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NASA image: Biological Research In Canisters Transfer to BRIC-LED Facility
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Jun 9, 2021

Biological Research In Canisters Transfer to BRIC-LED Facility

iss065e094086 (6/9/2021) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet is photographed aboard the...

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NASA image: Biological Research In Canisters Light Emitting Diode Installation
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Aug 25, 2017

Biological Research In Canisters Light Emitting Diode Installation

iss052e073850 (Aug. 25, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Jack Fischer installs hardware Biological Research In Canisters -...

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NASA image: Biological Research In Canisters Light Emitting Diode Installation
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Aug 25, 2017

Biological Research In Canisters Light Emitting Diode Installation

iss052e073846 (Aug. 25, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Jack Fischer installling the Biological Research In Canisters...

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NASA image: Biological Research In Canisters Transfer to BRIC-LED Facility
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Jun 9, 2021

Biological Research In Canisters Transfer to BRIC-LED Facility

iss065e094087 (6/9/2021) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet is photographed aboard the...

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NASA image: Skylab
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May 1, 1970

Skylab

The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) was designed and developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center and served as the...

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NASA image: Boe and Bowen on Middeck with LiOH canisters
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Feb 28, 2011

Boe and Bowen on Middeck with LiOH canisters

S133-E-007942 (28 Feb. 2011) --- NASA astronauts Eric Boe (left), STS-133 pilot; and Steve Bowen, mission...

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NASA image: LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA
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Sep 8, 2022

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA

The LOFTID spacecraft lift and mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA at B836, Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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NASA image: Rominger and Jernigan during LiOH canister changeout
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Dec 26, 1996

Rominger and Jernigan during LiOH canister changeout

STS080-331-030 (19 Nov.-7 Dec. 1996) --- Astronauts Kent V. Rominger, STS-80 pilot, and Tamara E. Jernigan, mission...

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NASA image: Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)
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Aug 31, 2017

Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)

iss052e079049 (Aug. 31, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Jack Fischer with four cansiters of the Biological Research in...

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NASA image: Kononenko holds a canister in the Pirs DC1 during Expedition 17
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Jul 10, 2008

Kononenko holds a canister in the Pirs DC1 during Expedition 17

ISS017-E-010976 (10 July 2008) --- Attired in a blue thermal undergarment that complements the Russian Orlan...

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NASA image: Pesquet and Yurchikhin during JAXA PCG Canister Bag Handover
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Jun 2, 2017

Pesquet and Yurchikhin during JAXA PCG Canister Bag Handover

iss051e052377 96/2/2017) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin...

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NASA image: KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload19
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Aug 1, 2010

KSC-20110908-PH-DD_payload19

Rotation in progress at the CRF, April 13, 2010

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NASA image: Skylab
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Jan 1, 1972

Skylab

The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), designed and developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center, was one of four major...

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NASA image: Pesquet and Novitskiy conduct JAXA PCG Canister Removal
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Jun 2, 2017

Pesquet and Novitskiy conduct JAXA PCG Canister Removal

iss051e052364 (6/2/2017) --- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet works to remove Canisters from the...

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NASA image: Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)
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Aug 31, 2017

Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)

iss052e079043 (Aug. 31, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Jack Fischer actuating four cansiters of the Biological Research in...

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NASA image: Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)
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Aug 31, 2017

Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22)

iss052e079058 (Aug. 31, 2017) --- NASA astronaut Jack Fischer actuating four cansiters of the Biological Research in...

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NASA image: jsc2024e011323 - Astromaterials processor Mari Montoya shows a hand heart while working in the OSIRIS-REx canister glovebox at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Montoya was sweeping asteroid material on the avionics deck of the OSIRIS-REx canister
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Sep 27, 2023

jsc2024e011323 - Astromaterials processor Mari Montoya shows a hand heart while working in the OSIRIS-REx canister glovebox at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Montoya was sweeping asteroid material on the avionics deck of the OSIRIS-REx canister

Astromaterials processor Mari Montoya shows a hand heart while working in the OSIRIS-REx canister glovebox at NASA’s...

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NASA image: Astronauts Newman, Walz and Bursch change out lithium hydroxide canister
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Sep 20, 1993

Astronauts Newman, Walz and Bursch change out lithium hydroxide canister

STS051-08-037 (12-22 Sept 1993) --- Three members of the astronaut class of 1990 change out a lithium hydroxide...

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NASA image: Phillips and Acaba with Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) canisters on Middeck (MDDK)
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Mar 19, 2009

Phillips and Acaba with Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) canisters on Middeck (MDDK)

S119-E-006645 (19 March 2009) --- Astronauts John Phillips (left) and Joseph Acaba, both STS-119 mission...

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NASA image: Jones and Polansky perform a LiOH Canister changeout on Atlantis' MDK
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Feb 7, 2001

Jones and Polansky perform a LiOH Canister changeout on Atlantis' MDK

STS098-345-028 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronauts Thomas D. Jones, mission specialist, and Mark L. Polansky, pilot,...

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NASA image: LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA
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Sep 8, 2022

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA

Technicians secure the re-entry vehicle payload adapter canister for the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an...

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NASA image: LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA
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Sep 8, 2022

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA

Technicians use a crane to mate the re-entry vehicle payload adapter canister for the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of...

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NASA image: LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA
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Sep 8, 2022

LOFTID Spacecraft Lift and Mate PASS-PLA Canister to RV-PLA

Technicians use a crane to mate the re-entry vehicle payload adapter canister for the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of...

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NASA image: Inside Space Exposed Hardware Lab
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Jan 20, 2006

Inside Space Exposed Hardware Lab

Inside Space Exposed Hardware Lab a member of the JSC Curation Team with NASA Stardust canister in lab.

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