Alums and Space
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Space Shuttle Atlantis on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center prior to the launch of STS-125 to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: John Tylko
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From left to right: Michael Massimino, Michael Good, Andrew Feustel, John Grunsfeld, Megan McArthur, Gregory Johnson and Scott Altman prepare to depart for the launch pad on May 11, 2009 Photo: John Tylko
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Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on STS-125 from the Kennedy Space Center Photo: John Tylko
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NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld conducts photography on the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis. Photo: NASA
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NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld works in space to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: NASA
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NASA Astronaut John Grunsfeld’s legs are reflected in the surface of the Hubble Space Telescope during the first EVA on STS-125. Photo: NASA
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Stephen Bowen ENG '93 sports a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit in preparation for training in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. All photos courtesy of NASA.
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Michael Fincke '89 grins while donning a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit before being dipped in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
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The International Space Station crew photographed Hurricane Ike on Sept. 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike killed at least 150 people, many in Haiti, and caused more than $25 billion of damage to U.S. coastal areas.
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Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper '84 participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article.
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Mike Massimino SM '88, SM '88, ENG '90, ME '90, PhD '92 dips in the water at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The NBL holds 6.2 million gallons of water and gives astronauts the sensation of weightlessness.
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The Atlantis, pictured en route to a vehicle assembly building, was supposed to visit the Hubble in mid-October, but has had to delay the launch due to a control system failure.
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The STS-126 crew poses in NASA's Johnson Space Center. From left: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper '84, Shane Kimbrough, Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson, Steve Bowen ENG '93, Sandra Magnus, and Donald Pettit.
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Attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper '84 awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
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Astronauts John Grunsfeld '80 (left), Gregory Johnson, and Michael Massimino SM '88, SM '88, ENG '90, ME '90, PhD '92 submit to a food tasting session in the Johnson Space Center.
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A Soyuz spacecraft approaches a docking compartment on the International Space Station. On October 12th 2008, Michael Fincke '89 will board the Soyuz for a trip to the International Space Station.
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Stephen Bowen ENG '93 and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper '84 launched into space on Nov 14, 2008 via STS-126 and joined Greg Chamitoff PhD '92 and Mike Fincke '89 on the International Space Station two days later.
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Left to right: Greg Chamitoff PhD '92, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper '84, Stephen Bowen ENG '93, Mike Fincke '89.
Space Shuttle Atlantis on Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center prior to the launch of STS-125 to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: John Tylko
From left to right: Michael Massimino, Michael Good, Andrew Feustel, John Grunsfeld, Megan McArthur, Gregory Johnson and Scott Altman prepare to depart for the launch pad on May 11, 2009 Photo: John Tylko
Launch of space shuttle Atlantis on STS-125 from the Kennedy Space Center Photo: John Tylko
NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld conducts photography on the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis. Photo: NASA
NASA astronaut John Grunsfeld works in space to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo: NASA
NASA Astronaut John Grunsfeld’s legs are reflected in the surface of the Hubble Space Telescope during the first EVA on STS-125. Photo: NASA
Stephen Bowen ENG '93 sports a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit in preparation for training in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. All photos courtesy of NASA.
Michael Fincke '89 grins while donning a training version of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit before being dipped in the waters of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.
The International Space Station crew photographed Hurricane Ike on Sept. 10, 2008. Hurricane Ike killed at least 150 people, many in Haiti, and caused more than $25 billion of damage to U.S. coastal areas.
Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper '84 participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article.
Mike Massimino SM '88, SM '88, ENG '90, ME '90, PhD '92 dips in the water at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The NBL holds 6.2 million gallons of water and gives astronauts the sensation of weightlessness.
The Atlantis, pictured en route to a vehicle assembly building, was supposed to visit the Hubble in mid-October, but has had to delay the launch due to a control system failure.
The STS-126 crew poses in NASA's Johnson Space Center. From left: Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper '84, Shane Kimbrough, Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson, Steve Bowen ENG '93, Sandra Magnus, and Donald Pettit.
Attired in a training version of her shuttle launch and entry suit, Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper '84 awaits the start of a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.
Astronauts John Grunsfeld '80 (left), Gregory Johnson, and Michael Massimino SM '88, SM '88, ENG '90, ME '90, PhD '92 submit to a food tasting session in the Johnson Space Center.
A Soyuz spacecraft approaches a docking compartment on the International Space Station. On October 12th 2008, Michael Fincke '89 will board the Soyuz for a trip to the International Space Station.
Stephen Bowen ENG '93 and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper '84 launched into space on Nov 14, 2008 via STS-126 and joined Greg Chamitoff PhD '92 and Mike Fincke '89 on the International Space Station two days later.
Left to right: Greg Chamitoff PhD '92, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper '84, Stephen Bowen ENG '93, Mike Fincke '89.