KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers remove the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of the orbiter Atlantis. The Rudder Speed Brake is being removed for inspectio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers wait to begin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers wait to begin replace Shuttle Atlantis' Power Drive Unit (PDU), which is attached to the crane (center). The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Launch Pad 39A begin remo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Launch Pad 39A begin removing thermal blankets and panels from a site near the tail of Space Shuttle Atlantis in order to reach the power drive unit (PDU) inside. Th... More
In the Tile Fabrication Shop, Tony Rollins, with United Space Alliance...
In the Tile Fabrication Shop, Tony Rollins, with United Space Alliance, cuts a High-Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation (HRSI) tile on a gun stock contour milling machine. About 70 percent of a Space Shuttl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians (left ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians (left to right) Tod Biddle, Bob Wright and Mark Noel (hidden) remove the coverings from a site near the tail of Space Shuttle Atlantis to reveal t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With coverings removed from a site near ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With coverings removed from a site near the tail of Space Shuttle Atlantis, Tod Biddle, a United Space Alliance (USA) technician, points to the power drive unit (PDU) inside. The P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians (left ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians (left to right) Tod Biddle, Bob Wright and Mark Noel (hidden) remove the coverings from a site near the tail of Space Shuttle Atlantis to reveal t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians at Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians at Launch Pad 39A look at the site of the power drive unit (PDU) for the rudder/speed brake on Shuttle Atlantis. From left are Mark Noel, Tod Bidd... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Launch Pad 39A begin remo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Launch Pad 39A begin removing thermal blankets and panels from a site near the tail of Space Shuttle Atlantis in order to reach the power drive unit (PDU) inside. Th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians at Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technicians at Launch Pad 39A look at the site of the power drive unit (PDU) for the rudder/speed brake on Shuttle Atlantis. From left are Mark Noel, Tod Bidd... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With coverings removed from a site near ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With coverings removed from a site near the tail of Space Shuttle Atlantis, Tod Biddle, a United Space Alliance (USA) technician, points to the power drive unit (PDU) inside. The P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the repl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) into the body of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers help guide th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers help guide the replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) for Space Shuttle Atlantis into place. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers wait to begin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers wait to begin replace Shuttle Atlantis' Power Drive Unit (PDU), which is attached to the crane (center). The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the repl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) into the body of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker watches as t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker watches as the plastic-covered replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) for Space Shuttle Atlantis is lifted by crane toward the tail. The PDU controls the ru... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker reaches towa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker reaches toward the plastic-covered replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) for Space Shuttle Atlantis as it is lifted by crane toward the tail. The PDU contr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers help guide th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers help guide the replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) for Space Shuttle Atlantis into place. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker reaches towa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker reaches toward the plastic-covered replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) for Space Shuttle Atlantis as it is lifted by crane toward the tail. The PDU contr... More
At Launch Pad 39A, Greg Lohning, who is with NASA, inspects the wiring...
At Launch Pad 39A, Greg Lohning, who is with NASA, inspects the wiring on the newly installed Power Drive Unit (PDU) in Space Shuttle Atlantis. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker watches as t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a worker watches as the plastic-covered replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) for Space Shuttle Atlantis is lifted by crane toward the tail. The PDU controls the ru... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility get ready to measure the alignment of the bearings on the rudder speed brake actuators sitting on the floor in the foreground. The actua... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility settle into place one of two rudder speed brake actuators onto a table to measure the alignment of its bearings. The actuators move an o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility measure the alignment of bearings on a rudder speed brake actuator. Actuators move an orbiter’s rudder, speed brake, elevons and main e... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility stand by while another guides the lifting of one of two rudder speed brake actuators onto a table to measure the alignment of its bearing... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facility, Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) and Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. (center) look at the rudder speed brake panels on the orbit... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facility, Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) and Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. (left) look at rudder speed brake panels on Endeavour In t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facility, Kathy Laufenberg (left) directs the attention of Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. to an area on a rudder speed brake panel on Endeav... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the Orbiter Processing Facility, Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr. points to an area on a rudder speed brake panel on Endeavour that Tom Roberts, who is with United S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a te...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a technician looks at the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of orbiter Atlantis. The Rudder Speed Brake is being removed for inspect... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a wo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker (below the upper framework) begins connecting a device to remove the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of orbiter Atlantis.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a wo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker tightens a fitting on the device being used to remove the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of the orbiter Atlantis. The R... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, the Rudder Speed Brake panel from orbiter Atlantis is lifted clear after being removed. The Rudder Speed Brake is being removed for inspection ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers lower Atlantis’ Rudder Speed Brake panel onto a stand after removing the panel from the vertical tail. The Rudder Speed Brake is being ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers attach Atlantis’ Rudder Speed Brake panel to a stand after removing the panel from the vertical tail. The Rudder Speed Brake is being r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers attach Atlantis’ Rudder Speed Brake panel to a stand after removing the panel from the vertical tail. The Rudder Speed Brake is being r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers begin removing the Rudder Speed Brake panel on the vertical tail of the orbiter Atlantis. The Rudder Speed Brake is being removed for i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers lower Atlantis’ Rudder Speed Brake panel toward the floor after removing the panel from the vertical tail. The Rudder Speed Brake is be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers connect a device onto the vertical tail of the orbiter Atlantis to remove the Rudder Speed Brake panel. The Rudder Speed Brake is being ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This is a closeup of one of the Rudder S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This is a closeup of one of the Rudder Speed Brake Actuators that are being removed from the orbiter Atlantis for shipment to the vendor for inspection. An actuator is a motor tha... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Rudder Speed Brake Actuator is being r...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Rudder Speed Brake Actuator is being removed from the orbiter Atlantis for shipment to the vendor for inspection. An actuator is a motor that moves the tail rudder back and fort... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers attach a crane to one of the Rud...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers attach a crane to one of the Rudder Speed Brake Actuators that are being removed from the orbiter Atlantis for shipment to the vendor for inspection. An actuator is a moto... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers attach a crane to one of the Rud...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers attach a crane to one of the Rudder Speed Brake Actuators that are being removed from the orbiter Atlantis for shipment to the vendor for inspection. An actuator is a moto... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Rudder Speed Brake Actuator from the o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Rudder Speed Brake Actuator from the orbiter Atlantis is set on a stand on the floor of the Orbiter Processing Facility. This and three other actuators are being shipped to the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers ensure the safe removal of a Rud...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers ensure the safe removal of a Rudder Speed Brake Actuator from the orbiter Atlantis. This and three other actuators are being shipped to the vendor for inspection. An actu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Rudder Speed Brake Actuator is being r...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Rudder Speed Brake Actuator is being removed from the orbiter Atlantis for shipment to the vendor for inspection. An actuator is a motor that moves the tail rudder back and fort... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers ensure the safe removal of a Rud...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers ensure the safe removal of a Rudder Speed Brake Actuator from the orbiter Atlantis. This and three other actuators are being shipped to the vendor for inspection. An actu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A United Space Alliance technician monit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A United Space Alliance technician monitors the placement of Rudder Speed Brake actuator No.4 as work proceeds to install it on Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Proce... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A NASA quality inspector checks the plac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A NASA quality inspector checks the placement of Rudder Speed Brake actuator No. 4 as work to install it on Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery nears completion in the Orbiter Processi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians start ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians start the lift of Rudder Speed Brake actuator No. 4 to Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Discovery has been assi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers at Cape Canaveral Air Force Stat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station place one of four rudder speed brake actuators onto a pallet for X-ray. The actuators, to be installed on the orbiter Discovery, are be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, STS-114 crew members look at one of the Rudder Speed Brake actuators. Seen at right are Mission Specialist Charles Camarda, Mission Commander E... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An X-ray machine is in place to take ima...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An X-ray machine is in place to take images of four rudder speed brake actuators to be installed on the orbiter Discovery. The actuators are being X-rayed at the Cape Canaveral Ai... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians check ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians check out Rudder Speed Brake actuator No. 4 before installing it on Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Discovery ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of four rudder speed brake actuators ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of four rudder speed brake actuators is lifted for transfer to a pallet where it will be X-rayed. The actuators, to be installed on the orbiter Discovery, are being X-rayed at ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rudder speed brake actuator sits on an...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rudder speed brake actuator sits on an air-bearing pallet to undergo X-raying. Four actuators to be installed on the orbiter Discovery are being X-rayed at the Radiographic High... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rudder speed brake actuator sits on an...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A rudder speed brake actuator sits on an air-bearing pallet to undergo X-raying. Four actuators to be installed on the orbiter Discovery are being X-rayed at the Radiographic High... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians verify...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technicians verify the alignment of Rudder Speed Brake actuator No.4 as it is attached to Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Rudder Speed Brake actuator No. 4 is rea...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Rudder Speed Brake actuator No. 4 is ready for installation on Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility. Discovery has been assigned to the first Return t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of four rudder speed brake actuators...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of four rudder speed brake actuators arrives at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The actuators, to be installed on the orbiter Discovery, are being X-rayed at the Radiographi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, seen ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, seen here is the vertical stabilizer on the orbiter Discovery. On the edge of the stabilizer are the four Rudder Speed Brake Actuators recently ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A United Space Alliance technician monit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A United Space Alliance technician monitors Rudder Speed Brake actuator No. 4 as it is moved into position for installation on Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Proces... More
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