More Incredible Images from the Space Station 'Emergency' EVA

By Nancy Atkinson - May 13, 2013 07:56 PM UTC | Missions

The image above could go down as an iconic shot of space exploration. Taken during the 'emergency' spacewalk last Saturday to fix the leaking ammonia coolant in the pump and flow control system for the International Space Station's power-supplying solar arrays, visible is astronaut Tom Marshburn taking a look at planet Earth. He shared the picture today on

Twitter

, saying, "Leaving is bittersweet. It's been an unbelievable ride. Can't wait to see what's next!"

Marshburn is scheduled to return back to Earth later today along with ISS commander Chris Hadfield and cosmonaut Roman Romanenko.

Below are more great shots from Saturday's EVA that were just released by NASA today.

See here

for earlier images of the spacewalk from Chris Hadfield via Twitter.

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy during the May 11, 2013 spacewalk at the ISS. Credit: NASA[/caption]

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Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy (left) and Tom Marshburn on a spacewalk on May 11 to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station's far port truss (P6) leaking ammonia coolant. Credit: NASA.[/caption]

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy takes a self-portrait during the May 11, 2013 EVA at the ISS. Credit: NASA.[/caption]

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Chris Cassidy with Earth as a backdrop during the EVA on May 11, 2013. Credit: NASA.[/caption]

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Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy (left) and Tom Marshburn completed a the 5-hour, 30-minute spacewalk on May 11 to inspect and replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station's far port truss (P6) leaking ammonia coolant. Credit: NASA [/caption]

Click each image for a higher-resolution version, and see more images from

NASA's 2Explore Flickr stream.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com