Science and Exploration

Photo: Crawling Into Crew Compartments On Orbit

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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Three of the six crew members aboard the International Space Station peek out of their sleeping quarters on Christmas morning to view the station’s decorations and gifts. Shown, from left, are European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 26 flight engineer, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, and NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman, flight engineer. high res (1.7 M) low res (122 K)

Three of the six crew members aboard the International Space Station peek out of their sleeping quarters on Christmas morning to view the station’s decorations and gifts. Shown, from left, are European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Expedition 26 flight engineer, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, Expedition 26 commander, and NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman, flight engineer. high res (1.7 M) low res (122 K)

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (top), Expedition 26 commander; and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, flight engineer, are pictured at their crew quarters compartments in the Harmony node of the International Space Station. high res (1.6 M) low res (113 K)

NASA astronaut Catherine (Cady) Coleman, Expedition 26 flight engineer, and one of six crew members currently aboard the International Space Station, peeks out of her sleeping quarters on Christmas morning to view the station’s decorations and gifts. high res (1.4 M) low res (91 K)

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