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Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata
Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata

JSC2012-E-237298 (5 Nov. 2012) — NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio (left), Expedition 38/39 flight engineer; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…

Astronaut Koichi Wakata Trains for Station Mission
Astronaut Koichi Wakata Trains for Station Mission

JSC2012-E-237343 (5 Nov. 2012) — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 38 flight engineer and Expedition 39…

SpaceX 2 Payload
SpaceX 2 Payload

Feb. 26, 2013 — In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engineers load experiments…

Astronaut Koichi Wakata in Cupola Trainer
Astronaut Koichi Wakata in Cupola Trainer

JSC2013-E-007021 (18 Jan. 2013) — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 38 flight engineer and Expedition 39…

Crew Trains in Station Cupola Mock-Up
Crew Trains in Station Cupola Mock-Up

JSC2013-E-007019 (18 Jan. 2013) — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata (right foreground), Expedition 38 flight engineer and…

Sun Release Two CMEs
Sun Release Two CMEs

The sun erupted with two coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. The first is Earth-directed. A second non-Earth-directed CME was released…

TDRS-K Spacecraft Ready for Launch
TDRS-K Spacecraft Ready for Launch

NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-K, enclosed in its payload fairing, passes through the Launch Complex 39 area at…

TDRS-K to the Pad
TDRS-K to the Pad

Enclosed in its payload fairing, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-K, passes through the Launch Complex 39 area at…

Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
Earth’s Upper Atmosphere

The Earth’s atmosphere has four primary layers: the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. These layers protect our planet by absorbing…

Components of the Heliosphere
Components of the Heliosphere

The Heliosphere is the outer atmosphere of the Sun and marks the edge of the Sun’s magnetic influence in space.