Astronauts C.J. Sturckow (seated, left) and Pat Forrester (seated, right) sign autographs during their Oct. 7 visit to Stennis Space Center. The astronauts visited the rocket engine testing facility to thank Stennis employees for contributions to their recent STS-128 space shuttle mission. All three of the main engines used on the mission were tested at Stennis. Sturckow served as commander for the STS-128 flight; Forrester was a mission specialist. During a 14-day mission aboard space shuttle discovery, the STS-128 crew delivered equipment and supplies to the International Space Station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and an exercise treadmill. The mission featured three spacewalks to replace experiments and install new equipment at the space station.
STS-128 commander Rick Sturckow speaks to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
STS-128 mission specialist Patrick Forrester speaks to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, a mission specialist on STS-128, far right, smiles during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana looks at the weather radar in Firing Room Four at the Kennedy Space Center during the launch countdown of space shuttle Discovery and the STS-128 crew, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Discovery’s launch attempt was scrubbed due to weather conditions. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, meets with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency in his office at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
Members of the crew of STS-128, from left, Commander Rick Sturckow, mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, speak to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
Members of the crew of STS-128 seated from left, Commander Rick Sturckow, mission specialists Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fuglesang of the European Space Agency, speak to the audience during a presentation in the auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, seated left, smiles as Deputy Administrator Lori Garver greets STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, during a meeting at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, talks with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency in his office at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
The space shuttle Discovery is poised for liftoff on the STS-128 mission from pad 39a at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch early Tuesday morning. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
The space shuttle Discovery is poised for liftoff on the STS-128 mission from pad 39a at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch early Tuesday morning. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, right, along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, meets with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, left, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, right, along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, meets with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, left, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Astronaut John "Danny" Olivas is seen preparing to board the space shuttle Discovery at pad 39a on a monitor in Firing Room Four of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. EDT and will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, meet with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Astronaut Patrick Forrester is seen preparing to board the space shuttle Discovery at pad 39a on a monitor in Firing Room Four of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch Tuesday, Aug., 25, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. EDT and will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Astronaut Patrick Forrester, left, and European Space Agency Astronaut Christer Fuglesang are seen preparing to board the space shuttle Discovery at pad 39a on a monitor in Firing Room Four of the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009. Discovery is scheduled to launch Tuesday, Aug., 25, 2009 at 1:36 a.m. EDT and will carry the Leonardo supply module to the International Space Station during STS-128, along with a new crew member for the station, Nicole Stott. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, left, and Deputy Administrator Lori Garver along with Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs L. Seth Statler, seated right, meet with STS-128 astronauts Patrick Forrester, Jose Hernandez and Christer Fugelsang, of the European Space Agency, at NASA Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is revealed during sunrise after the rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS. On top of the external fuel tank is the oxygen vent hood, called the "beanie cap," which is designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the shuttle. The rollback is preparation for Discovery's scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 with a crew of seven on the STS-128 mission. The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, is moved across the facility for weighing and installation in the payload canister. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier holds an ammonia tank assembly. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, is being moved to the payload canister for installation. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier holds an ammonia tank assembly. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, lowered into the payload canister for installation. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier holds an ammonia tank assembly. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, is being moved to the payload canister for installation. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier holds an ammonia tank assembly. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, is weighed. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier holds an ammonia tank assembly. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, lowered into the payload canister for installation. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier holds an ammonia tank assembly. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is closer to launch on the STS-128 mission. Against the shuttle's cockpit is seen the White Room at the end of the orbiter access arm. The White Room provides the astronauts entry into the shuttle. Discovery sits on the mobile launcher platform, which straddles the flame trench below. On either side of the engine nozzles are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:36 a.m. EDT Aug. 25.The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space Shuttle Discovery sits on Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, after rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS. The oxygen vent hood, called the “beanie cap,” is positioned above the external fuel tank. It is designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the shuttle. The rollback is preparation for Discovery’s scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 on the STS-128 mission with a crew of seven. First motion was at 5:06 a.m. EDT and completed at 5:46 a.m. EDT. The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is closer to launch on the STS-128 mission. Against the shuttle's cockpit is seen the White Room at the end of the orbiter access arm. The White Room provides the astronauts entry into the shuttle. Discovery sits on the mobile launcher platform, which straddles the flame trench below. On either side of the engine nozzles are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:36 a.m. EDT Aug. 25.The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the oxygen vent hood, called the "beanie cap," is positioned above the external fuel tank of space shuttle Discovery following the rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, at left. The beanie cap is designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the shuttle. The rollback is preparation for Discovery's scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 on the STS-128 mission with a crew of seven. First motion was at 5:06 a.m. EDT and completed at 5:46 a.m. EDT. The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the oxygen vent hood, called the "beanie cap," is positioned above the external fuel tank of space shuttle Discovery following the rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, at left. The beanie cap is designed to vent gaseous oxygen vapors away from the shuttle. The rollback is preparation for Discovery's scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 on the STS-128 mission with a crew of seven. First motion was at 5:06 a.m. EDT and completed at 5:46 a.m. EDT. The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers attach an overhead crane to the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, which holds an ammonia tank assembly. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier will be weighed and then installed in the payload canister. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers attach an overhead crane to the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, or LMC, which holds an ammonia tank assembly. Part of the payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station, the carrier will be weighed and then installed in the payload canister. The STS-128 flight also will carry science and storage racks to the space station on Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18. Photo credit: NASA/Tim Jacobs
STS128-S-001 (April 2009) --- The STS-128 patch symbolizes the 17A mission and represents the hardware, people and partner nations that contribute to the flight. The Space shuttle Discovery is shown in the orbit configuration with the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) Leonardo in the payload bay. Earth and the International Space Station wrap around the Astronaut Office symbol reminding us of the continuous human presence in space. The names of the STS-128 crew members border the patch in an unfurled manner. Included in the names is the expedition crew member who will launch on STS-128 and remain on board ISS, replacing another Expedition crew member who will return home with STS-128. The banner also completes the Astronaut Office symbol and contains the U.S. and Swedish flags representing the countries of the STS-128 crew. The NASA insignia design for space shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the forms of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which is not anticipated, the change will be publicly announced. Photo credit: NASA
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
STS-128 Press Conference. Photo Date: August 13, 2009. Location: Bldg. 2 - Rm 122 Press Conference. Photographer: Robert Markowitz.
ISS020-E-036875 (30 Aug. 2009) --- This is one of a series of digital still images that were recorded shortly after the STS-128 and Expedition 20 crewmembers reunited in space and not long after the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station joined up in Earth orbit to form the second consecutive 13 person aggregation to perform more work on the orbital outpost. Pictured near a hatch way is European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fugelsang, STS-128 mission specialist.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the rotating service structure’s control booth roll the structure from space shuttle Discovery. First motion was at 5:06 a.m. EDT. The rollback is preparation for Discovery’s scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 with a crew of seven. The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the rotating service structure's control booth begin to roll the structure from space shuttle Discovery. First motion was at 5:06 a.m. EDT. The rollback is preparation for Discovery's scheduled 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff Aug. 25 with a crew of seven. The service structure provides weather protection and access to the space shuttle at the launch pad. The 13-day mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. STS-128 will be Discovery's 37th mission and the 30th shuttle flight dedicated to station assembly and maintenance. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder
PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753
PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753
PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753
PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753
PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753
PHOTO DATE: 04-09-09 LOCATION: NBL POOL TOPSIDE SUBJECT: STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Nicole Stott during STS-128 17A EVA 1 training PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD X34753
ISS020-E-038038 (3 Sept. 2009) --- A portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a space walking astronaut during the STS-128 mission?s second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the station. The blackness of space and Earth?s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS020-E-038055 (3 Sept. 2009) --- A portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a space walking astronaut during the STS-128 mission?s second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the station. The blackness of space and Earth?s horizon provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS020-E-038012 (3 Sept. 2009) --- A portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a space walking astronaut during the STS-128 mission?s second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the station. The blackness of space and the thin line of Earth?s atmosphere provide the backdrop for the scene.
PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR
PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR
PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR
PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR
PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR
PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09 LOCATION: SCTF, NBL SUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027 PHOTOGRAPHER: BLAIR
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
PHOTO DATE: 05-18-09 LOCATION: Bldg 9NW CCTII SUBJECT: STS-128 Preflight Training, Post Insertion Activities PHOTOGRAPHER: James Blair
STS-128 mission specialist Jose Hernandez, left, makes a point while talking to students during an event at the U.S. Department of Education, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Washington as fellow STS-128 crew members, Patrick Forrester and Christer Fuglesang, of the European Space Agency, right, look on. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted Washington area middle and high school students Thursday for a live discussion with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The event was part of the 10th annual celebration of International Education Week. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
ISS020-E-036848 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-128 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 7:54 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 30, 2009. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Discovery?s cargo bay.
S128-E-007690 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.
S128-E-007695 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.
S128-E-007693 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.
ISS020-E-036850 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Backdropped by a colorful Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-128 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 7:54 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 30, 2009. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Discovery?s cargo bay.
S128-E-007689 (3 Sept. 2009) --- NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Olivas and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.
ISS020-E-036828 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-128 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 7:54 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 30, 2009. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Discovery?s cargo bay.
ISS020-E-036846 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-128 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 7:54 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 30, 2009. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Discovery?s cargo bay.
ISS020-E-036847 (30 Aug. 2009) --- Space Shuttle Discovery is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member as the shuttle approaches the International Space Station during STS-128 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 7:54 p.m. (CDT) on Aug. 30, 2009. The Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is visible in Discovery?s cargo bay.
S128-E-007696 (3 Sept. 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-128 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk, Fuglesang and NASA astronaut John “Danny” Olivas (out of frame), mission specialist, installed the new Ammonia Tank Assembly on the Port 1 Truss and stowed the empty tank assembly into the Space Shuttle Discovery’s cargo bay.
STS-128 cake-cutting celebrating the completion of mission training.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.
STS-128 crew during CCT BAILOUT with Expedition astronaut Nicole Stott.