Astronaut Training Sessions

Images of astronauts in training for space missions, featuring spacesuits and equipment in simulated environments.

PHOTO DATE: 20 July 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 34/35 astronaut Tom Marshburn during SSATA EMU training and certification - Dry Run. Test Directors Gretchen Thomas, Christina Anchondo and Joel Maganza. STB-ST-962

PHOTO DATE: 20 July 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 34/35 astronaut Tom Marshburn during SSATA EMU training and certification - Dry Run. Test Directors Gretchen Thomas, Christina Anchondo and Joel Maganza. STB-ST-962

STS-130 astronaut Nick Patrick during dry run for SSATA Crew Training and EMU Verification for STS-130. Photo Date: October 29, 2009. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber.

DATE: 3-4-13LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA Chamber SUBJECT: STB-ST-990 - Crew Training, SSATA ISS Increment 36 EMU Dry Run (Crewmember Luca Parmitano).

PHOTO DATE: 20 July 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 34/35 astronaut Tom Marshburn during SSATA EMU training and certification - Dry Run. Test Directors Gretchen Thomas, Christina Anchondo and Joel Maganza. STB-ST-962

S65-61849 (4 Dec. 1965) --- Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., pilot of the Gemini-7 spaceflight, relaxes in the suiting up trailer at Launch Complex 16, during the Gemini-7 prelaunch countdown at Cape Kennedy, Florida. Lovell wears the new lightweight spacesuit specially designed for long-duration flights.

PHOTO DATE: 14 April 2010LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Astronaut Scott Kelly during EMU

14-02-11:At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 40/41 Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman of NASA participates in a dress rehearsal fit check” May 16 inside the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft. Wiseman, Soyuz Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency will launch from Baikonur on May 29, Kazakh time, for a 5 ½ month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

PHOTO DATE: 22 June 2010, LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA Chamber, SUBJECT: STB-SS-1913 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 astronaut (Timothy Kopra),

Expedition 55 Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos 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. Artemyev and flight engineers Drew Feustel and 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.

ISS031-E-140630 (20 June 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (center), Expedition 31 commander; along with NASA astronaut Don Pettit (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, both flight engineers, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft in preparation for their return to Earth scheduled for July 1, 2012.

JSC2010-E-041268 (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.

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49 crewmember Shane Kimbrough of NASA conducts procedures inside the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft Sept. 9 during a pre-launch training fit check. Kimbrough and Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos will launch Sept. 24, Kazakh time on the Soyuz MS-02 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 33/34 Flight Engineer Kevin Ford waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch to the International Space Station with fellow cremates, Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy, 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 64 Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos is seen while having his Sokol suit pressure checked during the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft fit check, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Kud-Sverchkov, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos are preparing for launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 14, Baikonur time.

ISS042E277380 (02/16/2015) --- US Astronaut Terry Virts, Flight Engineer for Expedition 42 on the International Space Station Feb. 16, 2015 checks out his spacesuit in preparation for the upcoming Extracurricular Activity (EVA) or Spacewalk for installation of a new port. This port will be for the commercial spacecraft as well as other craft in the future.

ISS013-E-60772 (26 July 2006) --- Attired in a Russian Sokol launch and entry suit, astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams, Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, is photographed in the TMA-8 Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station.

PHOTO DATE: 09-30-09LOCATION: NBL, TopsideSUBJECT: STS-132 Preflight Training - DiveWith Garret Reisman, Mike Goode and Stephen Bowen

STS-132 crew members Garrett Reisman and Stephen Bowen during preparations for STS-132 ULF4 EVA 1 training. Photo Date: February 8, 2010. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

ISS028-E-005939 (27 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 mission specialist, attired in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station prior to the start of the STS-134 missions fourth and final spacewalk.

Expedition 55 flight engineer Drew Feustel of NASA is seen as he waits 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.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 50-51 crewmember Peggy Whitson of NASA suits up Nov. 2 for a fit check dress rehearsal in the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft. Whitson, Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

ISS025-E-017120 (19 Nov. 2010) --- Inside the descent module of the Soyuz TMA-19, three Expedition 25 crew members rehearse for their scheduled return to Earth Nov. 25 at 11:46 p.m. EST (Nov. 26 at 10:46 a.m. Kazakhstan time) aboard the Soyuz. From the left areNASA astronaut Doug Wheelock, commander; Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA astronaut Shannon Walker, both flight engineers.

PHOTO DATE: 20 July 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 34/35 astronaut Tom Marshburn during SSATA EMU training and certification - Dry Run. Test Directors Gretchen Thomas, Christina Anchondo and Joel Maganza. STB-ST-962

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio performs preflight checkouts in the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. Rubio is scheduled to launch with crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin Sept. 21 for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

ISS031-E-140632 (20 June 2012) --- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko (center), Expedition 31 commander; along with NASA astronaut Don Pettit (left) and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers, both flight engineers, attired in Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, conduct a standard suit leak check in the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft in preparation for their return to Earth scheduled for July 1, 2012.

Photo Date: February 3, 2010Subject: Emergency Egress Training STS 134Location: Building 9NW - FFT.

Expedition 60 flight engineer Luca Parmitano or ESA (European Space Agency) gives a thumbs up as he waits 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, Andrew Morgan of NASA, and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos 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.

JSC2002-E-27057 (1 July 2002) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, 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). Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, mission specialist representing Rosaviakosmos, assisted Sellers.

Expedition 37 Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) is carried from the Soyuz TMA-09M spacecraft minutes after he landed in a remote area outside the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Parmitano, Expedition 37 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg returned to earth after five and a half months on the International Space Station.

DATE: 3-4-13LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA Chamber SUBJECT: STB-ST-990 - Crew Training, SSATA ISS Increment 36 EMU Dry Run (Crewmember Luca Parmitano).

ISS036-E-014640 (3 July 2013) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, Expedition 36 flight engineer, prepares to don his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during a dry run in the International Space Stations Quest airlock in preparation for the first of two sessions of extravehicular (EVA) scheduled for July 9 and July 16. Cassidy is wearing a liquid cooling and ventilation garment that complements the EMU.

jsc2020e017097 - Expedition 63 Preflight - Expedition 63 crewmember Chris Cassidy of NASA has his Sokol suit pressure checked ahead of his launch on a Soyuz rocket with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos, 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.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio performs preflight checkouts in the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. Rubio is scheduled to launch with crewmates Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin Sept. 21 for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

iss060e038222 (Aug. 21, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan is pictured in his U.S. spacesuit inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock preparing to begin a six-hour and 32-minute spacewalk to install the orbiting labs second commercial crew vehicle docking port, the International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3). The IDA-3 will accommodate the future arrivals of Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon commercial crew spacecraft.

ISS027-E-034381 (20 May 2011) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel, STS-134 mission specialist, attired in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, is pictured in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station prior to the start of the mission's first spacewalk.

PHOTO DATE: 22 June 2010, LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA Chamber, SUBJECT: STB-SS-1913 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 astronaut (Timothy Kopra),

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.

Date: 10-24-13Location: Bldg 7, SSATASubject: Support for SSATA Crew Training & Certification - ISS Increment 39 Crew Member Steve SwansonPhotograher: James Blair

Date: 11-04-08Location: Bldg 7, SSATASubject: SSATA crew training and EMU verification for STS-119 crew member Ricky Arnold. STB-SS-1862

PHOTO DATE: 01-27-09LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, FFTSUBJECT: STS-128 crew with Expedition crew member Cady Coleman during payload egress training

PHOTO DATE: 4/5/10, Time: 1000 LOCATION: Bldg 7/SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: STB-ST-903 - INC 26 SSATA Crew Training: Paolo Nespoli

JSC2012-E-105474 (25 July 2012) --- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, Expedition 33 flight engineer and Expedition 34 commander, 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.

STS-97 Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega settles into his seat in Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39B. He and the rest of the crew are taking part in a simulated launch countdown, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that also include emergency egress training and familiarization with the payload. Mission STS-97 is the sixth construction flight to the International Space Station. Its payload includes the P6 Integrated Truss Structure and a photovoltaic (PV) module, with giant solar arrays that will provide power to the Station. The mission includes two spacewalks to complete the solar array connections. STS-97 is scheduled to launch Nov. 30 at about 10:05 p.m. EST

In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA conducts a leak check of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit during a fit check dress rehearsal October 28. Mastracchio, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft from Baikonur to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 38/39 Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA conducts a leak check of his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit during a fit check dress rehearsal October 28. Mastracchio, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time, in the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft from Baikonur to begin a six-month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Michael Foale is seen at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Foale, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20.

PHOTO DATE: 09-30-09LOCATION: NBL, TopsideSUBJECT: STS-132 Preflight Training - DiveWith Garret Reisman, Mike Goode and Stephen Bowen

PHOTO DATE: 20 July 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 34/35 astronaut Tom Marshburn during SSATA EMU training and certification - Dry Run. Test Directors Gretchen Thomas, Christina Anchondo and Joel Maganza. STB-ST-962

ISS023-E-047864 (21 May 2010) --- NASA astronaut Michael Good, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in the missions third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 46-minute spacewalk, Good and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman (out of frame), mission specialist, completed the installation of the final two of the six new batteries for the B side of the port 6 solar array. In addition, the astronauts installed a backup ammonia jumper cable between the port 4 and 5 trusses of the station, transferred a Power and Data Grapple Fixture from the shuttle to the station, and reconfigured some tools.

S99-05718 (26 May 1999) --- Astronaut Janet L. Kavandi, mission specialist, checks her communications head gear as she stands on a movable platform. Minutes later she was lowered into a nearby deep pool for an underwater training session at the Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), part of the Sonny Carter Training Center. Kavandi has weights on the training version of her extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) which help to provide neutral buoyancy in the pool. Astronauts Kavandi and Gerhard P.J. Thiele were participating in a rehearsal of a contingency space walk.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 59 crewmember Nick Hague of NASA works inside the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft Feb. 27 during pre-launch training. Hague, Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

PHOTO DATE: 20 July 2012LOCATION: Bldg. 7, SSATA ChamberSUBJECT: Expedition 34/35 astronaut Tom Marshburn during SSATA EMU training and certification - Dry Run. Test Directors Gretchen Thomas, Christina Anchondo and Joel Maganza. STB-ST-962

JSC2011-E-026868 (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 70 Preflight. Expedition 70 Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko dons his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara and Roscosmos cosmonaut 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.

NASA astronaut and Expediution 66 Flight Engineer Raja Chari is pictured in his U.S. spacesuit prior to beginning a spacewalk to install thermal gear and electronics components on the International Space Station.

STS-132 crew members Garrett Reisman and Stephen Bowen during preparations for STS-132 ULF4 EVA 1 training. Photo Date: February 8, 2010. Location: NBL - Pool Topside.

iss060e043180 (Aug. 21, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Nick Hague takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" during a spacewalk to install the International Space Stations second commercial crew vehicle docking port, the International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3).

Expedition 59 astronaut Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA give a thumbs up while getting their Sokol suit pressure checked prior to launch on a Soyuz rocket with 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.

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.

PHOTO DATE: 04-23-13LOCATION: NBL - Pool Topside SUBJECT: Astronaut Expedition 39/40 (Soyuz 38) astronaut Steve Swanson during ISS Maintenance EVAAT at the NBL.

NASA/Victor Zelentsov

JSC2010-E-060738 (29 April 2010) --- NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff, STS-134 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 Andrew Feustel, mission specialist, assisted Chamitoff.

jsc2018e081178 (Sept. 14, 2018) --- At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 57 crew member Nick Hague of NASA waves from inside a Soyuz simulator Sept. 14 during Soyuz qualification exam activities. Hague and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch Oct. 11 on the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 28 NASA Flight Engineer Mike Fossum has his Russian Sokol suit prepared for launch 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.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 31/32 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA looks up at the control panel aboard his Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft May 3, 2012 during a suited fit check” dress rehearsal of launch day activities in advance of his launch May 15 along with Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Sergei Revin to the International Space Station. Acaba, Padalka and Revin will spend four months aboard the orbital outpost.NASA/Victor Zelentsov

STS-130 TCDT - MODE 1 EGRESS

STS082-344-019 (11-21 Feb. 1997) --- Attired in the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Mark C. Lee, payload commander, is in the airlock Discovery preparing for one of five STS-82 space walks. The sessions of extravehicular activity (EVA), of which Lee eventually participated in three, were conducted in order to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), temporarily latched in Discovery's payload bay.

JSC2007-E-015405 (March 2007) --- Attired in their Russian Sokol launch and entry suits, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Expedition 15 flight engineer; along with Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov (center), flight engineer; and Fyodor Yurchikhin, commander, pose for a photo in a Soyuz mock-up during training in Star City, Russia at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC).

S121-E-05948 (8 July 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission specialist, attired in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, awaits the start of the first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in the Quest Airlock of the International Space Station.

Expedition 36 NASA Flight Engineer Karen Nyberg is seen talking to family members after donning her Russian Sokol suit in preparation for her launch aboard the Soyuz rocket, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send Nyberg, Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano on a five and a half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

JSC2009-E-240509 (5 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Clayton Anderson, STS-131 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.

STS-129 crew members Mike Foreman, Randy Bresnik, Barry 'Butch' Wilmore and Robert Satcher prepare for 20A EVA Review dive at the NBL. Photo Date: March 26, 2009. Location - NBL Pool Topside and Control Room.

STS-102 Mission Specialist James Voss occupies seat 5 in orbiter Discovery, getting ready for a simulated countdown. At left is Eugenia Tucker, Space Gateway Support Fire Safety. Voss is part of the Expedition Two crew who will be going to the International Space Station for their four-month rotation. Expedition One will return to Earth with Discovery. STS-102 is the eighth construction flight to the Space Station, with Space Shuttle Discovery carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. Launch on mission STS-102 is scheduled for March 8

JSC2010-E-024609 (11 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, STS-134 pilot, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, participates in a training session in the crew compartment trainer (CCT-2) in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA is helped out of the Soyuz TMA-03M capsule after he and Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Russia, and Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers returned from more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews.

JSC2002-E-39737 (26 September 2002) --- Astronaut Daniel C. Burbank, 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).

Expedition 64 backup crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, left, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, center, and Russian cosmonaut Petr Dubrov of Roscosmos pose for a photo during qualification exams Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia.

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 31 crew member Joe Acaba during SSATA Crew Training in the SSATA Chamber. Photo Date: October 19, 2011. Location: Building 7 - SSATA Chamber.

JSC2006-E-20866 (1 June 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission specialist, dons a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to being submerged in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near Johnson Space Center.

Expedition 50 backup crew member, NASA astronaut Jack Fisher, dons his Sokol suit ahead of his Soyuz qualification exams with Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia.

ISS007-E-14440 (4 September 2003) --- Astronaut Edward T. Lu, Expedition 7 NASA ISS science officer and flight engineer, wearing a Russian Sokol suit, floats in the Destiny laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS).

Expedition 58 Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA takes a selfie with backup crew member Andrew Morgan of NASA while waiting to have her Russian Sokol suit pressure checked in preparation for her 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 McClain, Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

Expedition 60 flight engineer Andrew Morgan of NASA speaks with family after having 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.

iss053e304918 (Dec. 4, 2017) --- Expedition 52-53 crew members (from left) Paolo Nespoli, Sergey Ryazanskiy and Randy Bresnik are pictured inside the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft wearing their Sokol launch and entry suits. The veteran space travelers were preparing for their return to Earth after 139 days in space and practicing the procedures they will use when they undock from the Rassvet module in their Soyuz vehicle and parachute to a landing in Kazakhstan Dec.14.

JSC2008-E-118365 (25 Sept. 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Mike Massimino, STS-125 mission specialist, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

jsc2018e097304 - In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 58 crewmember Anne McClain of NASA runs through procedures in the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft during a vehicle fit check Nov. 20. McClain, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency 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.

Expedition 58 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) prepare for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, 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 Kononenko, McClain, and Saint-Jacques into orbit to begin their six and a half month mission on the International Space Station.

JSC2010-E-025680 (23 Feb. 2010) --- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, STS-134 commander, attired in a training version of his shuttle launch and entry suit, is pictured during a water survival training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center. United Space Alliance suit technician Toni Cost-Davis is visible in the background.

In the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 47-48 crewmember Jeff Williams of NASA strikes a thoughtful look in his Russian Sokol launch and entry suit March 4 during leak checks of the suit as part of pre-launch training. Williams and Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos will launch March 19, Kazakh time, on the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station.Courtesy of Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Expedition 54 flight engineer Scott Tingle of NASA is helped into his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow cremates, flight engineer Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos 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.

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 66 crew members Mark Vande Hei of NASA, left, cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, are seen inside their Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft after is landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Vande Hei and Dubrov are returning to Earth after logging 355 days in space as members of Expeditions 64-66 aboard the International Space Station. For Vande Hei, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Shkaplerov is returning after 176 days in space, serving as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 65 and commander of Expedition 66.

PHOTO DATE: 03-23-10LOCATION: Bldg 9NW, CCTIISUBJECT: STS-133 crew during CCTII Post Insertion/Deorbit Prep training

JSC2008-E-045474 (6 June 2008) --- Attired in a training version of his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit, astronaut Edward M. (Mike) Fincke, Expedition 18 commander, awaits the start of a training session in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near NASA's Johnson Space Center.

S76-E-5146 (24 March 1996) --- Continuing an in-space tradition, astronaut Kevin P. Chilton (right), STS-76 mission commander, shakes hands with cosmonaut Yury Onufrienko, Mir-21 commander, in the tunnel connecting the Space Shuttle Atlantis and Russia's Mir Space Station. A short time earlier two crews successfully pulled off the third hard-docking of their respective spacecraft. In the background is cosmonaut Yury V. Usachev, Mir-21 flight engineer. The image was recorded with a 35mm Electronic Still Camera (ESC) and downlinked at a later time to ground controllers in Houston, Texas.

STS077-352-003 (29 May 1996) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown, Jr., pilot, raises his helmet visor upon wheel stop of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, completing a ten-day mission. Brown and five other astronauts had spent almost ten days aboard Endeavour in support of the Spacehab 4 mission and a number of other payloads.

Expedition 50 ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is seen inside the Soyuz simulator during final qualification exams, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. Pesquet, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson are scheduled to launch in November 2016.

JSC2003-E-42603 (June 2003) --- Astronaut Nancy J. Currie, puts on communications gear for a training version of an advanced concept space suit in order to participate in a test at the Johnson Space Center to evaluate hand-in-hand work with robots. The two Robonauts used in the demonstration's task -- the assembly of an aluminum truss structure--are out of frame.

Expedition 59 cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos talks with family and mission management prior to his launch with Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA, 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.

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