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Thanksgiving Beyond Earth

Handout photo dated November 27, 2008 Not far away from this close-up scene of the galley on the Space Shuttle Endeavour were nine astronauts and a cosmonaut eager to share a Thanksgiving meal to top off almost two weeks of joint activities, including an involved home improvement project on the International Space Station. Unlike most of their families and friends on Earth, who probably went through pains to prepare elaborate meals for this festive occasion, the STS-126 and Expedition 18 crewmembers merely needed add water to these prepared packets. Since 1973, astronauts have celebrated Thanksgiving in space, bringing a cherished tradition far beyond Earth. The first Thanksgiving in orbit took place aboard Skylab during the Skylab 4 mission, where astronauts Gerald Carr, Edward Gibson, and William Pogue marked the day with an improvised meal after a spacewalk. Over the years, this tradition has evolved, with crews on shuttles, space stations, and orbiters finding creative ways to honor the holiday. From shri

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Bandai to sell Endeavour model made of superalloy

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows a 1/144 model of the Space Shuttle Endeavour made of superalloy materials during a presentation in Tokyo on July 5, 2010. Toy maker Bandai Co. will put the completed and painted model of Endeavour, which carried Mamori Mori as the first Japanese payload specialist in 1992, on the Japanese market on Dec. 3 with a price tag of 47,250 yen. The model of Endeavour is the second in Bandai's fine scale model series for adults.

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Space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth with Japan's Wakata

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who spent nearly 140 days in space, speaks at a news conference after returning safely to Earth on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour with six other crew members on July 31.

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Space shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

HOUSTON, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour (bottom) leaves the International Space Station on July 28. Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and six others aboard are expected to return to Earth as early as July 31. (NASA TV)

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All 13 members of Endeavour, International Space Station gather

HOUSTON, United States - In this photo taken from NASA TV, all thirteen members of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station gather for a news conference.

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Japanese space lab Kibo completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (black top) manipulates robot arms trying to attach a module, brought by Space Shuttle Endeavour, to the Japanese laboratory Kibo to complete the facility. (NASA TV)

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Japanese space lab Kibo completed

TOKYO, Japan - A module (R) is about to be attached to a part of the Japanese laboratory Kibo (L) by robot arms as the last Kibo component. The operation was completed a day after Space Shuttle Endeavour brought the module. (NASA TV)

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Japanese space lab Kibo completed

TOKYO, Japan - A module (top) for the Japanese space laboratory Kibo is moved by a robot arm near the nose of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The module, brought by the spaceship, was then attached to the lab to complete it. (NASA TV)

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Japanese astronaut Doi speaks at post-landing news conference

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi speaks about the just-completed mission of the space shuttle Endeavour at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 27. The Endeavor, carrying seven crew members including Doi, returned to Cape Canaveral on March 26, after nearly 16 days in orbit.

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Space shuttle Endeavour with Japanese astronaut returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, lands at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 26, wrapping up a mission that lasted nearly 16 days.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C), heads to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew.

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew.

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi (2nd from left) and six other astronauts pose for a photo on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11.

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi speaks on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off with six other astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11. Doi told reporters he is very happy about having come to the final stage.

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Astronaut Mohri prays for Columbia's lost crew

HOUSTON, United States - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, prays for the seven crew members who died in the U.S. space shuttle Columbia disaster at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 4.

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1st Japanese astronaut Mohri shocked by Columbia breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, expresses shock during a press conference at the headquarters of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Tokyo on the early morning of Feb. 2 over the breakup of Columbia on Feb. 1.

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Astronauts meet Japanese kids

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (front) and other crew members who boarded the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour in February meet Japanese elementary and junior high school pupils in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 12. Some 100 pupils got together for the meeting with the crew who carried out an 11-day mission to map the Earth's surface using sophisticated space radar.

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Mohri promises new perspective after second shuttle flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United Sates - Mamoru Mohri, selected to take part in the U.S. space shuttle mission in September as a mission specialist, talks to reporters at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, on July 27. Mohri became the first Japanese to participate in a U.S. space shuttle mission when he joined the crew aboard the Endeavour in September 1992. Mohri, 51, said, ''I want to take a new look at space, from my own unique perspective, and share my views with other Japanese.''

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi (2nd from left) and six other astronauts pose for a photo on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11. (Kyodo)

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Doi, 6 other Endeavour crew in final training

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japan's Takao Doi speaks on arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 23 for a final round of training before taking off with six other astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavour, scheduled for March 11. Doi told reporters he is very happy about having come to the final stage. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA prepares March 10 for the launch the next day of the space shuttle Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its crew. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C) waves to well-wishers as he and other members of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour crew head to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the evening of March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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NASA prepares for launch of space shuttle Endeavour

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The U.S. space shuttle Endeavour sits at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. Endeavour will carry Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among its seven-member crew in a 16-day mission to install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour launched with Japan's Doi on board

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA launched the space shuttle Endeavour on March 11 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with Japanese astronaut Takao Doi among the seven crew members on board with its main mission being the delivery of Japanese and other laboratories. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (C), heads to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Endeavour crew heads to shuttle orbiter to await liftoff

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The seven-member crew of the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (2nd L), pose for photographers before heading to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 10 to await liftoff scheduled for 2:28 a.m. (3:28 p.m. Japan time) on March 11. The astronauts will install the Japanese-made module 'Kibo' in the International Space Station during their 16-day mission. (Kyodo)

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Space shuttle Endeavour with Japanese astronaut returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, carrying seven crew members including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi, lands at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 26, wrapping up a mission that lasted nearly 16 days. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Doi speaks at post-landing news conference

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Japanese astronaut Takao Doi speaks about the just-completed mission of the space shuttle Endeavour at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on March 27. The Endeavor, carrying seven crew members including Doi, returned to Cape Canaveral on March 26, after nearly 16 days in orbit. (Kyodo)

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1st Japanese astronaut Mohri shocked by Columbia breakup

TOKYO, Japan - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, expresses shock during a press conference at the headquarters of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Tokyo on the early morning of Feb. 2 over the breakup of Columbia on Feb. 1. (Kyodo)

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Bandai to sell Endeavour model made of superalloy

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows a 1/144 model of the Space Shuttle Endeavour made of superalloy materials during a presentation in Tokyo on July 5, 2010. Toy maker Bandai Co. will put the completed and painted model of Endeavour, which carried Mamori Mori as the first Japanese payload specialist in 1992, on the Japanese market on Dec. 3 with a price tag of 47,250 yen. The model of Endeavour is the second in Bandai's fine scale model series for adults. (Kyodo)

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Mohri talks with Obuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (seen on the TV screen), who is on an 11-day mission on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour, talks with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from R) and Science and Technology Agency chief Hirofumi Nakasone (R) on Feb. 17. and emphasized the importance of protecting the environment. ''When you are in space, you reaffirm the fact that the Earth is the only place where we can live,'' Mohri said in a TV hookup.

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Japanese space lab Kibo completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (black top) manipulates robot arms trying to attach a module, brought by Space Shuttle Endeavour, to the Japanese laboratory Kibo to complete the facility. (NASA TV) (Kyodo)

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Japanese space lab Kibo completed

TOKYO, Japan - A module (R) is about to be attached to a part of the Japanese laboratory Kibo (L) by robot arms as the last Kibo component. The operation was completed a day after Space Shuttle Endeavour brought the module. (NASA TV) (Kyodo)

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Japanese space lab Kibo completed

TOKYO, Japan - A module (top) for the Japanese space laboratory Kibo is moved by a robot arm near the nose of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The module, brought by the spaceship, was then attached to the lab to complete it. (NASA TV) (Kyodo)

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Astronaut Mohri prays for Columbia's lost crew

HOUSTON, United States - Mamoru Mohri, Japan's first astronaut who flew on the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, prays for the seven crew members who died in the U.S. space shuttle Columbia disaster at a memorial service at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Feb. 4. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts meet Japanese kids

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri (front) and other crew members who boarded the U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavour in February meet Japanese elementary and junior high school pupils in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on April 12. Some 100 pupils got together for the meeting with the crew who carried out an 11-day mission to map the Earth's surface using sophisticated space radar.

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images taken from space shuttle released

TOKYO, Japan - This is a photo of Mt. Fuji taken from space shuttle Endeavour in February. The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) jointly released Feb. 28 photos taken by Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri. The still images were taken from footage taken by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK)'s high-definition camera.

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High school students try to photograph light from Endeavour

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Students from Osaka's Kansai Soka High School, use a digital camera and aluminum foil in an attempt on Feb. 18 in the town of Aji, Kagawa Prefecture, to photograph light given off by the U.S. space shuttle Endeavour.