ISS039-E-013540 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013536 (20 April 2014) --- The sun appears brightly in the upper left corner of this photo -- one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed following the April 20 arrival.
ISS032-E-010444 (27 July 2012) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2, the unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is berthed to the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony node. The attachment was completed at 10:34 a.m. (EDT) on July 27, 2012. Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
S82-E-5171 (13 Feb. 1997) --- Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after capture berthed on Flight Support system (FSS) in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay. This view was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).
S82-E-5175 (13 Feb. 1997) --- Hubble Space Telescope (HST) after capture berthed on Flight Support system (FSS) in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay. This view was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).
S103-E-5170 (21 December 1999) --- This closeup electronic still camera's view shows the lower portion of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) as the giant observatory is berthed in Discovery's cargo bay. The gold-shielded apparatus at the bottom of the frame is the flight support system (FSS), a turntable device similar to a "Lazy Susan" because of its ability to rotate and tilt to assist the upcoming servicing tasks. The image was recorded at 19:49:22 GMT, Dec. 21, 1999 but was not able to be downlinked by the astronauts until late on the following day.
ISS032-E-010464 (27 July 2012) --- The unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 32 crew member shortly after the HTV-3 was berthed to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The attachment was completed at 10:34 a.m. (EDT) on July 27, 2012. Earth?s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS032-E-010473 (27 July 2012) --- The unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 32 crew member shortly after the HTV-3 was berthed to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The attachment was completed at 10:34 a.m. (EDT) on July 27, 2012. Earth?s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS032-E-010476 (27 July 2012) --- The unpiloted Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 32 crew member shortly after the HTV-3 was berthed to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node using the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The attachment was completed at 10:34 a.m. (EDT) on July 27, 2012. Earth?s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
iss072e862224 (March 28, 2025) --- The Cygnus space freighter's common berthing mechanism, which connects Cygnus to the International Space Station, is pictured after the Canadarm2 robotic arm removed the cargo craft from the Unity module's Earth-facing port.
STS072-734-011 (11 Jan. 1996) --- The crewmembers captured this 35mm view of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) during its berthing with the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). Yet to be deployed is the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) Flyer satellite, seen at bottom center.
iss072e515922 (Jan. 16, 2025) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured berthed to the International Space Station's Earth-facing port on the Unity module. This long-duration photograph also highlights Earth's atmospheric glow and star trails as the orbital outpost soared 262 miles above the North Atlantic Ocean.
STS061-86-030 (4 Dec 1993) --- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is pictured in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay following its capture and berthing early in the eleven-day STS-61 mission. The Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm, with television cameras mounted on it, was maneuvered from inside the cabin in order to survey HST. Five days of space walks followed, during which a variety of servicing tasks were performed by four crew members.
STS051-15-035 (19 Sept 1993) --- Backdropped against black space and the blue and white Earth, the Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) and its Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) are pictured during berthing in Discovery's cargo bay. The free-flying craft had spent several days orbiting at a distance from Discovery with several experiments in operation. Here, the satellite is still in the grasp of the Canadian-built Remote Manipulator System (RMS), which was used also for the earlier deployment.
STS061-79-087 (4 Dec. 1993) --- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in the space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay following its capture by the STS-61 astronauts. The crew used TV cameras to survey the spacecraft before sending out four astronauts on five separate sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA) to perform a variety of servicing tasks. Photo credit: NASA
iss073e0988953 (Oct. 29, 2025) --- The new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is pictured berthed to the Earth-facing port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module. Crossing the left side of the photograph is JAXA’s Kibo laboratory module, attached to Harmony's port side. Kibo is a microgravity research facility that enables crews to conduct advanced space experiments in biology, physics, technology, and more.
iss073e0989004 (Oct. 30, 2025) --- The HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm after it was berthed to the Harmony module's Earth-facing port on the International Space Station. HTV-X1 delivered about 12,800 pounds of science experiments, supplies, and hardware for the Expedition 73 crew, following its launch three days earlier from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.
Miria Finckenor, a researcher at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, shows off the 15th Materials International Space Station Experiment, or MISSE, an external science payload berthed on the International Space Station since 2001
iss060e021430 (8/5/2019) --- Photo documentation of Slingshot mounted on the Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM) of the NG-11 Cygnus which is berthed to the International Space Station (ISS). SEOPS’ SlingShot is a small satellite deployment system that fits inside the Cygnus spacecraft’s Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM). SlingShot can accommodate up to 18 satellites that are deployed post Cygnus unberth.
jsc2025e003643 (Jan. 28, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke (right) works with his trainers in a simulator to brush up on berthing Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser and other space station robotics skills at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
jsc2025e003631 (Jan. 28, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke (center) works with his trainers in a simulator to brush up on berthing Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser and other space station robotics skills at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz
iss050e015683 (Dec. 13, 2016) --- JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) H-II Transfer Vehicle-6, also known as the "Kounotori," is pictured moments away from being captured by the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) successfully captured Kounotori on Dec. 13, 2016.
S128-E-008493 (7 Sept. 2009) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is placed back in Discovery's payload bay. NASA astronauts Kevin Ford, STS-128 pilot; and Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, were at the controls of the robotic arm in the Destiny laboratory. They grappled Leonardo and removed it from the Harmony node and placed it inside the shuttle’s payload bay for the return home.
S128-E-008490 (7 Sept. 2009) --- In the grasp of the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm, the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module is placed back in Discovery's payload bay. NASA astronauts Kevin Ford, STS-128 pilot; and Jose Hernandez, mission specialist, were at the controls of the robotic arm in the Destiny laboratory. They grappled Leonardo and removed it from the Harmony node and placed it inside the shuttle’s payload bay for the return home.
ISS043E122143 (04/17/2015) --- Expedition 43 Commander NASA astronaut Terry Virts (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti work together in the International Space Station’s Cupola module to monitor the final approach of SpaceX’s sixth Dragon resupply craft. The vehicle arrived on April 17, 2015 and delivered more than two tons of research equipment and supplies to the station.
ISS039-E-013481 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013584 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013522 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS037-E-001084 (15 Sept. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 37 flight engineer, installs the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) Centerline Berthing Camera System (CBCS) inside the International Space Station’s Harmony node.
ISS039-E-013369 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS037-E-001110 (15 Sept. 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 37 flight engineer, installs the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) Centerline Berthing Camera System (CBCS) inside the International Space Station’s Harmony node.
ISS039-E-013475 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013373 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013352 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013377 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013437 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS039-E-013501 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner looks at the Exposed Facility Berthing Mechanism (EFBM) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), after removing its cover. Equipment familiarization is a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
Space Station Freedom option A showing two Soyuz Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV) capsules docked at berthing ports.
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
STS-133 COMMON BERTHING MECHANISIM (CMB) SIMULATOR HOIST & TEMPORARY INSTALL TO PERMANENT MULTIPURPOSE MODULE (PMM)
ISS032-E-010858 (29 July 2012) --- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3), currently attached to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 32 crew member on the station. Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS020-E-037060 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Viewed from a computer monitor, the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2 unberths the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from Space Shuttle Discovery’s (STS-128) cargo bay for installation on the nadir port of the station’s Harmony node.
ISS032-E-010855 (29 July 2012) --- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3), currently attached to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 32 crew member on the station. Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS020-E-037059 (31 Aug. 2009) --- Viewed from a computer monitor, the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2 unberths the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module from Space Shuttle Discovery’s (STS-128) cargo bay for installation on the nadir port of the station’s Harmony node.
ISS011-E-11517 (5 August 2005) --- Canadarm2 or the Space Station Remote Manipulator System arm grasps the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello to place it back in Discovery's cargo bay. On the other end of the arm, inside the shirt sleeve environment of the U.S. Lab, Destiny, on the international space station, Astronauts James M. Kelly, pilot, and Wendy B. Lawrence, mission specialist, were in control of the transfer. The MPLM was being moved from its temporary parking place on the Station's Unity node to the payload bay of Discovery for the return trip to Earth. The Discovery astronauts arrived nine days ago with tons of fresh supplies for the Station, and with much effort, replaced that space on Raffaello with unneeded materials from the orbital outpost.
S125-E-007257 (14 May 2009) --- A wide view of the Hubble Space Telescope, locked down in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis, which will be site of a great deal of hands-on servicing over the next five days. The Canadian-built remote manipulator system arm (right), with its video cameras documenting activity in the shuttle's cargo bay all week, was instrumental in grappling and subsequently capturing the giant orbital observatory for the final servicing mission.
ISS032-E-010859 (29 July 2012) --- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3), currently attached to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony node, is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 32 crew member on the station. Earth’s horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay following its capture for repair by the STS-61 astronauts.
ISS039-E-013552 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the April 20 arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. In this photo, the two orbiting spacecraft were above a point in Yemen. The Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed using the Canadian-built space station remote manipulator system or Canadarm2.
ISS039-E-013569 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the April 20 arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. In this photo, the two orbiting spacecraft were above a point in Yemen. Part of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, can be seen at left. The Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed using the Canadian-built space station remote manipulator system or Canadarm2.
ISS039-E-013566 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the April 20 arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. In this photo, the two orbiting spacecraft were above a point in Yemen. Part of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea can be seen at left. The Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed using the Canadian-built space station remote manipulator system or Canadarm2.
ISS039-E-013581 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX CRS-3 Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed, following the April 20 arrival.
ISS031-E-070943 (25 May 2012) --- Backdropped against the Namib Desert on the Atlantic coast of Namibia, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft approaches the International Space Station on May 25, 2012 for grapple and berthing. Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Don Pettit and Andre Kuipers grappled Dragon at 9:56 a.m. (EDT) with the Canadarm2 robotic arm and used the robotic arm to berth Dragon to the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony node at 12:02 p.m.
ISS033-E-011279 (10 Oct. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 33 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, flight engineer, work the controls at the robotics workstation in the International Space Station’s seven-windowed Cupola during the rendezvous and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft. Using the Canadarm2 robotic arm, Williams and Hoshide captured and berthed Dragon to the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node Oct. 10, 2012.
ISS039-E-013570 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the April 20 arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. In this photo, the two orbiting spacecraft were above a point in Yemen. Part of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, can be seen at left. The Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed using the Canadian-built space station remote manipulator system or Canadarm2.
ISS039-E-013567 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the April 20 arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. In this photo, the two orbiting spacecraft were above a point in Yemen. Part of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, can be seen at left. The Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed using the Canadian-built space station remote manipulator system or Canadarm2.
ISS039-E-013405 (20 April 2014) --- This is one of an extensive series of still photos documenting the April 20 arrival and ultimate capture and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon at the International Space Station, as photographed by the Expedition 39 crew members onboard the orbital outpost. The two orbiting spacecraft were above a point in the Gulf of Aden near the Red Sea, off the coast of Yemen. The Dragon spacecraft was captured by the space station and successfully berthed using the Canadian-built space station remote manipulator system or Canadarm2.
iss057e105337 (Nov. 19, 2018) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter with its prominent cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm after it was captured by Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Alexander Gerst.
Astronaut Reid Wiseman,Expedition 40 flight engineer,is photographed at the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arm controls in the U.S. Laboratory during the capture and berthing of the Cygnus spacecraft.
STS080-762-049 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Taken with a 70mm handheld camera, this photograph captures the berthing by the space shuttle Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF).
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner (left) and STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly (right) talk after removing a cover from the Exposed Facility Berthing Mechanism (EFBM) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) behind them. Equipment familiarization is a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-115 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner (left) and STS-117 Mission Specialist James Reilly (right) remove a cover from the Exposed Facility Berthing Mechanism (EFBM) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) behind them. Equipment familiarization is a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.
S82-E-5147 (13 Feb. 1997) --- A front-lighted full view of the captured Hubble Space Telescope (HST) backdropped against a dark space background. This view was taken with an Electronic Still Camera (ESC).
S125-E-010160 (19 May 2009) --- A final look at the Hubble Space Telescope prior to its release following a full week's work. Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm, instrumental in last week's capture and the impending release of the giant orbital observatory, is at the right edge of the frame.
iss058e013244 (Feb. 13, 2019) --- The forward end of the International Space Station is pictured showing portions of five modules. From right to left is a portion of the U.S. Destiny laboratory module linking forward to the Harmony module. Attached to the port side of Harmony (left foreground) is the Kibo laboratory module from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with its logistics module berthed on top. On Harmony's starboard side (center background) is the Columbus laboratory module from ESA (European Space Agency).
STS080-708-065 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Backdropped against part of Baja California, the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) is about to be re-berthed in the cargo bay of the Earth-orbiting space shuttle Columbia. Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) was used extensively during operations with the experiment.
ISS033-E-012422 (14 Oct. 2012) --- Attached to the Earth-facing side of the Harmony node, the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station. Dragon was berthed to Harmony on Oct. 10 and is scheduled to spend 18 days attached to the station.
ISS038-E-028055 (12 Jan. 2014) --- Intersecting the thin line of Earth's atmosphere, the Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm of the International Space Station is photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member during rendezvous and berthing operations on Jan. 12, 2014.
ISS031-E-069284 (24 May 2012) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Expedition 31 flight engineer, looks out one of Cupola windows on the International Space Station while the crew members were preparing for May 25's grapple and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
STS072-720-076 (13 Jan. 1996) --- The crewmembers captured this 35mm view of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) following the jettisoning of the solar panels. Later they used the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to latch onto the satellite and berth it in the Space Shuttle Endeavour's aft cargo bay.
PHOTO DATE: 09/23/14 LOCATION: B30 MCC SUBJECT: Expedition 41 Flight Controllers on Console in FCR-1 during SpaceX Dragon Capsule Grapple and Berthing. With Flight Director Chris Edelen. PHOTOGRAPHER: REGAN GEESEMAN
STS072-720-042 (13 Jan. 1996) --- The crew members captured this 70mm view of the Japanese Space Flyer Unit (SFU) just prior to the jettisoning of the solar panels. Later, they used the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) to latch onto the satellite and berth it in the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s aft cargo bay.
STS061-73-040 (4 Dec 1993) --- Backdropped against the blackness of space, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) nears the Space Shuttle Endeavour. With the aid of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS), the STS-61 crew members later grappled the spacecraft and berthed it in the cargo bay for five-days of servicing chores by four space walkers.
iss056e085362 (July 7, 2018) --- The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured berthed to the International Space Station's Harmony module still in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The orbital complex was flying over the Bahamas in the Atlantic Ocean at an altitude of about 253 miles above the Earth's surface.
ISS038-E-031969 (12 Jan. 2014) --- At the windows in the International Space Station's Cupola, NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio, Expedition 38 flight engineer, uses a laser range finder during rendezvous, capture and berthing operations with the Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft.
ISS011-E-09392 (21 June 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, moves one of the two Control Panel Assemblies (CPA) from the Unity node’s Common Berthing Assembly (CBA) on the International Space Station (ISS).
PHOTO DATE: 09/23/14 LOCATION: B30 MCC SUBJECT: Expedition 41 Flight Controllers on Console in FCR-1 during SpaceX Dragon Capsule Grapple and Berthing. With Flight Director Chris Edelen. PHOTOGRAPHER: REGAN GEESEMAN
iss068e060810 (Feb. 28, 2023) --- At top right, is the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module. The orbital outpost was soaring 262 miles above the English Channel off the coast of France in this nighttime photograph from an external high-definition camera.
ISS038-E-027333 (12 Jan. 2014) --- The Canadarm2 berths the Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft to the Harmony node of the International Space Station on Jan. 12, 2014. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS036-E-026326 (29 July 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer, participates in an onboard training activity in preparation for the grapple and berthing of the Japanese ?Kounotori? H2 Transfer Vehicle-4 (HTV-4) set for August 9.
ISS038-E-028071 (12 Jan. 2014) --- The Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm of the International Space Station is photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member during rendezvous and berthing operations on Jan. 12, 2014.
ISS011-E-09373 (21 June 2005) --- Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev, Expedition 11 commander representing Russia's Federal Space Agency, prepares to uninstall two of the four Control Panel Assemblies (CPA) from the Unity node’s Common Berthing Assembly (CBA) on the International Space Station (ISS).
iss071e329985 (July 12, 2024) --- Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter was released from the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm into Earth orbit ending a five-and-a-half month cargo mission berthed to the International Space Station's Unity module.
iss059e051356 (May 6, 2019) --- The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured berthed to the Harmony module as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above east Asia. Dragon was still in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after it was installed on Harmony.
ISS040-E-069182 (16 July 2014) --- Intersecting the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere, the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm is berthed to the nadir port of the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
STS109-348-004 (3 March 2002) --- The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), with its normal routine temporarily interrupted, is berthed in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Columbia prior to a week of servicing and upgrading by the STS-109 astronaut crew. A thin blue line of airglow pin-points Earth's horizon at sunrise.
ISS042E119867(01/12/2015)--- This image, photographed by one of the Expedition 42 crew members aboard the International Space Station, shows the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft approaching on Jan. 12 2015 for its grapple and berthing and the start of a month attached to the complex. Dragon carried more than 2 ½ tons of supplies and experiments to the station.
STS095-E-5139 (3 Nov. 1998) --- In the grasp of Discovery's remote manipulator system (RMS) arm, the Spartan 201-05 satellite hovers over the cargo bay prior to its berthing there. The photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 03:59:12 GMT, Nov. 3.
DATE: 7-20-16 LOCATION: Bldg 30 - WFCR SUBJECT: Expedition 48 flight controllers with Flight Director Scott Stover during SpaceX/Dragon CRS-9 Cargo Craft Rendezvous, Grappling and Berthing. PHOTOGRAPHER: Lauren Harnett
ISS038-E-027448 (12 Jan. 2014) --- The Orbital Sciences Corp. Cygnus commercial cargo craft is photographed by an Expedition 38 crew member on the International Space Station during rendezvous and berthing operations on Jan. 12, 2014. A cloud-covered part of Earth provides the backdrop for the scene.
iss059e061425 (May 13, 2019) --- The Canadarm2 robotic arm with its robotic hand, also known as Dextre, attached for fine-tuned robotics work extends across the frame as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured at right berthed to the Harmony module.
ISS031-E-069294 (24 May 2012) --- NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Expedition 31 flight engineer, takes pictures out one of Cupola windows on the International Space Station while the crew members were preparing for May 25's grapple and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
ISS040-E-069192 (16 July 2014) --- Intersecting the thin line of Earth’s atmosphere during an orbital sunrise, the Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo craft attached to the end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm is berthed to the nadir port of the Harmony node of the International Space Station.
PHOTO DATE: 09/23/14 LOCATION: B30 MCC SUBJECT: Expedition 41 Flight Controllers on Console in FCR-1 during SpaceX Dragon Capsule Grapple and Berthing. With Flight Director Chris Edelen. PHOTOGRAPHER: REGAN GEESEMAN