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Fort McCoy community members participate in the "Build

Fort McCoy community members participate in the "Build

Fort McCoy community members participate in the "Build a Bird Feeder" workshop Sept. 21 at the Army Community Service Family Building. Events such as this workshop are designed so entire Families can participat... More

A.C.S. steam engine driver receives news from home, Flanders

A.C.S. steam engine driver receives news from home, Flanders

Two men standing next to a steam engine. The man on the left is preoccupied with reading a letter. The other man appears to be cleaning or adjusting one of the lights at the front of the vehicle. Embossed on th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, inches its way along the path to Launch Pad 39A. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pd0047

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, inches its way along the path to Launch Pad 39A. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubbl... More

Dutch Air Force Captain Kees Van Haperen, air surveillance officer, 728th Aerospace Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, performs a test on high speed data links between various sensor systems. Utilizing this, Airborne Warning and Aerospace Control System (AWACS) E-3 data, and 3-dimensional radars, the 728th ACS can provide integrated real-time battle information to the Air Operations Center and Joint Forces Air Command commanders for offensive and defensive actions

Dutch Air Force Captain Kees Van Haperen, air surveillance officer, 72...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT... More

A typical unit of four dash 8 turbine generators is used by the 728th Aerospace Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Even in field conditions, all safety, fire, and environmental preventative measures are followed. Utilizing a network of 3-dimensional radars and data communication with other sensor sources, the 728th ACS can provide integrated real-time battle information to the Air Operations Center and Joint Forces Air Command commanders for offensive and defensive actions

A typical unit of four dash 8 turbine generators is used by the 728th ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS '95 Base: Fort Bliss State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT... More

STAFF SGT. Javan Richardson, air surveillance technician from the 726 ACS, Shaw AFB, SC tracks air traffic on radar while a host nation representative looks on

STAFF SGT. Javan Richardson, air surveillance technician from the 726 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GREEN CLOVER '96 Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Robert Jackson Release ... More

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lee-Andrea Isaac, an Interface Control Technician (ICT) assigned to the 4414th Aircraft Control Squadron (ACS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, monitors all aircraft within a 250 mile radius at Ali Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Lee-Andrea Isaac, an Interface Control Technician ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James ... More

Operations modules and radar systems belonging to 4414th Aircraft Control Squadron (ACS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, at Ali Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

Operations modules and radar systems belonging to 4414th Aircraft Cont...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James ... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jerry Joseph and SSGT Mark Crespo, both Aerospace Ground Radar Systems Craftsman assigned to 4414th Aircraft Control Squadron (ACS), Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB), Idaho, perform a periodic maintenance inspection (PMI), on an AN/TLQ-32 Anti-radiation Missile Decoy at Ali Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH 1998

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jerry Joseph and SSGT Mark Crespo, both Aerospac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Almaty Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, check the progress of Columbia’s payload bay doors closing around the equipment inside to be used on mission STS-109. During their 11 days in space, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia’s payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. The STS-109 crew includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, James H. Newman, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino. Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT). KSC-02pd0169

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room, L...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room, Launch Pad 39A, check the progress of Columbia’s payload bay doors closing around the equipment inside to be used on mission STS-109. During... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino gets help suiting up for launch, scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST March 12 KSC-02pd0209

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Michael J. Mas...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino gets help suiting up for launch, scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Tel... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan shows he is ready for launch. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST March 12 KSC-02pd0213

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Mission Specialis...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan shows he is ready for launch. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope’s view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. The STS-109 crew also includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino. Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) KSC-02pd0162

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. New...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James H. Newman gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope’s view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. The STS-109 crew also includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists James H. Newman, Nancy J. Currie, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino. Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) KSC-02pd0166

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfe...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hub... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld shows his readiness for launch. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST March 12 KSC-02pd0212

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Payload Commander ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld shows his readiness for launch. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Commander Scott D. Altman gives a thumbs up for launch. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST March 12 KSC-02pd0210

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Commander Scott D....

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - During suitup, STS-109 Commander Scott D. Altman gives a thumbs up for launch. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the cr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope’s view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. The STS-109 crew also includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, James H. Newman, Nancy J. Currie and Michael J. Massimino. Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) KSC-02pd0164

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Lin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan gets a final fitting on his launch and entry suit two days before launch. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the ... More

After five days of service and upgrade work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the STS-109 crew photographed the giant telescope returning to its normal routine. The telescope was captured and secured on a work stand in Columbia's payload bay using Columbia's robotic arm, where 4 of the 7-member crew performed 5 space walks completing system upgrades to the HST. Included in those upgrades were: The replacement of the solar array panels; replacement of the power control unit (PCU); replacement of the Faint Object Camera (FOC) with a new advanced camera for Surveys (ACS); and installation of the experimental cooling system for the Hubble's Near- Infrared Camera and Multi-object Spectrometer (NICMOS), which had been dormant since January 1999 when its original coolant ran out. The Marshall Space Flight Center had the responsibility for the design, development, and construction of the the HST, which is the most complex and sensitive optical telescope ever made, to study the cosmos from a low-Earth orbit. Launched March 1, 2002, the STS-109 HST servicing mission lasted 10 days, 22 hours, and 11 minutes. It was the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle Program. n/a

After five days of service and upgrade work on the Hubble Space Telesc...

After five days of service and upgrade work on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the STS-109 crew photographed the giant telescope returning to its normal routine. The telescope was captured and secured on ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Jane Currie is ready for launch after suiting up. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Currie will be the primary arm operator. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST March 12 KSC-02pd0208

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Jane Cu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Jane Currie is ready for launch after suiting up. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the H... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane G. Carey suits up for launch, scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, Columbia is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST March 12 KSC-02pd0214

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane G. Carey suits up for...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane G. Carey suits up for launch, scheduled for 6:22 a.m. EST March 1. On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 payload sits in place inside Columbia’s payload bay. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia’s payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. The STS-109 crew includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, James H. Newman, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino. Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT). KSC-02pd0167

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 payload sits in place insi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 payload sits in place inside Columbia’s payload bay. On mission STS-109, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic ar... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew members wave to onlookers as they stride out from the Operations and Checkout Building, eager to get to the launch pad. They are, from front to back, Pilot Duane G. Carey (left) and Commander Scott D. Altman (right); Mission Specialist Nance Jane Currie; Payload Commander John M. Grunsfeld (left) and Richard M. Linnehan (right); James H. Newman (left) and Michael J. Massimino (right). On mission STS-109, the crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia's payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. Mission STS-109 is the 27th flight of the orbiter Columbia and the 108th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. After the 11-day mission, STS-109 is scheduled to land about 4:35 a.m. EST on March 12. [Photo by Scott Andrews KSC-02pd0216

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew members wave to onlooker...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew members wave to onlookers as they stride out from the Operations and Checkout Building, eager to get to the launch pad. They are, from front to back, Pilot Duane ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Columbia’s payload bay doors begin closing over the equipment inside to be used on mission STS-109. During their 11 days in space, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble Space Telescope using the Shuttle's robotic arm and secure it on a workstand in Columbia’s payload bay. Four mission specialists will perform five scheduled spacewalks to complete system upgrades to the telescope. More durable solar arrays, a large gyroscopic assembly to help point the telescope properly, a new telescope power control unit, and a cooling system to restore the use of a key infrared camera and spectrometer unit, which has been dormant since 1999, will all be installed. In addition, the telescope's view of the Universe will be improved with the addition of the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), which replaces the Faint Object Camera, the last of Hubble's original instruments. The STS-109 crew includes Commander Scott D. Altman, Pilot Duane G. Carey, and Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld, Nancy J. Currie, James H. Newman, Richard M. Linnehan and Michael J. Massimino. Launch is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT). KSC-02pd0168

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Columbia’s payload bay doors begin closi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Columbia’s payload bay doors begin closing over the equipment inside to be used on mission STS-109. During their 11 days in space, the seven-member crew will capture the Hubble ... More

Army Team Building, helps build families

Army Team Building, helps build families

The Fort Polk Army Family Team Building Program is located in the installation Army Community Service building, building 920. The AFTB staff is ready to help Soldiers and their families become more familiar wit... More

Sgt. Jonathan Thomas, an Amesbury, Mass., native, and

Sgt. Jonathan Thomas, an Amesbury, Mass., native, and

Sgt. Jonathan Thomas, an Amesbury, Mass., native, and public affairs specialist with the 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, sautés garlic and onions in an attempt to complete a recipe from the Army Communit... More

Sgt. Richard S. Carreon, president of the Fort Bliss

Sgt. Richard S. Carreon, president of the Fort Bliss

Sgt. Richard S. Carreon, president of the Fort Bliss Better Opportunities for Single Parents program, speaks to members of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade about the BOSP program, during a brigade-level n... More

The Family Advocacy Program staff pose for a picture

The Family Advocacy Program staff pose for a picture

The Family Advocacy Program staff pose for a picture at Fort Polk’s Army Community Service building Feb. 5. They are ready to support returning Patriot soldiers and their families. It is important for both sold... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Matthew Dickinson (Left) and A1C Joshua Price, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, test the antenna of the Quick Reaction Satellite. The 603rd ACS is preparing for the joint NATO Exercise TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2000

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Matthew Dickinson (Left) and A1C Joshu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2000 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzann... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class James C. Gemes, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, is making a gasket for a rear differential input shaft on a five ton truck. The 603rd ACS is preparing for the joint NATO Exercise TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2000

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class James C. Gemes, 603rd Air Control Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2000 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzann... More

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Patrick Butler, 603rd Air Control Squadron, checks operation systems in the Theater Air Control Communication Module van (TACCUM). The TACCUM gives deployed Air Force members Defense Switch Network phone lines. The 603rd ACS is preparing for the joint NATO Exercise TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2000

US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Patrick Butler, 603rd Air Control Squadro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY 2000 Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Suzann... More

AIRMAN First Class Gregory S. Clark, Switching Systems & Computer Apprentice, 603rd Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, secures a load on a five ton truck in preparation for a railroad convoy. The 603rd ACS is deployed to Denmark to provide command and control for an offensive and defensive flight operation in an annual Tactical Fighter Weaponry (TFW) exercise and NATO Air Meet 2000. TFW and NATO Air Meet 2000 are multinational exercises designed to practice and improve tactical and logistical capabilities in a combined training environment

AIRMAN First Class Gregory S. Clark, Switching Systems & Computer Appr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO AIR MEET 2000 Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Delia A. Castillo, USAF Release Status: Released to Publ... More

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Robert Palmer, 606th Air Control Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, checks the gauges in one of the squadron's operations modules in a radar van. The 606th ACS is set up in the exercise area of the operation to help enforce the no fly zone restrictions and to provide early warning of attacks during the LOCAL SALTY NATION Exercise at Spangdahlem AB, DEU.(U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Esperanza Berrios)

US Air Force AIRMAN First Class Robert Palmer, 606th Air Control Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: LOCAL SALTY NATION Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Opera... More

STAFF Sergeant Antonio Washington, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, weighs a five-ton truck from the 603rd Air Control Squadron on a mobile heavy equipment scale to determine the weight and center of balance prior to being transported to Denmark in support of TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY-01 (TFW). The 603rd ACS processed cargo in preparation for their annual deployment TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY-01 in Denmark to hone their skills providing air and ground forces command and control from remote locations during contingency operations. TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY-01 is an annual Danish invitational live-fly aimed at training and exercising NATO forces. The...

STAFF Sergeant Antonio Washington, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant Antonio Washington, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, weighs a five-ton truck from the 603... More

STAFF Sergeant Antonio Washington, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, directs an M939A2 5-ton truck from the 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS) onto a mobile heavy equipment scale to determine the weight and center of balance of the truck prior to being transported to Denmark. The 603rd ACS processed cargo in preparation for their annual deployment TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY-01 in Denmark to hone their skills providing air and ground forces command and control from remote locations during contingency operations. TACTICAL FIGHTER WEAPONRY-01 is an annual Danish invitational live-fly exercise aimed at training and exercising NATO forces. The exercise emphasizes...

STAFF Sergeant Antonio Washington, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Av...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: STAFF Sergeant Antonio Washington, USAF, 31st Maintenance Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, directs an M939A2 5-ton truck from t... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- STS-109 INSIGNIA -- STS-109 is the fourth mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The mission patch depicts the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Shuttle Columbia over the North American continent. During the 11-day mission, the crew of Columbia will rendezvous with the telescope and grapple and berth it to the Space Shuttle using the remote manipulator system. Then, a series of spacewalks will be performed to significantly upgrade HST's scientific capabilities and power system. Inside of HST's aperture is a portrayal of the spectacular Hubble Deep Field Image, representing the billions of stars and galaxies in the Universe. This Deep Field Image symbolizes all the major discoveries made possible by the Hubble Space Telescope over the last 10 years, and all those to come following the installation of the Advanced Camera for surveys (ACS) by the crew of STS-109. The ACS is the major scientific upgrade for this servicing mission and will dramatically increase HST's ability to see deeper into our universe. To further extend HST's discovery potential, a new cooling system will be added that will restore HST's infrared capability. The telescope is also shown with the smaller, sturdier, and more efficient solar arrays that will be installed during the spacewalks on STS-109. When combined with a new Power Control Unit, these solar arrays will provide more power for use by the telescope and allow multiple scientific instruments to operate concurrently. The NASA insignia design for Space Shuttle flights is reserved for use by the astronauts and for other official use as the NASA Administrator may authorize. Public availability has been approved only in the form of illustrations by the various news media. When and if there is any change in this policy, which we do not anticipate, it will be publicly announced KSC-01pp1572

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- STS-109 INSIGNIA -- STS-109 is...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- STS-109 INSIGNIA -- STS-109 is the fourth mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The mission patch depicts the Hubble Space Telescope and the Space Shuttle... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, (left), USAF, and Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Kevin Kreps, USAF, Commander, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, review landing schedules in the Mobility Air Reporting Center (MARC), on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, (left), USAF, and Lieutenant Colo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) David Lingo, (left), USAF, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brandon Cooper, USAF, and SSGT Jon Doyle, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACC), Dyess AFB, Texas, review landing schedules, and other paperwork in the Mobility Air Reporting Center (MARC), on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Technical Sergeant (TSGT) David Lingo, (left), USAF, STAFF Sergeant (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brandon Cooper, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, drives out to pick up an aircrew on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brandon Cooper, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brandon Cooper, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, relays information on a newly arrived C-17A Globemaster III on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brandon Cooper, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, helps load bags from a newly arrived aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jon Doyle, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, helps load bags from a newly arrived aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jon Doyle, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Member of the 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, drives out to pick up a newly arrived aircrew on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Member of the 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squadron (ACS), Dyess AFB, Texas, helps load bags from a newly arrived aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy. The 317th ACS ensures that aircraft carrying troops and cargo to forward locations, spend minimal ground time re-loading and refueling to continue their missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) George Green, USAF, 317th Airlift Control Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Naval Air Station, Sigonella State: Sicily Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene... More

Timed by STAFF Sergeant Robert Mikens, USAF, 31st Services Squadron (SVS), AIRMAN First Class John Peaveler, USAF, 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), crosses the finish line first with a time of 14:17 in the annual Aviano Air Force Base Turkey Trot. This 5K-run/walk event drew 148 participants from the Aviano community and involved several categories for runners and walkers alike

Timed by STAFF Sergeant Robert Mikens, USAF, 31st Services Squadron (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

AIRMAN First Class John Peaveler, USAF, 603rd Air Control Squadron (ACS), collects his prize for crossing the finish line first with a time of 14:17 in the annual Aviano Air Force Base Turkey Trot. This 5K-run/walk event drew 148 participants from the Aviano community and involved several categories for runners and walkers alike

AIRMAN First Class John Peaveler, USAF, 603rd Air Control Squadron (AC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Rel... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission arrives at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral. Inside the canister is the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The ACS will increase the discovery efficiency of the HST by a factor of ten. It consists of three electronic cameras and a complement of filters and dispersers that detect light from the ultraviolet to the near infrared (1200 - 10,000 angstroms). The ACS was built through a collaborative effort between Johns Hopkins University, Goddard Space Flight Center, Ball Aerospace Corporation and Space Telescope Science Institute. The goal of the mission, STS-109, is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation on bays 5 through 8. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch Feb. 14, 2002 KSC01pd1735

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Te...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission arrives at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral. Inside the canister is the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The ACS will ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission is moved inside Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral. In the canister is the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The ACS will increase the discovery efficiency of the HST by a factor of ten. It consists of three electronic cameras and a complement of filters and dispersers that detect light from the ultraviolet to the near infrared (1200 - 10,000 angstroms). The ACS was built through a collaborative effort between Johns Hopkins University, Goddard Space Flight Center, Ball Aerospace Corporation and Space Telescope Science Institute. The goal of the mission, STS-109, is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation on bays 5 through 8. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch Feb. 14, 2002 KSC01pd1736

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Te...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission is moved inside Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral. In the canister is the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The ACS will... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In Hangar A&E, workers watch as an overhead crane lifts the Advanced Camera for Surveys out of its transportation container. Part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, STS-109, the ACS will increase the discovery efficiency of the HST by a factor of ten. It consists of three electronic cameras and a complement of filters and dispersers that detect light from the ultraviolet to the near infrared (1200 - 10,000 angstroms). The ACS was built through a collaborative effort between Johns Hopkins University, Goddard Space Flight Center, Ball Aerospace Corporation and Space Telescope Science Institute. Tasks for the mission include replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation on bays 5 through 8. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch Feb. 14, 2002 KSC-01pp1758

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In Hangar A&E, workers watch as an over...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In Hangar A&E, workers watch as an overhead crane lifts the Advanced Camera for Surveys out of its transportation container. Part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Ser... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Fully unwrapped, the Advanced Camera for Surveys, which is suspended by an overhead crane, is checked over by workers. Part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, STS-109, the ACS will increase the discovery efficiency of the HST by a factor of ten. It consists of three electronic cameras and a complement of filters and dispersers that detect light from the ultraviolet to the near infrared (1200 - 10,000 angstroms). The ACS was built through a collaborative effort between Johns Hopkins University, Goddard Space Flight Center, Ball Aerospace Corporation and Space Telescope Science Institute. Tasks for the mission include replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation on bays 5 through 8. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch Feb. 14, 2002 KSC-01pp1760

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Fully unwrapped, the Advanced Camera fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Fully unwrapped, the Advanced Camera for Surveys, which is suspended by an overhead crane, is checked over by workers. Part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing ... More

Radar maintenance technician, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elvis Santana, 606th Air Control Squadron (ACS), performs a communication checks to ensure proper operation of the headsets at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

Radar maintenance technician, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elvis Santana, 606th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

Radar maintenance technician, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elvis Santana, 606th Air Control Squadron (ACS), Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, performs an antenna receiver performance check on a TPS-75

Radar maintenance technician, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elvis Santana, 606th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

Radar maintenance technician, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elvis Santana, 606th Air Control Squadron (ACS), adjusts the intermittent frequency receiver on an AN-CPS 75 to ensure proper operations at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

Radar maintenance technician, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Elvis Santana, 606th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

Ground radar systems apprentice, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Dave Doughty, 606th Air Control Squadron (ACS) at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, erects a TPS-75 ground radar system

Ground radar systems apprentice, AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Dave Doughty...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mic... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --The STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is being processed inside the clean room at the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Seen here is the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE), which will house the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The hardware will be installed on four principle payload carriers. The STS-109 launch aboard Columbia is targeted for Feb. 14, 2002, and will be the 108th flight in the Space Shuttle program KSC01pd1851

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --The STS-109 flight hardware for maintenan...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --The STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is being processed inside the clean room at the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). Seen here is the... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility take a close look at the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE), which will house the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), part of the STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The hardware is installed on four principle payload carriers. The STS-109 launch aboard Columbia is targeted for Feb. 14, 2002, and will be the 108th flight in the Space Shuttle program KSC01pd1853

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility take a close look at the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE), which will house the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility look over the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE), which will house the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), part of the STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The Solar Array 3 panels behind them, and other HST hardware, are installed on four principle payload carriers. The STS-109 launch aboard Columbia is targeted for Feb. 14, 2002, and will be the 108th flight in the Space Shuttle program KSC01pd1852

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility look over the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE), which will house the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), part of the... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), foreground, is part of the STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The ACS and other hardware, installed on four principle payload carriers, are being processed inside the clean room at the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF). The STS-109 launch aboard Columbia is targeted for Feb. 14, 2002, and will be the 108th flight in the Space Shuttle program KSC01pd1849

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), f...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), foreground, is part of the STS-109 flight hardware for maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The ACS and other hardware, installed... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lifts the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) off the stand. The ACS is part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, STS-109. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch no earlier than Feb. 21, 2002 KSC01PD1862

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, w...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lifts the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) off the stand. The ACS is part of the payload on the Hub... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) is lowered into the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE). The ACS is part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, STS-109. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch no earlier than Feb. 21, 2002 KSC01PD1865

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) is lowered into the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE). The ACS i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lowers the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) into the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE). The ACS is part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, STS-109. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch no earlier than Feb. 21, 2002 KSC01PD1864

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lowers the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) into the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASI... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lowers the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) toward the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE). The ACS is part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, STS-109. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. Mission STS-109 is scheduled for launch no earlier than Feb. 21, 2002 KSC01PD1863

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lowers the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) toward the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (A... More

STS109-711-086 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-086 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-087 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-087 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-085 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-085 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-097 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-097 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-088 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-088 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-096 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-096 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-090 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-090 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-092 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-092 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-083 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-083 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-094 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-094 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-095 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-095 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-084 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-084 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-091 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-091 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-093 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-093 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

STS109-711-089 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

STS109-711-089 - STS-109 - EVA 4 - Installation of the ACS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman on the end of the orbiter Columbia's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm end effector and Mission s... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeremy Schoneboom, Electrical Power Production, Journeyman, 606th Air Control Squadron (ACS), checks the oil on the MEP-806 generator during the 606th ACS winter exercise at deployed location Oberweis, Germany

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeremy Schoneboom, Electrica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Karen Z. Silcott, USAF Release Status: Released to Pu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, overhead cranes are lowered toward the orbiter Columbia. The cranes will lift the orbiter to a vertical position for stacking with the external tank and solid rocket boosters. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0024

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, overh...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, overhead cranes are lowered toward the orbiter Columbia. The cranes will lift the orbiter to a vertical position for stacking with the external ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After leaving the Orbiter Processing Facility, orbiter Columbia rolls toward the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stack. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0019

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After leaving the Orbiter Processing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After leaving the Orbiter Processing Facility, orbiter Columbia rolls toward the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stack.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After leaving the Orbiter Processing Facility, orbiter Columbia rolls toward the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stack. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After leaving the Orbiter Processing F...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After leaving the Orbiter Processing Facility, orbiter Columbia rolls toward the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stac... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stack. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to service the HST, replacing Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replacing the Power Control Unit, removing the Faint Object Camera and installing the ACS, installing the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and installing New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0023

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia rolls into the tra...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia rolls into the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stack. Columbia is schedul... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after an early morning rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. On the left is the Rotating Service Structure, which will swing counterclockwise to enclose the Shuttle and enable final preparations, including transfer of the payload. Atop the Fixed Service Structure (center) is the lightning mast, 347 feet above the pad. The 80-foot fiberglass mast provides protection from lightning strikes. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pd0049

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after an early morning rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. On the left is the Rotating Se... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Framed by trees and palmetto scrub, Space Shuttle Columbia is viewed atop its Mobile Launcher Platform as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A. Underneath is the crawler-transporter, which carries the multi-ton vehicles to the launch pad. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0044

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Framed by trees and palmetto scrub, Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Framed by trees and palmetto scrub, Space Shuttle Columbia is viewed atop its Mobile Launcher Platform as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A. Underneath is the crawler-transporter, w... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after an early morning rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. In the distance is seen the Atlantic Ocean. To the left is the "White Room" that provides entry to the cockpit when extended to the orbiter. The environmentally controlled room is at the end of the Orbiter Access Arm, located 147 feet above the pad, on the Fixed Service Structure. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pd0048

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, sits on Launch Pad 39A after an early morning rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. In the distance is seen the A... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollout of Space Shuttle Columbia from the Vehicle Assembly Building begins in the early light of morning. Columbia sits on top of the Mobile Launcher Platform. Underneath is the crawler-transporter, which carries the multi-ton vehicles to the launch pad. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0043

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollout of Space Shuttle Columbia from ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollout of Space Shuttle Columbia from the Vehicle Assembly Building begins in the early light of morning. Columbia sits on top of the Mobile Launcher Platform. Underneath is th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A grey sky silhouettes Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A. Underneath is the crawler-transporter, which carries the multi-ton vehicles to the pad. In the grass behind the towering structures are two white herons. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation KSC-02pd0045

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A grey sky silhouettes Space Shuttle Co...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A grey sky silhouettes Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, as it rolls out to Launch Pad 39A. Underneath is the crawler-transporter, which carries the multi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman waves during suit check, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and other crew members - Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, Payload Commander John Grunsfeld and Mission Specialists Nancy Currie, Richard Linnehan and Michael Massimino - are at Kennedy for the TCDT that also includes emergency egress training and a simulated countdown. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02PD0061

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman waves during suit check, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and other crew members - Commander Scott Al... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Mission Specialist Michael Massimino. Crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0067

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linneh...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Mis... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Commander Scott Altman drives the M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0064

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Commander Scott Altman drives the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Commander Scott Altman drives the M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are taking part in Terminal ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie gets a suit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. She and other crew members - Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, Payload Commander John Grunsfeld and Mission Specialists James Newman, Richard Linnehan and Michael Massimino - are at Kennedy for the TCDT that also includes emergency egress training and a simulated countdown. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02PD0058

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie gets a suit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. She and other crew members - Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duan... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0065

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey is ready to pra...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are takin... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Mission Specialist Michael Massimino. Crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0070

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Missio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0069

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Crew members are taki... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During training on an M-113 armored personnel carrier, members of the STS-109 crew pause for this photo. From left are pictured Mission Specialist Michael Massimino, Pilot Duane Carey and Commander Scott Altman. The M-113 is part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0068

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During training on an M-113 armored per...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During training on an M-113 armored personnel carrier, members of the STS-109 crew pause for this photo. From left are pictured Mission Specialist Michael Massimino, Pilot Duane ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld relaxes during suit check, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and other crew members - Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey and Mission Specialists Nancy Currie, James Newman, Richard Linnehan and Michael Massimino - are at Kennedy for the TCDT that also includes emergency egress training and a simulated countdown. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02PD0062

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfel...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld relaxes during suit check, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and other crew members - Commander Scot... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown. STS-109 is a Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission, with goals to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The 11-day mission will require grasping the satellite with a robotic arm in order for the crew to perform the tasks during five spacewalks. Launch of STS-109 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia is scheduled for Feb. 28, 2002 KSC-02pd0063

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman is ready...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members ar... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew walks toward the Astrovan for a ride to the launch pad. Leading the way are Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Duane Carey; behind them are Mission Specialist Nancy Currie followed by Payload Commander John Grunsfeld (left) and Mission Specialist Rick Linnehan (right); in the rear are Mission Specialists James Newman and Michael Massimino. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include emergency egress training and a simulated countdown at the pad. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pp0072

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew walks toward the Astro...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew walks toward the Astrovan for a ride to the launch pad. Leading the way are Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Duane Carey; behind them are Mission Specialist Nanc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, the STS-109 crew stands in the White Room, outside the entry into Space Shuttle Columbia, displaying the mission patch and placard. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialists Richard Linnehan, James Newman, John Grunsfeld and Nancy Currie; Pilot Duane Carey; Mission Specialist Michael Massimino; and Commander Scott Altman. The White Room is an environmentally controlled structure at the end of the Orbiter Access Room that provides access to the orbiter. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include emergency egress training and a simulated countdown at the pad. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. . The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pd0075

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, the STS-109 crew stan...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, the STS-109 crew stands in the White Room, outside the entry into Space Shuttle Columbia, displaying the mission patch and placard. Standing, left to right, are... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Near the bunker at the bottom of Launch Pad 39A, Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan steadies the slidewire basket, part of the emergency egress system from the orbiter. In the basket are Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld and James Newman and Pilot Duane Carey. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include a simulated countdown at the pad. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. . The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pd0079

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Near the bunker at the bottom of Launch ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Near the bunker at the bottom of Launch Pad 39A, Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan steadies the slidewire basket, part of the emergency egress system from the orbiter. In the ba... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew poses for a photo at Launch Pad 39A during a break in training. From left are Mission Specialists Michael Massimino and Richard Linnehan, Pilot Duane Carey, Commander Scott Altman, and Mission Specialists Nancy Currie, John Grunsfeld and James Newman. Grunsfeld is also Payload Commander on the mission. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include emergency egress training and a simulated countdown at the pad. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubble Servicing Mission. The goal of the mission is to replace Solar Array 2 with Solar Array 3, replace the Power Control Unit, remove the Faint Object Camera and install the ACS, install the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) Cooling System, and install New Outer Blanket Layer insulation. In the background can be seen the external tank flanked by the twin solid rocket boosters that will propel Columbia (unseen on the other side of the stack) into space. The launch will be the first for Columbia after returning from California where it underwent extensive maintenance, inspections and enhancements. More than 100 upgrades make Columbia safer and more reliable than ever before KSC-02pd0073

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew poses for a photo at ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew poses for a photo at Launch Pad 39A during a break in training. From left are Mission Specialists Michael Massimino and Richard Linnehan, Pilot Duane Carey, Com... More

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