Opening the Windows

Every one of the Cupola's seven windows arrived bolted shut. Somebody had to go outside and undo them.

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Format
Size Measured across the glaze. The photograph sits inside a white mount.
Wide, 3:2 · Size guide
Frame colour Black
Excellent TrustScore 4.5
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ISS022-E-066880Photo code
17 February 2010Date taken
International Space StationMission
Wide, 3:2Frame shape
The NASA Photo BookAs published in

A spacewalker at the Cupola on 17 February 2010, the third and last excursion of the mission that installed it. Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick spent that walk pulling insulation blankets off the new module and removing the launch restraint bolts holding each of its seven window shutters closed. Two of the covers, numbered three and four, are still in place above him. Once the last bolt was out the station had a room you could see out of in every direction.

No handrail within reach anywhere in the frame. One figure, a tether, an open glove, ocean underneath. The job being done is the ordinary kind, undoing bolts, in a place where dropping one matters.

Size, frame and mount

Each of our frame sizes is measured across the glaze, the clear acrylic front of the frame.

MOUNT 2 in / 5 cm
Glaze size16 × 12 in40 × 30 cm
Mount2 in all round5 cm
Photograph12 × 8 in30 × 20 cm
Frame depth7/8 in2.2 cm
Frame colours
Frame and mount
7/8 in22 mm 3/16 in5 mm 11/16 in17 mm 3/4 in20 mm FRONT
Depth from wall7/8 in (22 mm)
Face width3/4 in (20 mm)
Rebate width3/16 in (5 mm)
Rebate depth11/16 in (17 mm)
Woodsustainably sourced, satin finish
Mountsnow white, 3/32 in (2.4 mm), conservation grade, acid-free
GlazePerspex acrylic
Backhook fitted, ready to hang

Why Perspex. We use high quality Perspex, as clear as glass, so you see the photograph exactly as it should look. It is also light and shatter resistant, so it protects the photograph, arrives safely wherever you are, and keeps even the largest frame easy to hang. Museum glass with UV protection costs a great deal more, and we would rather keep our prints at a price more people can enjoy. Prefer glass? Ask us.

Size guide
Made to order, where and how

Every print is made for you when you place an order, so we stay in control of every step, from the file we restored for the book to the finished print. Our studios in the US, the UK, the EU and Australia each print for their own region.

Framed prints are giclée printed on fine art paper, set in an acid free white mount behind acrylic glazing, and framed in sustainably sourced wood with a smooth satin finish.

Delivery and returns

Free shipping worldwide, insured and tracked.

1. Made for you. Your print is made to order and ready for the courier within 24 to 96 hours.

2. On its way. Delivery then usually takes:

  • United Kingdom: 1 to 3 working days
  • United States: 1 to 5 working days
  • Europe: 1 to 10 working days
  • Rest of the world: 2 to 15 working days

You get a tracking link by email as soon as it leaves the studio. Need it by a certain date? Get in touch and we will check what is possible.

Returns. Every print is made for you, so we cannot take returns for a change of mind. Damaged in transit, or not what you expected? Email us photographs of it and the packaging within 30 days and we will put it right.

Delivery
Our most asked questions
How are these different from other NASA and space prints?

Most NASA and space prints online come from old, low resolution press release images, recycled across the internet. Ours start from NASA’s scans of the original film and its processed mission images, restored from scratch with the latest tools. They are the same high quality restorations that feature in our bestselling books.

Is the size the frame or the photograph?

Neither. It is the glaze, the clear Perspex at the front of the frame. The photograph sits inside a mount, so it is smaller: a 20 × 20 in glaze holds a 16 × 16 in photograph. The frame is 7/8 in (22 mm) deep.

Does it arrive ready to hang?

Yes. The hanging hardware is already fitted to the back: a cobra hook on frames up to about 27.5 × 39.4 in (70 × 100 cm), and a sawtooth hanger on larger frames. A screw or a nail in the wall is all you need.

How do you print them?

Framed prints are giclée printed on fine art paper, then mounted and framed by hand. Photo art prints are printed on 240gsm lustre photo paper with a satin finish, right to the edge. Both are printed from the files we restored for the books.

What are the estimated delivery times?

A framed print leaves our studio within 24 to 96 hours, a photo art print within 24 to 72 hours. After that, delivery usually takes:

  • United States: 1 to 5 working days
  • United Kingdom: 1 to 3 working days
  • Europe: 1 to 10 working days
  • Rest of the world: 2 to 15 working days

These are usual times rather than guarantees, and parcels often arrive sooner.

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Restored from the originalHow they were restored
Opening the Windows before restoration
Opening the Windows after restoration
BeforeAfter · restored

Frame by frame

These photographs were taken by the crew, with professional digital cameras, often handheld at a spacecraft window. The astronauts photograph through thick, multi-layered windows, while travelling at thousands of kilometres an hour.

We start from the original camera files as NASA released them, at the highest resolution available, and restore each one for print: we clean up the noise, bring back the tone and colour, and keep it true to the original.

Drag to compare the photograph before restoration with the restored print. On a phone, tap to compare.

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Restored for the books

Many space prints online are made from old, low quality copies. Ours are made from the files we restored for our books, cleaned up frame by frame. No airbrushing, nothing added: we keep it true to the original.

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Made to order

Each print is made for you when you place an order, in our studios in the US, the UK, the EU and Australia. No prints sitting around gathering dust.

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No surprises at the door

Prints for the US, the UK, the EU and Australia are made in that region, so they never cross a border. Faster delivery, and no import fees to pay when it arrives.

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Free shipping worldwide

Prints are insured and tracked all the way to your door, for extra peace of mind.

As published inAbout the book
The NASA Photo Book, front cover

The NASA Photo Book

From NASA’s Early Flights to Artemis, teNeues, 2026. The photograph was researched and restored for the book.