Space Station's Expedition 35 Mission in Photos

Chris Hadfield and the Dragon

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Chris Hadfield took a self portrait with SpaceX's Dragon capsule as it approached the International Space Station before Docking.

ISS Astronauts Participate in NASA's Google+ Hangout

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Astronauts Kevin Ford, Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn communicate with social media users in NASA's Google+ Hangout on Feb. 22, 2013.

Astronaut Marshburn Demonstrates Zero-g Maneuvering

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NASA Astronaut Marshburn demonstrates how he can orient himself in a zero-g environment without touching anything aboard the ISS. The Google+ Hangout took place on Feb. 22, 2013.

Christmas in Space 2012: Carols and Sights

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield strums a guitar while playing Christmas carols and gazing at Earth from the International Space Station in December 2012.

Space Christmas for Expedition 34

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Christmas in space: NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, commander of the Expedition 34 crew on the International Space Station, wishes the world a Merry Christmas from orbit with a cosmic Christmas tree.

Merry Christmas From Space: Expedition 34

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The six-man crew of the International Space Station (including a bearded Father Christmas) wishes Mission Control a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays on Dec. 25, 2012, during the Expedition 34 mission.

Hadfield Looks Through Water Droplet

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Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 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. Image released Jan. 21, 2013.

Canada's First ISS Commander Chris Hadfield

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (left) accepts command of the International Space Station from NASA astronaut and out-going station commander Kevin Ford, March 13, 2013.

Astronaut Ford Watches a Water Bubble

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NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 34 commander, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station. Image released Jan. 21, 2013.

Through a Dark Module

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Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy (left) and Roman Romanenko, both Expedition 34 flight engineers, monitor data at the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station during approach and docking operations of the unpiloted ISS Progress 50 resupply vehicle. Image released Feb. 11, 2013.

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