# @nasaartemis on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Be5iJQGlSkE
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- **Posted:** 2018-02-07T14:33:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA Artemis (@nasaartemis) — https://gondola.cc/nasaartemis

## Caption

NASA astronaut Robert Curbeam works on the International Space Station's S1 truss during the space shuttle Discovery's STS-116 mission in Dec. 2006. European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang (out of frame) was his partner in the 6-hour, 36-minute spacewalk. 
Selected by NASA in December 1994, Curbeam reported to the Johnson Space Center in March 1995. He is a veteran of three space flights: STS-85 in 1997; STS-98 in 2001; and STS-116 in 2006, and has logged more than 900 hours in space.  In 2007, President George W. Bush recognized Curbeam and fellow astronaut Joan Higginbotham, during a ceremony honoring African American History Month. Curbeam and Higginbotham were crewmates on Discovery's STS-116 mission, the first shuttle mission with two African-American crew members. President Bush called STS-116 "one of the most challenging missions in NASA's history" and added, "I really appreciate the fact that they are furthering humanity's path of discovery, and I appreciate the fact that you say loud and clear, our country is unlimited in its opportunities for people from all walks of life." Credit: NASA 
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