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NASA image: Whitson and Nespoli open Node 2 hatch
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Oct 27, 2007

Whitson and Nespoli open Node 2 hatch

ISS016-E-006856 (27 Oct. 2007) --- NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (left), Expedition 16 commander, and European...

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NASA image: View of Yurchikhin preparing for the STS-117 Hatch Opening during Expedition 15
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Jun 10, 2007

View of Yurchikhin preparing for the STS-117 Hatch Opening during Expedition 15

ISS015-E-11769 (10 June 2007) --- Cosmonaut Fyodor N. Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander representing Russia's...

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NASA image: iss059m260740609_NTV_VF_Exp59-60_Hatch_Opening_Welcome_Ceremony
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Mar 15, 2019

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U.S. Astronauts and Cosmonaut Dock to the Space Station for Expedition 59-60 Mission After launching earlier in the...

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NASA image: iss062m311001859_NTV-VF_Expedition_63_Docking_and_Hatch_Open_200409
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Apr 9, 2020

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Expedition 63 Crew Arrives to the International Space Station Expedition 63 Soyuz Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of...

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NASA image: Hatch opening and greeting after rendezvous
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Feb 27, 1997

Hatch opening and greeting after rendezvous

STS081-373-025 (14 Jan 1997) --- Greeting between commanders - astronaut Michael A. Baker (foreground) and cosmonaut...

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NASA image: Astronaut Nichole Ayers opens the hatch to the Kibo laboratory module's airlock
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Mar 28, 2025

Astronaut Nichole Ayers opens the hatch to the Kibo laboratory module's airlock

iss072e861697 (March 28, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers opens the hatch to...

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NASA image: Astronaut Richard Gordon prepares to open hatch to jettison equipment
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Sep 13, 1966

Astronaut Richard Gordon prepares to open hatch to jettison equipment

S66-54590 (13 Sept. 1966) --- Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., Gemini-11 pilot, prepares to open spacecraft hatch to...

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NASA image: iss064m260991229_Expedition_65_Soyuz_MS-18_Hatch_Opening_Welcome_Ceremony_210409
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Apr 9, 2021

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Expedition 65 Crew Arrives to the International Space Station Expedition 65 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy of...

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NASA image: jsc2021m000115_Expedition_65_NTV_VF_Docking_Hatch_Open_210409
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Apr 9, 2021

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Expedition 65 Crew Arrives to the International Space Station Expedition 65 Soyuz Commander Oleg Novitskiy of...

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NASA image: Horowitz and Culbertson prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

Horowitz and Culbertson prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS

STS105-E-5092 (12 August 2001) --- Scott J. Horowitz (bottom), STS-105 commander, and Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.,...

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NASA image: Whitson and Nespoli prepare to open Node 2 hatch
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Oct 27, 2007

Whitson and Nespoli prepare to open Node 2 hatch

S120-E-006895 (27 Oct. 2007) --- Astronauts Peggy A. Whitson (left), Expedition 16 commander, and European Space...

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NASA image: Culbertson prepares to open the ODS hatch into the ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

Culbertson prepares to open the ODS hatch into the ISS

STS105-E-5091 (12 August 2001) --- Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., Expedition Three mission commander, assists Scott J....

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NASA image: Hatch opening and welcome ceremony at the Mir/Endeavour interface
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Mar 3, 1998

Hatch opening and welcome ceremony at the Mir/Endeavour interface

STS089-386-013 (22-31 Jan. 1998) --- Astronaut David A. Wolf, cosmonaut guest researcher, greets Terrence W....

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NASA image: Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to hatch opening
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Feb 11, 2001

Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to hatch opening

STS98-E-5127 (11 February 2001) --- Inside the Unity node, astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd (center), Expedition...

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NASA image: Culbertson and Horowitz prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS
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Aug 12, 2001

Culbertson and Horowitz prepare to open the ODS hatch into the ISS

STS105-E-5089 (12 August 2001) --- Scott J. Horowitz (left), STS-105 commander, and Frank L. Culbertson, Jr.,...

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NASA image: Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to hatch opening
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Feb 11, 2001

Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to hatch opening

STS98-E-5125 (11 February 2001) --- Inside the Unity node, astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd (center), Expedition...

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NASA image: Whitson and Nespoli prepare to open Node 2 hatch
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Oct 27, 2007

Whitson and Nespoli prepare to open Node 2 hatch

ISS016-E-006847 (27 Oct. 2007) --- NASA astronaut Peggy A. Whitson (left), Expedition 16 commander, and European...

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NASA image: Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to hatch opening
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Feb 11, 2001

Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to hatch opening

STS98-E-5129 (11 February 2001) --- Inside the Unity node, astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd (center), Expedition...

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NASA image: Soyuz TMA-21/26S Hatch Opening
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Apr 7, 2011

Soyuz TMA-21/26S Hatch Opening

ISS027-E-011331 (6 April 2011) --- Russian cosmonaut Dmitry Kondratyev, Expedition 27 commander, prepares to open...

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NASA image: Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft hatch opening
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Sep 25, 2013

Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft hatch opening

ISS037-E-002684 (25 Sept. 2013) --- Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 37 commander, prepares to open...

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NASA image: ODS/Mir hatch opening during STS-89 mission
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Sep 22, 2009

ODS/Mir hatch opening during STS-89 mission

STS089-349-021 (22-31 Jan 1998) --- Cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov, flight engineer for the Mir-24 crew, peers through...

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NASA image: Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to opening hatch
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Feb 11, 2001

Astronauts Cockrell, Shepherd and Polansky prior to opening hatch

STS98-E-5123 (11 February 2001) --- This digital still camera shot shows STS-98 mission commander Kenneth D....

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NASA image: MS Lonchakov prepares to open the PMA2 hatch leading to Destiny
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Apr 23, 2001

MS Lonchakov prepares to open the PMA2 hatch leading to Destiny

S100-E-5284 (23 April 2001) --- Cosmonaut Yuri V. Lonchakov, STS-100 mission specialist representing Rosaviakosmos,...

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NASA image: Hatch opening of the Soyuz TMA-16M
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Mar 28, 2015

Hatch opening of the Soyuz TMA-16M

ISS043E059259 (03/28/2015) --- NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (left) is happy to be aboard the International Space...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

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NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
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