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NASA image: Expedition 11 Crew Return Celebration
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Nov 4, 2005

Expedition 11 Crew Return Celebration

JSC2005-E-43596 (4 November 2005) --- Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Deputy Director Robert D. Cabana speaks...

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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: Opening the hatch and welcome ceremony in the Mir Space Station
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Mar 24, 1996

Opening the hatch and welcome ceremony in the Mir Space Station

STS076-344-013 (24 March 1996)--- Continuing an in-space tradition, astronaut Kevin P. Chilton (right), mission...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004749 (29 May 2013) --- Like hosts standing in a parlor waiting for company on the way, Expedition 36...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004760 (29 May 2013) --- NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 36 flight engineer, translates from the...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony and gift exchange in the Mir Base Module
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Mar 24, 1996

Welcome ceremony and gift exchange in the Mir Base Module

S76-E-5157 (24 March 1996) --- Two Russian cosmonauts and five of six NASA astronauts exchange gifts soon after...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004755 (29 May 2013) --- A mini reunion of cosmonauts takes place in the Rassvet Mini-Research Module...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004751 (29 May 2013) --- Like a host sitting in his parlor waiting for company on the way, Expedition 36...

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NASA image: Opening the hatch and welcome ceremony in the Mir Space Station
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Mar 24, 1996

Opening the hatch and welcome ceremony in the Mir Space Station

STS076-344-034 (22-31 March 1996) --- Cosmonaut Yury I. Onufrienko, commander for the Mir-21 mission, floats through...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004756 (29 May 2013) --- A mini reunion of cosmonauts takes place in the Rassvet Mini-Research Module...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004758 (29 May 2013) --- European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, Expedition 36 flight engineer,...

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NASA image: Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew
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May 30, 2013

Welcome ceremony for rest of Expedition 36 crew

ISS036-E-004763 (29 May 2013) --- This image, photographed inside the Zvezda service module, is one of the first...

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NASA image: Expedition 54 Soyuz MS-06 Landing
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Feb 28, 2018

Expedition 54 Soyuz MS-06 Landing

Girls in ceremonial Kazakh dress and Matryoshka Dolls depicting NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, left, Russian cosmonaut...

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NASA image: Expedition 39 Soyuz TMA-11M Landing
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May 14, 2014

Expedition 39 Soyuz TMA-11M Landing

Ceremonial Kazakh hats and robes are laid out to be presented to Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan...

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NASA image: Axiom-4 Docking And Hatch Opening Occur – Thursday, June 26, 2025
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Jun 26, 2025

Axiom-4 Docking And Hatch Opening Occur – Thursday, June 26, 2025

Axiom Mission 4 crew members which includes Commander Peggy Whitson, Indian Space Research Organization astronaut...

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NASA image: SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Hatch Opening and Crew Welcoming Event aboard the International Space Station
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May 31, 2020

SpaceX Crew Dragon Demo-2 Hatch Opening and Crew Welcoming Event aboard the International Space Station

Within hours after docking to the International Space Station aboard their new SpaceX Crew Dragon craft “Endeavour”...

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NASA image: STS-122 Crew Return Ceremony
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Feb 21, 2008

STS-122 Crew Return Ceremony

JSC2008-E-014921 (21 Feb. 2008) --- The crewmembers of the STS-122 mission were welcomed home to Houston Feb. 21,...

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NASA image: STS-120 Crew Return
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Nov 8, 2007

STS-120 Crew Return

JSC2007-E-098006 (8 Nov. 2007) --- The crew of the STS-120 mission was welcomed home to Houston Nov. 8, following...

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NASA image: STS-122 Crew Return Ceremony
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Feb 21, 2008

STS-122 Crew Return Ceremony

JSC2008-E-014951 (21 Feb. 2008) --- The crewmembers of the STS-122 mission were welcomed home to Houston Feb. 21,...

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NASA image: KSC-07pd0901
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Apr 17, 2007

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a welcoming ceremony for the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section of...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) and Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (right) exchange mementos during Mr. Yamamoto’s visit to KSC.  Mr. Bridges also holds the logo of the new Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a merger of three Japanese aeronautical and space agencies effective Oct.1, 2003.  Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module.  His visit includes a tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar.
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Jun 12, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) and Center Director Roy Bridges Jr. (right) exchange mementos during Mr. Yamamoto’s visit to KSC. Mr. Bridges also holds the logo of the new Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, a merger of three Japanese aeronautical and space agencies effective Oct.1, 2003. Mr. Yamamoto is at KSC for a welcome ceremony involving the arrival of the newest Space Station module, the Japanese Experiment Module/pressurized module. His visit includes a tour of the Columbia Debris Hangar.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Executive Director of NASDA Koji Yamamoto (left) and Center Director Roy Bridges Jr....

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NASA image: Soyuz TMA-17 Lands
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Jun 1, 2010

Soyuz TMA-17 Lands

Expedition 23 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer, left, Commander Oleg Kotov, center, and Flight Engineer Soichi Noguchi...

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NASA image: Expedition 39 Soyuz TMA-11M Landing
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May 14, 2014

Expedition 39 Soyuz TMA-11M Landing

Expedition 39 Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is seen wearing a ceremonial...

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NASA image: KSC-2009-2927
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May 2, 2009

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– Hall of Fame astronaut Rick Hauk (right) welcomes one of the new members, astronaut George...

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