
A ring and barrel recently loaded onto the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra (foreground), Expedition 46 flight engineer and Expedition 47 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake,…

European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake, Expedition 46/47 flight engineer, participates in a routine operations training session.

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 46/47 flight engineer, uses a computer during a routine operations training session.

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake participate in a routine operations training session

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra (foreground), Expedition 46 flight engineer and Expedition 47 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake,…

European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake, Expedition 46/47 flight engineer, participates in a routine operations training session.

Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, Expedition 46/47 flight engineer, uses a computer during a routine operations training session.

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake participate in a routine operations training session

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman captured this image from the International Space Station and posted it to social media on Sept.…