Astronaut Suit Preparations

Images of astronauts in training, focusing on the pressure checks of Russian Sokol suits at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, showcasing a blend of anticipation and professionalism.

iss055e071274 (May 16, 2018) --- Astronaut Ricky Arnold takes an out-of-this-world selfie, or "space-selfie," during a spacewalk on May 16 to swap thermal control gear.

jsc2018e084488 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 57 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA flashes a smile in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit Sept. 26 during a pressure and leak check as part of pre-launch training activities. Hague and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch Oct. 11 in the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

Expedition 22 NASA Flight Engineer Timothy J. Creamer of the U.S. prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Creamer and fellow Expedition 22 crew members, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov of Russia, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi of Japan launched in their Soyuz TMA-17 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (

Expedition 41 Flight Engineer Elena Serova of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) is helped up after her Russian Sokol suit was pressure checked in preparation for her launch aboard the Soyuz TMA-14M spacecraft on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the early hours of Sept. 26 (Kazakhstan time) and will carry Serova and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev of Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Barry Wilmore of NASA, into orbit to begin their five and a half month mission on the International Space Station. Serova will become the fourth Russian woman to fly in space and the first Russian woman to live and work on the station.

Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko lies in a chair to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch onboard the Soyuz TMA-05M on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time.

Expedition 64 crew member Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos is seen during Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of his scheduled launch October 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

JSC2010-E-185499 (12 Nov. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

iss055e071274 (May 16, 2018) --- Astronaut Ricky Arnold takes an out-of-this-world selfie, or "space-selfie," during a spacewalk on May 16 to swap thermal control gear.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn of NASA conducts a fit check” dress rehearsal inside the Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft Dec. 7, 2012. Along with Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, who are not pictured, Marshburn is preparing for launch Dec. 19 for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 36 European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Parmitano, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmate, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhinof Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for 1:13pm April 20 Baikonur time, and will carry Fischer and Yurchikhin into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg of NASA strikes a thoughtful pose during a portion of a suited dress rehearsal fit check” exercise May 17. Nyberg, Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to begin a 5 ½ mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

jsc2017e096668 (July 17, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 crewmember Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency undergoes a leak check of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit during a fit check dress rehearsal July 17. Nespoli, Randy Bresnik of NASA and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Andrew Morgan of NASA launched aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft at 12:28 p.m. Eastern time (9:28 p.m. Baikonur time) on July 20 to begin their journey to the International Space Station.

JSC2011-E-026887 (11 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 28 Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft will launch the following morning on June 8 carrying Volkov, NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum and JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa.

STS109-328-018 (5 March 2002) --- Astronaut Michael J. Massimino, STS-109 mission specialist, peers into Columbia's crew cabin during a brief break in work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), latched down just a few feet behind him in Columbia's cargo bay. Astronauts Massimino and James H. Newman were making their second extravehicular activity (EVA) of the mission.

Expedition 36 NASA Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Yurchikhin, NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 65 NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station.

Expedition 65 crew member Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, is seen during Soyuz qualification exams Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of his scheduled launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

ISS042E277376 (02/16/2015) --- U.S. astronaut Barry "Butch" Wilmore checks out his spacesuit in preparation for an extravehicular activity (EVA) or spacewalk. Wilmore is the commander of Expedition 42 onboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 27 NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan gives the thumbs up while his Russian Sokol suit is prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Garan, Soyuz Commander Alexander Samokutyaev and Russian Flight Engineer Andrey Borisenko launched in their Soyuz TMA-21 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:18 a.m. local time. (

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmember Jeff Williams of NASA is seen in his seat through a window on the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft March 4 as he and his crewmates conducted a fit check” dress rehearsal during pre-launch training. Williams and Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch March 19, Kazakh time, for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.Courtesy of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Expedition 56 Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Prokopyev, Auñón-Chancellor, and Gerst on a six month mission aboard the International Space Station.

STS-109 Astronauts Michael J. Massimino and James H. Newman were making their second extravehicular activity (EVA) of their mission when astronaut Massimino, mission specialist, peered into Columbia's crew cabin during a brief break from work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The HST is latched down just a few feet behind him in Columbia's cargo bay. The Space Shuttle Columbia STS-109 mission lifted off March 1, 2002 with goals of repairing and upgrading the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). STS-109 upgrades to the HST included replacement of the solar array panels; replacement of the power control unit (PCU); replacement of the Faint Object Camera (FOC) with a new advanced camera for Surveys (ACS); and installation of the experimental cooling system for the Hubble's Near-Infrared Camera and Multi-object Spectrometer (NICMOS), which had been dormant since January 1999 when its original coolant ran out. The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama had the responsibility for th

Expedition 34/35 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hadfield, Romanenko and Marshburn on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

JSC2007-E-113488 (17 Dec. 2007) --- Astronaut Andrew J. Feustel, STS-125 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.

JSC2009-E-153903 (19 Aug. 2009) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Randy Bresnik, mission specialist, assisted Foreman.

Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA is helped up after having his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for his launch aboard the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for 1:13pm April 20 Baikonur time, and will carry Fischer and fellow crewmate, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

Commercial Crew Program astronaut training with Boeing PCM crew members Suni Williams & Josh Cassada during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 training at the NBL.

jsc2017e040286 (April 6, 2017) --- In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 51 crewmember Jack Fischer of NASA undergoes a leak check of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit April 6 prior to climbing aboard the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft as part of pre-launch preparations. Fischer and Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch April 20 on the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft for a four and a half month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center/Andrey Shelepin

Expedition 27 NASA Flight Engineer Ron Garan awaits to have his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch by a technician at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

jsc2018e050010 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 56 backup crewmember David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency runs through procedures in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft May 20 during the first Soyuz fit check dress rehearsal activities. Saint-Jacques is one of the backup crewmembers to the prime crew, Serena Aunon-Chancellor of NASA, Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency who will launch June 6 on the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft from Baikonur for a six-month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Raja Chari conducts a fit check of his U.S. spacesuit inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

Expedition 70 Preflight. Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara has her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 25 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA checks his Sokol launch and entry suit September 26, 2010 as he and Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka prepare for their launch October 8 in the Soyuz TMA-01M spacecraft to the International Space Station.

jsc2018e097302 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 58 crewmember David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency climbs on board his Soyuz spacecraft Nov. 20 during a vehicle fit check. Saint-Jacques, Anne McClain of NASA and Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos will launch Dec. 3 on the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke gives a thumbs-up as he takes his seat aboard space shuttle Endeavour during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Part of TCDT includes practicing the final hours of a real launch day when astronauts put on their launch-and-entry suits, ride to the pad in the Astrovan and strap into the shuttle.Endeavour's six crew members are targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. They will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier-3, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS), a high-pressure gas tank, additional spare parts for the Dextre robotic helper and micrometeoroid debris shields to the International Space Station. This will be the final spaceflight for Endeavour.

jsc2018e064835 (07/18/2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Bob Hines in a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

jsc2017e096674 (July 17, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 crewmember Randy Bresnik of NASA is seen inside his Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft July 17 during a fit dress rehearsal. Bresnik, Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 35/36 crew member Chris Cassidy during INC-35/CB ISS EVA MAINT 91027 along with non-assigned astronaut Serena Aunon. Photo Date: November 16, 2012. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2010-E-041277 (17 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) in the Crew Systems Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

JSC2002-E-37419 (6 September 2002) --- Astronaut Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper, STS-115 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit, is about to begin a training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

PHOTO DATE: 11-21-12LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 42/43 crew member and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with NASA astronaut Terry Virts during INC-42/CB EVA SKILLS 21027.

Expedition 18 Commander Michael Fincke dons his Russian Sokol suit hours before he and Expedition 18 Flight Engineer Yuri V. Lonchakov and American spaceflight participant Richard Garriott launch in the Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The three crew members are scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on Oct. 14. Fincke and Lonchakov will spend six months on the station, while Garriott will return to Earth Oct. 24 with two of the Expedition 17 crew members currently on the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside Atlantis' cockpit, STS-115 Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank (front) and Steven MacLean, are taking part in a simulated launch countdown, the culmination of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The TCDT is a prelaunch preparation for the mission that is scheduled to lift off in a window opening Aug. 27. During their 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew will continue construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays.

Expedition 70 Preflight. Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Expedition 70 NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on a mission to the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 03/31/09 (Fuglesang) - 0900;LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Fuglesang (03/31)

Boeing Crew Training. NASA astronaut Barry Butch” Wilmore, Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) commander, checks his helmet during a crew validation test inside the Astronaut Crew Quarters at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 18, 2022. Wilmore, along with NASA astronauts Suni Williams, CFT pilot, and Mike Fincke, CFT backup spacecraft test pilot, with assistance from the Boeing team, successfully completed the validation test during which they suited up and tested out the pressurized crew module to ensure seat fit, suit functionality, cabin temperature, audio system, and day of launch operations. Boeing’s CFT is scheduled to launch in April 2023.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Seated in space shuttle Discovery's cockpit on NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, STS-128 Mission Specialist Danny Olivas is glad to have completed the simulated launch countdown. He and other mission crew members are at Kennedy to take part in the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and culminates in the simulated countdown. On the STS-128 mission, Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Launch is targeted for late August.

STS-132 SSATA crew training and EMU certification dry run with STS-132 astronaut Mike Good. Photo Date: February 26, 2010. Location: Bldg. 7 - SSATA Chamber.

jsc2018e094734 (November 05, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Loral OHara wears a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineer Sunita Williams of NASA works through procedures in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft July 3, 2012 during a suited fit check” of the vehicle in which she, Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko and Flight Engineer Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch July 15 to the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

. iss068e041391 (Jan. 20, 2022) - NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Nicole Mann is pictured in her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), or spacesuit, after finishing a seven-hour and 21-minute spacewalk installing a modification kit on the International Space Station's starboard truss structure preparing the orbital lab for its next roll-out solar array.

Expedition 51 Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for 1:13pm April 20 Baikonur time, and will carry Yurchikhin and fellow crewmate, Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 65 Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Friday, April 9, 2021 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket sent the trio on a mission to the International Space Station.

JSC2010-E-024597 (11 Feb. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, participates in a training session on the middeck of the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Maxim Suraev prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure tested prior to his launch to the International Space Station (ISS) with Expedition 21 Flight Engineer Jeffrey N. Williams and Spaceflight Participant Guy Laliberté, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

PHOTO DATE(S): 10/27/09 (Behnken) @ 0900 LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: STS-130 crew member Robert Behnken during dry run for SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-130.TEST DIRECTORS: Kenneth Andrerle, Lucas Callini and Christine Anchondo.

Expedition 56 Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft, Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Prokopyev, flight engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) launched aboard the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft at 7:12am EDT (5:12pm Baikonur time) on June 6 to begin their journey to the International Space Station.

ISS025-E-017058 (12 Nov. 2010) --- Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 25 flight engineer, wears a Russian Orlan spacesuit onboard the International Space Station. He and fellow cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, also a flight engineer, ultimately re-donned their Orlan suits and shared spacewalk duties on Nov. 15, 2010.

Expedition 34/35 Soyuz NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow cremates, Soyuz Commander Roman Romanenko and Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Marshburn, Romanenko and Hadfield on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmate, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhinof Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for 1:13p.m. April 20 Baikonur time, and will carry Fischer and Yurchikhin into orbit to begin their four and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2018e035796 (04-12-2018) --- NASA astronaut candidate Zena Cardman in a spacesuit is lowered into the training pool at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.

Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is seen through glass as he and fellow crew mates, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA, have their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked a few hours ahead of their launch, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Tyurin, Wakata, and, Mastracchio will launch in their Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft to the International Space Station to begin a six-month mission.

PHOTO DATE: 10-20-09LOCATION: Bldg 9NW , FFTSUBJECT: STS-132 Preflight Training: Payload egress training

Expedition 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos, waves farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft for launch with fellow crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos and Kate Rubins of NASA, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a two-orbit, three-hour flight to reach the International Space Station.

JSC2010-E-051963 (12 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Greg Chamitoff (left) and Andrew Feustel, both STS-134 mission specialists, attired in training versions of their shuttle launch and entry suits, participate in a post insertion/de-orbit training session on the middeck of a Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT) mock-up in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 24 Flight Enginner Shannon Walker waves to family and friends while he waits to have his Russian Sokol Suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Wheelock, Flight Engineer Shannon Walker and Soyuz Commander Yurchikhin launched in their Soyuz TMA-19 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. (

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the White Room at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance space suit technicians help STS-132 Mission Specialist Garrett Reisman put on the parachute for his launch-and-entry suit before he enters space shuttle Atlantis through the crew hatch in the background. Reisman was a flight engineer on the International Space Station's Expedition 16 and 17. Liftoff of the STS-132 mission is set for 2 20 p.m. EDT on May 14. The six-member STS-132 crew will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module-1 to the International Space Station. Named Rassvet, Russian for 'dawn,' the module is the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia and will be permanently attached to the Earth-facing port of the Zarya control module. Rassvet will be used for cargo storage and will provide an additional docking port to the station. Also aboard Atlantis is an Integrated Cargo Carrier, or ICC, an unpressurized flat bed pallet and k

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, March 21, 2018 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Arnold, Artemyev, and Feustel launched aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. Eastern time (11:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on March 21 to begin their journey to the International Space Station.

Expedition 35 Russian Flight Engineer Alexander Misurkin has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-08M spacecraft to the International Space Station, Thursday, March 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Misurkin, Soyuz Commander Pavel Vinogradov and NASA Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

2014-03-14-13-08-55-31In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 39/40 Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA (left) shares a word with Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos; right) during a “fit check” dress rehearsal March 14 that is part of the crew’s training. Swanson, Skvortsov and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station March 26 (Kazakh time) for the start of a six-month mission.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2009-E-286677 (21 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the Mission Simulation Development Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 59 crewmembers Nick Hague of NASA, top, Christina Koch of NASA, center, and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft for launch, Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Hague, Koch, and Ovchinin will spend six-and-a-half months living and working aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is helped up after completing his Russian Sokol suit pressure check in preparation for his launch aboard the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket is scheduled for the same day and will carry Saint-Jacques, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

jsc2020e017090 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Vagner, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, and Chris Cassidy of NASA lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 61 astronaut Jessica Meir of NASA dons her Sokol suit a few hours ahead of her launch on a Soyuz rocket with Expedition 61 cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Meir, Skripochka, and Almansoori will launch on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station.

Date: 06-28-13Location: Bldg 7, SSATASubject: ISS-038 crew members a Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata during SSATA crew training and EMU certification.

Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin donned his launch and entry suit and climbed aboard the Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft Friday, October 5, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a dress rehearsal of launch day activities leading to their liftoff October 14 to the International Space Station. Chiao and Sharipov, the first crew of all-Asian extraction, will spend six months on the Station. Shargin will return to Earth October 24 with the Stations' current residents, Expedition 9 Commander Gennady Padalka and NASA Flight Engineer and Science Officer Mike Fincke.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-110 Pilot Stephen Frick is seated in Space Shuttle Atlantis in order to take part in a simulated launch countdown. The simulation is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. TCDT also includes emergency egress training and is held at KSC prior to each Space Shuttle flight. Scheduled for launch April 4, the 11-day mission will feature Shuttle Atlantis docking with the International Space Station (ISS) and delivering the S0 truss, the centerpiece-segment of the primary truss structure that will eventually extend over 300 feet

Expedition 37/38 NASA Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins is fitted into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov and Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

JSC2009-E-286660 (21 Dec. 2009) --- Astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, occupies the commanders station during a training session in the Mission Simulation Development Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside space shuttle Discovery, STS-120 Pilot George Zamka is ready for the simulated launch countdown, culmination of the prelaunch terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT. The TCDT at NASA's Kennedy Space Center provides astronauts and ground crews an opportunity to participate in various launch preparation activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. The STS-120 mission will deliver the U.S. Node 2 module, named Harmony, aboard space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station. Discovery is targeted to launch on its 14-day mission at 11:38 a.m. EDT on Oct. 23.

ISS018-E-043382 (26 March 2009) --- NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, attired in his Russian Sokol flight suit, poses for a photo in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

STS-130 TCDT - MODE 1 EGRESS

Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins is seen as she prepares to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as she and fellow crewmates Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio launched at 1:45 a.m. EDT to begin a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency is seen inside the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft May 17 as he, NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin conducted a suited fit check” dress rehearsal exercise. The trio will launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz vehicle to begin a 5 ½ mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain suits up for launch, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan prior to his departure for the launch pad with Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri. The trio were launched on the Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20.

JSC2010-E-187234 (22 Nov. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, is submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Divers (out of frame) are in the water to assist Walheim in his rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare him for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program.

PHOTO DATE: 01-09-14LOCATION: Bldg. 7 - SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: SSATA crew training and certification for Increment 40 astronaut Greg Wiseman with astronaut Barry Wilmore assisting.

jsc2020e017102 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmembers Chris Cassidy of NASA, left, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, right, talk to mission managers prior to departing for the launch pad, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off on a Soyuz rocket for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

iss055e108824 (May 7, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Drew Feustel is suited up inside his U.S. spacesuit for a fit check verification ahead of a spacewalk that took place May 16, 2016.

Expedition 64 crew member Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos is seen during Soyuz qualification exams Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of his scheduled launch October 14 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 36/37 Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency checks his gloves during a portion of a suited dress rehearsal fit check” exercise May 17. Parmitano, NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg and Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin will launch May 29, Kazakh time, in their Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft to begin a 5 ½ mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

jsc2017e136447 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) suits up Dec. 5 for the first fit check dress rehearsal activity in the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft. Shkaplerov, Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), will launch Dec. 17 in the Soyuz MS-07 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station...Courtesy of Roscosmos.

jsc2018e065037 (July 19, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Frank Rubio wears a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

STS-130 crew members George Zamka, Steve Robinson helping Robert Behnken and Nick Patrick getting suited and ready for NBL STS-120 20A EVA2 training. Photo Date: July 17, 2009. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2005-E-02827 (26 January 2005) --- Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson, STS-114 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Robinson.

Expedition 23 Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of Russia has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Friday, April 2, 2010. Kornienko and fellow Expedition 23 crewmembers Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov and NASA Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson launched in their Soyuz TMA-18 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 2, 2010.

jsc2020e017087 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA, foreground, waits to have his Sokol suit pressure checked, as backup crew member Steve Bowen of NASA looks on, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, Cassidy, Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

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