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Space Shuttle Endeavour is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member as the shuttle approaches
the International Space Station during STS-130 rendezvous and docking operations. Docking occurred at 11:06 p.m. (CST) on Feb. 9, 2010. Image credit: NASA

STS-130 and Expedition 22 crew members are pictured shortly after space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station docked in space and the hatches were opened. Pictured (clockwise) are NASA astronauts George Zamka (left), STS-130 commander; Stephen Robinson and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 mission specialists; NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander; Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov, Expedition 22 flight engineer; NASA astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist; and Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, Expedition 22 flight engineer. Image credit: NASA

This partial view of the crew cabin and forward payload bay of the space shuttle Endeavour was provided by an Expedition 22 crew member during a survey of the
approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space Station. As part of the survey and part of every mission's activities, the STS-130 Endeavour
crew performed a back-flip for the rendezvous pitch maneuver (RPM). The image was photographed with a digital still camera, using a 400mm lens at a distance
of about 600 feet (180 meters). Image credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, poses for a photo between two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA




NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Expedition 22 flight engineer, holds a still camera while occupying the commander's station on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour. Image credit: NASA

In the grasp of the station's Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred from its stowage position in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay to position it on the port side of the Unity node of the International Space Station. Tranquility was locked in place with 16 remotely-controlled bolts. Image credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance
continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 32-minute spacewalk, Patrick and astronaut Robert Behnken (out of frame), mission specialist, relocated
a temporary platform from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or Dextre, to the station's truss structure and installed two handles on the robot. Once
Tranquility was structurally mated to Unity, the spacewalkers connected heater and data cables that will integrate the new module with the rest of the station's systems.
They also pre-positioned insulation blankets and ammonia hoses that will be used to connect Tranquility to the station's cooling radiators during the mission's second spacewalk. Image credit: NASA

During the 6-hour, 32-minute spacewalk, Behnken and astronaut Nicholas Patrick (out of frame), mission specialist, relocated a temporary platform
from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or Dextre, to the station's truss structure and installed two handles on the robot. Image credit: NASA




In the grasp of the station's Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred from its stowage position in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay to position it on the
port side of the Unity node of the International Space Station. Tranquility was locked in place with 16 remotely-controlled bolts. Image credit: NASA

NASA astronauts Nicholas Patrick (left) and Robert Behnken, both STS-130 mission specialists, attired in their Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits, prepare for the mission's first spacewalk while in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station. Astronaut Jeffrey Williams (background), Expedition 22 commander, assisted Patrick and Behnken. Image credit: NASA

Feb 11: In the grasp of the station's Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred from its stowage position in space shuttle Endeavour's (STS-130) payload bay to
position it on the port side of the Unity node of the International Space Station. Tranquility was locked in place with 16 remotely-controlled bolts. Image credit: NASA

Feb 11: NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and
maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the 6-hour, 32-minute spacewalk, Behnken and astronaut Nicholas Patrick (out of frame), mission
specialist, relocated a temporary platform from the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, or Dextre, to the station's truss structure and installed two handles on
the robot. Once Tranquility was structurally mated to Unity, the spacewalkers connected heater and data cables that will integrate the new module with the rest of
the station's systems. They also pre-positioned insulation blankets and ammonia hoses that will be used to connect Tranquility to the station's cooling radiators during
the mission's second spacewalk. Image credit: NASA

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Feb 11: In the grasp of the station's Canadarm2, the Tranquility module is transferred from its stowage position in space shuttle Endeavour's (STS-130) payload bay to position it on the port side of the Unity node of the International Space Station. Tranquility was locked in place with 16 remotely-controlled bolts. Image credit: NASA


Spacewalkers Bob Behnken and Nicholas Patrick completed a five hour, 54 minute spacewalk at 3:14 a.m. EST. The pair completed all their scheduled tasks. This was the second of three STS-130 spacewalks, the 232nd conducted by U.S. astronauts, the fifth for Behnken and the second for Patrick. It was the 139th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 867 hours, 28 minutes. Inside the complex, the crew has completed the Tranquility node activation work. > Photos 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

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In this image provided by NASA the Tranquility module is transferred late Thursday evening Feb. 11, 2010 from its stowage position in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay in the grasp of the station's Canadarm2 to position it on the port side of the Unity node of the International Space Station. Tranquility was locked in place with 16 remotely-controlled bolts. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene. (AP Photo/NASA)
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Spacewalkers Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick completed a 5-hour, 54-minute spacewalk at 3:14 a.m. EST. The pair completed all their scheduled tasks. This was the second of three STS-130 spacewalks, the 232nd conducted by U.S. astronauts, the fifth for Behnken and the second for Patrick. It was the 139th in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, totaling 867 hours, 28 minutes. Inside the complex, the crew has completed the Tranquility node activation work.

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This February 12 NASA TV video grab shows a giant robot arm as it hoisted the massive Tranquility node and the cupola, which will provide spectacular panoramic views of Earth and help crew members monitor space walks and docking operations, from the shuttle Endeavour's payload bay onto the ISS. (AFP/NASA)


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Image obtained from NASA shows the silhouette of the space shuttle Endeavour in this photo by an Expedition 22 crew member on board the International Space Station, as the shuttle approached for its docking on February 9, during the STS-130 mission. Endeavour shuttle astronauts wrapped-up a near six-hour spacewalk early Sunday, installing fluid tubes to the landmark observation deck on the ISS. (AFP/NASA)

Graphic presentation of US space shuttle Endeavour, International Space Station and the Cupola pod. The cupola can accommodate two crew members at a time and is equipped with portable workstations that can control station and robotic activities. (AFP/Graphic)













Astronauts T.J. Creamer (L) and Jeffrey Williams, both members of the Expedition 22 crew aboard the International Space Station, pose with "fresh" produce from Earth following the arrival of the space shuttle Endeavour and its six STS-130 crewmembers February 10, 2010, in this handout released by NASA on February 13, 2010.

Space Shuttle Endeavour astronaut and spacewalker Nicholas Patrick (top) and Robert Behnken (bottom) work outside the International Space Station during the STS-130 mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) in this photo released by NASA and taken February 11, 2010







In this Feb. 11, 2010 photo provided by NASA, the Tranquility module is transferred from its stowage position in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay to its position on the port side of the Unity node of the ISS. (AP Photo/NASA)




This NASA handout image obtained February 11, shows a view of space shuttle Endeavour's aft section which includes the three main engines.







In this photo provided by NASA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, left, Expedition 22 flight engineer; and NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, are pictured with two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station