'Space Mission' images and/or videos results

Type # for projects,to access projects, > for users, and ? for help.

Your ongoing selection

{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"AVE6319668","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"women_testing_out_new_spacesuits","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649833","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"ams_experience_on_the_space_station_07_2011_ams_on_the_international_space_station_07_2011_the_inter","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4603018","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronaut_exit_into_space_astronaut_extravehicular_activity_astronaut_steve_bowen_s_exit_into_space_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4605477","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"d_ducros","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"e_deorbit_a_satellite_to_clean_space_e_deorbit_grabbing_debris_an_artist_s_view_of_the_e_deorbit_sat","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"UIG532091","item_category2":"undetermined_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_launch","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4639089","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"walter_b_myers","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"space_exploration_soyuz_and_orion_ships_artist_s_view_cev_soyuz_joint_mission_an_american_orion_ship","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4603211","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011_the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649510","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4605500","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"d_ducros","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"e_deorbit_a_satellite_to_clean_up_space_e_deorbit_grabbing_debris_artist_view_of_the_e_deorbit_satel","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4605498","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"d_ducros","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"e_deorbit_a_satellite_to_clean_space_e_deorbit_grabbing_debris_an_artist_s_view_of_the_e_deorbit_sat","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649512","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4640789","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"international_space_station_astronaut_exit_the_international_space_station_eva_astronaut_astronaut_r","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4645385","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_4th_maintenance_mission_05_2009_hubble_space_telescope_fourth_repair_mission_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4645302","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_4th_maintenance_mission_05_2009_hubble_space_telescope_fourth_repair_mission_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4641051","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronaut_thomas_pesquet_english_astronaut_thomas_pesquet_official_portrait_of_the_spationaut_thomas","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4639626","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"walter_b_myers","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"mission_to_phobos_phobos_mission_rocket_releases_spent_propellant_stage_the_spaceship_en_route_to_ph","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4641035","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronaut_thomas_pesquet_english_astronaut_thomas_pesquet_official_portrait_of_the_spationaut_thomas","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649541","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649554","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649497","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649528","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602812","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronauts_in_weightless_astronauts_in_tranquility_module_astronauts_in_the_sts_mission_130_terry_vi","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4644557","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"d_ducros","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"satellite_sret_1_satellite_sret_1_artwork_artist_s_view_of_the_french_satellite_sret_1_in_orbit_arou","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4605506","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"d_ducros","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"e_deorbit_a_satellite_to_clean_up_space_e_deorbit_grabbing_debris_artist_view_of_the_satellite_e_deo","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"UIG3903589","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"to_the_stars_again_documentary_1961","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4605494","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"d_ducros","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"e_deorbit_a_satellite_to_clean_space_e_deorbit_grabbing_debris_an_artist_s_view_of_the_e_deorbit_sat","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4601402","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"extravehicular_release_of_piers_j_sellers_and_michael_e_fossum_07_2006_extravehicular_activity_on_ro","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4603197","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011_the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4603207","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011_the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4600230","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_02_2001_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2001_the_internationa","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"EVB2942259","item_category2":"undetermined_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"space_shuttle_endeavour_launch_was_the_57th_space_shuttle_mission_june_21_1993","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4645290","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_4th_maintenance_mission_05_2009_hubble_space_telescope_fourth_repair_mission_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649187","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronaut_in_space_astronaut_in_space_astronaut_steve_bowen_is_working_on_the_international_space_st","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649493","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649523","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"decolving_the_shuttle_discovery_02_2011_launch_of_shuttle_discovery_sts_133_02_2011_decolving_the_sh","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4600222","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_02_2001_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2001_the_internationa","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"AVE6327797","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"america_c_1990s_astronaut_in_space_hanging_upside_down_from_a_robotic_arm","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4603216","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_and_the_moon_07_2011_the_international_space_station_iss_07_2011","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4646799","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"charles_bolden_mission_sts_31_charles_bolden_sts_31_pilot_portrait_of_charles_f_bolden_jr_pilot_of_t","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4604391","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"fusee_ariane_5_eca_05_2011_ariane_5_eca_liftoff_05_2011_decolving_the_ariane_5_eca_rocket_with_the_t","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602829","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602873","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602506","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_09_2009_the_international_space_station_iss_09_2009_a_portion_of","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602807","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602824","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4645350","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_4th_maintenance_mission_05_2009_hubble_space_telescope_fourth_repair_mission_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"BOF6288314","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"space_shuttle_crew_sts113_2008","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4645442","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_end_of_the_4th_maintenance_mission_05_2009_hubble_space_telescope_end_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"AVE6327770","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"america_c_1990s_long_shot_two_astronauts_on_sts_49_mission_who_work_together_to_install_capture_bar_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602797","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronauts_in_weightlessness_astronauts_in_tranquility_module_astronauts_in_the_sts_mission_130_terr","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4648726","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"shuttle_endeavour_view_from_iss_08_2007_endeavour_is_manoeuvring_seen_from_iss_08_2007_shuttle_endea","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"CHT7292943","item_category2":"in_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"lawson_david_fl_1980s","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"gemini_4_mission_1984_print","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602918","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"astronaut_exit_into_space_astronaut_extravehicular_activity_astronaut_steve_bowen_s_exit_into_space_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4646670","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"exit_extra_vehicular_04_1983_astronauts_extravehicular_activity_04_1983_exit_extra_vehicle_for_astro","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"KBS7232143","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"mann_adrian","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"asteroid_retrieval_robotic_mission_arrm_spacecraft_2015_digital_illustration","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4645293","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_4th_maintenance_mission_05_2009_hubble_space_telescope_fourth_repair_mission_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4649851","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"atlantis_seen_from_the_space_station_07_2011_atlantis_seen_from_the_international_space_station_07_2","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602832","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4602819","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_the_international_space_station_iss_02_2010_view_of_the_","item_variant":"undefined"},{"item_id":"PIX4644916","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"hubble_space_telescope_1st_maintenance_mission_12_1993_hubble_space_telescope_first_repair_mission_s","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}

Type # for projects,to access projects, > for users, and ? for help.

Advanced Search Search Tips

Images of 'Space Mission' found, 4,378

« Previous
1
…
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
…
73
Next »

«
1
…
7
8
9
…
73
»

Women Testing Out New Spacesuits

Women Testing Out New Spacesuits

AVE6319668

AMS experience on the space station 07/2011 - AMS on the International Space station 07/2011: The International Space Station (ISS) seen on 12 July 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan during his launch in space. Two ships are moored at the station, the Atlantis shuttle visible on the right side, and a Soyuz ship on the left. At the center of the AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) experiment for the study of cosmic rays. Mission STS-135, last mission of the American space shuttle - This picture, photographed by NASA astronaut Ron Garan during the spacewalk conducted on July 12, 2011, shows the International Space Station with space shuttle Atlantis docked at the edge of the frame on the far right and a Russian Soyuz docked to Pirs, below the sun. In the foreground is the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment installed during the STS-134 mission. AMS is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector designed to use the unique environment of space to advance knowledge of the universe and lead

AMS experience on the space station 07/2011 - AMS on the International Space station 07/2011: The International Space Station (ISS) seen on 12 July 2011 by astronaut Ron Garan during his launch in space. Two ships are moored at the station, the Atlantis shuttle visible on the right side, and a Soyuz ship on the left. At the center of the AMS (Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer) experiment for the study of cosmic rays. Mission STS-135, last mission of the American space shuttle - This picture, photographed by NASA astronaut Ron Garan during the spacewalk conducted on July 12, 2011, shows the International Space Station with space shuttle Atlantis docked at the edge of the frame on the far right and a Russian Soyuz docked to Pirs, below the sun. In the foreground is the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment installed during the STS-134 mission. AMS is a state-of-the-art particle physics detector designed to use the unique environment of space to advance knowledge of the universe and lead

PIX4649833

Astronaut Exit into Space - Astronaut extravehicular activity - Astronaut Steve Bowen's Exit into Space. Maintenance of the International Space Station (ISS). 2 March 2011. Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS - 133 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six - hour, 14 - minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Alvin Drew (out of frame), mission specialist, tackled a variety of tasks, including venting into space some remaining ammonia from a failed pump module they moved during the mission's first spacewalk. 2 March 2011

Astronaut Exit into Space - Astronaut extravehicular activity - Astronaut Steve Bowen's Exit into Space. Maintenance of the International Space Station (ISS). 2 March 2011. Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS - 133 mission specialist, participates in the mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six - hour, 14 - minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Alvin Drew (out of frame), mission specialist, tackled a variety of tasks, including venting into space some remaining ammonia from a failed pump module they moved during the mission's first spacewalk. 2 March 2011

PIX4603018

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

D. Ducros

PIX4605477

Hubble Space Telescope Launch

Hubble Space Telescope Launch

UIG532091

Space Exploration: Soyuz and Orion Ships - Artist's View - CEV-Soyuz Joint Mission - An American Orion ship mooring has a Soyuz TMA-M spaceship during a space exploration mission. Illustration. An Orion class Crew Exploration Vehicle (AKA Deep Space Vehicle) is paired with a Soyuz TMA-M manned spacecraft for a joint deep space mission. The two spacecraft are connected via an adapter module that includes a hatch for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) and science instrumentation

Space Exploration: Soyuz and Orion Ships - Artist's View - CEV-Soyuz Joint Mission - An American Orion ship mooring has a Soyuz TMA-M spaceship during a space exploration mission. Illustration. An Orion class Crew Exploration Vehicle (AKA Deep Space Vehicle) is paired with a Soyuz TMA-M manned spacecraft for a joint deep space mission. The two spacecraft are connected via an adapter module that includes a hatch for Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) and science instrumentation

Walter B Myers

PIX4639089

The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS - 135 mission on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS - 135 mission on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

PIX4603211

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649510

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon. In

D. Ducros

PIX4605500

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

D. Ducros

PIX4605498

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649512

International Space Station: Astronaut Exit - The International Space Station: EVA Astronaut: Astronaut Rick (Richard) Linnehan during the third extravehicular Exit of the STS-123 mission, March 18, 2008. Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, astronaut Rick Linnehan, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 53-minute spacewalk, Linnehan and astronaut Robert L. Behnken (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a spare-parts platform and tool-handling assembly for Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM). Among other tasks, they also checked out and calibrated DEXT's end effector and attached critical spare parts to an external stowage platform. The new robotic system is scheduled to be activated on a power and data grapple fixture located on the Destiny laboratory on flight day

International Space Station: Astronaut Exit - The International Space Station: EVA Astronaut: Astronaut Rick (Richard) Linnehan during the third extravehicular Exit of the STS-123 mission, March 18, 2008. Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint, astronaut Rick Linnehan, STS-123 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 53-minute spacewalk, Linnehan and astronaut Robert L. Behnken (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a spare-parts platform and tool-handling assembly for Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dextrous Manipulator (SPDM). Among other tasks, they also checked out and calibrated DEXT's end effector and attached critical spare parts to an external stowage platform. The new robotic system is scheduled to be activated on a power and data grapple fixture located on the Destiny laboratory on flight day

PIX4640789

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - Astronaut Michael Good performs various maintenance tasks on the Hubble space telescope (HST) during the fourth of five space sorties planned during the STS mission - 125. 17 May 2009. With a mostly dark home planet behind him, astronaut Michael Good, STS - 125 mission specialist, rides Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm to the exact position he needs to be to continue work on the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronaut Mike Massimino, who shared two spacewalks with Good during the last week, is out of frame. 17 May 2009

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - Astronaut Michael Good performs various maintenance tasks on the Hubble space telescope (HST) during the fourth of five space sorties planned during the STS mission - 125. 17 May 2009. With a mostly dark home planet behind him, astronaut Michael Good, STS - 125 mission specialist, rides Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm to the exact position he needs to be to continue work on the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronaut Mike Massimino, who shared two spacewalks with Good during the last week, is out of frame. 17 May 2009

PIX4645385

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope seen from the shuttle Atlantis during its capture for its fourth maintenance mission, May 13, 2009. An STS - 125 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle's Canadian - built remote manipulator system. 13 May 2009

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope seen from the shuttle Atlantis during its capture for its fourth maintenance mission, May 13, 2009. An STS - 125 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle's Canadian - built remote manipulator system. 13 May 2009

PIX4645302

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet - English astronaut Thomas Pesquet - Official portrait of the spationaut Thomas Pesquet. Pesquet is the tenth Frenchman to go into space. Mission Proxima, expedition 50 (November 2016-May 2017).

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet - English astronaut Thomas Pesquet - Official portrait of the spationaut Thomas Pesquet. Pesquet is the tenth Frenchman to go into space. Mission Proxima, expedition 50 (November 2016-May 2017).

PIX4641051

Mission to Phobos - Phobos mission rocket releases spent propellant stage - The spaceship en route to Phobos, one of Mars's satellites, separates from the floor that contained the fuel used. Once the Phobos mission rocket acquires enough velocity to place it into a Mars-intercepting orbit it releases the empty propellant stage. This reduces the amount of mass that must be braked seven months down the line in order to enter a stable Mars orbit

Mission to Phobos - Phobos mission rocket releases spent propellant stage - The spaceship en route to Phobos, one of Mars's satellites, separates from the floor that contained the fuel used. Once the Phobos mission rocket acquires enough velocity to place it into a Mars-intercepting orbit it releases the empty propellant stage. This reduces the amount of mass that must be braked seven months down the line in order to enter a stable Mars orbit

Walter B Myers

PIX4639626

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet - English astronaut Thomas Pesquet - Official portrait of the spationaut Thomas Pesquet. Pesquet is the tenth Frenchman to go into space. Mission Proxima, expedition 50 (November 2016-May 2017).

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet - English astronaut Thomas Pesquet - Official portrait of the spationaut Thomas Pesquet. Pesquet is the tenth Frenchman to go into space. Mission Proxima, expedition 50 (November 2016-May 2017).

PIX4641035

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649541

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649554

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649497

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649528

Astronauts in Weightless - Astronauts in Tranquility Module - Astronauts in the STS mission - 130 Terry Virts (right), and Stephen Robinson photographs in weightlessness in the new Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). 14 February 2010. NASA astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS - 130 pilot; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist, are pictured in the newly - installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. February 14, 2010

Astronauts in Weightless - Astronauts in Tranquility Module - Astronauts in the STS mission - 130 Terry Virts (right), and Stephen Robinson photographs in weightlessness in the new Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). 14 February 2010. NASA astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS - 130 pilot; and Stephen Robinson, mission specialist, are pictured in the newly - installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. February 14, 2010

PIX4602812

Satellite Sret - 1 - Satellite Sret - 1, artwork - Artist's view of the french satellite Sret - 1 in orbit around the Earth. The SRT (Satellite for Research on Environment and Technology) programme was intended for the study of the Earth's environment. Launch: April 4, 1972. End of mission: July 1973. Sret-1 was a english satellite launched on April 4, 1972. Its mission ended in july 1973

Satellite Sret - 1 - Satellite Sret - 1, artwork - Artist's view of the french satellite Sret - 1 in orbit around the Earth. The SRT (Satellite for Research on Environment and Technology) programme was intended for the study of the Earth's environment. Launch: April 4, 1972. End of mission: July 1973. Sret-1 was a english satellite launched on April 4, 1972. Its mission ended in july 1973

D. Ducros

PIX4644557

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon.

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean up space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - Artist view of the satellite e.deorbit (right) catching a satellite with a net to take it to consume in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would recapture the larger objects with his articulated arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown right, using a net to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and harpon.

D. Ducros

PIX4605506

To the Stars Again (Documentary), 1961

To the Stars Again (Documentary), 1961

UIG3903589

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

E.DEORBIT: a satellite to clean space - E.Deorbit grabbing debris - An artist's view of the e.deorbit satellite (left) catching a satellite with a robotic arm to take it to consume itself in the Earth's atmosphere. e.Deorbit is a European mission project that if approved in 2019 will start in 2024. This satellite will be the first to clean up space debris. He would remove the larger objects with his arm or a net, before discharging them into the atmosphere, or they would be destroyed. ESA's proposed e.Deorbit mission, shown left, using a robotic arm to catch a derelict satellite - the baseline capture method for what would be the world's first active space debris removal mission, in 2024. The mission would first rendezvous with a large, drifting ESA satellite, then capture and secure it safely ahead of steering the combination down for a controlled burn-up in the atmosphere. As well as the baselined robot arm, additional capture technologies are being investigated, including a net and

D. Ducros

PIX4605494

Extravehicular release of Piers J. Sellers and Michael E. Fossum 07/2006 - Extravehicular activity on Robotic arm - July 8 2006 - Extrahicular exit of Piers J. Sellers (right) and Michael E. Fossum. The two astronauts work at the end of the manipulative arm of the space shuttle Discovery. Mission STS-121 (8 July 2006). Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (red stripes) and Michael E. Fossum, STS - 121 mission specialists, work in tandem on the shuttle's Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) during the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). July 8, 2006

Extravehicular release of Piers J. Sellers and Michael E. Fossum 07/2006 - Extravehicular activity on Robotic arm - July 8 2006 - Extrahicular exit of Piers J. Sellers (right) and Michael E. Fossum. The two astronauts work at the end of the manipulative arm of the space shuttle Discovery. Mission STS-121 (8 July 2006). Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (red stripes) and Michael E. Fossum, STS - 121 mission specialists, work in tandem on the shuttle's Remote Manipulator System/Orbiter Boom Sensor System (RMS/OBSS) during the mission's first scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA). July 8, 2006

PIX4601402

The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS - 135 mission on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS - 135 mission on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

PIX4603197

The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS - 135 mission on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS - 135 mission on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

PIX4603207

The International Space Station 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2001 - The International Space Station seen from the shuttle Atlantis. ISS STS - 98. 16/02/2001. Backdropped against heavy cloud cover, the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed with a 35 mm camera by one of the astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew of the station, onboard the outpost since early November 2000, is made up of astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, mission commander; Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; and Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. Krikalev and Gidzenko represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On Atlantis were astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander; Mark L. Polansky, pilot; and Marsha S. Ivins, Robert L. Curbeam and Thomas D. Jones, all mission specialists. The shuttle and the station parted company at 8:06 a.m. (CST), Feb. 16, as Polansky flew the shuttle halfway around the outpost and its new Destiny laboratory before moving off. Feb 16 2001

The International Space Station 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2001 - The International Space Station seen from the shuttle Atlantis. ISS STS - 98. 16/02/2001. Backdropped against heavy cloud cover, the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed with a 35 mm camera by one of the astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew of the station, onboard the outpost since early November 2000, is made up of astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, mission commander; Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; and Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. Krikalev and Gidzenko represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On Atlantis were astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander; Mark L. Polansky, pilot; and Marsha S. Ivins, Robert L. Curbeam and Thomas D. Jones, all mission specialists. The shuttle and the station parted company at 8:06 a.m. (CST), Feb. 16, as Polansky flew the shuttle halfway around the outpost and its new Destiny laboratory before moving off. Feb 16 2001

PIX4600230

Space shuttle Endeavour launch was the 57th Space Shuttle mission. June 21,1993

Space shuttle Endeavour launch was the 57th Space Shuttle mission. June 21,1993

EVB2942259

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope seen from the shuttle Atlantis during its capture for its fourth maintenance mission, May 13, 2009. An STS - 125 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle's Canadian - built remote manipulator system. 13 May 2009

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope seen from the shuttle Atlantis during its capture for its fourth maintenance mission, May 13, 2009. An STS - 125 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle's Canadian - built remote manipulator system. 13 May 2009

PIX4645290

Astronaut in Space - Astronaut in Space - Astronaut Steve Bowen is working on the International Space Station during the third extravehicular exit of the STS - 126 mission. 22 November 2008. Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS - 126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six - hour, 57 - minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the Sarj's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. Nov 22, 2008

Astronaut in Space - Astronaut in Space - Astronaut Steve Bowen is working on the International Space Station during the third extravehicular exit of the STS - 126 mission. 22 November 2008. Astronaut Steve Bowen, STS - 126 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third scheduled session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six - hour, 57 - minute spacewalk, Bowen and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn - Piper (out of frame), mission specialist, focused their efforts on the continued cleaning of the station's starboard solar alpha rotary joint (SARJ) and the removal and replacement of trundle bearing assemblies (TBA). Bowen and Piper also cleaned the area around the Sarj's drive lock assemblies, which help the joint to rotate and lock into place. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. Nov 22, 2008

PIX4649187

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649493

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

Decolving the shuttle Discovery 02/2011 - Launch of Shuttle Discovery STS - 133. 02/2011 - Decolving the shuttle Discovery (mission STS - 133) with a crew of six astronauts on board as well as Robonaut2. This mission is the 33rd and last mission of the Shuttle Discovery. 24/02/2011. Rising on twin columns of fire and creating rolling clouds of smoke and steam, space shuttle Discovery lifts off Launch Pad 39A at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a picturesque, warm, late February afternoon. Launch of the STS - 133 mission was at 4:53 p.m. EST on Feb. 24. Discovery and its six - member crew are on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Discovery is making its 39th mission and is scheduled to be retired following STS-133. This is the 133rd Space Shuttle Program mission and the 35th shuttle voyage to the space station

PIX4649523

The International Space Station 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) seen from the Atlantis shuttle. STS-98. 16/02/2001. Backdropped against the blackness of space, the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed with a 35 mm camera by one of the astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew of the station, onboard the outpost since early November 2000, is made up of astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, mission commander; Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; and Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. Krikalev and Gidzenko represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On Atlantis were astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander; Mark L. Polansky, pilot; and Marsha S. Ivins, Robert L. Curbeam and Thomas D. Jones, all mission specialists. The shuttle and the station parted company at 8:06 a.m. (CST), Feb. 16, as Polansky flew the shuttle halfway around the outpost and its new Destiny laboratory before moving off

The International Space Station 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2001 - The International Space Station (ISS) seen from the Atlantis shuttle. STS-98. 16/02/2001. Backdropped against the blackness of space, the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed with a 35 mm camera by one of the astronauts onboard Atlantis. The crew of the station, onboard the outpost since early November 2000, is made up of astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, mission commander; Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander; and Sergei K. Krikalev, flight engineer. Krikalev and Gidzenko represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. On Atlantis were astronauts Kenneth D. Cockrell, mission commander; Mark L. Polansky, pilot; and Marsha S. Ivins, Robert L. Curbeam and Thomas D. Jones, all mission specialists. The shuttle and the station parted company at 8:06 a.m. (CST), Feb. 16, as Polansky flew the shuttle halfway around the outpost and its new Destiny laboratory before moving off

PIX4600222

America, c.1990s: Astronaut in space, hanging upside-down from a robotic arm

America, c.1990s: Astronaut in space, hanging upside-down from a robotic arm

AVE6327797

The International Space Station (ISS) and the Moon 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS mission - 135 on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

The International Space Station (ISS) and the Moon 07/2011 - The International Space Station (ISS) 07/2011 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Atlantis at the end of the STS mission - 135 on 19 July 2011. This picture of the International Space Station was photographed from the space shuttle Atlantis as the orbiting complex and the shuttle performed their relative separation in the early hours of July 19, 2011. Onboard the station were Russian cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko, Expedition 28 commander; Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev, both flight engineers; Japan Aerospace Exploration astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Ron Garan, all flight engineers. Onboard the shuttle were NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS - 135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; and Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists

PIX4603216

Charles Bolden - Mission STS - 31 - Charles Bolden - STS - 31 pilot - Portrait of Charles F. Bolden Jr, pilot of the STS-31 mission, which took place from 24 April 1990 to 29 April 1990 (placing the Hubble space telescope in orbit). Portrait of Charles F. Bolden, Jr., pilot of the space shuttle Discovery which launched the Hubble Space Telescope astronomical observatory into Earth orbit. Mission STS-31

Charles Bolden - Mission STS - 31 - Charles Bolden - STS - 31 pilot - Portrait of Charles F. Bolden Jr, pilot of the STS-31 mission, which took place from 24 April 1990 to 29 April 1990 (placing the Hubble space telescope in orbit). Portrait of Charles F. Bolden, Jr., pilot of the space shuttle Discovery which launched the Hubble Space Telescope astronomical observatory into Earth orbit. Mission STS-31

PIX4646799

Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 05/2011 - Ariane 5 ECA liftoff - 05/2011 - Decolving the Ariane 5 ECA rocket with the telecommunications satellites GSAT - 8 and ST - 2 on board. The launch of flight VA202 took place on May 20, 2011. On 20 May 2011, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in English Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, GSAT - 8 and ST - 2, into their planned transfer orbits. Flight VA202 was the third Ariane 5 launch of 2011. Liftoff of the 58th Ariane 5 mission came at 22:38 CEST (20:38 GMT; 17:38 English Guiana)

Fusee Ariane 5 ECA - 05/2011 - Ariane 5 ECA liftoff - 05/2011 - Decolving the Ariane 5 ECA rocket with the telecommunications satellites GSAT - 8 and ST - 2 on board. The launch of flight VA202 took place on May 20, 2011. On 20 May 2011, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europe's Spaceport in English Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, GSAT - 8 and ST - 2, into their planned transfer orbits. Flight VA202 was the third Ariane 5 launch of 2011. Liftoff of the 58th Ariane 5 mission came at 22:38 CEST (20:38 GMT; 17:38 English Guiana)

PIX4604391

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

PIX4602829

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

PIX4602873

The International Space Station (ISS) 09/2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) 09/2009 - A portion of the International Space Station (ISS) photographed by an astronaut from the STS-128 mission on 3 September 2009. A portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a space walking astronaut during the STS - 128 mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the station. The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. September 3, 2009

The International Space Station (ISS) 09/2009 - The International Space Station (ISS) 09/2009 - A portion of the International Space Station (ISS) photographed by an astronaut from the STS-128 mission on 3 September 2009. A portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a space walking astronaut during the STS - 128 mission's second session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the station. The blackness of space and Earth's horizon provide the backdrop for the scene. September 3, 2009

PIX4602506

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

PIX4602807

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

PIX4602824

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - Astronaut Michael Good performs various maintenance tasks on the Hubble space telescope (HST) during the second of five space sorties planned during the STS mission - 125. 15 May 2009. Astronaut Michael Good, mission specialist, is positioned on the end of the Canadian - built remote manipulator system arm to do a servicing task on the Hubble Space Telescope, locked down in Atlantis' cargo bay. The scene was photographed during the second of five scheduled space walks to be performed in a five - day period by teh STS - 125 crew members. 15 May 2009

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - Astronaut Michael Good performs various maintenance tasks on the Hubble space telescope (HST) during the second of five space sorties planned during the STS mission - 125. 15 May 2009. Astronaut Michael Good, mission specialist, is positioned on the end of the Canadian - built remote manipulator system arm to do a servicing task on the Hubble Space Telescope, locked down in Atlantis' cargo bay. The scene was photographed during the second of five scheduled space walks to be performed in a five - day period by teh STS - 125 crew members. 15 May 2009

PIX4645350

Space Shuttle Crew STS113 2008

Space Shuttle Crew STS113 2008

BOF6288314

Hubble space telescope: end of the 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: end of the fourth repair mission - The Hubble space telescope (HST) is lifted out of the cargo compartment by the manipulating arm of the space shuttle Atlantis. 19 May 2009. The Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay and is moments away from releasing the orbital observatory to start it on its way back home to observe the universe. 19 May 2009

Hubble space telescope: end of the 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: end of the fourth repair mission - The Hubble space telescope (HST) is lifted out of the cargo compartment by the manipulating arm of the space shuttle Atlantis. 19 May 2009. The Space Shuttle Atlantis' remote manipulator system arm lifts the Hubble Space Telescope from the cargo bay and is moments away from releasing the orbital observatory to start it on its way back home to observe the universe. 19 May 2009

PIX4645442

America, c.1990s: Long shot two astronauts on STS-49 mission who work together to install capture bar on satellite

America, c.1990s: Long shot two astronauts on STS-49 mission who work together to install capture bar on satellite

AVE6327770

Astronauts in weightlessness - Astronauts in Tranquility Module - Astronauts in the STS mission - 130 Terry Virts (right), Nicholas Patrick (left) and Stephen Robinson weightlessness photographs in the new Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). 14 February 2010. NASA astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS - 130 pilot; Nicholas Patrick (left) and Stephen Robinson, both mission specialists, are pictured in the newly - installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. February 14, 2010

Astronauts in weightlessness - Astronauts in Tranquility Module - Astronauts in the STS mission - 130 Terry Virts (right), Nicholas Patrick (left) and Stephen Robinson weightlessness photographs in the new Tranquility module of the International Space Station (ISS). 14 February 2010. NASA astronauts Terry Virts (right), STS - 130 pilot; Nicholas Patrick (left) and Stephen Robinson, both mission specialists, are pictured in the newly - installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. February 14, 2010

PIX4602797

Shuttle Endeavour view from ISS - 08/2007 - Endeavour is manoeuvring seen from ISS - 08/2007 - Shuttle Endeavour approaching the International Space Station (ISS). Mission STS-118, 10 August 2007. The Space Shuttle Endeavour begins a renzvous pitch maneuver to allow the crewmembers on the nearby International Space Station (ISS) to document the vehicle's thermal protection system condition. August 10, 2007

Shuttle Endeavour view from ISS - 08/2007 - Endeavour is manoeuvring seen from ISS - 08/2007 - Shuttle Endeavour approaching the International Space Station (ISS). Mission STS-118, 10 August 2007. The Space Shuttle Endeavour begins a renzvous pitch maneuver to allow the crewmembers on the nearby International Space Station (ISS) to document the vehicle's thermal protection system condition. August 10, 2007

PIX4648726

Gemini 4 mission, 1984 (print)

Gemini 4 mission, 1984 (print)

Lawson, David (fl.1980s)

CHT7292943

Astronaut Exit into Space - Astronaut extravehicular activity - Astronaut Steve Bowen's Exit into Space. Maintenance of the International Space Station (ISS). 17 May 2010. NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS - 132 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (17 May 2010) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven - hour, 25 - minute spacewalk, Bowen and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman (out of frame), mission specialist, loosened bolts holding six replacement batteries, installed a second antenna for high - speed Ku - band transmissions and adding a spare parts platform to Dextre, a two - armed extension for the station's robotic arm

Astronaut Exit into Space - Astronaut extravehicular activity - Astronaut Steve Bowen's Exit into Space. Maintenance of the International Space Station (ISS). 17 May 2010. NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS - 132 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (17 May 2010) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the seven - hour, 25 - minute spacewalk, Bowen and NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman (out of frame), mission specialist, loosened bolts holding six replacement batteries, installed a second antenna for high - speed Ku - band transmissions and adding a spare parts platform to Dextre, a two - armed extension for the station's robotic arm

PIX4602918

Exit extra - vehicular 04/1983 - Astronauts extravehicular activity. 04/1983 - Exit extra - vehicle for astronauts Story Musgrave (left) and Don Peterson on April 7, 1983. Astronauts Story Musgrave, left, and Don Peterson float in the cargo bay of the Earth - orbiting space shuttle Challenger during their April 7, 1983, spacewalk on the STS - 6 mission. Their” floating” is restricted via tethers to safety slide wires. Thanks to the tether and slide wire combination, Peterson is able to translate, or move, along the port side hand rails. First called STA-099, Challenger was built to serve as a test vehicle for the Space Shuttle program. Challenger, the second orbiter to join Nasa's Space Shuttle fleet, arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 1982. Challenger launched on her maiden voyage, STS - 6, on April 4, 1983 and saw the first spacewalk of the shuttle program, as well as the deployment of the first satellite - - the Tracking and Data Relay System. The orbiter launched th

Exit extra - vehicular 04/1983 - Astronauts extravehicular activity. 04/1983 - Exit extra - vehicle for astronauts Story Musgrave (left) and Don Peterson on April 7, 1983. Astronauts Story Musgrave, left, and Don Peterson float in the cargo bay of the Earth - orbiting space shuttle Challenger during their April 7, 1983, spacewalk on the STS - 6 mission. Their” floating” is restricted via tethers to safety slide wires. Thanks to the tether and slide wire combination, Peterson is able to translate, or move, along the port side hand rails. First called STA-099, Challenger was built to serve as a test vehicle for the Space Shuttle program. Challenger, the second orbiter to join Nasa's Space Shuttle fleet, arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in July 1982. Challenger launched on her maiden voyage, STS - 6, on April 4, 1983 and saw the first spacewalk of the shuttle program, as well as the deployment of the first satellite - - the Tracking and Data Relay System. The orbiter launched th

PIX4646670

Asteroid Retrieval Robotic Mission (ARRM) Spacecraft, 2015 (digital illustration)

Asteroid Retrieval Robotic Mission (ARRM) Spacecraft, 2015 (digital illustration)

KBS7232143

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope seen from the shuttle Atlantis during its capture for its fourth maintenance mission, May 13, 2009. An STS - 125 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle's Canadian - built remote manipulator system. 13 May 2009

Hubble space telescope: 4th maintenance mission 05/2009 - Hubble space telescope: fourth repair mission 05/2009 - The space telescope seen from the shuttle Atlantis during its capture for its fourth maintenance mission, May 13, 2009. An STS - 125 crewmember onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped a still photo of the Hubble Space Telescope following grapple of the giant observatory by the shuttle's Canadian - built remote manipulator system. 13 May 2009

PIX4645293

Atlantis seen from the Space Station 07/2011 - Atlantis seen from the International Space Station 07/2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on 21 July 2011. Mission STS-135, the last United States space shuttle mission. This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and city lights, on its way home, was photographed by the Expedition 28 crew of the International Space Station. Airglow over Earth can be seen in the background. July 21, 2011

Atlantis seen from the Space Station 07/2011 - Atlantis seen from the International Space Station 07/2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) on 21 July 2011. Mission STS-135, the last United States space shuttle mission. This unprecedented view of the space shuttle Atlantis, appearing like a bean sprout against clouds and city lights, on its way home, was photographed by the Expedition 28 crew of the International Space Station. Airglow over Earth can be seen in the background. July 21, 2011

PIX4649851

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

PIX4602832

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - The International Space Station (ISS) 02/2010 - View of the International Space Station from Space Shuttle Endeavour at the end of the STS mission - 130 on 19 February 2010. The International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by an STS - 130 crew member on space shuttle Endeavour after the station and shuttle began their post - undocking relative separation. Undocking of the two spacecraft occurred at 7:54 p.m. (EST) on Feb. 19, 2010

PIX4602819

Hubble Space Telescope: 1st maintenance mission 12/1993 - Hubble Space Telescope first repair mission - Space Shuttle Endeavour and Hubble Space Telescope during the first satellite maintenance mission. Below the Indian Ocean and Madagascar. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay following its capture by the STS - 61 astronauts

Hubble Space Telescope: 1st maintenance mission 12/1993 - Hubble Space Telescope first repair mission - Space Shuttle Endeavour and Hubble Space Telescope during the first satellite maintenance mission. Below the Indian Ocean and Madagascar. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST), backdropped over Madagascar, is berthed in Endeavour's cargo bay following its capture by the STS - 61 astronauts

PIX4644916

« Previous
1
…
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
…
73
Next »

«
1
…
7
8
9
…
73
»

Why choose Bridgeman Images

Art. Culture. History.

We partner with the world's leading museums, galleries and artists, so you have access to the highest-quality imagery.

Discover our collection Browse FAQs

Simple. Fast. Reliable.

Our teams can help you find the perfect content and take care of all of the copyright and licensing requirements.

Contact us

Discover millions of images and videos for your creative projects.

Start your search

© Copyright 2024 Bridgeman Art Library Limited. Registered in England and Wales as company number 01056394.