walter M. Schirra Jr., command pilot; and Thomas P. Stafford, pilot, stand in the white room atop Pad 19 awaiting insertion into their Gemini-6 spacecraft during the prelaunch countdown of the Gemini-Titan-Agena 6 space mission. However, the Gemini-6 liftoff scheduled for Oct. 25 never occurred. The Agena, intended as a rendezvous target vehicle in the mission, failed to achieve orbit. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-196893 (20 Dec. 2010) --- While seated at the pilot?s station, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the flight deck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Hurley is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ISS029-E-011813 (29 Sept. 2011) --- In the International Space Station?s Destiny laboratory, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 29 flight engineer, services the Science Insert 5/Plant Habitat (CSI-05 PHAB) in the Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA-5). The CSI-05 plant experiment focuses on characteristics associated with successful germination in space.

JSC2010-E-196898 (20 Dec. 2010) --- While seated at the pilot?s station, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the flight deck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Hurley is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-042088 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Barratt is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit.

S66-59971 (11 Nov. 1966) --- Technicians prepare to close the hatches of the Gemini-12 spacecraft in the white room atop Pad 19 after insertion of astronaut James A. Lovell Jr. (left), command pilot, and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot. Liftoff was at 3:46 p.m. (EST), Nov. 11, 1966. Photo credit: NASA

JSC2010-E-042090 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Nicole Stott and Michael Barratt, both STS-133 mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Stott and Barratt are wearing training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits.

iss072e808609 (March 20, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers inserts a cryogenic storage unit, called a dewar, containing blood samples collected from a crew member into a science freezer for preservation and later analysis. The Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for International Space Station, or MELFI, is a research freezer that maintains experiment samples at ultra-cold temperatures in microgravity.

JSC2010-E-196892 (20 Dec. 2010) --- While seated at the pilot?s station, NASA astronaut Doug Hurley, STS-135 pilot, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the flight deck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Hurley is wearing a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2010-E-042093 (23 March 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Michael Barratt, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-042101 (23 March 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey (left), STS-133 commander; Michael Barratt (right background) and Alvin Drew, both mission specialists, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

iss073e0424037 (Aug. 7, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke inserts a cryogenic storage unit, called a dewar, containing blood samples collected from a crew member into a science freezer for preservation and later analysis. The Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for International Space Station, or MELFI, is a research freezer that maintains experiment samples at ultra-cold temperatures in microgravity.

iss073e0548958 (Aug. 29, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke inserts a cryogenic storage unit, called a dewar, containing blood samples collected from a crew member into a science freezer for preservation and later analysis. The Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for International Space Station, or MELFI, is a research freezer that maintains experiment samples at ultra-cold temperatures in microgravity.