S95-09671 (1995) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist

JSC2001-00079 (Jan 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr.

The crew of STS-98 poses for a group photo shortly before leaving NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center after a successful landing of the Space Shuttle Atlantis the day before. L to R: Mission Specialists Robert L. Curbeam, Thomas D. Jones, and Marsha S. Ivins, Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, and Pilot Mark L. Polansky.

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

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston - JSC2001-00079 (January 2001) - Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., mission specialist.

JSC2002-01759 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Curbeam is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2002-01794 (20 September 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats in water during an emergency egress training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Curbeam is attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, smiles for the camera in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam had just completed the mission’s first space walk in which the P6 truss installation was conducted.

STS085-333-036 (7 - 19 August 1997)--- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., mission specialist, changes film on one of many cameras used aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery during the mission. Curbeam later told a Houston crowd that he changed film about 40 times during the mission.

ISS014-E-09523 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. A power tool, attached to Curbeam's spacesuit, floats at left.

STS085-336-018 (7 - 19 August 1997) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., mission specialist, with a Bioreactor Demonstration System (BDS-03) specimen on the mid-deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery.

S116-E-05315 (10 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats near the controls and windows on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery.

S85-E-5011 (9 August 1997) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., mission specialist, works with the Bioreactor Demonstration System (BDS) on the Space Shuttle Discovery's mid-deck.

JSC2001-E-04809 (21 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, speaks to a crowd at the welcome home ceremony for the five STS-98 crew members.

S116-E-05925 (12 Dec. 2006) --- As the mission's first spacewalk draws to a close, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, smiles for the camera in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.

STS098-355-0034 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, works out on the ergometer device on the mid deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis.

S116-E-06810 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in their extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (right) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, prepare for the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein (center), pilot, assisted Curbeam and Fuglesang.

JSC2006-E-46477 (25 Oct. 2006) --- Astronauts Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, and Robert L. Curbeam (partially obscured), STS-116 mission specialist, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Williams and Curbeam are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers 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.

JSC2002-E-33368 (29 July 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, dons his training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit prior to the start of a mission training session in the Jake Garn Simulation and Training Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Daniel Palmer assisted Curbeam.

JSC2003-00013 (7 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam was joined by astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

S116-E-05853 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, prepares for the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein, pilot, assisted Curbeam.

JSC2005-E-32763 (1 Aug. 2005) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, uses a special pulley device to escape from a simulated trouble-plagued shuttle during a session of egress training in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. The full fuselage trainer (FFT) is a full-scale mockup of a shuttle. Curbeam is wearing a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2003-00017 (7 January 2003) --- Astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialists, wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participate in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam and Fuglesang are dwarfed by station truss segments in this overall view of the simulation conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

JSC2003-00016 (7 January 2003) --- Astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. and Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialists, wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participate in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam and Fuglesang are dwarfed by station truss segments in this overall view of the simulation conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

S116-E-05911 (12 Dec. 2006) --- As the mission's first spacewalk draws to a close, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, gets helps as he removes his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein (left), pilot, assisted Curbeam.

JSC2003-00012 (7 Jan. 2003) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Curbeam was joined by astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

STS098-349-004 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (second left) and Robert L. Curbeam, both mission specialists, prepare for one of the three STS-98 sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA). Astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell (lower left), mission commander, and Mark L. Polansky, mission specialist, assist Jones and Curbeam as they don their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suits in the airlock of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

ISS01-E-5356 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, floats above the longerons of the cargo bay on the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the final of three STS-98/5a space walks. Partially obscured behind Curbeam is astronaut Thomas D. Jones, his colleague and partner for all three walks. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

JSC2002-01540 (8 August 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, dons his training version of the full-pressure launch and entry suit prior to a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). United Space Alliance (USA) suit technicians Andre Denard (left) and Tommy McDonald assisted Curbeam.

JSC2006-E-47958 (6 November 2006) --- Astronauts Mark L. Polansky, left, and Robert L. Curbeam Jr. respond to a question from a reporter during a Nov. 6 press briefing at the Johnson Space Center. Polansky, commander, and Curbeam, one of five mission specialists, are part of the seven-member STS-116 crew currently in training for a Dec. 2006 visit to the International Space Station.

JSC2006-E-16152 (21 April 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, gets help with the final touches on the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Astronaut William A. Oefelein, pilot, assisted Curbeam.

JSC2002-01563 (8 August 2002) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, uses the Sky-genie to lower himself from a simulated trouble-plagued shuttle in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Curbeam is wearing a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

JSC2006-E-16170 (21 April 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang and astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (partially obscured), both STS-116 mission specialists, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang and Curbeam are wearing training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. Divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers during this training session.

STS085-316-036 (7 - 19 August 1997) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., mission specialist, takes pictures of Earth with a 70mm handheld camera through the overhead windows on the aft flight deck of the Space Shuttle Discovery. Curbeam, a member of the 1995 class of astronaut candidates, is making his first flight aboard a Space Shuttle.

Astronauts Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, and Robert L. Curbeam (partially obscured), STS-116 mission specialist, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Williams and Curbeam are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit. SCUBA-equipped divers are in the water to assist the crew members in their rehearsal intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS).

ISS014-E-09608 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in their extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, prepare for the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein (center), pilot, assisted Curbeam.

JSC2000-04778 (16 June 2000) --- Attired in training versions of the shuttle launch and entry garment, astronauts Mark Polansky (left) and Robert L. Curbeam take a break from a simulation exercise in the motion-base shuttle mission simulator (seen in the background) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Polansky is STS-98 pilot and Curbeam doubles as a mission specialist and flight engineer for the scheduled January 2000 5a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

STS98-E-5170 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, dons his extravehicular mobility unit for the upcoming space walk on the International Space Station on February 12. This scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS098-336-0026 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, participates in the second of three STS-98 sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA). He was joined on all three space walks by astronaut Thomas D. Jones.

STS98-E-5193 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, is pictured near Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) during the second of three scheduled space walks on 5a. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS085-330-034 (7 - 19 August 1997) --- From the left, astronauts Curtis L. Brown, Jr., mission commander; Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., mission specialist; and Kent V. Rominger, pilot, are pictured on the Space Shuttle Discovery's flight deck during a checkout of flight control systems.

ISS014-E-09442 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, floats with his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station as he prepares for the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA).

JSC2006-E-41656 (25 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center.

ISS014-E-09858 (14 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, prepares for the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.

STS98-E-5189 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, holds onto a hand rail on Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) during the second of three scheduled space walks on 5a. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

JSC2001-E-25473 (16 August 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., spacecraft communicator (CAPCOM), monitors data at his console in the shuttle flight control room (WFCR) in Houston's Mission Control Center (MCC) during the STS-105 mission.

JSC2006-E-41653 (25 Sept. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center.

JSC2006-E-49054 (13 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, photographed in the rear station of a NASA T-38 trainer jet at Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center, prepares for a flight to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

STS98-E-5177 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, dons his extravehicular mobility unit for the upcoming space walk on the International Space Station on February 12. This scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS014-E-09596 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Attired in his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, prepares for the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station.

ISS014-E-09519 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station.

STS98-E-5038 (9 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, stays busy at a makeshift supply depot on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during rendezvous and docking operations with the International Space Station (ISS). The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS098-322-0001 (7-20 February 2001) --- Three STS-98 astronauts move a rack into position aboard the newly attached Destiny laboratory. From the left to right are astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist; Mark L. Polansky, pilot; and Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander.

STS98-E-5179 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (right), STS-98 mission specialist, with the aid of astronaut Mark L. Polansky, pilot, dons his extravehicular mobility unit for the upcoming space walk on the International Space Station on February 12. This scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

JSC2006-E-46471 (25 Oct. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-116 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.

ISS014-E-09506 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station.

SS98-E-5214 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, dons his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) for the final of three space walks he shared with astonaut Thomas D. Jones on mission 5a. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS-85 Mission Specialist Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. is assisted with his ascent/reentry flight suit by white room closeout crew members Mike Mangione (left foreground) and Dave Law at Launch Pad 39A before he enters the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery

S116-E-05293 (10 Dec. 2006) --- Astronauts William A. (Bill) Oefelein (bottom) and Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 pilot and mission specialist, respectively, work with the lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canisters beneath Space Shuttle Discovery's middeck.

STS098-336-008 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, is photographed by fellow space walker Thomas D. Jones, during one of the three STS-98 sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA).

S116-E-05556 (11 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (foreground) and Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., both STS-116 mission specialists, work with controls on the aft flight deck of Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day three activities.

STS98-E-5191 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, is pictured near Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) during the second of three scheduled space walks on 5a. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS98-E-5231 (14 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, participates in the final of three STS-98/5a space walks to perform work on the International Space Station (ISS). The scene was photographed from the Space Shuttle Atlantis' crew cabin with a digital still camera.

STS98-E-5009 (8 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, reads over a duty schedule on the mid deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during early stages of the STS-98 mission. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

STS98-E-5025 (9 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialist, passes from mid deck to flight deck aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during STS-98 Flight Day 2 activity. The photograph was recorded with a digital still camera.

JSC2003-00006 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, gets help with final touches on the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

ISS014-E-09810 (14 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, meets the NASA logo up close during the Dec. 14 space walk to perform ISS work, which he shared with European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang.

ISS01-E-5360 (14 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones (partially obscured) and Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialists, are pictured in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis during their third space walk, as photographed with a digital still camera from the International Space Station's new Destiny laboratory.

S85-E-5090 (14 August 1997) --- Astronauts Kent V. Rominger (left), pilot, and Robert L. Curbeam Jr., mission specialist, float onto the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery during flight day 8 activity.

STS98-E-5192 (12 February 2001) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, STS-98 mission specialist, is pictured near Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) during the second of three scheduled space walks on 5a. The scene was recorded with a digital still camera.

ISS014-E-09509 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station.

STS98-E-5005 (8 February 2001) -- Astronauts Marsha S. Ivins and Robert L. Curbeam, mission specialists, are seen on the mid deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis in one of the first STS-98 digital still camera scenes to be down linked from the shuttle.

STS-85 Mission Specialist Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. looks down at his glove as a suit technician helps him with the other as he undergoes suitup in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. He is a lieutenant commander in the Navy and is a former radar intercept officer. Curbeam holds a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering and was selected as an astronaut in 1994. On TS-85, Curbeam will serve as the expert for the operation of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS-2) free-flyer, Technology Applications and Science-1 (TAS-1) and science, and International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker-2 payloads. He will also serve as the flight engineer during ascent and reentry operations

ISS014-E-10063 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

S116-E-06938 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, exits the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station as he and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, begin the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA) while Space Shuttle Discovery was docked with the station. Curbeam and Fuglesang worked in tandem, using specially-prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

ISS014-E-10058 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

ISS014-E-10079 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

ISS014-E-10075 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

S116-E-06624 (16 Dec. 2006) --- As the mission's third spacewalk draws to a close, astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left), STS-116 mission specialist, and Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, get help as they remove their extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station. Astronaut William A. (Bill) Oefelein (bottom), pilot; European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, mission specialist; and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Expedition 14 flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, assisted Curbeam and Williams.

STS098-S-002 (December 2000) --- These five astronauts have been in training for the STS-98 mission, scheduled for launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis in January of 2001. The crew is composed of astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell (right front), mission commander; and Mark L. Polansky (left front), pilot; along with astronauts Marsha S. Ivins, Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., (left rear) and Thomas D. Jones (right rear), all mission specialists. Curbeam and Jones are the scheduled extravehicular activity (EVA) participants for the International Space Station's 5a mission.

S116-E-06852 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Anchored to the International Space Station's Canadarm2 foot restraint, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially-prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

ISS014-E-10084 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

S116-E-06957 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, works with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, worked in tandem with Curbeam, using specially-prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

Photographic documentation showing STS-98 crewmembers engaging in preflight training in bldg. 5. Views include: STS-98 mission commander Kenneth D. Cockrell, wearing a Launch Entry Suit (LES) and a helmet, sits in the commanders station on the flight deck of the mobile-based Shuttle Mission Simulator (SMS) (04774); STS-98 pilot Mark L. Polansky, wearing LES and helmet, sits in the pilots station, with STS-98 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert L. Curbeam seated behind him on the flight deck (04775); Polansky in the pilots station (04776); Curbeam in a LES and wearing a Communications Carrier Assembly (CCA) (04777); Polansky and Curbeam pose, wearing LES and no helmets, in bldg. 5 (04778); Polansky, wearing a LES, fastens his CCA (04779); Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam and STS-98 MS Marsha S. Ivins, wearing LES, sit in locker room (04780); Ivins and suit techs (04781); suit techs and Polansky (04782); suit techs and Cockrell (04783).

STS098-331-005 (7-20 February 2001) --- In the grasp of the shuttle’s remote manipulator system (RMS) robot arm, the Destiny laboratory is moved from its stowage position in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The photo was taken by astronaut Thomas D. Jones, who was participating in one of three STS-98/5a spacewalks at the time. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (out of frame) also made the three spacewalks.

S116-E-06593 (16 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third planned session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, (out of frame), Expedition 14 flight engineer, also participated in the 7-hour, 31-minute spacewalk.

STS098-331-0017 (7-20 February 2001) --- In the grasp of the shuttle's remote manipulator system (RMS) robot arm, the Destiny laboratory is moved from its stowage position in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The photo was taken by astronaut Thomas D. Jones, who was participating in one of three STS-98/5a space walks at the time. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam (out of frame) also made the three space walks.

S116-E-06275 (14 Dec. 2006) --- With his feet secured on the Canadarm2, European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, works to relocate one of the two Crew Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) carts during EVA 2 on Dec. 14. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., who is sharing two spacewalks with Fuglesang on this flight, is out of frame.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-116 Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam is in training at SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., along with other crew members Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Pilot William Oelefein and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang. Objective of their mission to the International Space Station is to deliver and attach the third port truss segment, the P5 Truss, deactivate and retract the P6 Truss Channel 4B (port-side) solar array, and reconfigure station power from 2A and 4A solar arrays. A launch date is under review.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Commander Kenneth Cockrell speaks to the media at the Shuttle Landing Facility after the crew's arrival Sunday to complete preparations for launch. The crew also includes Pilot Mark Polansky and Mission Specialists Thomas Jones, Marsha Ivins and Robert Curbeam.; STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying as payload the U.S. Lab Destiny, a key element in the construction of the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Feb. 7 at 6:11 p.m. EST

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-116 crew look over equipment at SPACEHAB in Port Canaveral, Fla. On the left are Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang; on the right are Commander Terrence Wilcutt and Pilot William Oefelein. Objective of their mission to the International Space Station is to deliver and attach the third port truss segment, the P5 Truss, deactivate and retract the P6 Truss Channel 4B (port-side) solar array, and reconfigure station power from 2A and 4A solar arrays. A launch date is under review.

ISS014-E-09786 (14 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, also participated in the spacewalk. The station's Canadarm2 end effector is at left.

S116-E-06110 (13 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, works in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station. Astronauts Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., STS-116 mission specialist, and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer, are visible in the background.

S116-E-05966 (12 Dec. 2006) -- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, also participated in the 6-hour, 36-minute spacewalk.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-116 crew look over equipment they will be working with during their mission to the International Space Station. On the stand at left is Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam. The 19th assembly flight to the ISS, the mission will deliver the third port truss segment, the P5 Truss, to attach to second port truss segment, the P3/P4 Truss, to be assembled in an earlier mission. STS-116 is scheduled for launch in June 2003.

STS098-S-016 (20 Feb. 2001) --- The main landing gear on the space shuttle Atlantis touches down to mark mission completion at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of California.Onboard were astronauts Kenneth Cockrell, Mark Polansky, Robert Curbeam, Thomas Jones and Marsha Ivins. Atlantis touched down on Edward?s concrete runway at 2:33 p.m. (CST), Feb. 20, for a mission elapsed time of 12 days, 21 hours and 20 minutes. Photo credit: NASA

S116-E-05980 (12 Dec. 2006) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, including land mass that covers parts of New Zealand, astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (left) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, both STS-116 mission specialists, participate in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA

S116-E-06958 (18 Dec. 2006) --- Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr. (center) and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang (right), both STS-116 mission specialists, work with the port overhead solar array wing on the International Space Station's P6 truss during the mission's fourth session of extravehicular activity (EVA). The spacewalkers used specially-prepared, tape-insulated tools, to guide the array wing neatly inside its blanket box during the 6-hour, 38-minute spacewalk.

JSC2003-00014 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, wearing a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, participates in an underwater simulation of extravehicular activity (EVA) scheduled for the 19th shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Fuglesang was joined by astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, for the simulation, conducted in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

S116-E-06021 (12 Dec. 2006) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first of three planned sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction resumes on the International Space Station. Astronaut Robert L. Curbeam, Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, also participated in the 6-hour, 36-minute spacewalk.