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Apollo 13: Astronaut Jim Lovell - Apollo 13: Jim Lovell - Astronaut Jim Lovell discovers the story of the Apollo 13 mission rescue in the press. He is aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. 17 April 1970. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 mission commander, reads a newspaper account of the safe recovery of the problem plagued mission. Lovell is on board the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for Apollo 13, which was on a course headed for Pago Pago. From Pago Pago the astronauts flew to Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii, where they were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon. Other Apollo 13 crew members were astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. 17 April 1970

Apollo 13: Astronaut Jim Lovell - Apollo 13: Jim Lovell - Astronaut Jim Lovell discovers the story of the Apollo 13 mission rescue in the press. He is aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. 17 April 1970. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 mission commander, reads a newspaper account of the safe recovery of the problem plagued mission. Lovell is on board the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for Apollo 13, which was on a course headed for Pago Pago. From Pago Pago the astronauts flew to Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii, where they were presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon. Other Apollo 13 crew members were astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. 17 April 1970

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Rentree in the atmosphere of the ATV Jules Verne - Re - entry of Jules Verne ATV - View of the rent in the terrestrial atmosphere of the first European automatic cargo ATV named Jules Verne on 29 September 2008. The ATV, with several tons of fuel on board, is used to reassemble the station in its orbit. Jules Verne moored at the station on 3 April 2008. It carried out its destructive control over a completely uninhabited area of the South Pacific. After a final manoeuvre of desorbitation at 14:58 CEST, which caused a deceleration of 70 m/s, the ATV entered the high atmosphere at 120 km altitude at 15:31. It dislocated 75 km above sea level, with the last fragments falling into the Pacific Ocean some 12 minutes later. Capture video. After completing its mission to re - supply the International Space Station, the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) entered the Earth's atmosphere, where researchers captured images of its fiery end. In the early morning hou

Rentree in the atmosphere of the ATV Jules Verne - Re - entry of Jules Verne ATV - View of the rent in the terrestrial atmosphere of the first European automatic cargo ATV named Jules Verne on 29 September 2008. The ATV, with several tons of fuel on board, is used to reassemble the station in its orbit. Jules Verne moored at the station on 3 April 2008. It carried out its destructive control over a completely uninhabited area of the South Pacific. After a final manoeuvre of desorbitation at 14:58 CEST, which caused a deceleration of 70 m/s, the ATV entered the high atmosphere at 120 km altitude at 15:31. It dislocated 75 km above sea level, with the last fragments falling into the Pacific Ocean some 12 minutes later. Capture video. After completing its mission to re - supply the International Space Station, the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) entered the Earth's atmosphere, where researchers captured images of its fiery end. In the early morning hou

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Gemini 4: return of astronauts - Gemini 4 recovery - June 1965. Overhead view of the Gemini 4 recovery. The green marker is used as a locating aid. June 07 1965

Gemini 4: return of astronauts - Gemini 4 recovery - June 1965. Overhead view of the Gemini 4 recovery. The green marker is used as a locating aid. June 07 1965

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Gemini 10: return of the capsule - Gemini 10 splashdown - Ditching of the capsule Gemini 10 on 22 July 1966. Gemini 10 splashdown, Atlantic Ocean. July 22 1966

Gemini 10: return of the capsule - Gemini 10 splashdown - Ditching of the capsule Gemini 10 on 22 July 1966. Gemini 10 splashdown, Atlantic Ocean. July 22 1966

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Gemini 9: return of the capsule - Gemini 9 splashdown - Ditching the capsule Gemini 9 on 6 June 1966. Splashdown of Gemini 9A carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at 9:00 a.m., June 6, 1966

Gemini 9: return of the capsule - Gemini 9 splashdown - Ditching the capsule Gemini 9 on 6 June 1966. Splashdown of Gemini 9A carrying astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford at 9:00 a.m., June 6, 1966

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Back Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Command Module just prior to splashdown - The control module of Apollo 16 just before landing. 27/04/1972. The Apollo 16 spacecraft touches down in the central Pacific Ocean at the end of its mission. Splashdown occured at 1:45:06 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:45.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island. All its parachutes are fully deployed

Back Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Command Module just prior to splashdown - The control module of Apollo 16 just before landing. 27/04/1972. The Apollo 16 spacecraft touches down in the central Pacific Ocean at the end of its mission. Splashdown occured at 1:45:06 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:45.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island. All its parachutes are fully deployed

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T. Mattingly leaves the spacecraft control module of Apollo 16 - Apollo 16: T. Mattingly leaving the spacecraft - Thomas Mattingly leaves the Apollo 16 capsule. 27/04/1972. Apollo 16 LM pilot Thomas Mattingly leaves the spacecraft following splashdown. Apr 27 1972

T. Mattingly leaves the spacecraft control module of Apollo 16 - Apollo 16: T. Mattingly leaving the spacecraft - Thomas Mattingly leaves the Apollo 16 capsule. 27/04/1972. Apollo 16 LM pilot Thomas Mattingly leaves the spacecraft following splashdown. Apr 27 1972

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Apollo 13: Return to Earth - Apollo 13 command module near splashdown - The Apollo 13 control module is landing. April 17, 1970. The Apollo 13 spacecraft heads toward a splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean. The Apollo 13 Command Module splashed down in the South Pacific at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970. Note the capsule and its parachutes just visible against a gap in the dark clouds

Apollo 13: Return to Earth - Apollo 13 command module near splashdown - The Apollo 13 control module is landing. April 17, 1970. The Apollo 13 spacecraft heads toward a splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean. The Apollo 13 Command Module splashed down in the South Pacific at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970. Note the capsule and its parachutes just visible against a gap in the dark clouds

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Gemini 8: return of astronauts - Gemini 8 recovery - View of the Gemini 8 capsule. On board astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. 16 March 1966. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by U.S. Navy divers. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid. March 16 1966

Gemini 8: return of astronauts - Gemini 8 recovery - View of the Gemini 8 capsule. On board astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. 16 March 1966. Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott sit with their spacecraft hatches open while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after the successful completion of their Gemini VIII mission. They are assisted by U.S. Navy divers. The overhead view shows the Gemini 8 spacecraft with the yellow flotation collar attached to stabilize the spacecraft in choppy seas. The green marker dye is highly visible from the air and is used as a locating aid. March 16 1966

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Apollo 11: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 11 Command Module during recovery operations - Recoveration of the Apollo 11 capsule off Hawaii. 24/07/1969. Apollo 11 Command Module during recovery operations

Apollo 11: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 11 Command Module during recovery operations - Recoveration of the Apollo 11 capsule off Hawaii. 24/07/1969. Apollo 11 Command Module during recovery operations

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Back Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 near splashdown. Dec 19 1972 - Capsule Apollo 17 before landing. 19/12/1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, near splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean to successfully concludes the final lunar landing mission in Nasa's Apollo program. This overhead view was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred at 304:31:59 ground elapsed time, 1:24:59 p.m. (CST) December 19, 1972, at coordinates of 166 degrees 8 minutes west longitude and 27 degrees 53 minutes south latitude, about 350 nautical miles southeast of the Samoan Islands. Later, the three crewmen were picked up by a helicopter from the prime recovery ship.

Back Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 near splashdown. Dec 19 1972 - Capsule Apollo 17 before landing. 19/12/1972. The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans and Harrison H. Schmitt aboard, near splashdown in the South Pacific Ocean to successfully concludes the final lunar landing mission in Nasa's Apollo program. This overhead view was taken from a recovery aircraft seconds before the spacecraft hit the water. The splashdown occurred at 304:31:59 ground elapsed time, 1:24:59 p.m. (CST) December 19, 1972, at coordinates of 166 degrees 8 minutes west longitude and 27 degrees 53 minutes south latitude, about 350 nautical miles southeast of the Samoan Islands. Later, the three crewmen were picked up by a helicopter from the prime recovery ship.

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Recuperation of samples from the Stardust probe - Stardust sample return capsule - Artwork - The Stardust probe was launched on February 7, 1999 with the primary objective of studying comet Wild 2 and taking samples during a passage through the comet's hair. Stardust was the first probe to collect and bring back to Earth interstellar and cometary dust. The return capsule landed on Earth on 15 January 2006 with the samples. Artist's view. Stardust is an interplanetary spacecraft, whose primary purpose was to investigate the makeup of the comet Wild 2 and its coma. It was launched on February 07 1999 and returned to Earth on January 15 2006. It is the first sample return mission to collect cosmic dust and return the sample to Earth; the capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft

Recuperation of samples from the Stardust probe - Stardust sample return capsule - Artwork - The Stardust probe was launched on February 7, 1999 with the primary objective of studying comet Wild 2 and taking samples during a passage through the comet's hair. Stardust was the first probe to collect and bring back to Earth interstellar and cometary dust. The return capsule landed on Earth on 15 January 2006 with the samples. Artist's view. Stardust is an interplanetary spacecraft, whose primary purpose was to investigate the makeup of the comet Wild 2 and its coma. It was launched on February 07 1999 and returned to Earth on January 15 2006. It is the first sample return mission to collect cosmic dust and return the sample to Earth; the capsule contains cometary and interstellar samples gathered by the Stardust spacecraft

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Back Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Command Module just prior to splashdown - The control module of Apollo 16 just before landing. 27/04/1972. The Apollo 16 spacecraft touches down in the central Pacific Ocean at the end of its mission. Splashdown occured at 1:45:06 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:45.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island. All its parachutes are fully deployed

Back Apollo 16 - Apollo 16 Command Module just prior to splashdown - The control module of Apollo 16 just before landing. 27/04/1972. The Apollo 16 spacecraft touches down in the central Pacific Ocean at the end of its mission. Splashdown occured at 1:45:06 p.m., Thursday, April 27, 1972, at coordinates of 00:45.2 degrees south latitude and 156:11.4 degrees west longitude, a point approximately 215 miles southeast of Christmas Island. All its parachutes are fully deployed

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Apollo 15 astronauts return - Apollo 15 command module near splashdown - The Apollo 15 control module at landing. 07/08/1971. The Apollo 15 Command Module, with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid - Pacific Ocean to end their lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crewmen, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3:45:53 p.m., August 7, 1971, some 330 miles north of Honolulu, Hawaii. The three astronauts were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship USS Okinawa, which was only 6 1/2 miles away

Apollo 15 astronauts return - Apollo 15 command module near splashdown - The Apollo 15 control module at landing. 07/08/1971. The Apollo 15 Command Module, with Astronauts David R. Scott, Alfred M. Worden and James B. Irwin aboard, nears a safe touchdown in the mid - Pacific Ocean to end their lunar landing mission. Although causing no harm to the crewmen, one of the three main parachutes failed to function properly. The splashdown occurred at 3:45:53 p.m., August 7, 1971, some 330 miles north of Honolulu, Hawaii. The three astronauts were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship USS Okinawa, which was only 6 1/2 miles away

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Apollo 11: astronauts quarantined - Apollo 11 crew in quarantine - From g. to d.: Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin) quarantined aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. Confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility are (left to right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot

Apollo 11: astronauts quarantined - Apollo 11 crew in quarantine - From g. to d.: Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin) quarantined aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. Confined to the Mobile Quarantine Facility are (left to right) Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot

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Apollo 13: astronauts return - Apollo 13 crew return - Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr hoisted aboard a helicopter to be taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. 17 April 1970. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, is hoisted aboard a helicopter from the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery vessel for the mission. Lovell was the last of the three Apollo 13 crewmembers to egress the Command Module (CM) and the last to be lifted aboard the helicopter. He was preceded by astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. The CM and a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer can be seen in the ocean background. Apollo 13 splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970

Apollo 13: astronauts return - Apollo 13 crew return - Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr hoisted aboard a helicopter to be taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. 17 April 1970. Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, is hoisted aboard a helicopter from the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery vessel for the mission. Lovell was the last of the three Apollo 13 crewmembers to egress the Command Module (CM) and the last to be lifted aboard the helicopter. He was preceded by astronauts John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. The CM and a U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmer can be seen in the ocean background. Apollo 13 splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970

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Andromede Mission - Return of C.Haignere - Andromede mission - Claudie Haignere - The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Date of this shot: Tuesday, 31 October 2001 at 06:00 local time (Kazakhstan). From 21 to 31 October 2001 Claudie Haignere participated as first female European astronaut in a 'taxi flight' to the International Space Station as Soyuz Flight Engineer. This “” Andromede”” mission had two main purposes: to exchange the Soyuz spacecraft used as a crew escape vehicle, and to carry out a scientific and technical research programme organized by the French space agency CNES during her eight day - stay onboard the International Space Station

Andromede Mission - Return of C.Haignere - Andromede mission - Claudie Haignere - The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Date of this shot: Tuesday, 31 October 2001 at 06:00 local time (Kazakhstan). From 21 to 31 October 2001 Claudie Haignere participated as first female European astronaut in a 'taxi flight' to the International Space Station as Soyuz Flight Engineer. This “” Andromede”” mission had two main purposes: to exchange the Soyuz spacecraft used as a crew escape vehicle, and to carry out a scientific and technical research programme organized by the French space agency CNES during her eight day - stay onboard the International Space Station

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Gemini 11: press conference - Gemini 11 post flight press conference - Charles Conrad (g.) and Richard Gordon explain the connection operations between the Gemini 11 ship and the Agena target vehicle rocket. 26 Sep 1966. Charles Conrad (left) and Richard Gordon demonstrate tether procedure between Gemini 11 spacecraft and the Agena target vehicle at the post flight press conference. Sep 26 1966

Gemini 11: press conference - Gemini 11 post flight press conference - Charles Conrad (g.) and Richard Gordon explain the connection operations between the Gemini 11 ship and the Agena target vehicle rocket. 26 Sep 1966. Charles Conrad (left) and Richard Gordon demonstrate tether procedure between Gemini 11 spacecraft and the Agena target vehicle at the post flight press conference. Sep 26 1966

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Mission Perseus - Return of J.P. Haignere - Jean - Pierre Haignere - Perseus mission - Jean - Pierre Haignere seen at the time of his return to Kazakhstan, after a six-month stay spent in space. The Perseus mission took place from 20 February to 28 August 1999 aboard the Mir station. ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere shortly after completion of the record - breaking “” Perseus”” mission to the Mir space station, on August 28 1999. With 6 Months in space, Jean-Pierre Haignere set a new duration record for a non - Russian astronaut. The “” Perseus”” mission occured from February 20 1999 till August 28 1999

Mission Perseus - Return of J.P. Haignere - Jean - Pierre Haignere - Perseus mission - Jean - Pierre Haignere seen at the time of his return to Kazakhstan, after a six-month stay spent in space. The Perseus mission took place from 20 February to 28 August 1999 aboard the Mir station. ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere shortly after completion of the record - breaking “” Perseus”” mission to the Mir space station, on August 28 1999. With 6 Months in space, Jean-Pierre Haignere set a new duration record for a non - Russian astronaut. The “” Perseus”” mission occured from February 20 1999 till August 28 1999

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Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - The crew of Apollo 11 in a mobile van. 07/1969

Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - The crew of Apollo 11 in a mobile van. 07/1969

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Apollo 13: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 13 Command Module being hoisted aboard Iwo Jima - The control module of Apollo 13 winch on board the door - plane “” Iwo Jima””. 17/04/1970. Crewmen aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, guide the Command Module (CM) atop a dolly onboard the ship. The CM is connected by strong cable to a hoist on the vessel. The Apollo 13 crewmembers, astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., commander; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, were already aboard the USS Iwo Jima when this photograph was made. The CM, with the three tired crewmen aboard, splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, only about four miles from the recovery vessel in the South Pacific Ocean

Apollo 13: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 13 Command Module being hoisted aboard Iwo Jima - The control module of Apollo 13 winch on board the door - plane “” Iwo Jima””. 17/04/1970. Crewmen aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, guide the Command Module (CM) atop a dolly onboard the ship. The CM is connected by strong cable to a hoist on the vessel. The Apollo 13 crewmembers, astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., commander; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, were already aboard the USS Iwo Jima when this photograph was made. The CM, with the three tired crewmen aboard, splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, only about four miles from the recovery vessel in the South Pacific Ocean

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Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - Apollo 11: astronauts wives visit their husbands in quarantine - Visit of the wives (from left to right: Mrs Pat Collins, Mrs Jan Armstrong and Mrs Jean Aldrin) to the crew of Apollo 11 (from left to right in the van: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins). 27/07/1969. The Apollo 11 crewmen, still under a 21 - day quarantine, are greeted by their wives as they arrive at Ellington Air Force Base after a flight aboard a U.S. Air Force C141 transport from Hawaii. Looking through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility are (left to right) Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins. The wives are (left to right) Mrs. Pat Collins, Mrs. Jan Armstrong, and Mrs. Jean Aldrin

Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - Apollo 11: astronauts wives visit their husbands in quarantine - Visit of the wives (from left to right: Mrs Pat Collins, Mrs Jan Armstrong and Mrs Jean Aldrin) to the crew of Apollo 11 (from left to right in the van: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins). 27/07/1969. The Apollo 11 crewmen, still under a 21 - day quarantine, are greeted by their wives as they arrive at Ellington Air Force Base after a flight aboard a U.S. Air Force C141 transport from Hawaii. Looking through the window of the Mobile Quarantine Facility are (left to right) Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins. The wives are (left to right) Mrs. Pat Collins, Mrs. Jan Armstrong, and Mrs. Jean Aldrin

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The Moon and a Soyuz spaceship - 06/2016 - Soyuz with Moon -06/2016 - The Soyuz TMA-19M capsule and the Moon seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on 18 June 2016. On board, astronauts Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko return to Earth after a 186-day space stay. The departing Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft and the nearly full Moon were framed in this image from Expedition 47/48 crew member Jeff Williams of NASA. Onboard the spacecraft, Tim Kopra of NASA, Tim Peake of ESA and Yuri Malenchenko were returning to Earth after 186 days in space. June 18, 2016.

The Moon and a Soyuz spaceship - 06/2016 - Soyuz with Moon -06/2016 - The Soyuz TMA-19M capsule and the Moon seen from the International Space Station (ISS) on 18 June 2016. On board, astronauts Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko return to Earth after a 186-day space stay. The departing Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft and the nearly full Moon were framed in this image from Expedition 47/48 crew member Jeff Williams of NASA. Onboard the spacecraft, Tim Kopra of NASA, Tim Peake of ESA and Yuri Malenchenko were returning to Earth after 186 days in space. June 18, 2016.

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Apollo 13: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 13 command module recovery - The control module of Apollo 13 winch on board the “Iwo Jima”. 17/04/1970. Crewmen aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, hoist the Command Module aboard ship. The Apollo 13 crewmen were already aboard the Iwo Jima when this photograph was taken. The Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970 in the South Pacific Ocean

Apollo 13: recuperation of the capsule - Apollo 13 command module recovery - The control module of Apollo 13 winch on board the “Iwo Jima”. 17/04/1970. Crewmen aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, hoist the Command Module aboard ship. The Apollo 13 crewmen were already aboard the Iwo Jima when this photograph was taken. The Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m., April 17, 1970 in the South Pacific Ocean

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STS-1: Return of astronauts - 04/1981 - STS - 1: The comeback of J. Young and R. Crippen 04/1981 - Pilot Robert Crippen leaves space shuttle Columbia. John Young, released earlier, is visible at the bottom of the picture. Mission STS-1. Edwards Air Force Base, California. 14/04/1981. Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the STS - 1 flight, egresses the NASA space shuttle following touchdown of the Columbia on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Astronaut John W. Young, crew commander, had earlier exited the craft and can be seen standing at the foot of the steps with George W. S. Abbey, director of flight operations at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Dr. Craig L. Fischer, chief of the medical operations branch in JSC's medical sciences division, follows Crippen down the steps. 14 April 1981

STS-1: Return of astronauts - 04/1981 - STS - 1: The comeback of J. Young and R. Crippen 04/1981 - Pilot Robert Crippen leaves space shuttle Columbia. John Young, released earlier, is visible at the bottom of the picture. Mission STS-1. Edwards Air Force Base, California. 14/04/1981. Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the STS - 1 flight, egresses the NASA space shuttle following touchdown of the Columbia on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Astronaut John W. Young, crew commander, had earlier exited the craft and can be seen standing at the foot of the steps with George W. S. Abbey, director of flight operations at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). Dr. Craig L. Fischer, chief of the medical operations branch in JSC's medical sciences division, follows Crippen down the steps. 14 April 1981

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Andromede Mission - Return of C.Haignere - Andromede mission - Claudie Haignere - The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Date of this shot: Tuesday, 31 October 2001 at 06:00 local time (Kazakhstan). From 21 to 31 October 2001 Claudie Haignere participated as first female European astronaut in a 'taxi flight' to the International Space Station as Soyuz Flight Engineer. This “” Andromede”” mission had two main purposes: to exchange the Soyuz spacecraft used as a crew escape vehicle, and to carry out a scientific and technical research programme organized by the French space agency CNES during her eight day - stay onboard the International Space Station

Andromede Mission - Return of C.Haignere - Andromede mission - Claudie Haignere - The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Date of this shot: Tuesday, 31 October 2001 at 06:00 local time (Kazakhstan). From 21 to 31 October 2001 Claudie Haignere participated as first female European astronaut in a 'taxi flight' to the International Space Station as Soyuz Flight Engineer. This “” Andromede”” mission had two main purposes: to exchange the Soyuz spacecraft used as a crew escape vehicle, and to carry out a scientific and technical research programme organized by the French space agency CNES during her eight day - stay onboard the International Space Station

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Andromede Mission - Return to Earth - Andromede Mission - Soyuz recovery - Return to Earth of the Soyuz capsule on Wednesday 31 October at 6:00 am. The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Claudie Haignere is part of the European Astronaut Corps of ESA (European Space Agency). Recovery of the Soyuz capsule on October 31, 2001. The “” Andromede”” Mission occured from 21 to 31 October 2001, onboard the International Space Station

Andromede Mission - Return to Earth - Andromede Mission - Soyuz recovery - Return to Earth of the Soyuz capsule on Wednesday 31 October at 6:00 am. The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Claudie Haignere is part of the European Astronaut Corps of ESA (European Space Agency). Recovery of the Soyuz capsule on October 31, 2001. The “” Andromede”” Mission occured from 21 to 31 October 2001, onboard the International Space Station

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Mission Perseus - Return of J.P. Haignere - Jean - Pierre Haignere - Perseus mission - Jean - Pierre Haignere seen at the time of his return to Kazakhstan, after a six-month stay spent in space. The Perseus mission took place from 20 February to 28 August 1999 aboard the Mir station. ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere shortly after completion of the record - breaking “” Perseus”” mission to the Mir space station, on August 28 1999. With 6 Months in space, Jean-Pierre Haignere set a new duration record for a non - Russian astronaut. The “” Perseus”” mission occured from February 20 1999 till August 28 1999

Mission Perseus - Return of J.P. Haignere - Jean - Pierre Haignere - Perseus mission - Jean - Pierre Haignere seen at the time of his return to Kazakhstan, after a six-month stay spent in space. The Perseus mission took place from 20 February to 28 August 1999 aboard the Mir station. ESA astronaut Jean-Pierre Haignere shortly after completion of the record - breaking “” Perseus”” mission to the Mir space station, on August 28 1999. With 6 Months in space, Jean-Pierre Haignere set a new duration record for a non - Russian astronaut. The “” Perseus”” mission occured from February 20 1999 till August 28 1999

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Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samant

Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samant

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Back to Earth of the Soyuz TM capsule - 33 - 05/2002 - Return module of Soyuz TM - 33 - 05/2002 - View of the Soyuz TM capsule - 33 after landing in the Kazakhstan steppes on 5 May 2002. The recovery team is preparing to get astronauts Roberto Vittori, Yuri Gidzenko and Mark Shuttleworth out of the capsule. Russian recovery team members gather around the scorched return module of Soyuz TM - 33, shortly after its landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan and the completion of the Marco Polo mission to the International Space Station (ISS), on May 5, 2002. The recovery team is about to install a scaffolding to help the crew out the module. The Marco Polo mission, with ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori, from Italy, was performed under an agreement between Russia's Rosaviakosmos, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and ESA. Roberto Vittori was launched into space onboard Soyuz TM - 34 at 12:26 local time on April 25 with Russian mission commander Yuri Gidzenko and South African flight participant Mark S

Back to Earth of the Soyuz TM capsule - 33 - 05/2002 - Return module of Soyuz TM - 33 - 05/2002 - View of the Soyuz TM capsule - 33 after landing in the Kazakhstan steppes on 5 May 2002. The recovery team is preparing to get astronauts Roberto Vittori, Yuri Gidzenko and Mark Shuttleworth out of the capsule. Russian recovery team members gather around the scorched return module of Soyuz TM - 33, shortly after its landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan and the completion of the Marco Polo mission to the International Space Station (ISS), on May 5, 2002. The recovery team is about to install a scaffolding to help the crew out the module. The Marco Polo mission, with ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori, from Italy, was performed under an agreement between Russia's Rosaviakosmos, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and ESA. Roberto Vittori was launched into space onboard Soyuz TM - 34 at 12:26 local time on April 25 with Russian mission commander Yuri Gidzenko and South African flight participant Mark S

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Andromede Mission - Return to Earth - Andromede Mission - Soyuz recovery - Return to Earth of the Soyuz capsule on Wednesday 31 October at 6:00 am. The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Claudie Haignere is part of the European Astronaut Corps of ESA (European Space Agency). Recovery of the Soyuz capsule on October 31, 2001. The “” Andromede”” Mission occured from 21 to 31 October 2001, onboard the International Space Station

Andromede Mission - Return to Earth - Andromede Mission - Soyuz recovery - Return to Earth of the Soyuz capsule on Wednesday 31 October at 6:00 am. The Andromede mission took place from 21 to 31 October 2001 on board the ISS (the International Space Station). Claudie Haignere was the first European woman to work on the ISS. Claudie Haignere is part of the European Astronaut Corps of ESA (European Space Agency). Recovery of the Soyuz capsule on October 31, 2001. The “” Andromede”” Mission occured from 21 to 31 October 2001, onboard the International Space Station

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Apollo 11: astronauts return to quarantine - Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - The member of the crew of Apollo 11 vetus in biological isolation uniform embark on the U.S.S. Hornet. 24/07/1969. The Apollo 11 crewmen, wearing biological insulation garments, arrives aboard the U.S.S. Hornet during recovery operations in the central Pacific. They are walking towards the Mobile Quarantine Facility, in which they will be confined until they arrive at the Manned Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory. southwest of Hawaii

Apollo 11: astronauts return to quarantine - Apollo 11: astronauts in quarantine - The member of the crew of Apollo 11 vetus in biological isolation uniform embark on the U.S.S. Hornet. 24/07/1969. The Apollo 11 crewmen, wearing biological insulation garments, arrives aboard the U.S.S. Hornet during recovery operations in the central Pacific. They are walking towards the Mobile Quarantine Facility, in which they will be confined until they arrive at the Manned Spacecraft Center's Lunar Receiving Laboratory. southwest of Hawaii

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Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samant

Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samant

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Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samant

Back to Earth of Samantha Cristoforetti - 06/2015 - Samantha Cristoforetti helped out of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule -06/2015: Back to Earth of the Soyuz TMA-15M capsule on June 11, 2015. On board, astronauts Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti. All three remained in the International Space Station (ISS) for more than six months. The Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is to date the longest time in space, with a flight lasting 199 days and 16 hours. ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, NASA astronaut Terry Virts and Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov landed safely on 11 June 2015 in the Kazakh steppe after a three-hour ride in their Soyuz spacecraft. They left the International Space Station at 10:20 GMT at the end of their six-month stay on the research complex. Terry Virtz, Anton Shkaplerov, and Samantha Cristoforetti are returning after more than six months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 42 and 43 crews. Samant

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Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 06/2016 - Soyuz recovery -06/2016: Soyuz TMA-19M capsule returns to Earth on 18 June 2016. On board, astronauts Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan on Saturday, 18 June 2016 in their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft. The trio spent 186 days on the International Space Station.

Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 06/2016 - Soyuz recovery -06/2016: Soyuz TMA-19M capsule returns to Earth on 18 June 2016. On board, astronauts Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan on Saturday, 18 June 2016 in their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft. The trio spent 186 days on the International Space Station.

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Return to Earth of a Soyuz ship - Soyuz recovery - 04/2007 - Return to Earth of the Soyuz TMA capsule - 9 April 21, 2007. On board, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Charles Simonyi and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. The Soyuz TMA - 9 spacecraft floats to a landing southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on April 21, 2007. Onboard were astronaut Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi

Return to Earth of a Soyuz ship - Soyuz recovery - 04/2007 - Return to Earth of the Soyuz TMA capsule - 9 April 21, 2007. On board, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Charles Simonyi and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. The Soyuz TMA - 9 spacecraft floats to a landing southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on April 21, 2007. Onboard were astronaut Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi

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Apollo 13: astronauts return - Apollo 13 crew return - Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr. is hoisted aboard a helicopter to be taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. Astronaut Jim Lovell is still in the inflatable boat. April 17, 1970. Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a “Billy Pugh”” net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn. Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, is already aboard the helicopter. In the life raft with Lovell, and in the water are several U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers, who assisted in the recovery operations. The crew was taken to the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship, several minutes after the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970

Apollo 13: astronauts return - Apollo 13 crew return - Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr. is hoisted aboard a helicopter to be taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. Astronaut Jim Lovell is still in the inflatable boat. April 17, 1970. Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot, is lifted aboard a helicopter in a “Billy Pugh”” net while astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., commander, awaits his turn. Astronaut Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, is already aboard the helicopter. In the life raft with Lovell, and in the water are several U.S. Navy underwater demolition team swimmers, who assisted in the recovery operations. The crew was taken to the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship, several minutes after the Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970

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Apollo 13: return of astronauts - Apollo 13: the crew on the recovery ship - Admiral Donald C. Davis welcomes astronauts from the Apollo 13 mission aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. Astronauts (left to right) Fred W. Haise Jr, John L. Swigert Jr and James A. Lovell Jr landed in the Pacific Ocean on 17 April 1970. Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commanding Officer of Task Force 130, the Pacific Recovery Forces for the Manned Spacecraft Missions, welcomes the Apollo 13 crewmembers aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. The crewmembers (from the left) astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr. (waving), lunar module pilot; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and James A. Lovell Jr., commander; were transported by helicopter to the ship following a smooth splashdown only about four miles from the USS Iwo Jima. Splashdown occurred at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, to conclude safely a perilous space flight

Apollo 13: return of astronauts - Apollo 13: the crew on the recovery ship - Admiral Donald C. Davis welcomes astronauts from the Apollo 13 mission aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. Astronauts (left to right) Fred W. Haise Jr, John L. Swigert Jr and James A. Lovell Jr landed in the Pacific Ocean on 17 April 1970. Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commanding Officer of Task Force 130, the Pacific Recovery Forces for the Manned Spacecraft Missions, welcomes the Apollo 13 crewmembers aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. The crewmembers (from the left) astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr. (waving), lunar module pilot; John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot; and James A. Lovell Jr., commander; were transported by helicopter to the ship following a smooth splashdown only about four miles from the USS Iwo Jima. Splashdown occurred at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, to conclude safely a perilous space flight

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Apollo 13: return of astronauts - Apollo 13: the crew on the recovery ship - Apollo 13 astronauts leave the helicopter aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. Astronauts (left to right) Fred W. Haise Jr, James A. Lovell Jr, and John L. Swigert Jr landed in the Pacific Ocean on 17 April 1970. The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Exiting the helicopter which made the pick - up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot. The crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970

Apollo 13: return of astronauts - Apollo 13: the crew on the recovery ship - Apollo 13 astronauts leave the helicopter aboard the USS Iwo Jima airplane door. Astronauts (left to right) Fred W. Haise Jr, James A. Lovell Jr, and John L. Swigert Jr landed in the Pacific Ocean on 17 April 1970. The crewmembers of the Apollo 13 mission, step aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the mission, following splashdown and recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. Exiting the helicopter which made the pick - up some four miles from the Iwo Jima are (from left) astronauts Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot; James A. Lovell Jr., commander; and John L. Swigert Jr., command module pilot. The crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970

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Apollo 17: Recoveration of astronauts - Apollo 17: astronauts recovery - Recoveration of astronauts from the mission Apollo 17. 19/12/1972. The first of the crewmembers is winched up to the recovery helicopter while the other two wait in the raft with two Navy divers. It is probably Jack Schmitt in the cage because we can see the back Ron Evans's balding head in the raft and, most likely, Gene Cernan would be the last to be winched up

Apollo 17: Recoveration of astronauts - Apollo 17: astronauts recovery - Recoveration of astronauts from the mission Apollo 17. 19/12/1972. The first of the crewmembers is winched up to the recovery helicopter while the other two wait in the raft with two Navy divers. It is probably Jack Schmitt in the cage because we can see the back Ron Evans's balding head in the raft and, most likely, Gene Cernan would be the last to be winched up

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Return to Earth of a Soyuz ship - Soyuz recovery - 04/2007 - Return to Earth of the Soyuz TMA capsule - 9 April 21, 2007. On board, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. The Soyuz TMA - 9 spacecraft is landing southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on April 21, 2007. Onboard were astronaut Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi

Return to Earth of a Soyuz ship - Soyuz recovery - 04/2007 - Return to Earth of the Soyuz TMA capsule - 9 April 21, 2007. On board, astronaut Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin. The Soyuz TMA - 9 spacecraft is landing southwest of Karaganda, Kazakhstan at approximately 6:30 p.m. local time on April 21, 2007. Onboard were astronaut Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NASA space station science officer; cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, Soyuz commander and flight engineer representing Russia's Federal Space Agency; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi

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Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 04/2009 - Soyuz recovery - 04/2009 - Soyuz TMA capsule return to Earth - 13 April 2009. On board, astronauts Michael Fincke, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. Fincke and Lonchakov return from a six-month stay in the International Space Station (ISS), Simonyi from his second trip aboard the Space Station where he was able to stay there for about ten days. The Soyuz TMA - 13 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander; cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, lands on April 8, 2009, near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Fincke and Lonchakov return after spending six months on the International Space Station, and Simonyi is returning from his launch with the Expedition 19 crewmembers twelve days earlier

Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 04/2009 - Soyuz recovery - 04/2009 - Soyuz TMA capsule return to Earth - 13 April 2009. On board, astronauts Michael Fincke, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. Fincke and Lonchakov return from a six-month stay in the International Space Station (ISS), Simonyi from his second trip aboard the Space Station where he was able to stay there for about ten days. The Soyuz TMA - 13 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander; cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, lands on April 8, 2009, near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Fincke and Lonchakov return after spending six months on the International Space Station, and Simonyi is returning from his launch with the Expedition 19 crewmembers twelve days earlier

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Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 07/2012 - Soyuz recovery -07/2012: Soyuz TMA-03M capsule return to Earth on 1 July 2012. On board, astronauts Don Petpetit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers. The Soyuz TMA-03M capsule suspended from its parachute before landing on Sunday 1 July 2012. Inside are astronauts Don Petpetit, Oleg Kononenko and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers. They landed at 08:14 GMT in the steppes of Kazakhstan after 193 days in space. Andre conducted many scientific experiments during his six-month Promisse mission on the International Space Station.

Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 07/2012 - Soyuz recovery -07/2012: Soyuz TMA-03M capsule return to Earth on 1 July 2012. On board, astronauts Don Petpetit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers. The Soyuz TMA-03M capsule suspended from its parachute before landing on Sunday 1 July 2012. Inside are astronauts Don Petpetit, Oleg Kononenko and ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers. They landed at 08:14 GMT in the steppes of Kazakhstan after 193 days in space. Andre conducted many scientific experiments during his six-month Promisse mission on the International Space Station.

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Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 06/2016 - Soyuz recovery -06/2016: Soyuz TMA-19M capsule returns to Earth on 18 June 2016. On board, astronauts Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan on Saturday, 18 June 2016 in their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft. The trio spent 186 days on the International Space Station.

Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 06/2016 - Soyuz recovery -06/2016: Soyuz TMA-19M capsule returns to Earth on 18 June 2016. On board, astronauts Tim Peake, Tim Kopra and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko. ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and commander Yuri Malenchenko landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan on Saturday, 18 June 2016 in their Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft. The trio spent 186 days on the International Space Station.

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Apollo 13: recuperation of astronauts - Apollo 13 crew return - Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr leaves the Apollo capsule while Fred W. Haise Jr settles on the lifeboat with John L. Swigert Jr (back). 17 April 1970. A water level view of the Apollo 13 recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. The three astronauts as seen egressing their spacecraft. John L. Swigert Jr. (back to camera), command module pilot, is already in the life raft. Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, facing camera, is stepping into the life raft. James A. Lovell Jr., commander, is leaving the spacecraft in the background. A United States Navy underwater demolition team assists with the recovery operations. The three crewmembers were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima. The Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, to conclude safely a perilous space flight. Though the Apollo lunar landing mission was canceled, a disastrous loss o

Apollo 13: recuperation of astronauts - Apollo 13 crew return - Astronaut James A. Lovell Jr leaves the Apollo capsule while Fred W. Haise Jr settles on the lifeboat with John L. Swigert Jr (back). 17 April 1970. A water level view of the Apollo 13 recovery operations in the South Pacific Ocean. The three astronauts as seen egressing their spacecraft. John L. Swigert Jr. (back to camera), command module pilot, is already in the life raft. Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot, facing camera, is stepping into the life raft. James A. Lovell Jr., commander, is leaving the spacecraft in the background. A United States Navy underwater demolition team assists with the recovery operations. The three crewmembers were picked up by helicopter and flown to the prime recovery ship, USS Iwo Jima. The Apollo 13 Command Module (CM) splashed down at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, to conclude safely a perilous space flight. Though the Apollo lunar landing mission was canceled, a disastrous loss o

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Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 04/2009 - Soyuz recovery - 04/2009 - Soyuz TMA capsule return to Earth - 13 April 2009. On board, astronauts Michael Fincke, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. Fincke and Lonchakov return from a six-month stay in the International Space Station (ISS), Simonyi from his second trip aboard the Space Station where he was able to stay there for about ten days. The Soyuz TMA - 13 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander; cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, lands on April 8, 2009, near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Fincke and Lonchakov return after spending six months on the International Space Station, and Simonyi is returning from his launch with the Expedition 19 crewmembers twelve days earlier

Soyuz ship's return to Earth - 04/2009 - Soyuz recovery - 04/2009 - Soyuz TMA capsule return to Earth - 13 April 2009. On board, astronauts Michael Fincke, Charles Simonyi (space tourist) and cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov. Fincke and Lonchakov return from a six-month stay in the International Space Station (ISS), Simonyi from his second trip aboard the Space Station where he was able to stay there for about ten days. The Soyuz TMA - 13 spacecraft, carrying NASA astronaut Michael Fincke, Expedition 18 commander; cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; and U.S. spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi, lands on April 8, 2009, near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Fincke and Lonchakov return after spending six months on the International Space Station, and Simonyi is returning from his launch with the Expedition 19 crewmembers twelve days earlier

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Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 return - View of the Houston Control Room when astronauts return to Earth. 17/04/1970. Overall view of the crowded Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at Manned Spacecraft Center during post - recovery ceremonies aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. The Apollo 13 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., John L. Swigert Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr. aboard, splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970. The smooth splashdown and recovery operations brought an end to a perilous space flight for the crewmen and a tiring one for the ground crew in MCC

Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 return - View of the Houston Control Room when astronauts return to Earth. 17/04/1970. Overall view of the crowded Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC) at Manned Spacecraft Center during post - recovery ceremonies aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. The Apollo 13 spacecraft, with astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., John L. Swigert Jr. and Fred W. Haise Jr. aboard, splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean at 12:07:44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970. The smooth splashdown and recovery operations brought an end to a perilous space flight for the crewmen and a tiring one for the ground crew in MCC

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Shuttle Columbia 06/1991 - Space shuttle Columbia is landing 06/1991 - Landing of Shuttle Columbia STS-40. This flight was the first mission in space devoted to the study of the reaction of the body in weightlessness and its readaptation to the return to Earth. 14/06/1991. Columbia before landing on Runway 22 at Edwards, California. STS-40 was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to life sciences research to explore how the body reacts to a weightless environment and how it readjusts to gravity on return to earth. Jun 14 1991

Shuttle Columbia 06/1991 - Space shuttle Columbia is landing 06/1991 - Landing of Shuttle Columbia STS-40. This flight was the first mission in space devoted to the study of the reaction of the body in weightlessness and its readaptation to the return to Earth. 14/06/1991. Columbia before landing on Runway 22 at Edwards, California. STS-40 was the first space shuttle mission dedicated to life sciences research to explore how the body reacts to a weightless environment and how it readjusts to gravity on return to earth. Jun 14 1991

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Columbia STS - 1 04/1981 - First Columbia landing. STS-1. Apr 14 1981 - Landing of shuttle Columbia STS - 1. 14/04/1981. STS - 1 Columbia touches down on lakebed runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Apr 14 1981

Columbia STS - 1 04/1981 - First Columbia landing. STS-1. Apr 14 1981 - Landing of shuttle Columbia STS - 1. 14/04/1981. STS - 1 Columbia touches down on lakebed runway 23 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Apr 14 1981

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Columbia STS - 5 11/1982 - Shuttle Columbia post - landing 11 - 1982 - Shuttle Columbia STS-5 after landing. She had Vance Brand, Bob Overmyer, Joseph Allen and Bill Lenoir on board. 16/11/1982. Shuttle Columbia post - landing tow. Columbia was launched on mission STS-5 on Nov 11 1982. Nov 16 1982

Columbia STS - 5 11/1982 - Shuttle Columbia post - landing 11 - 1982 - Shuttle Columbia STS-5 after landing. She had Vance Brand, Bob Overmyer, Joseph Allen and Bill Lenoir on board. 16/11/1982. Shuttle Columbia post - landing tow. Columbia was launched on mission STS-5 on Nov 11 1982. Nov 16 1982

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Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 return - View of Houston Control Room as astronauts return to Earth. In the foreground, Gene Kranz, flight manager, savours a cigar. 17/04/1970. Overall view of Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) during the ceremonies aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. Dr. Donald K. Slayton (in black shirt, left of center), director of Flight Crew Operations at MSC, and Chester M. Lee of the Apollo Program Directorate, Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA Headquarters, shake hands, while Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo program director, Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA Headquarters (standing, near Lee), watches the large screen showing astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 commander, during the onboard ceremonies. In the foreground, Glynn S. Lunney (extreme left) and Eugene F. Kranz (smoking a cigar), two Apollo 13 flight direc

Apollo 13: Control Room - View of Mission Control Center during the Apollo 13 return - View of Houston Control Room as astronauts return to Earth. In the foreground, Gene Kranz, flight manager, savours a cigar. 17/04/1970. Overall view of Mission Operations Control Room in Mission Control Center at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) during the ceremonies aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission. Dr. Donald K. Slayton (in black shirt, left of center), director of Flight Crew Operations at MSC, and Chester M. Lee of the Apollo Program Directorate, Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA Headquarters, shake hands, while Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, Apollo program director, Office of Manned Space Flight, NASA Headquarters (standing, near Lee), watches the large screen showing astronaut James A. Lovell Jr., Apollo 13 commander, during the onboard ceremonies. In the foreground, Glynn S. Lunney (extreme left) and Eugene F. Kranz (smoking a cigar), two Apollo 13 flight direc

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Landing of Shuttle Endeavour 07/2009 - Landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour in July 2009 - Landing of Shuttle Endeavour in the Kennedy Space Center on 31 July 2009, with seven astronauts from the STS-127 mission on board. Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches landing Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 16 - day, 6.5 million mile journey on the STS - 127 mission to the International Space Station. Onboard are NASA astronauts Mark Polansky, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists. Main gear touchdown was at 10:48:08 a.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2009. Nose gear touchdown was at 10:48:21 a.m. and wheels stop was at 10:49:13 a.m. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Model's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module - Exposed Section to the station. The mis

Landing of Shuttle Endeavour 07/2009 - Landing of Space Shuttle Endeavour in July 2009 - Landing of Shuttle Endeavour in the Kennedy Space Center on 31 July 2009, with seven astronauts from the STS-127 mission on board. Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches landing Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 16 - day, 6.5 million mile journey on the STS - 127 mission to the International Space Station. Onboard are NASA astronauts Mark Polansky, commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Christopher Cassidy, Tom Marshburn, Dave Wolf, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Julie Payette and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, all mission specialists. Main gear touchdown was at 10:48:08 a.m. (EDT) on July 31, 2009. Nose gear touchdown was at 10:48:21 a.m. and wheels stop was at 10:49:13 a.m. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Model's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module - Exposed Section to the station. The mis

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Space Shuttle Discovery Landing 10/2000 - Space Shuttle Discovery Landing - 10/2000 - Space Shuttle Discovery Landing October 24, 2000 at Edwards Base, California. Mission STS-92. The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Discovery is deployed as the vehicle rolls towards mission completion at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of California. Onboard were astronauts Brian Duffy, Pamela A. Melroy, Leroy Chiao, William S. McArthur, Jr., Peter J.K. (Jeff) Wisoff, Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, and Koichi Wakata of Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Discovery touched down at 2 p.m. (PDT), October 24, 2000 and rolled to a stop on Edward's concrete runway at 2:0 l, for a mission elapsed time of 12 days, 21 hours and 43 minutes

Space Shuttle Discovery Landing 10/2000 - Space Shuttle Discovery Landing - 10/2000 - Space Shuttle Discovery Landing October 24, 2000 at Edwards Base, California. Mission STS-92. The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Discovery is deployed as the vehicle rolls towards mission completion at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert of California. Onboard were astronauts Brian Duffy, Pamela A. Melroy, Leroy Chiao, William S. McArthur, Jr., Peter J.K. (Jeff) Wisoff, Michael E. Lopez - Alegria, and Koichi Wakata of Japan's National Space Development Agency (NASDA). Discovery touched down at 2 p.m. (PDT), October 24, 2000 and rolled to a stop on Edward's concrete runway at 2:0 l, for a mission elapsed time of 12 days, 21 hours and 43 minutes

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Discovery Landing STS - 114 09/08/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery at Edwards Air Force Base. 09/08/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery as it rests on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing concludes a historic 14 - day, Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. Aug 9 2005

Discovery Landing STS - 114 09/08/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery at Edwards Air Force Base. 09/08/2005 - Space Shuttle Discovery as it rests on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing concludes a historic 14 - day, Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station. Aug 9 2005

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Discovery Shuttle Landing 03/2011 - Landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2011 - Discovery Shuttle Landing at Kennedy Space Center March 9, 2011. Last mission of Shuttle Discovery. Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear tires as space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing was on March 9 2011 at 11:57 a.m. EST, completing the 13 - day STS - 133 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 11:57:17 a.m., followed by nose gear touchdown at 11:57:28, and wheelstop at 11:58:14 a.m. On board are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen. Discovery and its six - member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS - 133 was Discovery's 39th a

Discovery Shuttle Landing 03/2011 - Landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2011 - Discovery Shuttle Landing at Kennedy Space Center March 9, 2011. Last mission of Shuttle Discovery. Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear tires as space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Landing was on March 9 2011 at 11:57 a.m. EST, completing the 13 - day STS - 133 mission to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 11:57:17 a.m., followed by nose gear touchdown at 11:57:28, and wheelstop at 11:58:14 a.m. On board are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen. Discovery and its six - member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS - 133 was Discovery's 39th a

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Space Shuttle Endeavour landing 06/2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing - 06/2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing on June 19, 2002 at Edwards Base, California. Mission STS-111. Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Three days of unfavorable weather conditions at KSC prompted the decision to land at Edwards, which enjoyed pristine, dry conditions. Main gear touchdown occurred on June 19, 2002 at 12:57:41 p.m CDT, nose gear touchdown at 12:57:53 p.m. CDT and wheel stop at 12:58:45 p.m. CDT

Space Shuttle Endeavour landing 06/2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing - 06/2002 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing on June 19, 2002 at Edwards Base, California. Mission STS-111. Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Three days of unfavorable weather conditions at KSC prompted the decision to land at Edwards, which enjoyed pristine, dry conditions. Main gear touchdown occurred on June 19, 2002 at 12:57:41 p.m CDT, nose gear touchdown at 12:57:53 p.m. CDT and wheel stop at 12:58:45 p.m. CDT

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Space Shuttle Atlantis landing 07/2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis landing 07/2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011. Last space shuttle mission. Space shuttle Atlantis (STS - 135) touches down at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), completing its 13 - day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program, early Thursday morning, July 21, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Overall, Atlantis spent 307 days in space and traveled nearly 126 million miles during its 33 flights. Atlantis, the fourth orbiter built, launched on its first mission on Oct. 3, 1985

Space Shuttle Atlantis landing 07/2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis landing 07/2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis lands at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011. Last space shuttle mission. Space shuttle Atlantis (STS - 135) touches down at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), completing its 13 - day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program, early Thursday morning, July 21, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Overall, Atlantis spent 307 days in space and traveled nearly 126 million miles during its 33 flights. Atlantis, the fourth orbiter built, launched on its first mission on Oct. 3, 1985

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Discovery Shuttle Landing 03/2011 - Landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2011 - Discovery Shuttle Landing at Kennedy Space Center March 9, 2011. Last mission of Shuttle Discovery. Space shuttle Discovery's drag chute deployys on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's final return from space completed the 13 - day, 5.3 - million - mile STS - 133 mission. Main gear touchdown was on March 9 2011 at 11:57:17 a.m., followed by nose gear touchdown at 11:57:28, and wheelstop at 11:58:14 a.m. On board are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen. Discovery and its six - member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS - 133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program

Discovery Shuttle Landing 03/2011 - Landing of Space Shuttle Discovery in March 2011 - Discovery Shuttle Landing at Kennedy Space Center March 9, 2011. Last mission of Shuttle Discovery. Space shuttle Discovery's drag chute deployys on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's final return from space completed the 13 - day, 5.3 - million - mile STS - 133 mission. Main gear touchdown was on March 9 2011 at 11:57:17 a.m., followed by nose gear touchdown at 11:57:28, and wheelstop at 11:58:14 a.m. On board are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Michael Barratt, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen. Discovery and its six - member crew delivered the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the orbiting outpost. STS - 133 was Discovery's 39th and final mission. This was the 133rd Space Shuttle Program

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Shuttle Endeavour landing 02/2010 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing 02/2010 - Shuttle Endeavour landing at Kennedy Space Center. Mission STS-130, 21 February 2010. Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour and its crew glide in to Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after spending 14 days in space on the STS - 130 mission. February 21, 2010

Shuttle Endeavour landing 02/2010 - Space Shuttle Endeavour landing 02/2010 - Shuttle Endeavour landing at Kennedy Space Center. Mission STS-130, 21 February 2010. Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour and its crew glide in to Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after spending 14 days in space on the STS - 130 mission. February 21, 2010

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Endeavour STS - 108 12/2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour is landing. 12/2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew glide in to Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. Dec 12 2001

Endeavour STS - 108 12/2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour is landing. 12/2001 - Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew glide in to Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. Dec 12 2001

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