CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and Express Logistics Carrier-3 for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, arrives at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, reaches Launch Pad 39B for launch of mission STS-116. On the right edge of the photo can b... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The container that carries the Raffaello multi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The container that carries the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM), secured on its transportation vehicle, begins its journey from the Canister Rotation Facility to Launch Pa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a United Space Allian...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a United Space Alliance technician removes foam insulation revealing the fastener holes on the covers over the feed-through connector box on the external tank fo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Robotic arm experts get ready for ultras...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Robotic arm experts get ready for ultrasound testing on Endeavour's robotic arm. A scrape of the honeycomb shell around the arm occurred while work platforms were being installed ... More
EDWARDS, Calif. – Against a setting sun, space shuttle Endeavour und...
EDWARDS, Calif. – Against a setting sun, space shuttle Endeavour undergoes recovery operations on Edwards Air Force Base in California after its landing. The orbiter convoy normally begins recovery operation... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The morning sky lightens behind Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The morning sky lightens behind Space Shuttle Atlantis while lights on the fixed service structure (FSS) still illuminate the orbiter on Launch Pad 39B. Atlantis was originally s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rotating service structure (left) o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rotating service structure (left) on Launch Pad 39B is rolled back to reveal Space Shuttle Atlantis. The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor the progress of the rotating service structure (RSS) as it rolls away from space... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure has been retracted from space shuttle Atlantis as the countdown progresses toward launch on Nov... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare to move an aft access platform into place behind shuttle Atlantis, following the installat... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The giant external fuel tank and twin solid roc...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The giant external fuel tank and twin solid rocket boosters attached to space shuttle Endeavour bask in the sunlight as the rotating service structure (RSS) moves away on Launch Pad 39A a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-123 Mission Specialist Takao Doi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is helped with the final flight suit fit check in... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Endeavour is bathed in light. Twin solid rocket boosters flank the orange external tank behind En... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The early morning sun falls on Launch P...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The early morning sun falls on Launch Pad 39A and Space Shuttle Discovery, which is waiting for launch on mission STS-92 Oct. 5, 2000. Leading to the pad (from the foreground) is ... More
Before entering the orbiter Endeavour, STS-99 Mission Specialist Gerha...
Before entering the orbiter Endeavour, STS-99 Mission Specialist Gerhard Thiele of Germany is helped with final suit preparations by Travis Thompson, mechanical technician and a member of the White Room closeou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a l...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a left-side main separation bolt attaches the bottom of space shuttle Discovery to its external fuel tank in the Vehicle Assembly Building. As ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tec...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the payload changeout room have maneuvered space shuttle Atlantis' cargo, the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) in... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-123 Mission Specialist Mike Foreman is helped with the final flight suit fit check in the White Room before entering space s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cameras are prepared to record the launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cameras are prepared to record the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A following sunrise on a cloudy Florida day. Rollback of the pad's rotating service structure,... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - As the sun sets behind Launch Pad 39A at NASA's...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - As the sun sets behind Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the rotating service structure has been moved away from space shuttle Atlantis during the T-11 hour hold i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida space shuttle Atlantis is reflected in a pond near the pad after the retraction of the rotating service structure (RSS). The s... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Backdropped by a beautiful blue sky and the cry...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Backdropped by a beautiful blue sky and the crystal-clear Atlantic Ocean, space shuttle Endeavour is revealed on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the mov... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tec...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the Vehicle Assembly Building inspect space shuttle Discovery, its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. As technicians ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's K...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata (center) and Steve Swanson are getting into their harnesses, which... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) begins a 180-degree rotation to provide better access for work... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service st...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure, or RSS, on Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Endeavour stands bathed in spotlights. Rollback started at 9 p.m. EDT Aug. 7 and was compl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, Mi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan adjusts the collar of her launch and entry suit before she enters Space Shuttle Endeavour. Morgan, the t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The late afternoon sun highlights the ex...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The late afternoon sun highlights the external tank and solid rocket booster on Space Shuttle Columbia after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A. Visible a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- While in the White Room to complete sui...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- While in the White Room to complete suiting up before climbing into Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-116 Mission Specialist Nicholas Patrick sends a message home. In the background i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After sunset, lights glow on Launch Pad 39A at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After sunset, lights glow on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Atlantis awaits delivery of the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) in ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the orbiter access arm and White Room are extended toward space shuttle Discovery after rollback of the rotating service struc... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Raffaello multi-purpo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission to the International Space Station, arrives at Launch Pad 39A at NASA... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, space shuttle Endeavour, inst...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, space shuttle Endeavour, installed on the mobile launcher platform atop the crawler-transporter, is on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist Steve Swanson is helped by the Closeout Crew to put on his harness. The White R... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Access platforms at Launch Pad 39A are m...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Access platforms at Launch Pad 39A are moved into position against Space Shuttle Discovery atop a mobile launch platform. Discovery arrived at its seaside launch pad around noon an... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew is in the White Room o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew is in the White Room on the orbiter access arm on Launch Pad 39B to get instruction on using the emergency egress system. From left are Commander Brent Jett, Pilo... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Lights bathe space shuttle Discovery on Launch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Lights bathe space shuttle Discovery on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after rollback of the rotating service structure. The orbiter access arm and White Room ar... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, a worker inside space shuttle Endeavour's aft section removes a cover to provide access for the removal and replacement of the Load Control... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to roll the rotating service structure (RSS) away from space shuttle Atlantis. T... More
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its roll...
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was stalled several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. At the far left is the Rotating Service Structure. From the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure roll...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Atlantis stands ready for launch on mission STS-110. The Orbiter Access Arm extends from the Fixed Service Structure... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis aft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis after it was uncovered on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the move of the rotating service structure (RSS). ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rotating service structure (RSS) that protects the shuttle from the elements ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile launcher platform, is hard down on Launch Pad 39A after rolling out overnight. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 8:... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated by bright xenon lights on Launch Pad 39A after the rotating service structure (RSS) was moved away. The ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, a worker inside space shuttle Endeavour's aft section removed a cover to provide access for the removal and replacement of the Load Control... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the c...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crawler-transporter delivers space shuttle Discovery atop the mobile launcher platform onto Launch Pad 39A. Traveling from the Vehicle Assem... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew members complete their ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated launch countdown. Shown here are Mission ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh waits for the closeout crew to finish checking his launch and entry suit before he enters Space Shuttle Endeavo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis shines in the late afternoon sun. The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the waning light, space shuttle Disc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the waning light, space shuttle Discovery is towed along a two-mile tow-way to the Orbital Processing Facility, or OPF, where processing Discovery for another flight begins. T... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is illuminated by bright xenon lights on Launch Pad 39A after the rotating service structure was moved away. The struct... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a cloudy Florida day, Space Shuttle A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a cloudy Florida day, Space Shuttle Atlantis awaits launch atop a mobile launch platform at Launch Pad 39A. At the right of the pad is the 290-foot tall, 300,000-gallon water ta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121, the Launch Pad 39B rotating service structure (RSS) enclosing the shuttle rolls away. Above the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Spa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-123 Rick Linnehan (front) is helped with his final flight suit fit check in the White Room before entering space shuttle Ende... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers are constructing flight support system (FSS) access scaffolding that will be used to prepare the Hubbl... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians in the control booth get ready to roll the rotating service structure, or RSS, above them away from space shuttle... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds, Launch Pad 39B holds Space Shuttle Discovery, ready for launch of mission STS-116. At the far left is the rotating service structure, rol... More
The crew assigned to the STS-61B mission included (kneeling left to ri...
The crew assigned to the STS-61B mission included (kneeling left to right) Bryan D. O’conner, pilot; and Brewster H. Shaw, commander. On the back row, left to right, are Charles D. Walker, payload specialist; m... More
Three members of the STS-83 flight crew head toward the orbiter access...
Three members of the STS-83 flight crew head toward the orbiter access arm on the 195-foot level Launch of Pad 39A that will take them to the crew hatch of the Space Shuttle Columbia during Terminal Countdown D... More
The Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads from the Space Shuttle Or...
The Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads from the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia’s crew airlock to the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) Spacelab module in the spaceplane’s payload bay is removed in... More
The Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads from the Space Shuttle Or...
The Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads from the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia’s crew airlock to the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) Spacelab module in the spaceplane’s payload bay is removed by... More
KSC payload processing employees in Orbiter Processing Facility 1 prep...
KSC payload processing employees in Orbiter Processing Facility 1 prepare the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia’s crew airlock and payload bay for the reinstallation of the Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads... More
International Space Station (ISS) contractors erect access scaffoldin...
International Space Station (ISS) contractors erect access scaffolding around the Pressurized Mating Adapter-1 (PMA-1) for the ISS in KSC’s Space Station Processing Facility. A PMA is a cone-shaped connector ... More
International Space Station (ISS) contractors erect access scaffoldin...
International Space Station (ISS) contractors erect access scaffolding around the Pressurized Mating Adapter-1 (PMA-1) for the ISS in KSC’s Space Station Processing Facility. A PMA is a cone-shaped connector ... More
Technicians at the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility in Cape Canave...
Technicians at the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility in Cape Canaveral prepare a Russian replacement computer for stowage aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly before the scheduled launch of Mission STS-... More
Boeing technicians, from right, John Pearce Jr., Mike Vawter and Rob F...
Boeing technicians, from right, John Pearce Jr., Mike Vawter and Rob Ferraro prepare a Russian replacement computer for stowage aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly before the scheduled launch of Mission S... More
Boeing technicians John Pearce Jr., at left, and Mike Vawter prepare a...
Boeing technicians John Pearce Jr., at left, and Mike Vawter prepare a Russian replacement computer for stowage aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly before the scheduled launch of Mission STS-86, slated to... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's Node 1...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's Node 1 and Pressurized Mating Adapter-1 (PMA-1) are rotated by workers in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. The node is rotated to provide ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's Node 1...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's Node 1 and Pressurized Mating Adapter-1 (PMA-1) are rotated by workers in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. The node is rotated to provide ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's Node 1...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The International Space Station's Node 1 and Pressurized Mating Adapter-1 (PMA-1) are rotated by workers in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. The node is rotated to provide ... More
STS-90 Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire enjoys the crawl between ...
STS-90 Mission Specialist Kathryn (Kay) Hire enjoys the crawl between Columbia and the white room that allows access to the orbiter. The crew of STS-90 recently participated in the Crew Equipment Interface Test... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia arrives at th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia arrives at the top of Launch Pad 39B after its morning rollout prior to STS-90. The white room of the Orbiter Access Arm where astronauts suit up for lau... More
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch...
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch Complex 39A after its move this morning from Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 1, where it was mated to the first Space Shuttle super ligh... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch Complex 39A after its move this morning from Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 1, where it was mated to the ... More
The STS-91 flight crew poses for a group portrait in the white room on...
The STS-91 flight crew poses for a group portrait in the white room on the Orbiter Access Arm at Launch Complex 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior ... More
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment and four Get Away Spe...
The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) experiment and four Get Away Special (GAS) payload canisters are secure in Discovery's payload bay shortly before the payload bay doors are closed for the flight of STS-91 ... More
At the end of its 6-hour, 4.2-mile circular trek from the Vehicle Asse...
At the end of its 6-hour, 4.2-mile circular trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building, the STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, still on the Mobile Launch Platform and crawler transporter, sits at Launch Pad 39B. To i... More
As daylight creeps over the horizon, STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, o...
As daylight creeps over the horizon, STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, arrives at Launch Complex Pad 39B after a 4.2-mile trip taking approximately 6 hours. At the left is the "whit... More
At the end of its 6-hour, 4.2-mile circular trek from the Vehicle Asse...
At the end of its 6-hour, 4.2-mile circular trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building, the STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery sits on the Mobile Launch Platform, still atop the crawler transporter, at Launch Pad 39B.... More
At the end of its 6-hour, 4.2-mile circular trek from the Vehicle Asse...
At the end of its 6-hour, 4.2-mile circular trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building (background), the STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery (barely visible behind the external tank and solid rocket boosters) is moved ... More
The STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery sits on the Mobile Launch Platform,...
The STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery sits on the Mobile Launch Platform, still atop the crawler transporter, at Launch Pad 39B, after its 4.2-mile, 6-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building. On its left is t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility close the access hatch to the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, before its launch aboard Space Shut... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility prepare to close the access hatch to the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, in preparation for its l... More
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the...
The early morning light reveals STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery, on the Mobile Launch Platform, on its 6-hour, 4.2-mile trek to Launch Complex Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building. To the left is the Fixed... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility make final preparations for closing the access hatch to the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, befor... More
The STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery sits on the Mobile Launch Platform,...
The STS-95 Space Shuttle Discovery sits on the Mobile Launch Platform, still atop the crawler transporter, at Launch Pad 39B. To its left is the Fixed Service Structure that provides access to the orbiter and t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits and tethers prepare to move the payloads for mission ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits and tethers prepare to move the payloads for mission S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits move the payloads for mission STS-95 to the payload b... More
At Launch Pad 39-B, the STS-95 crew pose for a closeup photo while in ...
At Launch Pad 39-B, the STS-95 crew pose for a closeup photo while in the white room, an environmental chamber that mates with the orbiter and can provide emergency egress for the flight crew before launch. The... More
At Launch Pad 39-B, the STS-95 crew gather in the white room, an envir...
At Launch Pad 39-B, the STS-95 crew gather in the white room, an environmental chamber that mates with the orbiter and can provide emergency egress for the flight crew before launch. The white room is the outer... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the cloud-dimmed light of early morn...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the cloud-dimmed light of early morning, Space Shuttle Endeavour sits in place at Launch Pad 39A , atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, after rollout from... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a beautiful Florida morning, a crawle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a beautiful Florida morning, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery (right, nearly hidden behind its external tank and solid rocket boosters) from Pad 39B back to t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter slowly maneuvers S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter slowly maneuvers Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building to repair damage ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Mike Sestile, with United Space Alliance, draws circles around divots in the foam insulation on the top of the external tan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing inside a protective tent around...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing inside a protective tent around the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky repairs di... More