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Keyword: astronaut
![Астронавты Меркурия и Красный Камень](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/09/08/0001192802/merc_astronaut_big.preview.jpg)
4.04.1998
Space suited project Mercury astronauts John H. Glenn, Virgil I. Grissom, and Alan B. Shepard Jr. (left to right) are posing in front of a Redstone rocket in this vintage 1961 NASA publicity photo. Project Mercury was the first U.S. program designed to put humans in space.
![Монтаж Международной космической станции](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/08/14/0001199195/issassemble_sts88_big.preview.jpg)
9.12.1998
Batteries and solar panels were included with this version of the International Space Station (ISS) but some assembly is still required. On Saturday, December 5th, the STS-88 crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavor achieved the in orbit docking of the Zarya and Unity (foreground) ISS modules.
![Маневрирование в космосе](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2006/05/22/0001214243/robinson_sts114.preview.jpg)
22.05.2006
What arm is 17 meters long and sometimes uses humans for fingers? The Canadarm2 aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Canadarm2 has multiple joints and is capable of maneuvering payloads as massive as 116,000 kilograms, equivalent to a fully loaded bus. Canadarm2 is operated by remote control by a human inside the space station.
![Джон Гленн: от Дружбы 7 до Дискавери](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/08/12/0001199103/johnglenn62_nasa.preview.jpg)
28.10.1998
Rehearsing for his historic flight on February 20, 1962, Mercury program astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. works in a cramped training capsule preparing for a few hours' voyage through space. Dubbed Friendship...
!["Liberty Bell 7"](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2005/10/20/0001208811/libertybell7_rec_big.preview.jpg)
6.05.1999
Today, the space capsule Liberty Bell 7 rests about 3 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. But on July 21, 1961, astronaut Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom rode this tiny craft 118 miles above the Earth to become the second American in space.
![Чарльз П. Конрад младший: 1930-1999](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2006/11/14/0001217829/peteconrad_c1.preview.jpg)
15.07.1999
Known for his sense of humor and infectious grin, Charles P. "Pete" Conrad, as commander of the Apollo 12 mission, was the third person to walk on the moon. Not a tall man, Conrad stepped down onto the lunar surface in November of 1969 and gleefully commented, "Whoopie!
![Вальц в космосе](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/08/11/0001199032/spacewalz_sts51.preview.jpg)
26.09.1998
Astronaut Carl Walz waves at his colleagues from the aft end of the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay. During this 1993 spacewalk, Walz evaluated tools, tethers, and a foot restraint designed for use in a weightless environment while orbiting Planet Earth.
![Ночная смена](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2004/08/14/0001199209/nightwork_sts88_big1.preview.jpg)
16.12.1998
For the orbiting International Space Station (ISS), the sun sets every 90 minutes. But working through the night, spacewalking astronauts can rely on artificial lighting. Here, the eerie glow of work-lights illuminate Space Shuttle Endeavor astronaut Jerry Ross during a night on his
![Астронавт за работой](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2001/03/15/0001166621/sts101_arm_big.preview.jpg)
31.05.2000
Did you ever have a day where everything got turned around and you just couldn't tell which way was up? Fortunately, this didn't happen to astronaut James S. Voss on May 21, who spent six hours preparing to fix and upgrade the International Space Station.
![Темное небо, яркое Солнце](https://images.astronet.ru/pubd/2003/05/17/0001190308/sunview_sts82_c1.preview.jpg)
17.05.2003
In low Earth orbit there is not enough atmosphere to diffuse and scatter sunlight, so shadows are black and the sky is dark - even when the Sun shines. The harsh lighting produced this dramatic...
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