ISS greets its first European


Umberto Guidoni
 
Umberto Guidoni. Photo: NASA

Umberto Guidoni in training
 
Training of ESA astronaut Umberto Guidoni in Houston for his Shuttle missione STS-100

Launch STS-75
 
Launch STS-75

Sergei K. Krikalev and William M.  Shepherd at work in the ISS
 
Cosmonaut Sergei K. Krikalev (foreground), flight engineer, works with cameras in the service module (Zvezda) on the International Space Station, while astronaut William M. (Bill) Shepherd, Expedition 1 commander, busily goes about chores in the background. The photograph was taken by cosmonaut Yuri P. Gidzenko, Soyuz commander, using an electronic still camera (ESC).
Image: NASA



Release date: 25 July 2001