S95-10063 (1995) --- Astronaut Kathryn P. (Kay) Hire, mission specialist

NASA STS-130 crew Commander George Zamka, far left, Pilot Terry Virts, Mission Specialists Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, far right, pose for pictures on the field at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

NASA STS-130 crew pose with Winter Olympics medalist Apolo Ohno, center, at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in Washington. Pictured from left are STS-130 Mission Specialist Robert Benhken, Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick, Commander George Zamka, Apolo Ohno, Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire and Pilot Terry Virts. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

The crew of STS-130 present the principal owner of the Washington Nationals, Debra Lerner Cohen (holding montage) with a montage of their mission, Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Nationals Park in Washington. From left are seen Commander George Zamka, Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick, Pilot Terry Virts, Debra Lerner Cohen, Edward Cohen, Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire, Mission Specialist Robert Behnken, Lauren Lerner, Jacob Lerner and Alan Gottlieb. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

JSC2010-E-012251 (26 Oct. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn P. (Kay) Hire, mission specialist [alternate portrait]

JSC2010-E-012250 (26 Oct. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn P. (Kay) Hire, mission specialist

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston - S95-10063 - Astronaut Kathryn P. (Kay) Hire, mission specialist

S130-E-006294 (9 Feb. 2010) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, floats on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Endeavour during the early hours of flight day two.

JSC2009-E-246186 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-006870 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, are pictured on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S130-E-007251 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S130-E-006863 (10 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, are pictured on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour while docked with the International Space Station.

S130-E-007420 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

ISS022-E-068559 (18 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

ISS022-E-068561 (18 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S130-E-005187 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Robert Behnken (mostly obscured), both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour during postlaunch activities.

S130-E-005188 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour during postlaunch activities.

S130-E-006534 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

S130-E-007421 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S130-E-008730 (15 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works in the newly-installed Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

STS-90 Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire is assisted by NASA and USA closeout crew members immediately preceding launch for the nearly 17-day Neurolab mission. Investigations during the Neurolab mission will focus on the effects of microgravity on the nervous system. Hire and six fellow crew members will shortly enter the orbiter at KSC's Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia will lift off during a launch window that opens at 2:19 p.m. EDT, April 17

JSC2009-E-155129 (24 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a water survival training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technicians Daniel Palmer (right) and Mike Thompson assisted Hire.

JSC2009-E-258403 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (second right), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Stephen Robinson (left), Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-005232 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

JSC2009-E-224177 (7 Oct. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-286950 (22 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in an ingress/egress timeline training session in a shuttle mock-up in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-224180 (7 Oct. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246721 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2010-E-025793 (22 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-007659 (13 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works with stowage containers in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-258395 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (foreground), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-005308 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts George Zamka, STS-130 commander; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

JSC2010-E-025789 (22 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured at the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-005233 (8 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day one activities.

JSC2009-E-246736 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-007743 (14 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works in the newly-installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S130-E-010480 (19 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, poses for a photo near the windows in the Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S130-E-006357 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities. Astronaut George Zamka (partially out of frame), commander, is at right.

ISS022-E-067704 (17 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist; and Terry Virts, pilot, work in the Tranquility node and its Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-246720 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240768 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-258402 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (second right), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick (left) and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246739 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

STS090-350-001 (17 April - 3 May 1998) --- Astronaut Kathryn P. Hire, mission specialist, checks out part of the Neurolab's Vestibular Function Experiment Unit (VFEU). She joined four other astronauts and two payload specialists for 16-days of research in support of the Neurolab mission.

JSC2009-E-224181 (7 Oct. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-242840 (19 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, is pictured during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-242841 (19 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246718 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-125130 (1 June 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-007657 (13 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works with stowage containers in the Unity node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

ISS022-E-067703 (17 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist; and Terry Virts, pilot, work in the Tranquility node and its Cupola of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-155131 (24 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a water survival training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-155194 (24 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, is pictured during a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246713 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-008080 (15 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured floating freely in the newly-installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-286666 (21 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, dons a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit in preparation for a training session in the Mission Simulation Development Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246724 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240767 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240771 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS-130 pilot; Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson, both mission specialists, participate in a training session in the fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-007175 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist; and T.J. Creamer, Expedition 22 flight engineer, are pictured near the robotic workstation in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station.

S130-E-006533 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Nicholas Patrick and Kathryn Hire (partially obscured), both STS-130 mission specialists, are pictured on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

JSC2009-E-258401 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Terry Virts (right), STS-130 pilot; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick and Stephen Robinson, all mission specialists, participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-286845 (21 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-240765 (12 Nov. 2009) --- Astronauts Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, both STS-130 mission specialists, read a procedure checklist during a training session in a fixed-base shuttle mission simulator (SMS) training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-224178 (7 Oct. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts (left), STS-130 pilot; Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson (right), both mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246716 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-246727 (4 Dec. 2009) --- Astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, participate in a robotics training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S130-E-006610 (9 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronauts Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-90 Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire prepares for launch during suitup activities in the Operations and Checkout Building as Astronaut Support Personnel team member Heide Piper braids Hire's hair. Hire and the rest of the STS-90 crew will shortly depart for Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits a second liftoff attempt at 2:19 p.m. EDT. Her first trip into space, Hire is participating in this life sciences research flight that will focus on the most complex and least understood part of the human body the nervous system. Neurolab will examine the effects of spaceflight on the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and sensory organs in the human body.

S96-12948 (14 February 1996) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. stands on a platform connected to a hoist that will lower him and astronaut Stephen L. Robinson (out of frame) into Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Test Facility (WET-F) pool. The two, attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), were about to participate in an underwater simulation of contingency Extravehicular Activity (EVA) for the scheduled 11-day August 1997 STS-85 mission.

JSC2010-E-025800 (22 Feb. 2010) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left) addresses a large crowd of well-wishers at the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near JSC. Also pictured (from the second left) are NASA astronauts George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.

STS-90 crew crew portrait.. The various crew portraits were taken in the Spacelab module and include: back row (l.-r.) Payload specialists Jay Buckey and James Pawelczyk, Payload commander Richard Linnehan and Mission specialist Dafydd Rhys Williams. Bottom row (l.-r.) Pilot Scott Altman, Mission commander Richard Searfoss and Mission specialist Kathryn Hire. View 023 was selected by the crew for use in their postflight presentation.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-130 crew look over the Cupola, part of the payload on their mission to the International Space Station. From left in the foreground are Commander George Zamka, Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire and Pilot Terry Virts Jr. The seven-windowed module will be used as a control room for robotics on the station. Endeavour will also deliver the final connecting node, Node 3. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-130 Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire sits inside the Cupola, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. The seven-windowed module will be used as a control room for robotics on the station. Endeavour will also deliver the final connecting node, Node 3. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-130 Commander George Zamka (left), Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire and Pilot Terry Virts Jr. look at a notebook of data for the Cupola, part of the payload on their mission to the International Space Station. The seven-windowed module will be used as a control room for robotics on the station. Endeavour will also deliver the final connecting node, Node 3. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

JSC2009-E-146817 (21 July 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members are pictured as they prepare for a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA?s Johnson Space Center. Seated from the left are astronauts Terry Virts Jr., STS-130 pilot; Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson, all mission specialists; George Zamka, commander; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist.

JSC2010-E-025814 (22 Feb. 2010) --- NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) director Michael L. Coats (left) and the STS-130 crew members are pictured at the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near JSC. From the second left are NASA astronauts George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-242833 (19 Nov. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, await the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. From the left are astronauts Stephen Robinson and Nicholas Patrick, both mission specialists; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, mission specialist; George Zamka, commander; and Robert Behnken, mission specialist.

S130-E-008168 (15 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station’s robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory.

JSC2009-E-242826 (19 Nov. 2009) --- STS-130 crew members, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, pose for a photo prior to a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are astronauts Robert Behnken, mission specialist; Terry Virts, pilot; George Zamka, commander; Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson and Nicholas Patrick, all mission specialists.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-130 Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire (second from right) gets a close look at hardware associated with the Cupola, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. Next to her are (left) Pilot Terry Virts Jr. and (right) Commander George Zamka. The seven-windowed module will be used as a control room for robotics on the station. Endeavour will also deliver the final connecting node, Node 3. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-130 Mission Specialist Kathryn Hire holds a piece of hardware associated with the Cupola, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. The seven-windowed module will be used as a control room for robotics on the station. Endeavour will also deliver the final connecting node, Node 3. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

S130-E-007157 (11 Feb. 2010) --- Shuttle and station crew members work in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Pictured from the left are NASA astronaut Terry Virts (mostly out of frame), STS-130 pilot; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer; and NASA astronauts Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken and Kathryn Hire, all STS-130 mission specialists.

S130-E-008188 (15 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station’s robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory.

S130-E-007820 (13 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, works with hardware in the newly-installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, is at left.

JSC2009-E-224176 (7 Oct. 2009) --- STS-130 crew members along with astronaut T.J. Creamer (left), Expedition 22/23 flight engineer, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the right are Kathryn Hire, mission specialist; Terry Virts, pilot; George Zamka, commander; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist.

S130-E-008185 (15 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station’s robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory.

JSC2009-E-155121 (24 Aug. 2009) --- United Space Alliance crew trainer Robert (Rob) Tomaro (left background) briefs STS-130 crew members during a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured on the right (back to front) are astronauts George Zamka, commander; Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, both mission specialists; Terry Virts Jr., pilot; and Robert Behnken, mission specialist.

JSC2010-E-025782 (22 Feb. 2010) --- The STS-130 crew members are pictured during the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center. From the left are NASA astronauts George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-246180 (2 Dec. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members celebrate the end of formal crew training with a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are astronauts Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, all mission specialists; George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist.

S130-E-010533 (18 Feb. 2010) --- STS-130 crew members pose for a portrait in the Cupola following a joint crew news conference with the Expedition 22 crew members while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the International Space Station. Pictured clockwise (from the top) are NASA astronauts George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken and Stephen Robinson, all mission specialists.

S130-E-008182 (15 Feb. 2010) --- In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station’s robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory.

JSC2010-E-025815 (22 Feb. 2010) --- The STS-130 crew members are pictured during the STS-130 crew return ceremony on Feb. 22, 2010 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center. From the left are NASA astronauts George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson, Nicholas Patrick and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston - STS130-S-002 - Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, these six astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-130 crew portrait. Seated are astronauts George Zamka (right), commander; and Terry Virts, pilot. From the left (standing) are astronaut Nicholas Patrick, Robert Behnken, Kathryn Hire and Stephen Robinson, all mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-286841 (21 Dec. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the right are astronauts George Zamka, commander; Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson, Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, all mission specialists; and Terry Virts, pilot.

JSC2009-E-246198 (2 Dec. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members are pictured at a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the left are astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, both mission specialists; George Zamka, commander; Terry Virts, pilot; Robert Behnken and Stephen Robinson, both mission specialists.

JSC2009-E-286839 (21 Dec. 2009) --- The STS-130 crew members participate in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Pictured from the second right are astronauts George Zamka, commander; Robert Behnken, Stephen Robinson, Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick, all mission specialists; and Terry Virts, pilot.

JSC2009-E-258425 (8 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka (second right), STS-130 commander; along with astronauts Kathryn Hire, Nicholas Patrick and Stephen Robinson (mostly out of frame at left), all mission specialists, participate in a training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Center Director Roy Bridges greets STS-90 Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire shortly after her arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility in preparation for the launch of Columbia on April 16 at 2:19 p.m. EDT from KSC's Launch Pad 39B. The flight of Neurolab on STS-90, which will be the second mission of 1998, is scheduled to last nearly 17 days.

JSC2009-E-246194 (2 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka (left), STS-130 commander, speaks to a crowd during a cake-cutting ceremony in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Also pictured are astronauts Terry Virts, pilot; along with Nicholas Patrick, Kathryn Hire, Stephen Robinson and Robert Behnken, all mission specialists.oyos