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Cancelled Spacewalk Wrap-Up
Credit: NASA TV
Astronauts Parmitano (foreground) and Cassidy (background) wrap-up the spacewalk of July 16, 2013, which ended prematurely owing to water leaking inside Parmitano's helmet.
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Astronaut on Space Station's Robotic Arm
Credit: NASA
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano is moved via the International Space Station's robotic arm to a different part on the outside of the orbiting laboratory. Image released July 9, 2013.
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Italian Astronaut Luca Parmitano: Shutterbug
Credit: NASA
Inside the Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, an Expedition 36 flight engineer, eyeballs a point on Earth some 250 miles below him and the International Space Station before pinpointing a specific photo target of opportunity. He holds a digital still camera, equipped with a 400mm lens. Image taken on June 2, 2013.
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Parmitano With Helmet Removed
Credit: NASA TV
Astronaut Parmitano (left) re-entered the International Space Station following cancellation of a spacewalk on July 16, 2013, owing to water floating inside his helmet.
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Astronaut Nyberg Dries Her Hair in Space
Credit: NASA/Karen Nyberg
To wash her hair in space, astronaut Karen Nyberg uses a towel first to help add no-rinse shampoo to her hair, then to dry her hair in this still from a video recorded on the International Space Station and posted online on July 9, 2013. Reusing towels is vital since there is a limited supply, she says.
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Cassidy’s Image Refracted in Floating Water Bubble
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. This image was released July 12, 2013.
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Astronaut's Dessert
Credit: Karen Nyberg (via Twitter as @AstroKarenN)
On June 25, 2013, astronaut Karen Nyberg tweeted a photo of a dessert she assembled out of three separate ingredients (see previous photo).
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Water Bubble Shows Nyberg’s Image Refracted
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, squeezes a water bubble out of her beverage container, showing her image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. This image was released July 12, 2013.
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Expedition 36 Crew Members
Credit: NASA
Expedition 36 crew members take a break from training at NASA's Johnson Space Center to pose for a crew portrait. Image released July 31, 2012.
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Astronaut Karen Nyberg and Son
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg shares a quiet moment with her 3-year-old son Jack during a tour of the Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on May 8. Nyberg and two crewmates will launch on a six-month mission to the International Space Station on May 28, 2013 aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on the Expedition 36/37 mission.
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Astronaut Karen Nyberg and Family
Credit: NASA
Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg (right) takes a stroll through Red Square in Moscow in front of a grandstand and the Kremlin May 8 with her husband, astronaut Doug Hurley (left) and their 3-year-old son Jack. Nyberg, a NASA astronaut, and two crewmates will launch to the International Space Station on May 28, 2013 aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule.
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Expedition 36 Patch
Credit: NASA
The dynamic design of the Expedition 36 patch portrays the International Space Station's (ISS) iconic solar arrays.
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Astronauts Participate in Routine Training
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, both Expedition 36/37 flight engineers, participate in a routine operations training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Image taken Sept. 12, 2012.
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Expedition 36 Food Tasting
Credit: NASA
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (left), Expedition 36 flight engineer and Expedition 37 commander; along with Russian cosmonauts Pavel Vinogradov (center), Expedition 35 flight engineer and Expedition 36 commander, and Alexander Misurkin, Expedition 35/36 flight engineer, participate in a food tasting session in the Habitability and Environmental Factors Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Image taken Aug. 1, 2012.
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Emergency Scenario Training Session
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36/37 flight engineer, participates in an emergency scenario training session in an International Space Station mock-up/trainer in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Image released Sept. 19, 2012.
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Astronaut Luca Parmitano in EVA Training
Credit: NASA
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36/37 flight engineer, gets help donning a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Image released Jan. 8, 2013.
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Expedition 36 Crew Members Sit Together
Credit: NASA
Expedition 36 Crew members take notes at a table.
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Flight Training on a T-38 Jet
Credit: NASA
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (front seat), Expedition 40/41 flight engineer; and Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36/37 flight engineer, are photographed as they prepare for an out and back exercise in a NASA T-38 trainer jet from Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Image taken Sept. 10, 2012.
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Have Spacesuit, Will Travel: Karen Nyberg
Credit: NASA
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36/37 flight engineer, poses with the Russian Sokol spacesuit she will wear during her trip to the International Space Station. Liftoff set for May 28 (EDT), 2013.
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Nyberg, Parmitano and Yurchikhin Get Ready
Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
NASA's Karen Nyberg, the European Space Agency's Luca Parmitano and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on May 28, 2013. Image released May 17, 2013.
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Karen Nyberg Inside Soyuz
Credit: Karen Nyberg / @AstroKarenN / NASA
NASA's Karen Nyberg sits in the Soyuz spacecraft that is scheduled to launch her and two other astronauts to the International Space Station on May 28. Image released on May 17, 2013
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Service Arms Raised Around Expedition 36 Soyuz Rocket
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The service arms are raised into position around the Soyuz rocket, with the TMA-09M spacecraft, after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad by train, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 36 Crew Gives Thumbs Up
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Expedition 36/37 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), center, Flight Engineers; Karen Nyberg of NASA, left, and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, give a thumbs up after the crew's press conference at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Monday, May 27, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Blessing of the Media
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media shortly after having blessed the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Monday, May 27, 2013 in Kazakhstan.
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Soyuz TMA-09M Spacecraft for Expedition 36
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is raised into vertical position after arriving at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad by train, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Luca Parmitano on Space Station Robotic Arm
Credit: NASA TV
European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano is moved from one point to the next during his first spacewalk via the International Space Station's robotic arm. Image released on July 9, 2013.
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Soyuz TMA-09M Spacecraft Rolled Out
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 36 Soyuz TMA-09M Rollout
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft is rolled out by train to the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Kazakhstan.
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Russian Flag Day in Space
Credit: NASA TV
A cosmonaut holds a Russian flag during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in honor of Russian Flag Day on Aug. 22, 2013.
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Cosmonaut Spacewalker: Fyodor Yurchikhin
Credit: NASA TV
Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin works outside the International Space Station, with the Earth far below, in this still from a NASA broadcast on Aug. 16, 2013.
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Astronaut Luca Parmitano in Spacesuit
Credit: NASA
Clad in a white spacesuit with his country's green, white and red flag decorating his left shoulder, Luca Parmitano emerged from the International Space Station to become Italy's first astronaut to walk in space on July 9, 2013. Prior to his excursion, Parmitano shared a taste of his home country with his crewmates.
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Five Expedition 36 Crew Members
Credit: NASA
Five of the six Expedition 36 crew members are pictured in the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory during a daily planning conference. Pictured from bottom left are European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, both flight engineers; Russian cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, commander; NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, both flight engineers. Photo released Aug. 23, 2013.
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Cancelled Spacewalk Aftermath
Credit: NASA TV
Astronaut Luca Parmitano re-enters the International Station following the cancellation of a spacewalk on July 16, 2013.
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Spacesuit Helmet Water Leak Test
Credit: NASA TV
Water fills the empty spacesuit helmet of Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano in an Aug. 27, 2013 test of the faulty spacewalking gear, which forced NASA to abort a July 16 spacewalk for safety reasons. The water leak confirmation will help NASA engineers devise repair methods for the spacesuit.
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Nyberg’s ‘Sewing Space’ on ISS
Credit: Karen L. Nyberg (via Twitter as @AstroKarenN)
Astronaut Karen Nyberg tweeted this photo of her “sewing space” aboard International Space Station. “Spending a little Saturday afternoon down time in my ‘sewing space,’” she tweeted on Aug. 3, 2013.
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Astronaut Nyberg and Robonaut 2 in a Moment of Levity
Credit: Karen Nyberg (via Twitter as @AstroKarenN)
Aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Karen Nyberg indulges in a moment of levity with Robonaut 2. Image tweeted on June 28, 2013.
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Astronaut Nyberg Washes Her Hair in Space
Credit: NASA/Karen Nyberg
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg shows how she washes her hair in space in this still from a video recorded on the International Space Station and uploaded online on July 9, 2013.
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Italian Astronaut Luca Parmitano: Astronaut Astrophotographer
Credit: NASA
Inside the Cupola, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, an Expedition 36 flight engineer, eyeballs a point on Earth some 250 miles below him and the International Space Station before pinpointing a specific photo target of opportunity. He holds a digital still camera, equipped with a 400mm lens. Image taken on June 2, 2013.
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Expedition 36 Crew to Return to Earth
Credit: NASA
Expedition 36 undocks Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. In the bottom half of this photo are (l to r) Pavel Vinogradov of Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineers Karen Nyberg of NASA and Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos. In the top half of the photo are (l to r) Flight Engineers Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, Chris Cassidy of NASA, and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Fyodor Yurchikhin. This photo was taken on June 8, 2013.
