Hours before the ceremony, NASA tweeted out a couple of its #RealGravity images from life in space, as a way of helping the public connect its real work with the fictional images portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film, Gravity.
Astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, retrieves a power tool while standing on the mobile foot restraint at the end of the remote manipulator system (RMS).
The International Space Station
The International Space Station backdropped by Earth's horizon and space.
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope, just after the Space Shuttle Atlantis captured Hubble with its robotic arm on May 13, 2009, beginning the mission to upgrade and repair the telescope
Repairing the Station in Orbit
Expedition 35 Flight Engineers complete a spacewalk to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station’s far port truss.
Reconfiguring the Station
Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 14 flight engineer, used a pistol grip tool as she worked on the International Space Station.
The Final Shuttle Mission
The final moments of the Shuttle Atlantis in space.
Barcelona From Space
Spain and Portugal stand out from a photo taken from the International Space Station.
Sideway View of Australia
A sideway view of Australia, captured from the International Space Station.
Egypt At Night
Nighttime photo of Egypt at night.
Expedition 27
Expedition 27 Flight Engineer Cady Coleman peeks out of a window of the Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft.
Extravehicular Activity
Close views of Paul Richards during an Extravehicular Activity (EVA) on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Mike Fossum
With his feet secured on a restraint on the space station remote manipulator system's robotic arm or Canadarm2, NASA astronaut Mike Fossum holds the Robotics Refueling Mission payload.
Free Flying
Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any previous astronaut has ever been.
Spacewalking Astronaut John Grunsfeld
A close-up of Astronaut John Grunsfeld shows the reflection of Astronaut Andrew Feustel, perched on the robotic arm and taking the photo.
Sun Over Earth
The bright sun greets the International Space Station.
