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International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour crew members hug during a farewell and hatch closing ceremony aboard the ISS in this image from NASA TV November 27, 2008. The shuttle crew boarded their spacecraft, taking along Expedition 18 flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff who was replaced by Sandra Magnus on station as the crews closed the hatches in preparation for Friday's departure.
International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour crew members wave goodbye at the end of a hatch closing ceremony aboard the ISS in this image from NASA TV November 27, 2008. The shuttle crew boarded their spacecraft, taking along Expedition 18 flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff who was replaced by Sandra Magnus as the crews closed the hatches in preparation for Friday's departure.
International Space Station and Space Shuttle Endeavour crew members participate in a hatch closing ceremony aboard the ISS as Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (C) gives new ISS crew member Sandy Magnus a yellow card signifying her delivery to the station in this image from NASA TV November 27, 2008. The shuttle crew boarded their spacecraft, taking along Expedition 18 flight engineer Gregory Chamitoff who Magnus replaced on station as the crews closed the hatches in preparation for Friday's departure.
In this photo released by NASA, the 7 Endeavour astronauts and 3 Expedition 18 crew members share a Thanksgiving meal on the middeck of the orbiter Thursday Nov. 27, 2008. Astronaut Sandra Magnus, Expedition 18 flight engineer, appears at top center. Clockwise from her position are astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Eric Boe, along with cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, and astronauts Steve Bowen, partially visible behind Lonchakov, Donald Pettit, Michael Fincke, Gregory Chamitoff, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Chris Ferguson, partially visible at top right.
International Space Station Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke changes the uniform patch of transitional crew member Gregory Chamitoff (C) during the change of command ceremony aboard the orbiting laboratory October 22, 2008. Joining Chamitoff and Finke for the handover are (L-R) Expedition 17 flight engineer Oleg Kononenko, outgoing International Space Station Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov, Chamitoff, Fincke, Yury Lonchakov and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott.
Outgoing International Space Station Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov changes the mission patch above the airlock in the Harmony module as Expedition 18 incoming Commander Mike Fincke (R) prepares to replace it with an Expedition 18 patch during change of command ceremonies aboard the orbiting laboratory October 22, 2008. Joining Volkov and Fincke for the handover are (L-R) Expedition 17 flight engineer Oleg Kononenko, Volkov, transitional crewmember Gregory Chamitoff (back to camera) Fincke, Yury Lonchakov and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott.
Outgoing International Space Station Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov (L) and Expedition 18 incoming Commander Mike Fincke (R) shake hands during the change of command ceremony aboard the orbiting laboratory October 22, 2008. Joining Volkov and Fincke for the handover are (L-R) Expedition 17 flight engineer Oleg Kononenko, Volkov, transitional crew member Gregory Chamitoff, Fincke, Yury Lonchakov and spaceflight participant Richard Garriott.
As soon as I got on the space station, I noticed the distinct pseudo-submarine odor, not quite as intense ... But it was very familiar, and those that know it will remember it well.