Astronaut Training Activities

Images showcasing astronauts in training, suit preparations, and underwater simulations for space missions, emphasizing the rigorous pre-launch processes.

PHOTO DATE: 09-17-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 40/41 crew members Greg Wiseman and Alexander Gerst during pre-dive briefing, preparations and suitup, then lowering into the water.

PHOTO DATE: 09-17-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 40/41 crew members Greg Wiseman and Alexander Gerst during pre-dive briefing, preparations and suitup, then lowering into the water.

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-09LOCATION: SCTF, NBLSUBJECT: Preflight coverage of STS-128 crew members Danny Olivas and Christer Fuglesang during STS-128 17A TPS Ops 91027

Date: 03-14-12Location: NBLSubject: Expedition 35 (Soyuz 33S) crew members Tom Marshburn and Chris Hadfield during EVA training at the NBL.

Expedition 59 astronaut Nick Hague of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked a few hours ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Hague, Koch, and Ovchinin launched March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 09-17-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 40/41 crew members Greg Wiseman and Alexander Gerst during pre-dive briefing, preparations and suitup, then lowering into the water.

JSC2006-E-48969 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is about to begin a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 34 astronaut crew members Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn during INC-34/CB ISS EVA 2 91027. Photo Date: December 7, 2011. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2010-E-014287 (27 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, prepares for the start of a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Astronaut Mark Kelly, commander, assisted Chamitoff.

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 55 flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Feustel, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA 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.

JSC2009-E-226231 (28 Oct. 2009) --- Attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Doug Wheelock, Expedition 24 flight engineer and Expedition 25 commander, is about to be 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 Wheelock in his rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare him for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

Expedition 56 flight engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA 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 Gerst, Auñón-Chancellor, and Prokopyev on a six month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Date: 12-13-13Location: NBL, Pool TopsideSubject: Soyuz 45 crew members, Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 - training at the NBL

Expedition 33/34 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Flight Engineer Kevin Ford, and Flight Engineer Evgeny Tarelkin, on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Ford, Novitskiy and Tarelkin on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 65 backup crew member Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos is seen with crew mates NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos during Soyuz qualification exams Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 09-26-08LOCATION: SCTF, NBLSUBJECT: Photographic support for Media Services: STS-125 crew training. Photograph astronauts Grunsfeld and Feustel prepping for dive and working together for final EVA3 training run in the NBL.

Expedition 36 crew members Chris Cassidy and ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano during EVA training operations at the NBL. Photo Date: January 8, 2013. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

Date: 11-07-12Location: NBL - Pool TopsideSubject: Expedition 40 crew members (Soyuz 39) Reid Wiseman and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst during INC-40 ISS EVA ORU PRF 41027.

Expedition 33 crew members Sunita Williams and Aki Hoshide during NBL EVA training. Photo Date: January 11, 2012. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2011-E-054050 (13 June 2011) --- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim, STS-135 mission specialist, 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.

PHOTO DATE: 09-16-11 LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 31 crew members Suni Williams and Aki Hoshide conduct pre-test briefings, preparations and then suit up for EVA training before entering the pool at the Sonny Carter Training Facility.

JSC2010-E-181478 (27 Oct. 2010) --- Attired in a training version of her Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, STS-135 mission specialist, is about to be 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 Magnus in her rehearsal, which is intended to help prepare her for work on the exterior of the International Space Station. STS-135 is planned to be the final mission of the space shuttle program.

JSC2001-02935 (26 November 2001) --- Astronaut Philippe Perrin, STS-111 mission specialist, attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit, is about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Perrin represents CNES, the French Space Agency. STS-111 will be the 14th shuttle mission to visit the International Space Station (ISS).

DATE: 5-21-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Mike Hopkins during INCR-37 ISS EVA Maintenance 95027 run with astronaut Kathleen Rubins.

Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan -- Building 254, Soyuz Integration Facility. Veteran Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko has a leak check performed on the Russian Sokol suit. Malenchenko and veteran NASA astronaut Ed Lu were named as the primary crew, Expedition 7, for the launch to the International Space Station. Russian cosmonaut Alexander Kaleri and NASA astronaut Michael Foale are the backup crewmembers to Malenchenko and Lu. Expedition 6 Commander Ken Bowersox, Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin and NASA Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz TMA-1 craft in May 2003. The three Expedition 6 crewmembers were launched on Nov. 23, 2002. They have been aboard the Station since November 25. They were originally scheduled to return in March aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-114 mission. Malenchenko and Lu will continue to operate the science payloads already on board, as well as maintaining the Station.

JSC2012-E-105450 (25 July 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander, 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.

JSC2002-E-27056 (1 July 2002) --- Astronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 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). Astronaut Pamela A. Melroy, pilot, assisted Wolf.

JSC2010-E-014281 (27 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, gets help in the donning of 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. Astronaut Mark Kelly, commander, assisted Chamitoff.

PHOTO DATE: 04-02-10LOCATION: NBLSUBJECT: STS-133 crew members Tim Kopra and Benjamin Drew during their STS-133 ULF5 EVA SKILLS training.

PHOTO DATE: 04-02-10LOCATION: NBLSUBJECT: STS-133 crew members Tim Kopra and Benjamin Drew during their STS-133 ULF5 EVA SKILLS training.

jsc2020e017076 - Expedition 63 Preflight- A technician prepares to help Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA don his Sokol Suit a few hours ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

ISS032-E-024561 (28 Aug. 2012) --- Robonaut 2 humanoid robot prepares to grasp a handrail during another system checkout in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.

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.

JSC2011-E-024083 (4 March 2011) --- NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus, 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. NASA astronaut Chris Ferguson (right), STS-135 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, Expedition 28/29 flight engineer, assisted Magnus.

jsc2018e095911 (November 7, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jonny Kim is helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

PHOTO DATE: 10-28-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Expedition 42/43 crew training at the NBL with Scott Kelly and Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS EVA Maintenance 2 PRF.

PHOTO DATE: 10-26-10LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Expedition 27 crew member Ron Garan and Expedition 28 crew member Mike Fossum during a joint INC-27/INC-28 ISS EVA Cleanup training session at the NBLWORK ORDER: 03126-BS__NBLEXP27_10-26-10

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.

Date: 07-14-14Location: Bldg 7, SSATASubject: SSATA Crew Training for Increment-41 ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

jsc2017e136440 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 crewmember Scott Tingle of NASA suits up Dec. 5 for the first fit check dress rehearsal activity in the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft. Tingle, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) 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.

Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is seen as he 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.

DATE: 5-21-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Mike Hopkins during INCR-37 ISS EVA Maintenance 95027 run with astronaut Kathleen Rubins.

jsc2019e030033 (05-22-19) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut candidate Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons prepares for underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Centers Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston.

Expedition 54 flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow cremates, Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA, prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Tingle, Kanai, and Shkaplerov on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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.

JSC2002-00871 (24 April 2002) --- Astronaut Pamela A. Melroy, STS-112 pilot, is briefed by United Space Alliance (USA) crew trainer Bob Behrendsen on the usage of the Sky-genie, used to lower oneself from a troubled shuttle. The briefing came during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Melroy is wearing a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit.

Expedition 44/45 crew training with NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren and JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui during INC 44 ISS EVA Maintenance 2 with IV Scott Kelly. Photo Date: December 6, 2013. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

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.

. jsc2023e005877 (Jan. 31, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-8 Pilot Mike Barratt prepares for a spacewalk training session at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory near NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

JSC2012-E-105494 (25 July 2012) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer and Expedition 35 commander, attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, prepares for a spacewalk training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Suit technicians assisted Hadfield.

Expedition 44/45 crew training with NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren and JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui during INC 44 ISS EVA Maintenance 2 with IV Scott Kelly. Photo Date: December 6, 2013. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

Expedition 65 backup crew members NASA astronaut Anne McClain, left, Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos arrive for Soyuz qualification exams Monday, March 22, 2021, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9.

S95-21279 (September 1995) --- Astronaut Michael R. (Rich) Clifford, mission specialist, checks his gloves before being submerged in a 25-feet deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Wearing high fidelity training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, both Clifford and Linda M. Godwin were later simulating Extravehicular Activity (EVA) chores in the pool. Launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for March of 1996.

Expedition 34 astronaut crew members Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn during INC-34/CB ISS EVA 2 91027. Photo Date: December 7, 2011. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2005-E-07617 (24 February 2005) --- Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, STS-114 mission specialist representing Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, gives a ;thumbs up; signal prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center. This training session occurred during STS-114 Media Day at the NBL.

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JSC2002-E-27062 (1 July 2002) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS-112 mission specialist, dons a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) space suit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, mission specialist representing Rosaviakosmos, assisted Sellers.

Date: 08-23-13Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock MockupSubject: Expedition 38 crew members Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata during INC-38 ISS EVA Prep & Post #2 training in the ISS Airlock mockup with instructors Megan Murphey, Michael Dino and Tamara York. In addition, non-assigned astronaut Jeanette Epps is participating

Date: 12-13-13Location: NBL, Pool TopsideSubject: Soyuz 45 crew members, Tim Kopra and ESA astronaut Tim Peake during ISS EVA Maintenance 1 - training at the NBL

jsc2020e017081 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA dons his Sokol suit a few hours ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Ivan Vagner and Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos, Thursday, April 9, 2020 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A few hours later, they lifted off for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.

ESA astronaut and first astronaut from the United Kingdom, Timothy Peake, with NASA astronaut Scott Tingle (unassigned) during EVA Skills training in the NBL. Photo Date: November 27, 2012. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2012-E-208810 (15 Aug. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 37/38 flight engineer, gets help making final touches on 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.

Expedition 65 backup crew member Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, signs in for Soyuz qualification exams as crew mates Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, right, and Anne McClain of NASA look on, Monday, March 22, 2021 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia, in advance of the Expedition 65 launch April 9 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station.

JSC2006-E-48962 (9 Nov. 2006) --- Astronaut Steven R. Swanson, STS-117 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 Swanson.

Expedition 38 Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin of Roscosmos is seen laying in a seat liner as he and fellow crew mates, Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, 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.

Expedition 34 astronaut crew members Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn during INC-34/CB ISS EVA 2 91027. Photo Date: December 7, 2011. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

JSC2008-E-039255 (12 May 2008) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 18 flight engineer, and NASA astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke (partially obscured), commander, are about to be submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. Wakata and Fincke are attired in training versions of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit. SCUBA-equipped divers are in the water to assist the crewmembers in their rehearsal, intended to help prepare them for work on the exterior of the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 10-26-10LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Expedition 27 crew member Ron Garan and Expedition 28 crew member Mike Fossum during a joint INC-27/INC-28 ISS EVA Cleanup training session at the NBLWORK ORDER: 03126-BS__NBLEXP27_10-26-10

S96-12830 (10 June 1996) --- Astronaut Joseph R. Tanner, STS-82 mission specialist assigned to extravehicular activity (EVA) involved with the servicing of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), dons the gloves for his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) space suit. He is about to be submerged in a 25-ft. deep pool at the Johnson Space Center's weightless environment training facility (WET-F) to participate in simulations for some of the EVA work. Out of frame, astronaut Gregory J. Harbaugh was on the other side of the platform, waiting to join Tanner in the spacewalk rehearsal.

NASA astronaut Sandy Magnus is helped out of her training EMU after training for spacewalk in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, in Houston. In the background, a test is performed on the Orion capsule. ( NASA Photo / Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool )

Expedition 65 prime crew member Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos dons his Sokol suit during the fit check to prepare for launch with fellow Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Saturday, March 27, 2021 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. They are scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket April 9.

JSC2010-E-014291 (27 Jan. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, 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.

Expedition 54 flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Kanai and fellow crewmates Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA on a five month mission aboard the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-134 crew members check space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay for sharp edges that could affect the their work in space. Seen here, from left, are a technician and Roberto Vittori with the European Space Agency. The six STS-134 astronauts are participating in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), which gives them an opportunity for hands-on training with the tools and equipment they'll use in space and familiarization of the payload they'll be delivering to the International Space Station. Endeavour is targeted to launch on the STS-134 mission Feb. 27, 2011.

S92-40376 (March 1992) --- Attired in a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), astronaut Nancy J. Sherlock participates in a training session at the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Training Facility (WET-F). Training as a mission specialist for the STS-57 mission, Sherlock was rehearsing a contingency space walk. Astronauts scheduled for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) duty and those who might be called upon for unscheduled space walk duty use a nearby 25 feet deep pool to practice various chores. The suits used in the training are equipped with communications gear, pressurized and weighted to create a neutral buoyancy in the water tank.EDITOR'S NOTE: Nancy J. Currie (formerly Sherlock) has been assigned as a mission specialist for the STS-70 mission, scheduled for launch in spring of 1995.

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron is helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft onboard the SpaceX Shannon recovery ship after she and NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Tampa, Florida, Friday, May 6, 2022. Maurer, Marshburn, Chari, and Barron are returning after 177 days in space as part of Expeditions 66 and 67 onboard the International Space Station.

Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA has 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. Morgan, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) 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.

DATE: 5-21-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Mike Hopkins during INCR-37 ISS EVA Maintenance 95027 run with astronaut Kathleen Rubins.

Expedition 55 flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, left, is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, center, and flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA, right, 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.

European Astronaut Tim Peake of ESA during ISS EVA MAINT 3 NBL Training with Astronaut Tim Kopra and instructor Sandy Moore. Photo Date: September 10, 2014. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

jsc2017e096675 (July 17, 2017) --- In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 52-53 backup crewmember Mark Vande Hei of NASA suits up in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit July 17 during a fit check dress rehearsal. Vande Hei, Alexander Misurkin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Norshige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are serving as backups to the prime crew, Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Randy Bresnik of NASA, who will launch July 28 on the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.

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.

Expedition 28 Flight Engineer Mike Fossum, right, has his Russian Sokol suit checked by Peggy Whitson, Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johonson Space Center, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Fossum and fellow Expedition 28 crew members Soyuz Commander Sergei Volkov and JAXA (Japanase Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Satoshi Furukawa launched in their Soyuz TMA-02M rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan the following morning on June 8th.

JSC2012-E-237324 (5 Nov. 2012) --- NASA astronaut Michael Hopkins, Expedition 37/38 flight engineer, prepares to use virtual reality hardware in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center to rehearse some of his duties on the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. This type of virtual reality training allows the astronauts to wear a helmet and special gloves while looking at computer displays simulating actual movements around the various locations on the station hardware with which they will be working. A crew instructor assisted Hopkins.

NASAs SpaceX Crew-6 Live Launch Coverage (Scrub). NASAs SpaceX Crew-6 crewmember Andrei Fedyaev, Roscosmos cosmonaut and mission specialist, is in his SpaceX spacesuit in the crew suit-up room inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 26, 2023. He and his crewmates are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceXs Dragon spacecraft atop the Falcon 9 rocket. Launch was targeted for 1:45 a.m. EST on Feb. 27 from Launch Complex 39A, but was scrubbed for the day. Crew-6 is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with people as part of the agencys Commercial Crew Program.

Expedition 43 Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) climbs the stairs to enter the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft during the final check of the spacecraft with NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, seated left, and Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Kelly, Kornienko, and Padalka are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan March 28, Kazakh time (March 27 Eastern time.) As the one-year crew, Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016.

Expedition 37/38 NASA Engineer Michael Hopkins has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch onboard a Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft to the International Space Station with fellow crewmates Russian Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy and Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the Expedition 37/38 crewmates on a five-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

DATE: 5-21-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Mike Hopkins during INCR-37 ISS EVA Maintenance 95027 run with astronaut Kathleen Rubins.

PHOTO DATE: 09-17-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Expedition 40/41 crew members Greg Wiseman and Alexander Gerst during pre-dive briefing, preparations and suitup, then lowering into the water.

PHOTO DATE: 10-26-10LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: Expedition 27 crew member Ron Garan and Expedition 28 crew member Mike Fossum during a joint INC-27/INC-28 ISS EVA Cleanup training session at the NBLWORK ORDER: 03126-BS__NBLEXP27_10-26-10

PHOTO DATE: 5-10-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool TopsideSUBJECT: NBL EVA dive with Terry Virts and Samantha Cristoforetti in support of ISS ammonia leak trouble-shooting.

STS112-E-5220 (12 October 2002) --- Astronaut David A. Wolf, STS-112 mission specialist, gets his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit ready for the second scheduled spacewalk of the mission.

Date: 11-09-12Location: NBL - Pool TopsideSubject: Expedition 42 crew member and Italian ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with non-assigned astronaut Nicole Stott during INC-42/CB EVA SKILLS 21027

Expedition 55 flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA prepares to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for launch aboard the Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft, Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Feustel, Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos, and flight engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA 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.

JSC2003-00007 (7 January 2003) --- Astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist, puts the final touches on the training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy laboratory (NBL) at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). United Space Alliance (USA) suit technician Jason Rache assisted Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

Expedition 42/43 (Soyuz 41S) crew member and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during ISS EVA Maintenance 9 (Maintenance 8) along with Astronaut Jeanette Epps. Photo Date: September 16, 2014. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

jsc2018e094733 (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.

jsc2018e094958 - At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 58 backup crewmember Drew Morgan of NASA signs in for qualification exams Nov. 13 as his crewmates, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos (left) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency (right) look on. They are the backups to the prime crew, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, who will launch Dec. 3 on the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station...NASA/Sarah Volkman.

Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao 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.

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