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Spacewalker Robert Benhken works in the payload bay of the space shuttle Endeavour during his extravehicular excursion in this image from NASA TV February 11, 2010
Shuttle and station crew members work in the Harmony node while space shuttle Endeavour is attached to the International Space Station in this photo released by NASA and taken February 11, 2010.
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NASA astronaut Terry Virts (L), STS-130 pilot, exercises using the advanced Resistive Exercise Device (aRED) as Japan Aerospace Agency Astronaut Koichi Wakata looks on in the Unity node of the International Space Station in this photo released by NASA and taken February 11, 2010
Spacewalker Robert Benhken works on the new Tranquility module in the payload bay of the space shuttle Endeavour in this image from NASA TV February 11, 2010.
Space Shuttle Endeavour Commander George Zamka works with Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuits in the Quest airlock of the International Space Station in this photo released by NASA and taken February 10, 2010
NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (L) and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 10, 2010.
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NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, is pictured in the hatch which connects the flight deck and middeck of space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 10, 2010.
This image made available by NASA on Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010, shows Space Shuttle Endeavour as it approches the International Space Station. NASA engineers are studying two new problems on the orbiter. A thermal tile over the cockpit that was repaired before launch is cracked and a round ceramic spacer near one of the cockpit windows is sticking out. It will take NASA a couple of days to determine if repairs are needed
In this image provided by NASA the space shuttle Endeavour is seen flying above part of North Island, New Zealand, Tuesday Feb. 9, 2010 photographed by an Expedition 22 crew member onboard the International Space Station during rendezvous and docking operations with the space station. Docking occurred on Feb. 9, 2010
Astronaut Steve Robinson (2nd row, L) answers a question during an in-flight news conference with members of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and International Space Station crews in this image from NASA TV February 10, 2010.
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NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, holds a video camera in the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour during flight day two activities in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010
A view of the underside of the crew cabin of the space shuttle Endeavour provided by an Expedition 22 crew member during a survey of the approaching STS-130 crew to the International Space Station in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 20
With the Earth in the background, the Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the International Space Station for docking in this image made by an STS-130 crew member from aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010.
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The space shuttle Endeavour is seen in this view from the International Space Station as it approaches the orbiting laboratory for docking in this image February 9, 2010 from NASA TV.
This NASA TV grab shows the STS-130 and Expedition 22 crew members as they greet each other after US space shuttle Endeavour docked with the orbiting International Space Station.
Astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 mission commander, retrieves a drawer of food on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010
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Astronaut Kathryn Hire, STS-130 mission specialist, floats on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010.
Astronaut Stephen Robinson, STS-130 mission specialist, is pictured near the galley on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010
Astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, communicates with a space microphone with ground controllers from the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010
Astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, works with a Fluid Processing Apparatus, which is part of the Microbe Group Activation Pack, on the middeck of space shuttle Endeavour in this photo released by NASA and taken February 9, 2010.
The underside of the space shuttle Endeavour is seen in this view from the International Space Station as it performs the rendezvous pitch manuever for inspection of the spacecraft's thermal tiles in this February 9, 2010 image from NASA TV.
This image provided by NASA shows the Tranquility node in space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay, vertical stabilizer, orbital maneuvering system pods and docking mechanism backdropped by mountainous terrain, in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck window Monday Feb. 9, 2010
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NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles in the hatch which connects the flight deck and middeck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
NASA astronauts Kathryn Hire (L) and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, work on the aft flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
NASA astronaut George Zamka, STS-130 commander, works at the commander's station on the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
NASA astronaut Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, occupies the pilot's station on the flight deck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
NASA astronaut Robert Behnken, STS-130 mission specialist, smiles on the middeck of the space shuttle Endeavour shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010.
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The Tranquility node is seen in the space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay in this image photographed by an STS-130 crew member from an aft flight deck window shortly after launch in this photo released by NASA and taken February 8, 2010
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In this image from NASA TV space shuttle Endeavour Commander George Zamka gives the thumbs-up sign as he is strapped into his seat aboard the orbiter before the STS-130 crew's second launch attempt in as many days from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida February 8, 2010.
This image provided by NASA shows the immense Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31, captured in full in this new image from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. NASA on Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010 released the first images from the instrument which spots celestial objects that give off infrared light. Andromeda is the closest large galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy, and is located 2.5 million light-years from our sun.
A NASA image of the debris of an exploded star, known as supernova taken from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Astronomers who have long used supernovas as cosmic mile markers to help measure the expansion of the universe now have an answer to the nagging question of what sparks the massive stellar explosions.
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In this image made available by the Royal Navy in London, Thursday Feb. 18, 2010, the Northern Lights shimmer above the flight deck of the Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, during Cold Weather Amphibious Warfare Training within the Fjords of northern Norway, 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Wednesday Feb. 17, 2010. HMS Ocean is the Royal Navy's largest warship and is operating in the region as part of the United Kingdom's Amphibious Task Group, conducting Exercise Cold Response; a multinational exercise conducted alongside the Norwegian Armed Forces
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Feb 14: Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot, works in the newly-installed Tranquility node of the International Space Station while space shuttle Endeavour remains docked with the station. Credit: NASA
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Feb 15: In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Cupola is relocated from the forward port to the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Terry Virts, STS-130 pilot; and Kathryn Hire, mission specialist, moved the Cupola, operating the station's robotic arm from controls inside the Destiny laboratory. Credits: NASA
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In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 (PMA-3) is relocated from the Harmony node to the open port on the end of the newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, operated the station's robotic arm for the move, while Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, dealt with latches and bolts, connecting the port to its new home. Tranquility's Cupola is visible at bottom center. Credit: NASA
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Feb 16: In the grasp of the Canadarm2, the Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 (PMA-3) is relocated from the Harmony node to the open port on the end of the newly-installed Tranquility node. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick, both STS-130 mission specialists, operated the station's robotic arm for the move, while Jeffrey Williams, Expedition 22 commander; and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, Expedition 22 flight engineer, dealt with latches and bolts, connecting the port to its new home. Tranquility's Cupola is visible at left center, and a docked Russian Soyuz spacecraft and space shuttle Endeavor are above. Credit: NASA
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NASA astronaut Nicholas Patrick, STS-130 mission specialist, participates in the mission's third and final session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the five-hour, 48-minute spacewalk, Patrick and astronaut Robert Behnken (out of frame), mission specialist, completed all of their planned tasks, removing insulation blankets and removing launch restraint bolts from each of the Cupola's seven windows. Credit: NASA