Theodore von Karman, NASA history collection
Full Description: (c. 1950)Dr. Theodore von Karman, co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Pasadena, California was an aeronautical theoretician. He was the first winner of the prestigious U.S. Medal... More
Letter associated with 1/4 scale model bevatron; Beva/4; Cyclodrome. T...
Digital Preservation File Name and Format: 434-LB-6-XBD201304-02409.TIF Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab
Photograph of Princess Margaret at Caltech
Caption: Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, (foreground, second from left) with Lee A. DuBridge, President of the California Institute of Technology, (foreground, s... More
Enlarged view of hypervelocity impact of lunar surface material
S70-20417 (December 1969) --- Enlarged view shows hypervelocity impact of cosmic dust on broken glass particles, taken during the examination of Apollo 11 lunar material by Dr. G. J. Wasserberg, J. DeVaney and ... More
Enlarged View - Hypervelocity Impact - Lunar Surface Material - CA
S70-20416 (December 1969) --- Enlarged view show hypervelocity impact on iron particles of lunar surface material returned to Earth by the crew of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. This photograph, enlarged ... More
Enlarged view of hypervelocity impact of lunar surface material
S70-20418 (December 1969) --- Enlarged view shows cosmic dust on broken glass particles, photographed by Dr. G. J. Wasserberg, J. DeVaney and K. Evans at California Institute of Technology during examination of... More
Apollo 16 prime and backup crewmen during geological field trip in New...
Dr. Lee Silver (pointing foregroung), California Institute of Technology, calls a geological feature near Taos, New Mexico, to the attention of Apollo 16 prime and backup crewmen during a geological field trip.... More
Jupiter System Montage, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo
(March 1979) Jupiter and its four planet-size moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March 1979 by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale but are in their re... More
Letter associated with 1/4 scale model bevatron; Beva/4; Cyclodrome. T...
Digital Preservation File Name and Format: 434-LB-6-XBD201304-02408.TIF Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab
Technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the Californi...
Technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology lift the remote sensing pallet in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at KSC in July prior to installation o... More
The complete remote sensing pallet is lowered by technicians from the...
The complete remote sensing pallet is lowered by technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology and mated at the interface with the Cassini spacecraft in the Pa... More
The complete remote sensing pallet is lowered by technicians from th...
The complete remote sensing pallet is lowered by technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology to mate with the Cassini spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Se... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility PH...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility PHSF at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Cassini spacecraft is being lifted for placement on a transporter which will move it to La... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), the Cassini spacec...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), the Cassini spacecraft is prepared for its lift onto a transporter which will move it to Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). Cassini is an i... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), Dan Maynard, a Jet...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), Dan Maynard, a Jet Propulsion Laboratory technician, inserts the Digital Video Disk (DVD) into a shallow cavity between two pieces of aluminum that will prote... More
The Cassini spacecraft is on view for the media in the Payload Hazardo...
The Cassini spacecraft is on view for the media in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The two-story-tall spacecraft, scheduled for launch on an Air Force Titan IV/... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), Charley Kohlhase, ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), Charley Kohlhase, Cassini's science and mission design manager, and Richard Spehalski, program manager of the Cassini mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laborat... More
After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II expendable launch v...
After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 24, 1997, at L... More
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) place a pro...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) place a protective covering over the Cassini spacecraft in preparation for its move to Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). Cassini is... More
The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Co...
The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 25, 1997, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaver... More
Photographers and other onlookers watch as a Boeing Delta II expendabl...
Photographers and other onlookers watch as a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Comp... More
The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Co...
The Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) undergoes final preparations for liftoff in the predawn hours of Aug. 25, 1997, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaver... More
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Adva...
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This i... More
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Adva...
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This i... More
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Adva...
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA’s Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) observatory at 10:39 a.m. EDT, on Aug. 25, 1997, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. This i... More
Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), c...
Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), connect the crane to the top of the Cassini spacecraft in preparation for the lift to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle. Cassini... More
The Cassini spacecraft is lowered to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur l...
The Cassini spacecraft is lowered to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). Cassini is an international mission conducted by the National Aeronau... More
Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), c...
Technicians at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), connect the crane to the top of the Cassini spacecraft in preparation for the lift to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle. Cassini... More
Technicians at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) begin to remove the t...
Technicians at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) begin to remove the transportation cover from the Cassini spacecraft after it was lifted to the top of the Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle at Complex 40. Cassini... More
The Cassini spacecraft is rolled out of the Payload Hazardous Servicin...
The Cassini spacecraft is rolled out of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., shortly before being transported to Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) where i... More
The Cassini spacecraft arrives at Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Stati...
The Cassini spacecraft arrives at Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), where it will be lifted to the top of its Titan IV/Centaur launch vehicle. Cassini is an international mission conducted by the N... More
The Cassini spacecraft, covered by an environmentally controlled prote...
The Cassini spacecraft, covered by an environmentally controlled protective enclosure, is lifted at Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), in preparation to mate it to the top of its Titan IV/Cen... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, a worker inspects the GALEX satellite after its rotation on a stand. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Payload Processing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility look over the GALEX satellite before solar array testing. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, a worker checks over the GALEX satellite on a rotation stand. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that wi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The GALEX satellite is rotated to vertic...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The GALEX satellite is rotated to vertical again for solar array testing in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telesc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facilit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, the GALEX satellite has been moved to a rotation stand. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that will ob... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers prepare the GALEX satellite for s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers prepare the GALEX satellite for solar array testing in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting space telescope that will ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the deployment of the cover of the telescope on the GALEX satellite. The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) is an orbiting sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The solar array panels on the Galaxy Evo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The solar array panels on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite are deployed during processing in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The GALEX is an orbiting space te... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Payload Processing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility check the solar array panels on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite after they were deployed. The GALEX is an orbiting s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The solar array panels on the Galaxy Evol...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The solar array panels on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite are deployed during processing in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The GALEX is an orbiting space tel... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The solar array panels on the Galaxy Evo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The solar array panels on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite are deployed during processing in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The GALEX is an orbiting space te... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) sat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite is ready for deployment of its solar array panels during processing in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The GALEX is an orbitin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Payload Processing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility check the solar array panels on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) satellite after they were deployed. The GALEX is an orbiting ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 ai...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 aircraft arrives at the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with the Pegasus rocket attached below. The Pegasus will carry ito orbi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 airc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 aircraft arrives at the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with the Pegasus rocket attached below. The Pegasus will carry into space... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 airc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 aircraft sits on the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, with the Pegasus rocket attached below. The Pegasus will carry into space th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is inside the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. There it will be mated to the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). The Pegasus will carry in... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is moved from...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is moved from the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. There it will be mated to the Gal... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is on a tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is on a transporter, ready to be moved from the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. Th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is moved from...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is moved from the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. There it will be mated to the Gal... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle enters the Mu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle enters the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. There it will be mated to the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). The Pegasus will carry into ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As darkness falls, the Pegasus launch veh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As darkness falls, the Pegasus launch vehicle arrives at the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. There it will be mated to the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX). The Pe... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is on a trans...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus launch vehicle is on a transporter, ready to be moved from the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, to the Multi-Payload Processing Facility (MPPF) at KSC. The... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a crane is attached to the shipping container to remove it from around the Dawn spacecraft. Dawn's mission is to explore two of the as... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a crane is being attached to the Dawn spacecraft to lift it from the transporter. Dawn's mission is to explore two of the asteroid be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two trucks (one air-ride, one flat-bed)...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two trucks (one air-ride, one flat-bed) deliver the Dawn spacecraft, as well as additional electrical and ground support equipment and xenon ground support equipment, to Astrotech... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, an external cover is remo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, an external cover is removed from around the shipping container holding the Dawn spacecraft. The container will then be moved into the high bay of the Payload Proce... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the shipping container ho...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the shipping container holding the Dawn spacecraft is removed from the truck. The container will then be moved into the high bay of the Payload Processing Facility ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a crane lifts the shipping container from the Dawn spacecraft. Dawn's mission is to explore two of the asteroid belt's most intriguing... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the shipping container ho...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the shipping container holding the Dawn spacecraft is moved into the high bay of the Payload Processing Facility. The spacecraft will next be removed from the conta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a worker wearing a "bunny suit," or clean-room attire, begins removing the protective cover surrounding the Dawn spacec... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Faci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the Dawn spacecraft from its transporter. Dawn will be moved into clean room C for unbagging and further proc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Dawn spacecraft is seen here in cle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Dawn spacecraft is seen here in clean room C of Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility. In the clean room, the spacecraft will undergo further processing. Dawn's mission is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a worker wearing a "bunny suit," or clean-room attire, looks over the Dawn spacecraft after removing the protective cov... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Faci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, technicians roll the Dawn spacecraft into clean room C for unbagging and further processing. Dawn's mission is to explore two of the a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, technicians dressed in "bunny suits," or clean-room attire, begin working on the Dawn spacecraft. Dawn's mission is to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In clean room C of Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, a worker wears a "bunny suit," or clean-room attire, next to the Dawn spacecraft, which will be unbagged and undergo fu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Faci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Astrotech's Payload Processing Facility, technicians help secure the Dawn spacecraft onto a moveable stand. Dawn will be moved into clean room C for unbagging and further pro... More
President George W. Bush with 2006 National Medal of Science Laureates
In this photograph President George W. Bush poses with 2006 National Medal of Science Laureates in the Blue Room of the White House. From left are: Dr. Marvin H. Caruthers, University of Colorado; Boulder, Colo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This logo represents the mission of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This logo represents the mission of the Dawn spacecraft. During its nearly decade-long mission, Dawn will study the asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres, celestial bodies believe... More
Earthquake - Pasadena, Calif. , April 18, 2011 -- Margaret Vinci, (cen...
The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA visits Caltech's Seismological Laboratory Production Date: 04/18/2011 Caption: Pasadena, Calif. , April 18, 2011 -- Margaret Vinci, (center, standing) Man... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is host ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is host to a “What Do We Know About Mars” news conference, Nov. 21, as part of preflight activities for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. N... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Scie...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Scientist and Assistant Professor Bethany Ehlmann with the California Institute of Technology and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, answers a question ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – John Grotzinger, project scientist for Mars Sci...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – John Grotzinger, project scientist for Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, Calif., demonstrates the operation of MSL's rover, Curiosity, d... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A post-launch news conference begins at NASA's...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A post-launch news conference begins at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the successful launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. From left are NASA Public ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A trio of panelists awaits the start of a post...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A trio of panelists awaits the start of a post-launch news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the successful launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mi... More