ISS034-E-051715 (20 Feb. 2013) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, performs routine maintenance on Biolab in the Columbus Module aboard the International Space Station.
Hadfield performs regular maintenance on Biolab, in the Columbus Module
View of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 Flight Engineer (FE), during Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) routine annual maintenance, in the Node 3.  Photo was taken during Expedition 34.
Hadfield during WHC maintenance in the Node 3
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -     A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body and flight deck of  orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body and flight deck of orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body and flight deck of  orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body and flight deck of orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -    A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body of  orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body of orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body and flight deck of  orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A technician with United Space Alliance checks wiring in the mid-body and flight deck of orbiter Atlantis as part of routine maintenance.
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's Jeff Hansell, right, explains functions of a space shuttle main engine to Pearl River Community College Aviation Maintenance Technology Program students. Christopher Bryon, left, of Bay St. Louis, Ret Tolar of Kiln, Dan Holston of Baxterville and Billy Zugg of Long Beach took a recent tour of the SSME Processing Facility and the E-1 Test Complex at Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi. The students attend class adjacent to the Stennis International Airport tarmac in Kiln, where they get hands-on experience. PRCC's program prepares students to be responsible for the inspection, repair and maintenance of technologically advanced aircraft. A contractor to NASA, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Calif., manufactures the space shuttle main engine and its high-pressure turbo pumps. SSC was established in the 1960s to test the huge engines for the Saturn V moon rockets. Now 40 years later, the center tests every main engine for the space shuttle, and is America's largest rocket engine test complex. SSC will soon begin testing the rocket engines that will power spacecraft carrying Americans back to the moon and on to Mars.
PRCC Aviation Students
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod is removed from  the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod is removed from the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod removed from  the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod removed from the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod is removed from  the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod is removed from the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -     Technicians with United Space Alliance work in close quarters as they check the wiring on the mid-body of orbiter Atlantis.  The inspection is part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Technicians with United Space Alliance work in close quarters as they check the wiring on the mid-body of orbiter Atlantis. The inspection is part of routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker sandblasts the surface behind the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A .  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker sandblasts the surface behind the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A . Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Launch Pad 39A undergoes sandblasting of its metal structures and surfaces.  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Launch Pad 39A undergoes sandblasting of its metal structures and surfaces. Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, technicians prepare to remove an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod from the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, technicians prepare to remove an Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod from the orbiter Atlantis during routine maintenance.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker sandblasts the surface behind the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A .  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker sandblasts the surface behind the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A . Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker sandblasts the surface behind the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A .  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker sandblasts the surface behind the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A . Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sandblasting begins on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting.  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sandblasting begins on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting. Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
iss071e318564 (July 10, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Boeing's Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore reviews procedures on a computer tablet for life support maintenance work aboard the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut and Boeing's Crew Flight Test Commander Butch Wilmore
jsc2024e066574 (Oct. 28, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
jsc2024e066564 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Les Hanks, with United Space Alliance, prepares a window on Atlantis for removal.  The windows are being removed to inspect them for contaminants in the thermal seal.  Atlantis has been undergoing routine maintenance in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Return to Flight, on mission STS-114.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Les Hanks, with United Space Alliance, prepares a window on Atlantis for removal. The windows are being removed to inspect them for contaminants in the thermal seal. Atlantis has been undergoing routine maintenance in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Return to Flight, on mission STS-114.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At right, Mike Young and Les Hanks, with United Space Alliance, prepare a window on Atlantis for removal.  The windows are being removed to inspect them for contaminants in the thermal seal.  Atlantis has been undergoing routine maintenance in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Return to Flight, on mission STS-114.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At right, Mike Young and Les Hanks, with United Space Alliance, prepare a window on Atlantis for removal. The windows are being removed to inspect them for contaminants in the thermal seal. Atlantis has been undergoing routine maintenance in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Return to Flight, on mission STS-114.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Les Hanks (foreground) and Darlene Beville (background), with United Space Alliance,  prepare a window on Atlantis for removal.  The windows are being removed to inspect them for contaminants in the thermal seal.  Atlantis has been undergoing routine maintenance in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Return to Flight, on mission STS-114.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Les Hanks (foreground) and Darlene Beville (background), with United Space Alliance, prepare a window on Atlantis for removal. The windows are being removed to inspect them for contaminants in the thermal seal. Atlantis has been undergoing routine maintenance in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Return to Flight, on mission STS-114.
jsc2024e066553 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
iss058e011974 (Feb. 7, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Anne McClain works inside the International Space Station's Quest joint airlock. The Expedition 58 Flight Engineer was working on U.S. spacesuit maintenance emptying and refilling water in the suits' cooling loops.
NASA astronaut Anne McClain works inside the Quest joint airlock
jsc2024e066561 (Oct. 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Soyuz MS-27 crew member Jonny Kim undergoes International Space Station Extravehicular Activity (EVA) maintenance training, or spacewalk training, at Jonson’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  On Launch Pad 39A, clouds of dust float away from the Mobile Launcher Platform, which is undergoing sandblasting to remove corrosion before repainting.  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39A, clouds of dust float away from the Mobile Launcher Platform, which is undergoing sandblasting to remove corrosion before repainting. Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers, covered in protective clothing and breathing apparatus, continue sandblasting on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting.  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers, covered in protective clothing and breathing apparatus, continue sandblasting on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting. Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers, covered in protective clothing and breathing apparatus, continue sandblasting on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting.  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers, covered in protective clothing and breathing apparatus, continue sandblasting on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting. Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers, covered in protective clothing and breathing apparatus, continue sandblasting on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting.  Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers, covered in protective clothing and breathing apparatus, continue sandblasting on the Mobile Launcher Platform on Launch Pad 39A to remove corrosion before repainting. Routine maintenance includes sandblasting and repainting as preventive means to minimize corrosion.
iss058e002219 (Jan. 5, 2019) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques works on U.S. spacesuit maintenance in the Quest airlock. A spacesuit with a patch of the flag of Canada on the left shoulder is seen behind Saint-Jacques. Spacewalks conducted in U.S. spacesuits are staged in Quest.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques
iss071e379502 (July 23, 2024) --- Clockwise from left, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Mike Barratt, and Butch Wilmore work on lab maintenance tasks aboard the International Space Station. Williams and Wilmore are the Pilot and Commander, respectively, for Boeing's Crew Flight Test and Barratt is an Expedition 71 Flight Engineer.
NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Mike Barratt, and Butch Wilmore
iss058e011232 (Feb. 8, 2019) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques works inside the Unity module performing preventative maintenance on the Simplified Aid For EVA Rescue (SAFER) unit that attaches to U.S. spacesuits. The SAFER would be used to maneuver an astronaut back to the International Space Station in the unlikely event they became untethered during a spacewalk.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques
ISS047e048133 (04/01/2016) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra prepares a U.S. Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit for cooling loop maintenance. Spacesuits on-board the International Space Station get routine maintenance between spacewalks.
Kopra during EMU spacesuit for Cooling Loop Maintnenace
iss053e303473 (11/132017) --- Photo documentation of Augmented Reality Application for Maintenance, Inventory and Stowage (ARAMIS) Maintenance Session abord the International Space Station (ISS). The ARAMIS investigation demonstrates use of augmented reality technology to improve efficiency of operations aboard the space station.
Augmented Reality Application for Maintenance, Inventory and Stowage (ARAMIS) Maintenance Session
iss042e078210 (12/29/2014) --- European Space Agency Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on 29 December 2014,  performs maintenance on a controller panel assembly in the Tranquility module. Life on board the ISS is one of constant maintenance and working with science experiments.
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ISS014-E-15136 (26 Feb. 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, performs maintenance work on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) during routine in-flight maintenance (IFM) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Williams with TVIS hardware in Zvezda Service module
ISS039-E-010367 (9 April 2014) --- In the Kibo laboratory aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 39 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson works during in-flight maintenance to mate electrical connectors in Tranquility's Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA). The image was taken during the second day of CDRA in-flight maintenance.
Swanson during Day 2 of CDRA IFM
iss058e007370 (Jan. 29, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain works inside Japan's Kibo laboratory module. She was setting up and installing small satellite deployment hardware inside Kibo's airlock to eject a set of CubeSats outside the Japanese module.
NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Conducts Space Science and Station Maintenance
iss058e001965 (Jan. 4, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain is inside the European Columbus laboratory module participating in the NeuroMapping experiment. The long-running experiment studies whether long-duration spaceflight causes any changes to the brain, including brain structure and function, motor control, and multi-tasking abilities.
NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Conducts Space Science and Station Maintenance
iss058e001880 (Jan. 2, 2019) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain works inside the Unity module conducting research operations for the Protein Crystal Experiment-16 that is exploring therapies for Parkinson's disease.
NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Conducts Space Science and Station Maintenance
iss058e001000 (Dec. 26, 2018) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain works inside Japan's Kibo laboratory module installing the Material Transfer Tray before inserting it into the module's airlock.
NASA Astronaut Anne McClain Conducts Space Science and Station Maintenance
STS061-95-028 (6 Dec 1993) --- Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton, on the end of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, hovers over equipment associated with servicing chores on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the second extravehicular activity (EVA) on the eleven-day mission.  Astronauts Thornton and Thomas D. Akers changed out the solar array panels during this EVA.
Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during second HST extravehicular activity
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new 18,500-square-foot Electrical Maintenance Facility (EMF) officially opening for business. Addressing the attendees is Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana. Located in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 area, the EMF will provide new and renovated space for maintenance shops, offices, and equipment and material storage in support of the electrical maintenance functions for the center. The facility is projected to receive Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Photo credit: NASA/ Troy Cryder
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new 18,500-square-foot Electrical Maintenance Facility (EMF) officially opening for business. Addressing the attendees is NASA Construction of Facility Project Manager Nick Rivieccio. Located in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 area, the EMF will provide new and renovated space for maintenance shops, offices, and equipment and material storage in support of the electrical maintenance functions for the center. The facility is projected to receive Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Photo credit: NASA/ Troy Cryder
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new 18,500-square-foot Electrical Maintenance Facility (EMF) officially opening for business. Addressing the attendees is Kennedy Director of Operations Mike Benik. Located in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 area, the EMF will provide new and renovated space for maintenance shops, offices, and equipment and material storage in support of the electrical maintenance functions for the center. The facility is projected to receive Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Photo credit: NASA/ Troy Cryder
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iss072e363875 (Dec. 9, 2024) ---A U.S. spacesuit is pictured being serviced for maintenance inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
A U.S. spacesuit is pictured being serviced for maintenance
iss063e010102 (May 8, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy is pictured in the International Space Station's Harmony module working on maintenance tasks.
Sewing New CEVIS Belt Buckle
View of FGB solar array panels taken during Russian extravehicular activity (EVA) 36 in support of assembly and maintenance on the International Space Station.
Russian EVA 36
iss067e011316 (April 12, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Kayla Barron is pictured during maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.
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iss060e043912 (Aug. 23, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA conducts maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.
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iss063e010080 (May 8, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy is pictured in the International Space Station's Harmony module working on maintenance tasks.
Sewing New CEVIS Belt Buckle
iss066e086669 (Dec. 6, 2021) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 66 Commander Anton Shkaplerov works on maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.
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iss066e155761 (Feb. 28, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn is pictured during maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.
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iss068e041665 (Jan. 23, 2023) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Anna Kikina works on electronics hardware maintenance inside the International Space Station.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3 with twin solid rocket boosters bolted to it inches along the crawlerway at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals. The boosters are braced at the top for stability.  The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Like candles embedded in a sculptured “cake,” the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) number 3 with twin solid rocket boosters bolted to it inches along the crawlerway at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
ISS030-E-032750 (11 Jan. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Dan Burbank, Expedition 30 flight commander, performs the Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) yearly maintenance in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station. The maintenance included removing and replacing the urine hydraulic components which include urine lines, urine valve block and urine pressure sensors, and removing and replacing the Flush Water Tank Pressure Sensor.
Burbank performs the WHC Yearly Maintenance in the Node 3
ISS028-E-010781 (30 June 2011) --- NASA astronauts Mike Fossum (left) and Ron Garan, both Expedition 28 flight engineers, perform in-flight maintenance in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. The maintenance involved removing and replacing the failed Common Cabin Air Assembly (CCAA) heat exchanger in the P3 Midbay with a new spare Heat Exchanger Orbit Replaceable Unit (HX ORU) and lines.
Expedition 28 Crew Members during IFM
STS061-098-000K (8 Dec. 1993) --- Astronaut Kathryn C. Thornton works with equipment associated with servicing chores on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the fourth extravehicular activity (EVA) on the eleven-day mission.
Astronaut Kathryn Thornton during servicing of HST
STS061-99-002 (2-13 Dec 1993) --- The new set of solar array panels deployed on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is backdropped against the blackness of space and a widely cloud-covered area on Earth.  The 70mm frame was exposed by one of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's seven crew members on the aft flight deck.
New set of solar arrays deployed on Hubble Space Telescope
View of Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Chris Hadfield,Expedition 34 Flight Engineer (FE),performing Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) overhaul,in the Node 3.  Photo was taken during Expedition 34.
Hadfield performs WHC overhaul in the Node 3
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place inside the new 18,500-square-foot Electrical Maintenance Facility (EMF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Kennedy Director of Operations Mike Benik, NASA Construction of Facility Project Manager Nick Rivieccio and Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana. Located in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 area, the EMF will provide new and renovated space for maintenance shops, offices, and equipment and material storage in support of the electrical maintenance functions for the center. The facility is projected to receive Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Photo credit: NASA/ Troy Cryder
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Prior to its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) went through years of development and testing. The HST was the first of its kind and the scientific community could only imagine the fruits of their collective labors. However, prior to its launch, more practical procedures, such as astronaut training, had to be developed. As the HST was to remain in orbit for years, it became apparent that on-orbit maintenance routines would have to be developed. The best facility to develop these maintenance practices was at the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The NBS provided mock-ups of the HST (in sections), a Remote Manipulator System (RMS), and a shuttle's cargo bay pallet. This real life scenario provided scientists, engineers, and astronauts a practical environment to work out any problems with a plarned on-orbit maintenance mission. Pictured is an astronaut in training with a mock-up section of the HST, practicing using tools especially designed for the task being performed.
Around Marshall
ISS020-E-006150 (3 June 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Thirsk in Service Module
ISS015-E-28433 (18 Sept. 2007) --- Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) in the Unity node of the International Space Station.
Yurchikhin poses for a photo while working in the Node 1
ISS020-E-043496 (29 Sept. 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
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iss065e099946 (June 14, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) is pictured working on maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.
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iss060e043909 (Aug. 23, 2019) --- Expedition 60 Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan of NASA and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) pose for a portrait while conducting maintenance activities aboard the International Space Station.
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iss067e003161 (April 5, 2022) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut and Expedition 67 Flight Engineer Matthias Maurer performs maintenance on combustion research hardware aboard the International Space Station.
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ISS020-E-044606 (30 Sept. 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
Thirsk prepares to install T2/COLBERT
ISS013-E-70896 (24 Aug. 2006) --- Astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Williams performs IFM during Expedition 13
Prior to its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) went through years of development and testing. The HST was the first of its kind and the scientific community could only imagine the fruits of their collective labors. However, prior to its launch, more practical procedures, such as astronaut training, had to be developed. As the HST was to remain in orbit for years, it became apparent that on-orbit maintenance routines would have to be developed. The best facility to develop these maintenance practices was at the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The NBS provided mock-ups of the HST (in sections), a Remote Manipulator System (RMS), and a shuttle's cargo bay pallet. This real life scenario provided scientists, engineers, and astronauts a practical environment to work out any problems with a plarned on-orbit maintenance mission. Pictured are two astronauts training at MSFC's NBS. One astronaut is using a foot restraint system attached to the RMS, while the other astronaut performs maintenance techniques while attached to the surface of the HST mock-up.
Around Marshall
ISS019-E-008750 (21 April 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Barrett during TVIS maintenance
iss069e014391 (May 16, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Woody Hoburg conducts maintenance on the treadmill located inside the International Space Station's Tranquility module.
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ISS037-E-006562 (3 Oct. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 37 flight engineer, performs routine in-flight maintenance on the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
Hopins with ARED hardware
iss065e018983 (May 4, 2021) --- Expedition 65 astronauts Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency perform maintenance on a pair of U.S. spacesuits inside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.
EVA SOP Swap
ISS019-E-007249 (16 April 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on equipment in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
Wakata with MDCA during: Fuel Reservoir Replacement
iss069e055090 (Aug. 8, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen replaces charcoal filters in the Destiny laboratory module as part of life support maintenance aboard the International Space Station.
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iss054e026563 (Jan. 31, 2018) --- Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (left) and Anton Shkaplerov are pictured in their Russian Orlan spacesuits during a fit check ahead of a Feb.2 spacewalk for International Space Station maintenance.
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iss071e547031 (Aug. 23, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick smiles for a portrait in the middle of maintenance work aboard the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.
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ISS036-E-025446 (29 July 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 36 flight engineer, works on various science and maintenance activities in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
CONJUGATION. Photographing during deactivation
iss065e018991 (May 22, 2021) --- Expedition 65 astronauts Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency perform maintenance on a pair of U.S. spacesuits inside the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.
EVA SOP Swap
In the Orbiter Processing Facility, David Sanborn and Rick Cady, with United Space Alliance, check tiles on the underside of Endeavour. Tile check is part of routine maintenance and return to flight activities on the orbiter fleet.
Endeavour Return to Flight Maintenance
ISS038-E-013718 (9 Dec. 2013) --- NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, performs routine in-flight maintenance in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
IFM in the Columbus Module
iss066e078601 (Nov. 18, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei participates in maintenance and cargo activities inside the International Space Station's Unity module.
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ISS026-E-021336 (13 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, works with cables at the Maintenance Work Area in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Kelly works with cables
In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Rick Cady, with United Space Alliance, removes a tile from Endeavour. Tile check is part of routine maintenance and return to flight activities on the orbiter fleet.
Endeavour Return to Flight Maintenance
ISS028-E-034978 (30 Aug. 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on the Muscle Atrophy Research & Exercise System (MARES) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.
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ISS019-E-008752 (21 April 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Barrett during TVIS maintenance
iss072e488718 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague is pictured during a six-hour spacewalk for science and maintenance on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Nick Hague is pictured during a six-hour spacewalk
iss059e000427 (March 16, 2019) --- NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Anne McClain and Christina Koch (right) work on U.S. spacesuit maintenance in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station.
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iss068e045306 (Feb. 2, 2023) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Anna Kikina works on preventive maintenance inside the Zvezda service module's ventilation subsystem aboard the International Space Station.
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ISS028-E-019399 (28 July 2011) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) in the Tranquility node of the International Space Station.
FE Fossum performs aRED In-Flight Maintenance
iss051e038158 (5/8/2017) --- Chinese cabbage is grown in the Veggie facility on the International Space Station. The sprouts form in a low-maintenance foam pillow and are grown using a special light to help the plants thrive.
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iss064e023968 (Jan. 19, 2021) --- NASA astronauts Victor Glover (left) and Michael Hopkins work on U.S. spacesuit maintenance inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.
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ISS026-E-021346 (13 Jan. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander; and Catherine (Cady) Coleman, flight engineer, work with cables at the Maintenance Work Area in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
Kelly and Coleman and the MWA
ISS022-E-043882 (28 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
Williams works on the CDRA IFM in the JPM during Expedition 22
ISS018-E-017243 (2 Jan. 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, performs in-flight maintenance on the Mass Constituents Analyzer (MCA) in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
ISS Expedition 18 Interim Resistive Exercise Device (IRED) Hardware in Node 2 Harmony
ISS019-E-009857 (23 April 2009) --- Astronaut Michael Barratt, Expedition 19/20 flight engineer, performs in-flight maintenance on the Treadmill Vibration Isolation System (TVIS) in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station.
Barratt with TVIS in Service module
ISS022-E-052257 (29 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander, performs in-flight maintenance (IFM) on the Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) in the Kibo laboratory of the International Space Station.
CDRA in the JPM during Expedition 22