JSC2009-E-118847 (22 April 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist

JSC2009-E-118848 (22 April 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist

STS-128 mission specialist Patrick Forrester speaks to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, speaks during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

RIBBON CUTTING AT VERTICAL ASSEMBLY CENTER, MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2014, (L TO R): CLAY KIEFABER, CEO OF ESAB (COMPANY THAT BUILT WELDING TOOL)…PATRICK SCHEUERMANN…ROBERT LIGHTFOOT…TODD MAY…MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSMAN STEVEN PALAZZO…CHARLIE BOLDEN…LOUISIANA SENATOR DAVID VITTER…VIRGINIA BARNES, VICE-PRESIDENT AND PROGRAM MANAGER FOR SLS - BOEING… MITCH LANDRIEU, MAYOR OF NEW ORLEANS… JOHN ELBON, VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER, SPACE EXPLORATIONS – BOEING…PATRICK FORRESTER, ASTRONAUT…ROY MALONE.

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, meets with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency in his office at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

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

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

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, seated left, smiles as Deputy Administrator Lori Garver greets STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, during a meeting at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, talks with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency in his office at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, right, along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, meets with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, left, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, right, along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, meets with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, left, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, meet with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

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

Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, center, is seen alongside Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, left, and Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, right, during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, center, is seen alongside Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, left, and Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, right, during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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

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

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, seated right, meet with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

DFRC Center Director Kevin Petersen greets STS-117 Commander Frederick Sturckow and the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Edwards, AFB, Calif., on June 22, 2007. Left to right: DFRC Center Director Kevin Petersen, Commander Frederick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault, and mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Steven Swanson and John D. Olivas.

The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-117 gathered in front of the shuttle Atlantis following landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 22, 2007. From left to right: mission specialists Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson, Commander Frederick Sturckow, Pilot Lee Archambault, and mission specialists John D. Olivas and James Reilly II.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston – JSC2009-E-118847 -- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist

JSC2005-E-45341 (19 Aug. 2005) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston -- JSC2005-E-45340 -- Official portrait of Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist on STS-117.

JSC2001-00956 (10 April 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist.

JSC2005-E-45340 (19 Aug. 2005) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist

Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, Michelle Munk, chief architect for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for Exploration in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, listen to a question during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, Michelle Munk, chief architect for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for Exploration in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, listen to a question during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, Michelle Munk, chief architect for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for Exploration in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, are seen on stage during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nujoud Merancy, architecture lead for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Catherine Koerner, deputy associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Patrick Forrester, special advisor in NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, Michelle Munk, chief architect for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and Joel Kearns, deputy associate administrator for Exploration in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, are seen on stage during NASA’s Moon to Mars Architecture Workshop, Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Following the release of the 2022 Architecture Concept Review, NASA is conducting the workshop to engage the broader space community and collect feedback from U.S. industry and academia to inform the Moon to Mars mission architecture and operational delivery. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

S117-E-06930 (10 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S117-E-06927 (10 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

JSC2001-01611 (1 June 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, prepares to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Suit technician Joey Cambiaso assists Forrester with the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit.

STS105-E-5021 (11 August 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist, is pictured on Discovery's flight deck as he experiences his first day in space. Forrester is an alumnus of the 1996 class of astronaut candidates. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

JSC2006-E-48960 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. A suit technician assisted Forrester.

S117-E-07595 (15 June 2007) --- On the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, talks to ground controllers while supporting two spacewalking crewmates. Forrester will participate in the fourth and final STS-117 spacewalk on June 17.

STS105-725-024 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, waves at a crew member inside Discovery's cabin during one of two sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronaut Daniel T. Barry, mission specialist, joined Forrester on both space walks.

JSC2006-E-48964 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Forrester.

S128-E-006260 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Nicole Stott, both STS-128 mission specialists, are pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S117-E-06653 (9 June 2007) --- Astronauts Lee Archambault (left), STS-117 pilot, and Patrick Forrester, mission specialist, work at the controls on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S128-E-007473 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S117-E-07108 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis while docked with the International Space Station.

JSC2001-E-08816 (26 March 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S117-E-09497 (17 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, poses for a photo in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.

S128-E-007151 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured in the Harmony node of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S117-E-06619 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, is pictured near a tortilla floating freely on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

JSC2001-E-08817 (26 March 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, prepares for a flight in a T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S117-E-06650 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, looks over procedures checklists on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S128-E-007102 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked to the station.

S128-E-007663 (5 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S128-E-007130 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, works on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

JSC2001-E-08821 (26 March 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, photographed in a T-38 trainer jet, prepares for a flight at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

S117-E-06720 (9 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, uses a communication system on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis.

ISS020-E-037635 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, moves cargo containers in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

S117-E-07264 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

ISS015-E-12063 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

S117-E-07289 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

JSC2001-01606 (1 June 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, is photographed as the final touches are made on the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Forrester is assisted by fellow crewmember Daniel T. Barry, mission specialist.

ISS015-E-12018 (13 June 2007) --- Anchored to a foot restraint on the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2, astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and astronaut Steven Swanson (out of frame), mission specialist, removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

JSC2000-07659 (19 December 2000) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, awaits the start of a mission training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at Johnson Space Center (JSC). This summer, Forrester will join four other astronauts and two cosmonauts for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

JSC2001-01607 (1 June 2001) --- Astronaut Frederick W. Sturckow, STS-105 pilot, is photographed along with astronaut Patrick G. Forrester (partially out of frame) as they prepare to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Sturckow and Forrester are wearing the training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit.

S117-E-07217 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

JSC2000-07462 (11 December 2000) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry garment, awaits the start of an emergency bailout training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center (JSC). This summer, Forrester will join four other astronauts and two cosmonauts for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

S117-E-07332 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

S117-E-07150 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson (foreground) and Patrick Forrester, both STS-117 mission specialists, are photographed in the midst of a pre-breathe exercise in preparation for the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA). Swanson and Forrester are attired in the liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit.

S117-E-07286 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

S117-E-07246 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Steven Swanson and Patrick Forrester (at left, partially out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

JSC2006-E-32682 (3 Aug. 2006) --- Attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and landing suits, astronauts Patrick G. Forrester (left) and Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow, STS-117 mission specialist and commander, respectively, participate in a training session in the high fidelity mockup/trainers in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. Trainer Robert H. Tomaro assisted Forrester and Sturckow.

S117-E-07190 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

S117-E-07313 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

JSC2006-E-48972 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronauts Patrick G. Forrester and Steven R. Swanson (partially obscured), both STS-117 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Forrester and Swanson are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

S117-E-07258 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

S117-E-07315 (13 June 2007) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester and Steven Swanson (out of frame), both STS-117 mission specialists, participate in the mission's second planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA), as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Among other tasks, Forrester and Swanson removed all of the launch locks holding the 10-foot-wide solar alpha rotary joint in place and began the solar array retraction.

S128-E-008350 (7 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Patrick Forrester (left) and Tim Kopra, both STS-128 mission specialists, pose for a photo in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked with the station.

JSC2009-E-207811 (12 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, is pictured during the STS-128 crew return ceremony on Sept. 12, 2009 at Ellington Field near NASA?s Johnson Space Center.

JSC2001-E-08811 (26 March 2001) --- Astronauts Daniel T. Barry (left), Scott J. Horowitz, Frederick W. Sturckow, and Patrick G. Forrester, are photographed as they walk to the nearby flight line of the T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

STS105-E-5217 (15 August 2001) --- Onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery, astronauts Patrick G. Forrester (left) and Daniel T. Barry check out some of the equipment they will be working with on their scheduled space walk in less than 24 hours. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

JSC2001-E-18352 (5 June 2001) --- Astronauts Patrick G. Forrester (left) assists Daniel T. Barry, both STS-105 mission specialists, in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) fit check in a Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

ISS003-E-6188 (August 2001) --- Astronauts Daniel T. Barry (left) and Patrick G. Forrester, both STS-105 mission specialists, add their names to the list of International Space Station (ISS) visitors in the ship’s log in the Unity node. This image was taken with a digital still camera.

STS105-E-5228 (16 August 2001) --- Closeup view of the helmet visor and upper torso of astronaut Patrick G. Forrester during early stages of the first space walk on STS-105. Most of the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery is reflected in the helmet. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS003-E-6193 (August 2001) --- Astronauts James S. Voss (left), Expedition Two flight engineer, Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, and Scott J. Horowitz, mission commander, exchange greetings in the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS003-E-5165 (17 August 2001) --- Astronauts Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow (left), STS-105 pilot, Daniel T. Barry and Patrick G. Forrester, both mission specialists, work on various tasks in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). This image was taken with a digital still camera.

S128-E-007478 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, watches his crewmates during the mission’s second spacewalk through an overhead window on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

ISS003-E-5218 (17 August 2001) --- Astronauts Patrick G. Forrester (left) and Daniel T. Barry, both STS-105 mission specialists, pause from their daily activities to pose for this photo taken in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS). This image was taken with a digital still camera.

ISS003-E-6201 (August 2001) --- Astronauts Frederick W. (Rick) Sturckow (left), STS-105 pilot, and Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist, exchange handshakes aboard the Unity node on the International Space Station (ISS). This image was taken with a digital still camera.

STS105-E-5222 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester is just about ready to egress the airlock onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery to begin a lengthy space walk to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

S128-E-006964 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, looks over a checklist while occupying the pilot’s station on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S128-E-006472 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, uses a communication system on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S128-E-007076 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Astronauts Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist; and Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 flight engineer, work on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

JSC2001-E-18351 (5 June 2001) --- Astronauts Patrick G. Forrester (left) assists Daniel T. Barry, both STS-105 mission specialists, in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) fit check in a Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

STS105-E-5214 (15 August 2001) --- Astronauts Daniel T. Barry (left) and Patrick G. Forrester check out some of the equipment they will be working with on their scheduled space walk in less than 24 hours. The image was recorded with a digital still camera.

S117-E-07116 (12 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, floats through a hatch to the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during flight day five activities while docked with the International Space Station.

S128-E-007107 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Astronauts Nicole Stott, Expedition 20 flight engineer; and Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, work in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery remains docked to the station.

S128-E-007472 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronauts Rick Sturckow (right) and Patrick Forrester, STS-128 commander and mission specialist, respectively, are pictured as they work on the middeck of Space Shuttle Discovery while docked with the International Space Station.

S128-E-007013 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Astronauts Jose Hernandez (left) and Patrick Forrester, both STS-128 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

S128-E-006478 (29 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, uses a communication system on the aft flight deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day two activities.

S128-E-008333 (7 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-128 mission specialist, poses for a photo with the growing collection, in the Unity node, of insignias representing crews who have worked on the International Space Station.

JSC2001-E-08808 (26 March 2001) --- Astronauts Scott J. Horowitz (foreground), STS-105 mission commander, and Patrick G. Forrester, mission specialist, is photographed at the check out desk not far removed from the flight line of the T-38 trainer jets at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center (JSC).

JSC2001-E-23201 (26 July 2001) --- Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, STS-105 mission specialist, explains some of his anticipated duties during a joint shuttle-station pre-flight press conference at Johnson Space Center (JSC).

STS105-345-014 (18 August 2001) --- Astronauts Daniel T. Barry (bottom) and Patrick G. Forrester, holding onto handrails of the Destiny laboratory, prepare to install some exterior cables during the second STS-105 extravehicular activity.