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NASA image: STS-121 crewmembers prepare to board transfer van at KSC
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Jul 4, 2006

STS-121 crewmembers prepare to board transfer van at KSC

STS121-S-006 (4 July 2006) --- The STS-121 crewmembers, having donned their shuttle launch and entry suits, wave...

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NASA image: The ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121
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Jul 4, 2006

The ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121

STS121-E-05011 (4 July 2006)-- This picture of the STS-121 external tank was taken with a digital still camera by an...

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NASA image: The ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121
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Jul 4, 2006

The ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121

S121-E-05006 (4 July 2006) --- This picture of the STS-121 external tank was taken with a digital still camera by an...

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NASA image: View of the ISS from the orbiter during separation on STS-121
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Jul 15, 2006

View of the ISS from the orbiter during separation on STS-121

S121-E-07596 (15 July 2006) --- Backdropped by the blackness of space, the International Space Station moves away...

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NASA image: View of the ISS from the orbiter during separation on STS-121
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Jul 15, 2006

View of the ISS from the orbiter during separation on STS-121

S121-E-07870 (15 July 2006) --- Backdropped by a cloud-covered Earth, the International Space Station moves away...

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NASA image: View of the ISS from the orbiter during separation on STS-121
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Jul 15, 2006

View of the ISS from the orbiter during separation on STS-121

S121-E-07883 (15 July 2006) --- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, the International Space Station moves away...

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NASA image: STS-121 Crew attends the "X Games" in Los Angeles
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Aug 3, 2006

STS-121 Crew attends the "X Games" in Los Angeles

JSC2006-E-32814 (3 August 2006) --- The crew of STS-121 attended opening day of the 12th "X Games" in Los Angeles...

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NASA image: Sellers and Reiter on the MDK at meal time during STS-121
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Jul 4, 2006

Sellers and Reiter on the MDK at meal time during STS-121

STS121-319-021 (4 - 17 July 2006) --- Astronauts Piers J. Sellers, right, and Thomas Reiter of the European Space...

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NASA image: STS-121 Crew attends the "X Games" in Los Angeles
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Aug 3, 2006

STS-121 Crew attends the "X Games" in Los Angeles

JSC2006-E-32816 (3 August 2006) --- The crew of STS-121 attended opening day of the 12th "X Games" in Los Angeles...

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NASA image: View of STS-121 Astronauts shadows during EVA 1
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Jul 8, 2006

View of STS-121 Astronauts shadows during EVA 1

ISS013-E-49681 (8 July 2006) --- The shadows of astronauts Piers J. Sellers and Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission...

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NASA image: The ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121
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Jul 4, 2006

The ET as it falls away from the orbiter after separation on STS-121

STS121-E-05008 (4 July 2006)-- This picture of the STS-121 external tank was taken with a digital still camera by an...

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NASA image: Earth view over India taken during STS-121
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Jul 4, 2006

Earth view over India taken during STS-121

STS121-331-019 (4-17 July 2006) --- (North is toward the lower right corner of the image). This vertical view over...

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NASA image: Mapping sequence performed during the STS-121 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver
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Jul 6, 2006

Mapping sequence performed during the STS-121 R-Bar Pitch Maneuver

ISS013E47320 (06 July 2006) -- View of the Orbiter Discovery topside of the forward (FWD) flight deck as imaged...

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NASA image: Soyuz,FGB and the SM as Discovery approaches for docking during STS-121
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Jul 6, 2006

Soyuz,FGB and the SM as Discovery approaches for docking during STS-121

S121-E-05352 (6 July 2006) --- Solar arrays and a couple of Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space...

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NASA image: SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson
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Jul 22, 2024

SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson

jsc2024e052328 (July 22, 2024) --- NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Mission Specialist Stephanie Wilson focuses during the crew...

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NASA image: KSC-05pd-1649
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Jul 19, 2005

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., STS-121 Mission Commander takes a...

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NASA image: Two-shot of Nowak and Wison on the FD during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations
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Jul 13, 2006

Two-shot of Nowak and Wison on the FD during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121-E-07217 (13 July 2006) --- Astronauts Lisa M. Nowak (left) and Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission...

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NASA image: Nowak in sleeping bag on the MDK during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations
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Jul 8, 2006

Nowak in sleeping bag on the MDK during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121-E-06151 (8 July 2006) --- Astronaut Lisa M. Nowak, STS-121 mission specialist, sleeps in her sleeping bag,...

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NASA image: Fossum stows tools in the A/L during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations
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Jul 11, 2006

Fossum stows tools in the A/L during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121-E-06433 (11 July 2006) --- Astronaut Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission specialist, works in the Quest Airlock...

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NASA image: Fossum and Sellers talk on the MDK during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations
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Jul 9, 2006

Fossum and Sellers talk on the MDK during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121-E-06258 (9 July 2006) --- Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (left) and Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission...

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NASA image: Piers holds up an IUA removed during EVA 2 during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations.
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Jul 13, 2006

Piers holds up an IUA removed during EVA 2 during STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations.

S121-E-07087 (13 July 2006) --- Astronaut Piers J. Sellers, STS-121 mission specialist, holds an interface umbilical...

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NASA image: Fossum and Sellers on the OBSS during EVA1 on STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations
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Jul 8, 2006

Fossum and Sellers on the OBSS during EVA1 on STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121-E-06056 (8 July 2006) --- Astronauts Piers J. Sellers (red stripes) and Michael E. Fossum, STS-121 mission...

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NASA image: TUS-RA removal from the S0 Truss during EVA2 for STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations
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Jul 10, 2006

TUS-RA removal from the S0 Truss during EVA2 for STS-121 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S121-E-06211 (10 July 2006) --- Astronauts Michael E. Fossum and Piers J. Sellers (out of frame), STS-121 mission...

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NASA image: Sellers and Wilson inside the A/L during STS-121/ Exp. 13 joint OPS
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Jul 8, 2006

Sellers and Wilson inside the A/L during STS-121/ Exp. 13 joint OPS

S121-E-05936 (8 July 2006) --- Astronaut Stephanie D. Wilson, STS-121 mission specialist, works with Extravehicular...

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