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Fossum Self-Portrait with Visor
Credit: NASA
Because of his shiny helmet visor, this "self portrait" of NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, photographed during a July 12, 2011, spacewalk, mirrors a panoramic scene of the docked International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis and the blue and white Earth below.
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Fossum Spacewalk During STS-135
Credit: NASA
This is a medium close-up view of NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, as he participates in the July 12 six and a half hour spacewalk on the International Space Station.
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Fossum Holds the Robotics Refueling Mission Payload
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With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station's Canadarm2, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum holds the Robotics Refueling Mission payload, which was the focus of one of the primary chores accomplished on a six and a half hour spacewalk on July 12, 2011. NASA astronaut Ron Garan, also a station flight engineer, who shared the spacewalk with Fossum, is out of frame.
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Soaring High Above Earth
Credit: NASA
Suspended in a very unique position on the end of the space station robotic arm Canadarm2, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum takes a picture during a July 12, 2011 spacewalk, which marked the final spacewalk of NASA's shuttle era. Fossum and NASA astronaut Ron Garan spent just a little over six and a half hours on their various tasks during NASA's final shuttle mission STS-135.
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Astronaut Ron Garan Carries the Pump Module
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With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station remote manipulator system's robotic arm or Canadarm2, NASA astronaut Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, carries the pump module, which was the focus of one of the primary chores accomplished on a six and a half hour spacewalk on July 12. NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, also a station flight engineer, who shared the spacewalk with Garan, is out of frame.
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The International Space Station Cupola Close-up
Credit: NASA
This July 12 view shows the Cupola, backdropped against the darkness of space and some parts of solar array panels, on the International Space Station. Faces of several of the Atlantis STS-135 and Expediton 28 crewmembers can be seen in the Cupola's windows.
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The Shuttle Program's Final Spacewalk
Credit: NASA
Spacewalker Ron Garan rides on the International Space Station's robotic arm as he transfers a failed pump module to the cargo bay of space shuttle Atlantis. Garan and fellow Expedition 28 astronaut Mike Fossum wrapped up a six-hour, 31-minute spacewalk Tuesday afternoon, performing upgrades and maintenance on the orbiting outpost. It's the final scheduled spacewalk during a shuttle mission.
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Standing on Top of the World!
Credit: Ron Garan (via Twitter as @Astro_Ron)
Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted this image and said: "Standing On Top of the World! Px @Astro_Aggie took of me yesterday duirng our spacewalk Nice view of Persian Gulf."
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ISS as Seen by a Spacewalker
Credit: Ron Garan (via Twitter as @Astro_Ron)
Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted this image of the International Space Station taken during his spacewalk: "Px I took #FromSpace yesterday during our spacewalk Shows #ISS from front-back, from #Atlantis to #Progress #NASA"
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High Angle of the International Space Station Cupola and Solar Arrays
Credit: NASA
This is a high angle view showing the Cupola, backdropped against a solar array panel, on the International Space Station. Faces of several of the Atlantis STS-135 and Expediton 28 crewmembers can be seen in the Cupola's windows.
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Smile for the Astronaut
Credit: NASA
With the space shuttle Atlantis as a backdrop, and restrained on the end of the space station robotic arm, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum takes a picture during a July 12, 2011 spacewalk. Fossum and NASA astronaut Ron Garan spent just a little over six and a half hours on their various tasks.
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Serious Hang Time
Credit: NASA
With the help of his hands and a tether, NASA astronaut Ron Garan hangs from the U.S. lab or Destiny during a July 12 extravehicular activity (EVA) that lasted just over six and a half hours. Out of frame is astronaut Mike Fossum. It was the last spacewalk of NASA's shuttle era, which ends with the flight of STS-135 on Atlantis.
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High Angle of the International Space Station Cupola
Credit: NASA
This July 12 view shows the Cupola, backdropped against the darkness of space and some parts of solar array panels, on the International Space Station. Faces of several of the Atlantis STS-135 and Expediton 28 crewmembers can be seen in the Cupola's windows.
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Spaceman Meets Robot
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, is photographed near the Canadian-built Dextre robot (right) as he works outside the International Space Station during a July 12 spacewalk involving him and NASA astronaut Ron Garan as the outside participants for the 6/12-hour event while NASA's final shuttle mission STS-135 was at the station. The spacewalk was the final one of NASA's 30-year shutte era.
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A Last Robot Arm Ride
Credit: NASA TV
Astronaut Ron Garan holds a broken cooling pump module at the end of the space station's robotic arm duringthe last spacewalk of the shuttle era on July 12, 2011. Garan is riding the arm to the shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. The faulty component will be installed at the back of Atlantis' cargo carrier to be returned to Earth at the end of the orbiter's STS-135 mission.
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Spacewalker and the Robot
Credit: NASA TV
A spacewalking astronaut works to install a new experiment for robotic satellite refueling outside the International Space Station on July 11, 2011 while the Canadian built Dextre robot (top) looks on outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk was the last ever of the space shuttle era and was performed by NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mike Fossum
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Space Station's Broken Pump
Credit: NASA TV
Astronaut Ron Garan holds a broken cooling pump module at the end of the space station's robotic arm duringthe last spacewalk of the shuttle era on July 12, 2011. Garan is riding the arm to the shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. The faulty component will be installed at the back of Atlantis' cargo carrier to be returned to Earth at the end of the orbiter's STS-135 mission.
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One Last Shuttle Era EVA
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Ron Garan, Expediton 28 flight engineer, egresses the Quest airlock on the International Space Station as he prepares to join crewmate Mike Fossum on a July 12, 2011 spacewalk. The spacewalk was the final spacewalk of NASA's 30-year shuttle era and was performed during the STS-135 mission.
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One Last Walk in Space
Credit: NASA TV
Expedition 28 Flight Engineers Ron Garan (top) and Mike Fossum exit the International Space Station's Quest airlock to begin their spacewalk, the last of the space shuttle era, on July 11, 2011 during NASA's STS-135 shuttle mission.
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Suiting up for Spacewalk
Credit: NASA TV
NASA astronauts Mike Fossum is seen suiting up for a July 11, 2011 spacewalk, the last spacewalk of the space shuttle era, to work outside the International Space Station during the final shuttle mission STS-135 aboard Atlantis.
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Garan Prepares for Spacewalk
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NASA astronaut Ron Garan, Expedition 28 flight engineer, checks out tools in the International Space Station's Quest airlock prior to the July 12, 2011, spacewalk he performed outside the docked station and space shuttle Atlantis with station crewmate Mike Fossum (out of frame). A short time later the two joined forces with supportive crewmates inside the spacecraft to complete some needed chores during the six and half hour spacewalk.
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Fossum Prepares for Spacewalk
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Expedition 28 flight engineer, checks out tools in the International Space Station's Quest airlock prior to the July 12, 2011, spacewalk he performed outside the docked station and space shuttle Atlantis with station crewmate Ron Garan (out of frame). A short time later, NASA astronauts Garan and Fossum, with a great deal of support from crewmates inside the shirt sleeve environment of the spacecraft, joined forces to complete some needed chores during the six and half hour spacewalk.
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Last Spacewalkers of the Shuttle Era
Credit: NASA
Following the 6 1/2-hour spacewalk of NASA astronauts Ron Garan (top left) and Mike Fossum (top right) on July 12, 2011, five members of the joint shuttle-station crew pose for photographs in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Remaining inside but contributing greatly to the outside duo were, from left front, NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander, Doug Hurley, pilot, and Rex Walheim, mission specialist. Garan and Fossum are flight engineers for the station's Expedition 28 crew. It was the last spacewalk of NASA's shuttle era and performed during the STS-135 shuttle mission.
