NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio converses with NASA Astronaut Loral O'Hara while wearing a spacesuit in a mockup of an International Space Station airlock as part of his training for his upcoming mission.
NASA astronaut candidate Loral O’Hara poses for a portrait in the Blue Flight Control Room, Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
jsc2023e052793 (Oct. 13, 2022) -- NASA Astronaut Loral O'Hara photographed in a Sokul spacesuit.
jsc2017e114808 (Aug. 22, 2018) --- 2017 NASA Astronaut Candidate Loral O'Hara.
jsc2023e014658 (March 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, before beginning her mission to the International Space Station.
jsc2023e014640 (March 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, before beginning her mission to the International Space Station.
jsc2023e052881 (Sept. 13, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara prepares to enter a Soyuz spacecraft simulator in her Sokol launch and entry suit for preflight training before beginning her mission to the International Space Station.
jsc2023e014639 (March 10, 2023) --- NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara conducts preflight training aboard a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, before beginning her mission to the International Space Station.
Expedition 70 astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara signs a mural at the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing the hotel for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara waves as she and fellow cremates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara smiles to Expedition 70 backup crewmember Tracy Dyson of NASA as she and fellow cremates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara has her Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked ahead launching to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara waves farewell to family and friends as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, depart by bus to the launch pad for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara dons her Russian Sokol suit as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara dons her Russian Sokol suit as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara gives a thumbs up as she and fellow cremates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara waits to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara smiles to family as she and fellow cremates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara adjust her cap as she and fellow cremates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
iss070e097708 (Feb. 21, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Loral O’Hara shows off the miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant (MIRA), which is Virtual Incision’s miniaturized robotic assisted surgery system, which was used to conduct a robotic surgery technology demonstration aboard the International Space Station. The hardware tests techniques for performing robotic surgery in microgravity using a miniature surgical robot that can be remotely controlled or teleoperated from Earth.
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, right, and Expedition 70 backup crewmember Tracy Dyson of NASA share a moment after O’hara donned her Russian Sokol suit in preparation launch to the International Space Station along with fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara smiles as Expedition 70 backup crewmember Tracy Dyson of NASA takes her photograph while O’hara and fellow cremates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, right, and Oleg Kononenko, center, along with NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, visit with families shortly before departing for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, left, NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub, depart building 254 for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub dons their Russian Sokol suit as they prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, foreground, and Nikolai Chub, center, and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, prepare to have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub, meet with official prior to departing building 254 for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, left, and Oleg Kononenko, center, along with NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, visit with families shortly before departing for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/GCTC/Andrey Shelepin)
Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, left, NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, have their Russian Sokol Suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara is carried to a medical tent shortly after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya landed in their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, left, and Loral O’Hara, right, answer a question during a fireside chat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara speaks with attendees following a fireside chat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. O’Hara and fellow NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, left, and Loral O’Hara, right, answer a question during a fireside chat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is seen during a fireside chat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. O’Hara and fellow NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, left, and Loral O’Hara, right, listen to a question during a fireside chat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara signs an autograph for a student during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, left, and Loral O’Hara, right, answer a question during a fireside chat, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub, along with Expedition 70 backup crewmembers Tracy Dyson of NASA, second row left, and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub, along with Expedition 70 backup crewmembers Tracy Dyson of NASA, second row left, and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 prime crew NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, and backup crew member NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson pose for a photograph while in quarantine behind glass during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 70 to the international Space Station, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 68 backup crewmember Loral O'Hara of NASA is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen in quarantine behind glass during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 70 to the international Space Station, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 68 backup crewmember Loral O'Hara of NASA is seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 68 to the International Space Station, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 crew members Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos and NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara board the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Vice President Mike Pence is seen with NASA astronaut candidates Loral O'Hara, Woody Hoburg, and Jonny Kim during a tour of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen outside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen talking on a satellite phone outside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronaut candidate Loral O’Hara answers a question during a live episode of the Administrator's monthly chat show, Watch This Space, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA's newest astronaut candidate class has started their two years of training, after which the new astronaut candidates could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on deep space missions on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara is helped out of the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 68 backup crewmembers Loral O'Hara of NASA, left, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos, right, are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 68 to the International Space Station, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, answer questions from students during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, answer questions from students during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, right, pose for a group photograph while in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, and Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, answer questions from students during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, answer questions from students during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA and Expedition 68 backup crewmember Loral O'Hara of NASA are seen as Rubio waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked prior to he and fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos launching onboard their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, right, are seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked, while Expedition 68 backup crewmember Loral O'Hara of NASA looks on, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, answer questions from students during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, high five a student during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, right, are seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, greet students during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, right, wave farewell at the conclusion of a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, and Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, high five a student during an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, right, are seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara is seen holding a matryoshka doll that was gifted to her outside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, right, are seen inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, are seen inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft just minutes after they and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara gives a thumbs up inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after she, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy, and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, right, are seen inside the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Saturday, April 6, 2024. O’Hara is returning to Earth after logging 204 days in space as a member of Expeditions 69-70 aboard the International Space Station and Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya return after having spent the last 14 days in space. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 crew members NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, top, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, middle, and Oleg Kononenko wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara, left, and Jasmin Moghbeli sign montages from their mission to present to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
From left to right, Center of Science and Industry (COSI) Chief Strategy Officer Stephen White, Principal MScott Berkowitz, NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli pose for a photo prior to an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara, left, and Jasmin Moghbeli are seen as they meet with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara, second from right, and Jasmin Moghbeli, right, present a montage to Principal MScott Berkowitz prior to an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, along with Expedition 68 backup crewmembers Loral O'Hara of NASA, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokoyev, and Petelin are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 prime crew NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, along with backup crew members Tracy Dyson and Alexey Ovchinin are seen in quarantine behind glass during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 70 to the international Space Station, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 prime crew NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, along with backup crew members Tracy Dyson and Alexey Ovchinin, right, are seen in quarantine behind glass during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch of Expedition 70 to the international Space Station, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, along with Expedition 68 backup crewmembers Loral O'Hara of NASA, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, at the conclusion of a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, are joined by NASA and COSI staff during science demonstrations with students at an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 70 crew member NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara is seen prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch with fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli, left, and Loral O’Hara, right, pose for a picture with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson after presenting him with a montage from their mission to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Expedition 70 prime crew NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, along with backup crew members Tracy Dyson and Alexey Ovchinin, right, pose for a group photograph while in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, and Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 crew member NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara walks with NASA International Space Station program manager Joel Montalbano, left and Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, right, prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch with fellow crewmates Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Expedition 70 crew members NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, center, and Nikolai Chub, right, check in with officials prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft for launch, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli, seen in blue flight suits, are joined by NASA and COSI staff during science demonstrations with students at an engagement event at Catherine Watkins Elementary School Monday, Dec. 2, 2024 in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Expedition 70 prime crew NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, and Nikolai Chub, along with backup crew members Tracy Dyson and Alexey Ovchinin, right, are seen in quarantine behind glass during a press conference, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. O'Hara, Kononenko, Chub are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft on Sept. 15. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara, left, and Jasmin Moghbeli, right, are seen during a tour of the Earth Information Center, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. O’Hara and Moghbeli spent six months in space as part of Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Dr. Rulison of Space System LORAl working with the Electrostatic Levitation (ESL) prior to the donation. Space System/LORAL donated the electrostatic containerless processing system to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The official hand over took place in July 1998.
SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL SPACE STATION EM-1 ORU
SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL SPACE STATION EM-1 ORU
SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL SPACE STATION EM-1 ORU
SPACE SYSTEMS / LORAL SPACE STATION EM-1 ORU