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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins uses a chisel to collect a small geologic sample during a simulated moonwalk in the San...
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas takes a closer look at the geologic samples he collected during a simulated moonwalk in...
ISS041-E-042451 (30 Sept. 2014) --- Russian cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, Expedition 41 flight engineer, works...
iss066e139750 (Feb. 10, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 66 Flight Engineer Kayla Barron harvests cotton cell...
Samples of zinc-alloyed cadmium mercury grown on Earth (1g) and in space (ug) are shown at the same magnification....
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas collects soil samples during the first in a series of four simulated moonwalks in the...
iss062e151901 (April 7, 2020) --- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy services biological samples in a glovebag for the...
iss064e044264 (March 19, 2021) --- Astronaut and Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA cleans...
iss065e047574 (May 19, 2021) --- Expedition 65 Commander Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...
S73-34103 (1973) --- Wearing special germ-free clothing, Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, right, inspects lunar samples...
Amber Abbott-Hern and Deena Dombrowski from ZIN Technologies discuss conducting research and getting samples on the...
iss064e020688 (Jan. 7, 2021) --- NASA astronaut Kate Rubins works in the Kibo laboratory module's Life Sciences...
Liz Tomsik, an engineer in the Materials Analysis Lab, examines a sample placed on a digital microscope inside the...
jsc2019e054994(09-16-19) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidates Kayla Barron (left) and Jessica Watkins (right) examine...
Dr George Cooper analyzes metoritic material by injecting samples into gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer. This...
jsc2022e042614 (2/18/2021) --- Preflight image of a sutured vein vessel sample mounted on a frame for monitoring...
Astronaut Alexander Gerst,Expedition 40 flight engineer (background),and Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson are...
iss057e080417 (Nov. 2, 2018) --- NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor works in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module...
A new long-duration spaceflight record, our SpaceX Crew-6 mission is back home, and our asteroid sample return...
NASA astronaut Andre Douglas examines a geologic sample collected during a nighttime simulated moonwalk in the San...
This image from the Mars Hand Lens Imager MAHLI on NASA Mars rover Curiosity shows the rock target Cumberland before...
DATE: 6-9-14 LOCATION: Bldg. 9, PDL (Life Sciences) SUBJECT: Instructors and crewmember Scott Kelly during...
jsc2022e042613 (2/18/2021) --- Preflight image of a sutured skin sample mounted on a frame for monitoring suture...
iss063e063823 (July 31, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy works inside the...