2007: In this image from NASA TV, astronaut Clayton Anderson, at the end of the robotic arm on the International Space Station, holds a piece of hardware that was removed from the station. The hardware, no longer needed, was released to burn in the Earth's atmosphere.
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2010: U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska met with astronaut Clayton Anderson of Ashland, far left, and two other astronauts to congratulate them on their recent mission to the International Space Station. Anderson and his team spent 15 days in space, delivering goods to the space station and performing three spacewalks. This was Anderson’s second trip into space.
2007: Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, prepares the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) Vane Gap-1 for video documentation. The CFE is positioned on the Maintenance Work Area in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
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2008: Anderson autographs a newspaper page that welcomed him home as he returned to his alma mater, Ashland Greenwood High School, to speak to students as part of Ashland’s Clayton Anderson Day.
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2011: Clayton Anderson pumps his fist as he is inducted into the Aksarben Coronation Court of Honor at the then-CenturyLink Center.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD
2015: Anderson fist-bumps Bri Moore, 9, right, next to her sister Charlize Moore, during the Santa Goes to Space event at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland. The event featured Anderson, Storm Troopers and photos with Santa.
2007: Astronaut Clay Anderson, Expedition 15 flight engineer, prepares the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE) Vane Gap-1 for video documentation. The CFE is positioned on the Maintenance Work Area in the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station.
2007: In this image from NASA TV, astronaut Clayton Anderson, at the end of the robotic arm on the International Space Station, holds a piece of hardware that was removed from the station. The hardware, no longer needed, was released to burn in the Earth's atmosphere.
2008: Anderson autographs a newspaper page that welcomed him home as he returned to his alma mater, Ashland Greenwood High School, to speak to students as part of Ashland’s Clayton Anderson Day.
2010: U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska met with astronaut Clayton Anderson of Ashland, far left, and two other astronauts to congratulate them on their recent mission to the International Space Station. Anderson and his team spent 15 days in space, delivering goods to the space station and performing three spacewalks. This was Anderson’s second trip into space.
2015: Anderson fist-bumps Bri Moore, 9, right, next to her sister Charlize Moore, during the Santa Goes to Space event at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland. The event featured Anderson, Storm Troopers and photos with Santa.