ISS014-E-05962 (October 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, wears a communication system headset while using a computer in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-08099 (22 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, uses a communication system in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during a pre-EVA station onboard system configuration.
ISS014-E-09897 (14 Dec. 2006) -- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, STS-116 mission specialist, works with the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during in-flight maintenance (IFM) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.
ISS014-E-05714 (15 Oct. 2006) --- Astronauts Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (right), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, and Thomas Reiter, flight engineer representing the European Space Agency (ESA), share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-07142 (3 Nov. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (foreground) representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, both Expedition 14 flight engineers, install and connect onboard equipment control system cables in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-05960 (October 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, works with the Plasmakristall Telescience Apparatus in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-07751 (10 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, works with the Cardiac experiment--Breathing Protocol 5--in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
JSC2005-E-29790 (8 June 2005) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter
ISS014-E-07174 (5 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, cuts the hair of cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Reiter used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to prevent freshly cut hair from being scattered throughout the module.
S121-E-05485 (6 July 2006) --- Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency, is shown on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery but will soon be moving into his new duties as the third member of the Expedition 13 crew onboard the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-08330 (27 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, drinks a beverage in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
STS121-319-021 (4 - 17 July 2006) --- Astronauts Piers J. Sellers, right, and Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency, share a meal on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-121 mission. Reiter later joined the Expedition 13 crew aboard the International Space Station, where he'll be performing research and other tasks for the next six months.
ISS013-E-65683 (10 Aug. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, exercises on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation System (CEVIS) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-64486 (25 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, prepares the Human Research Facility (HRF-2) rack for the scheduled upgrade of the Pulmonary Function System (PFS) experiment in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-67495 (19 Aug. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, wears a communication system while using a computer in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-63416 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency on the Expedition 13 crew, translates near a targeted vent valve on the Destiny laboratory of the International Space during a 5-hour, 54-minute spacewalk.
S121-E-05215 (5 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany floats on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. This was among the first group of digital still images showing the crewmembers onboard during their first full day in space.
ISS013-E-63428 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency on the Expedition 13 crew, works on a cooling line in the S1 truss of the International Space Station during a 5-hour, 54-minute spacewalk on August 3.
ISS013-E-63453 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency on the Expedition 13 crew, handles the infrared camera used to photograph a set of reinforced carbon carbon (RCC) samples for possible detection of damage caused by variations in temperature between sound and damaged RCC test sections.
JSC2006-E-54869 (23 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, STS-116 mission specialist, speaks to a crowd of well-wishers at the STS-116 crew return ceremony on the afternoon of Dec. 23 at Ellington Field. Reiter didn't launch with the STS-116 crew, as he had already been onboard the International Space Station for several months when Discovery arrived to link up with it on Dec. 11. Reiter and all six of his crewmates briefly addressed the crowd.
ISS013-E-65721 (10 Aug. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, replaces the number two replaceable pump panel (SPN) in the number one loop (VGK1) of the International Space Station's Zarya functional cargo block (FGB) thermal control system with a new spare from stowage.
ISS013-E-75808 (4 Sept. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, signs the Expedition 13 and STS-121 patches, which were added to the growing collection of insignias representing crews who have performed spacewalks from the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.
S121-E-05904 (7 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany uses a computer in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Upon delivery by the STS-121 Space Shuttle Discovery, Reiter joined the Expedition 13 crew as a flight enginee
ISS013-E-56052 (23 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, works with sample tubes in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-08336 (27 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, prepares to eat a meal at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
JSC2006-E-54836 (23 Dec. 2006) --- In this scene at Ellington Field, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (second left, foreground) shakes hands with JSC deputy director Robert D. Cabana. Reiter had just arrived from Florida, along with the STS-116 crew. He completed half a year aboard the International Space Station before departing the station with the STS-116 astronauts, who landed at the Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 22. Part of Reiter's time onboard the orbital outpost was spent with astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, left, Expedition 13 flight engineer and NASA station science officer. ESA astronaut Gerhard Thiele is also pictured.
These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-121 crew portrait. From the left are mission specialists Stephanie D. Wilson, and Michael E. Fossum, Commander Steven W. Lindsey, mission specialist Piers J. Sellers, pilot Mark E. Kelly; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and mission specialist Thomas Reiter of Germany; and mission specialist Lisa M. Nowak. The crew members are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suit. The crew, first ever to launch on Independence Day, tested new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as delivered supplies and made repairs to the space station.
ISS013-E-63402 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency on the Expedition 13 crew, is photographed during a 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.
ISS013-E-63434 (3 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency on the Expedition 13 crew, is seen with the reinforced carbon carbon (RCC) sample case which was one of the final major planned tasks for a 5-hour, 54-minute spacewalk that he shared with astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (out of frame), flight engineer and NASA ISS science officer.
ISS014-E-09879 (14 Dec. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (foreground), Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, STS-116 mission specialist, work with the Direct Current-to-Current Converter Unit (DDCU-2) rack during reconfiguration activity while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.
S116-E-05610 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 14 flight engineer, and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, exchange greetings in the International Space Station following a successful rendezvous and docking between the station and shuttle.
ISS014-E-08055 (16 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, takes inventory of hardware during an Information Management System (IMS) update in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-49432 (9 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (foreground) of Germany and astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, look over procedures checklists in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-80086 (10 Sept. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the lamp housing assembly (LHA) on LAB1P3 rack in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-80721 (11 Sept. 2006) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, is pictured in the Destiny Laboratory on the International Space Station. The shuttle and space station docked this morning at 5:48 a.m. CDT to begin seven days of joint operations.
ISS013-E-60768 (26 July 2006) --- Attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, participates in a Kazbek couch fit check in the TMA-8 Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station.
S116-E-05609 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 14 flight engineer, and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, discuss an approaching task in the International Space Station following a successful rendezvous and docking between the station and shuttle.
ISS013-E-48665 (6 July 2006) --- European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (left) and astronaut Steven W. Lindsey work in the Quest airlock aboard the International Space Station during their first day on the orbital outpost. Lindsey, STS-121 commander, will spend a little over a week there, and Reiter is scheduled for a six month stay. Astronaut Piers J. Sellers' extravehicular mobility unit space suit for the scheduled July 8 space walk is in the background.
S121-E-07237 (13 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, looks over a procedures checklist in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Reiter launched on Discovery with the STS-121 crew and officially became an Expedition 13 crewmember after the shuttle docked with the station.
S121-E-07238 (13 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, looks over a procedures checklist in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Reiter launched on Discovery with the STS-121 crew and officially became an Expedition 13 crewmember after the shuttle docked with the station.
ISS013-E-54170 (July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, looks over a procedures checklist in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-68976 (August 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, works on the internal thermal cooling loop pump in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
S115-E-05766 (12 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, STS-115 mission specialist representing the Canadian Space Agency, photographed in the midst of a pre-breathe exercise in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station in preparation for a session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (background) assisted MacLean.
ISS013-E-80066 (10 Sept. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, works with the surface, water and air biocharacterization (SWAB) air sampling device (ASD) filter kit in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
S116-E-06401 (15 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Christer Fuglesang (left) and Thomas Reiter, both STS-116 mission specialist, participate in a VIP call with Swedish dignitaries in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-66803 (16 Aug. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, works with a mini-digital video camera (DVCAM) and advanced video interface unit (AVIU)-CC VID cables in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
S116-E-06542 (15 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) Thomas Reiter (right), STS-116 mission specialist, plays a guitar in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, is at left.
S115-E-06100 (15 Sept. 2006)--- Astronauts Brent W. Jett (left), STS-115 commander, and Thomas Reiter representing the European Space Agency, close the hatch to the airlock where astronauts Joseph R. Tanner and Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper are preparing for the third and final of three spacewalks this week on the International Space Station.
S116-E-07446 (19 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, STS-116 mission specialist, works with the Passive Observatories for Experimental Microbial Systems in Micro-G (POEMS) payload in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. MELFI is a low temperature freezer facility with nominal operating temperatures of -80, -26 and +4 degrees Celsius that will preserve experiment materials over long periods.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter wears his launch and entry suit in preparation for the simulated countdown he and other crew members will undertake. Reiter is from Germany and represents the European Space Agency. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including the dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
ISS014-E-09425 (8 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, conducts a Surface, Water and Air Biocharacterization (SWAB) air sampling in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Reiter holds a pair of scissors and the SWAB Air Sampling Device (ASD) floats freely near him.
ISS013-E-62373 (29 July 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, trims astronaut Thomas Reiter's hair in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Williams used hair clippers fashioned with a vacuum device to garner freshly cut hair. Reiter, flight engineer, represents the European Space Agency (ESA).
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter is taking his turn driving an M-113, which is an armored personnel carrier. Reiter is from Germany and represents the European Space Agency. The STS-121 crew is taking turns driving the M-113 as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training from the pad and a simulated countdown. Mission STS-121 is designated for launch on July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
S121-E-07024 (13 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (bottom center), Expedition 13 flight engineer, and the STS-121 crewmembers pose in "star-burst" formation for an in-flight portrait in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Clockwise, around the circle from Reiter, are astronauts Michael E. Fossum, Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists; Steven W. Lindsey and Mark E. Kelly, commander and pilot, respectively; Stephanie D. Wilson and Piers J. Sellers, mission specialists. Reiter launched on the Space Shuttle Discovery with the STS-121 crew and officially became an Expedition 13 crewmember after the shuttle docked with the station.
ISS013-E-49464 (9 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, new Expedition 13 crewmember, and the STS-121 crew gather for an in-flight portrait in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. From the left (front row) are Reiter, astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, commander; and Mark E. Kelly, pilot. From the left (middle row) are astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson and Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists. From the left (back row) are astronauts Piers J. Sellers and Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists. Reiter launched on the Space Shuttle Discovery with the STS-121 crew and officially became an Expedition 13 crewmember after the shuttle docked with the station.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew are donning their orange launch and entry suits for launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. Having his boot worked on is Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency. Reiter is making his first space shuttle flight. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The suited STS-121 crew members walk to the bus that will take them to Launch Pad 39B for a simulated countdown. On the left, back to front, are Mission Specialists Stephanie Wilson and Lisa Nowak, and Pilot Mark Kelly. On the right, back to front, are Mission Specialists Thomas Reiter of Germany, Piers Sellers and Michael Fossum, and Commander Steven Lindsey. Reiter represents the European Space Agency. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including the dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter is suiting up for a second launch attempt on Space Shuttle Discovery. The first launch attempt July 1 was scrubbed due to weather concerns and postponed 24 hours. Reiter represents the European Space Agency. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew concludes emergency egress practice from Launch Pad 39B with a photo at the top of the fixed service structure. From left are Mission Specialists Michael Fossum and Thomas Reiter, Pilot Mark Kelly, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Piers Sellers. Reiter is from Germany and represents the European Space Agency. The crew has been taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that include a simulated countdown culminating in main engine cutoff. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew have breakfast in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center before suiting up for the simulated countdown at the launch pad. Seated left to right are Mission Specialists Thomas Reiter of Germany and Michael Fossum, Pilot Mark Kelly, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Lisa Nowak, Piers Sellers and Stephanie Wilson. Reiter represents the European Space Agency. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including the dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to be launched July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew are donning their orange launch and entry suits for launch today on Space Shuttle Discovery. Here, Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency, is ready to go. Reiter is making his first space shuttle flight. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
ISS013-E-60794 (28 July 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 13 flight engineer, looks over a procedures checklist as he assists astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. The crew is preparing for a session of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006. Reiter is attired in a liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the EMU space suit.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter is suiting up for a second launch attempt on Space Shuttle Discovery. The first launch attempt July 1 was scrubbed due to weather concerns and postponed 24 hours. Reiter represents the European Space Agency. The launch is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission, the STS-121 crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
ISS014-E-09650 (13 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts Thomas Reiter (left) and Christer Fuglesang; and astronaut Nicholas J. M. Patrick (partially out of frame), all STS-116 mission specialists, share a meal at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-09422 (8 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, conducts a Surface, Water and Air Biocharacterization (SWAB) air sampling in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS014-E-05015 (28 Sept. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, photographed near a docking port in the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. A probe-and-cone docking mechanism is visible in the port.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Following training in the M-113 armored personnel carrier, the STS-121 crew pose for a photo with Capt. George Hoggard, who is astronaut rescue team leader. From left are Pilot Mark Kelly, Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak, Hoggard, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Michael Fossum, Stephanie Wilson, Thomas Reiter and Piers Sellers. Reiter is from Germany and represents the European Space Agency. The STS-121 crew is taking turns driving the M-113 as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training from the pad and a simulated countdown. Mission STS-121 is designated for launch on July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
S116-E-06429 (15 Dec. 2006) --- The STS-116 crewmembers gather for a group portrait during a joint crew press conference in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. From the left (front row) are astronauts William A. (Bill) Oefelein, pilot; Joan E. Higginbotham, Nicholas J. M. Patrick and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, mission specialists. From the left (back row) are astronauts Mark L. Polansky, commander; Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang and Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., mission specialists. Shortly after the two spacecraft docked on Dec. 11, Williams became a member of the station crew. At the same time, Reiter became a Discovery crewmember for his ride home, completing about six months in space.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew listens to instructions on emergency egress from the pad. The crew members are (from left) Pilot Mark Kelly, Mission Specialists Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Thomas Reiter, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialist Michael Fossum. Reiter is from Germany and represents the European Space Agency. The crew is at Kennedy for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including emergency egress training from the pad. They will also suit up in their orange flight suits for a simulated countdown to launch. Discovery is designated to launch July 1 on mission STS-121. It will carry supplies to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-121 crew listens to instructions on emergency egress from the pad. The crew members are (from left) Pilot Mark Kelly, Mission Specialists Piers Sellers, Lisa Nowak, Stephanie Wilson and Thomas Reiter, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialist Michael Fossum. Reiter is from Germany and represents the European Space Agency. The crew is at Kennedy for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, including emergency egress training from the pad. They will also suit up in their orange flight suits for a simulated countdown to launch. Discovery is designated to launch July 1 on mission STS-121. It will carry supplies to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
JSC2006-E-09827 (21 March 2006) --- The crewmembers assigned to STS-121 take a break from training for a group shot in the Johnson Space Center's Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. From the left are astronauts Thomas Reiter of the European Space Agency, Michael E. Fossum, Piers J. Sellers, Steven W. Lindsey, Mark E. Kelly, Stephanie D. Wilson and Lisa M. Nowak. Lindsey is mission commander and Kelly is pilot, with the other five serving as mission specialists. Once onboard the International Space Station, Reiter, who flew for six months on the Russian space station Mir, will become the first non-American or non-Russian long-duration crewmember on the Station. Joining the Expedition 13 crew, he will fly under a commercial agreement between ESA and Roscosmos.
ISS013-S-002A (12 Jan. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov (center), Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (right), NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany pause from their training schedule to pose for their official crew portrait. Vinogradov and Williams are scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station in early spring of this year in a Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft. Reiter, the second flight engineer for Expedition 13, is scheduled to launch on space shuttle mission STS-121 in July and will join Vinogradov and Williams already on the space station. Photo credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center/NASA
ISS013-E-79160 (9 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (left), Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer; and cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, pose for a crew photo in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
S115-E-06580 (15 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Brent W. Jett, Jr. (left), STS-115 commander; Daniel C. Burbank, mission specialist; and Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer representing the European Space Agency (ESA), share a meal on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis while docked with the International Space Station.
ISS014-S-002B (30 March 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria (center), Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (right), flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer, take a break from training at Johnson Space Center to pose for a crew portrait.
ISS013-E-66802 (16 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, works at the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) or Canadarm2 workstation in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer, is in the background.
S121-E-07705 (15 July 2006) --- Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer, bid farewell to one another prior to the undocking of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. Cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, is at right.
STS121-S-002 (5 April 2006) --- These seven astronauts take a break from training to pose for the STS-121 crew portrait. From the left are astronauts Stephanie D. Wilson, Michael E. Fossum, both mission specialists; Steven W. Lindsey, commander; Piers J. Sellers, mission specialist; Mark E. Kelly, pilot; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany; and Lisa M. Nowak, both mission specialists. The crewmembers are attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suit.
STS121-S-006 (4 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crewmembers, having donned their shuttle launch and entry suits, wave flags for the Fourth of July as they prepare to board the transfer van awaiting to take them to Launch Pad 39B. Steven W. Lindsey (right front), commander, and Mark E. Kelly, pilot, lead the way. Other crewmembers - Lisa M. Nowak, Michael E. Fossum, Stephanie D. Wilson, Piers J. Sellers and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany - follow.
ISS014-E-08795 (29 Nov. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Expedition 14 flight engineer, works with the Cognitive Cardiovascular (Cardiocog-2) experiment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Cardiocog-2 will determine the impact of weightlessness on the cardiovascular system and respiratory system and the cognitive reactions of crewmembers. The results of this study will be used to develop additional countermeasures that will continue to keep crewmembers healthy during long-duration space exploration.
ISS013-E-75727 (31 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (foreground), Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer; cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov (center), commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer, conduct a teleconference in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station, via Ku- and S-band, with audio and video relayed to the Mission Control Center (MCC) at Johnson Space Center.
JSC2006-E-43497 (July 2006) --- Computer-generated artist's rendering of the International Space Station after flight STS-121/ULF1.1. Space Shuttle Discovery delivered supplies and equipment inside the Italian-built Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) to the orbital outpost. The station was returned to a three crew member capacity with the addition of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter to Expedition 13.
S121-E-07708 (15 July 2006) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS-121 mission specialist, and cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, bid farewell to one another prior to the undocking of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (left) and astronaut Mark E. Kelly (background), STS-121 pilot, are also pictured.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a three-day series of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, the crew of mission STS-121 are leaving NASA's Kennedy Space Center to return to Houston. Waving on his way to the plane at the Shuttle Landing Facility is Thomas Reiter of Germany, who represents the European Space Agency. The TCDT includes equipment familiarization, emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. Mission STS-121 is scheduled to launch July 1. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
ISS013-E-63404 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during a 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.
STS121-E-079 (17 July 2006) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Discovery touches down on the KSC landing facility. Onboard are six of the seven astronauts who nearly two weeks earlier had lifted off from the nearby launch complex--astronauts Steven W. Lindsey, Piers J. Sellers, Mark E. Kelly, Michael E. Fossum, Stephanie D. Wilson and Lisa M. Nowak. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter remained aboard the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-63447 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during an individualized portion of a 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.
ISS013-E-81176 (13 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (left), STS-115 mission specialist; Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer representing the European Space Agency (ESA); Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist; and cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.
ISS013-E-65695 (10 Aug. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 13 flight engineer; cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, join Chef Emeril Lagasse during a special call in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Earlier the crew tasted several of his gourmet creations, delivered to the station by the Space Shuttle Discovery in July.
ISS013-E-63440 (3 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed during an individualized portion of a productive 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.
ISS014-E-08320 (27 Nov. 2006) --- Cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (left), Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; astronaut Thomas Reiter, flight engineer representing the European Space Agency (ESA); and astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, commander and NASA space station science officer, share a meal at the galley in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-81175 (13 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (left), STS-115 mission specialist; Thomas Reiter, Expedition 13 flight engineer representing the European Space Agency (ESA); Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist; and cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, Expedition 13 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, share a meal in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Atlantis was docked with the station.
ISS013-E-79157 (9 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (left), Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (foreground), flight engineer; and cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, discuss preparations for the arrival of the STS-115 crew in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-63503 (3 August 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, brushes up on a task list prior to egressing a station airlock to go on to perform a 5-hour, 54-minute excursion which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter (out of frame). For part of the spacewalk, the pair worked closely in tandem, and then worked separately, getting ahead of their timeline, thus enabling the two to tack on extra tasks.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Mission Specialist Thomas Reiter checks the fitting of his launch suit in the Operations and Checkout Building. On the 12-day mission, the crew will test new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, as well as deliver supplies and make repairs to the station. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
ISS013-E-66729 (13 Aug. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter (left), Expedition 13 flight engineer; cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and Jeffrey N. Williams, NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, pose for a photo with two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.
ISS013-E-80653 (11 Sept. 2006) --- The Expedition 13 crew members are pictured in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station prior to welcoming the STS-115 crew. From foreground to aft are cosmonaut Pavel V. Vinogradov, commander; Jeffrey N. Williams, flight engineer and NASA station science officer; and Thomas Reiter of the the European Space Agency, flight engineer. The shuttle and space station docked this morning at 5:48 a.m. CDT to begin seven days of joint operations.
STS116-S-070 (22 Dec. 2006) --- Discovery's drag chute is fully deployed as the spacecraft rolls toward wheels stop on Runway 15 at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility , concluding mission STS-116. The Vehicle Assembly Building can be seen at far right. Aboard are astronauts Mark L. Polansky, commander; William A. Oefelein, pilot; and Robert L. Curbeam Jr., Joan E. Higginbotham, Nicholas J.M. Patrick and European Space Agency astronauts Christer Fuglesang and Thomas Reiter--all mission specialists. Reiter is returning from a six-month stay on the International Space Station. During the mission, three spacewalks attached the P5 integrated truss structure to the station, and completed the rewiring of the orbiting laboratory's power system. A contingency spacewalk was added to retract a stubborn solar array. Main gear touchdown was at 5:32 p.m. (EST). Nose gear touchdown was at 5:32:12 p.m. and wheel stop was at 5:32:52 p.m. At touchdown -- nominally about 2,500 ft. beyond the runway threshold -- the orbiter is traveling at a speed ranging from 213 to 226 mph. Discovery traveled 5,330,000 miles, landing on orbit 204. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes and 16 seconds. This is the 64th landing at KSC.
STS116-S-071 (22 Dec. 2006) --- Discovery's drag chute is fully deployed as the spacecraft rolls toward wheels stop on Runway 15 at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility , concluding mission STS-116. The Vehicle Assembly Building can be seen at far right. Aboard are astronauts Mark L. Polansky, commander; William A. Oefelein, pilot; and Robert L. Curbeam Jr., Joan E. Higginbotham, Nicholas J.M. Patrick and European Space Agency astronauts Christer Fuglesang and Thomas Reiter--all mission specialists. Reiter is returning from a six-month stay on the International Space Station. During the mission, three spacewalks attached the P5 integrated truss structure to the station, and completed the rewiring of the orbiting laboratory's power system. A contingency spacewalk was added to retract a stubborn solar array. Main gear touchdown was at 5:32 p.m. (EST). Nose gear touchdown was at 5:32:12 p.m. and wheel stop was at 5:32:52 p.m. At touchdown -- nominally about 2,500 ft. beyond the runway threshold -- the orbiter is traveling at a speed ranging from 213 to 226 mph. Discovery traveled 5,330,000 miles, landing on orbit 204. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 20 hours, 44 minutes and 16 seconds. This is the 64th landing at KSC.
S116-E-06472 (15 Dec. 2006) --- The STS-116 and Expedition 14 crewmembers gather for a group portrait during a joint crew press conference in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. From the left (front row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Reiter, Nicholas J. M. Patrick, Joan E. Higginbotham, all STS-116 mission specialists; and William A. (Bill) Oefelein, STS-116 pilot. From the left (center row) are astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialists; and astronaut Mark L. Polansky, STS-116 commander. From the left (back row) are astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer. Shortly after the two spacecraft docked on Dec. 11, Williams became a member of the station crew. At the same time, Reiter became a Discovery crewmember for his ride home, completing about six months in space.