KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane carries the Integrated Truss Structure S0 to the payload canister which will transport it to the launch pad for mission S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the overhead crane carries the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello from its work stand across the f... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the overhead crane lifts the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello from its work stand to move it to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello is being prepared for a move to a payload canister. Donate... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is slowly lowered toward a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the overhead crane carries the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello toward the open doors of the pay... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello settle onto a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the overhead crane lowers the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello into the waiting payload canister.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donate...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is suspended by cables over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Chec... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility prepare to release the overhead crane from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello now secure on a new work stand. Raffaello i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose L...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello from the payload canister (lower right) to a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously hous... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donate...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is moved away from the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers confirm the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is safely in place on a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility watch as overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello to a work stand. Previously housed in the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Mult...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in order to move it to another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility secure the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello onto a new work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time all three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donate... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves away from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, ser... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello glides above the floor as it moves to another stand on the other side. Raffaello is the secon... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logist...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lowered toward a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Ita... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility to move to another work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Mult...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves toward another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM... More
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In the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-101 crew gathers for ...
In the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-101 crew gathers for a snack before suiting up for launch for the third time. The previous two launch attempts were scrubbed due to high cross winds at the Shutt... More
The STS-92 crew exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their wa...
The STS-92 crew exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the Astrovan and Launch Pad 39A for a simulated countdown. Walking left to right are (foreground) Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata of ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Test Director Ted Mosteller (center)...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Test Director Ted Mosteller (center) briefs the media about Firing Room 4 (FR4), which has been undergoing renovations for two years. FR4 is now designated the primary firing r... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 crew put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew members stride out of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew members stride out of the Operations and Checkout Building eager to get to Launch Pad 39B and the start of their mission to the International Space Station. This ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Morpheus lander, a vertical test bed veh...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Morpheus lander, a vertical test bed vehicle, is being transported out from its checkout building for a short trip to a launch position at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entry suits, the final four astronauts to launch aboard a space shuttle exit the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers lower the suspended TDRS-J spac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers lower the suspended TDRS-J spacecraft onto a workstand in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) for final checkout and processing before launch, cu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the U.S. Lab is lowered toward the floor after being lifted out of the vacuum chamber where it was tested for leaks. The test was very succ... More
The STS-92 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Chec...
The STS-92 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff at 8:05 p.m. EDT to the International Space Station (ISS). They are (from front to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the Joint Airlock Module, the gateway from which crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will enter and exit the 470-ton orb... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission is moved out of the checkout cell. The tan... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 Commander Mark Polansky checks the fit of his helmet before heading to Launch Pad 39A for launch... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Dressed in their bright-orange launch-and-entry suits, the final four astronauts to launch aboard a space shuttle exit the Astronaut Crew Quarters in the Operations and Checkout Building... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-118 Pilot Charlie Hobaugh is ready after suitup to head for the launch pad and board Space Shuttle Endeavour. The STS-118 mission is... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suitup in the Operations and Che...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank tests the communication system in his helmet. Burban... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata puts on his helmet as part of the final fitting of his launch a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to the Astrovan for the 3.4-mile... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist Steve Swanson adjusts his helmet as he puts on the launch-and-entry suit for ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the U.S. Lab, a component of the International Space Station, is lowered into a three-story vacuum chamber. The 32,000-pound scientific res... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle As...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank No. 125 is raised off its transporter. The tank will be raised to a vertical position and then lifted into a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 crew put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-135 Mission Specialist Rex Walheim checks the fit of his launch-and-entry suit before during a simu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane lifts the Joint Airlock Module to move and place it into the payload canister at left for transfer to the Space Station P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 is being transpor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 is being transported from the Pegasus barge in the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be lifted into a c... More
Dilbert's Big Ben, Brentwood, Long Island, New York. General view from...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 crew put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After greeting the media on their arrival on ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After greeting the media on their arrival on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the crew members of space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission wave and head for... More
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is removed from the Air Force C-17 cargo a...
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is removed from the Air Force C-17 cargo airplane that brought it from Denver, Colo.., location of the Lockheed Martin plant where the spacecraft was built. Mars Odyssey will be move... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist John Phillips is eager for launch as he puts on his launch-and-entry suit. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This bird's-eye view of a high bay in th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This bird's-eye view of a high bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) shows the open payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery surrounded by the standard platforms and equipment... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 makes the turn to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - External tank No. 123 makes the turn toward the Vehicle Assembly Building after being offloaded from the Pegasus barge in the turn basin at the Launch Complex 39 Area. Once insid... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus barge carrying the external tank ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus barge carrying the external tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is tied to the dock in the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson dons his laun...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson dons his launch-and-entry suit and helmet in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ferguson is one of the final... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facilit...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Morpheus lander, a vertical test bed vehicle is being checked out. A rock and crat... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the Joint Airlock Module waits for transfer to the payload canister behind it after which it will be moved to the Space Station Processing ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Lab, a component of the Interna...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Lab, a component of the International Space Station, is lifted off the floor of the Operations and Checkout Building in order to be placed inside the vacuum chamber in the... More
The STS-106 rush from the Operations and Checkout Building and wave to...
The STS-106 rush from the Operations and Checkout Building and wave to onlookers on their way to Launch Pad 39B. In rows (front to back) are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt (left), Pilot Scott D. Altman (right); ... More
During pre-pack and fit check in the Operations and Checkout Building,...
During pre-pack and fit check in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-92 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata of Japan gets an adjustment on his launch and entry suit. This mission is Wakata’s second Shuttle f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During suit-up in the Operations and Checkout ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During suit-up in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus, Donald Pettit and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Pipe... More
During suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-92 Mission ...
During suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-92 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata of Japan signals thumbs up for a second launch attempt. During the 11-day mission to the International Space Statio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to lift the TDRS-J space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to lift the TDRS-J spacecraft for its move to a workstand in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) for final checkout and processing before ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Operations and Checkout Building (O&C) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the astronauts of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 crew put on their launch-and-entry suits and c... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen fits hi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen fits his helmet during suit-up in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Bowen and other crew members are ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the P3 Integrated Truss Structure clear of the payload canister that transferred it from the Operations and Checko... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlant...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The external fuel tank for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission is being lifted from the checkout cell of NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building for transfer into high b... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Ke...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, external fuel tank 130 is in place in high bay 2 where it will undergo checkout before stacking with the soli... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Mission Specialist Sandy Magnus checks the fit of her launch and landing suit. The STS-135 crew is at K... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the Joint Airlock Module is placed in a horizontal position to be transferred to the payload canister behind it. Then it will be moved to t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Morpheus lander, a vertical test bed veh...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Morpheus lander, a vertical test bed vehicle, is moved into a building at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Morpheus is designed to demo... More
In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Ma...
In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber is helped to suit up before heading for a second time to Launch Pad 39A and launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The previous da... More
During pre-pack and fit check in the Operations and Checkout Building,...
During pre-pack and fit check in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-92 Mission Specialist William S. McArthur Jr. uses a laptop computer while garbed in his full launch and entry suit. McArthur and the r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from underneath the wing of NASA’...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from underneath the wing of NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft, the Joint Airlock Module, the gateway from which crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will ente... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the U.S. Lab, named Destiny, is lowered into the rotation and handling fixture in preparation for testing in the altitude chamber. Destiny ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vert...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vertically above the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC. The tank will next be lifted into a checkout cell. ET-120 will be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft opens to reveal the kscpao/release/2000/78-00.htm">Joint Airlock Module</a> the gateway from which crew members aboard the International Spa... More
The STS-101 crew wave at onlookers as they walk from the Operations an...
The STS-101 crew wave at onlookers as they walk from the Operations and Checkout Building to the Astrovan, which will take them to Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A for a simulated countdown exercise. Le... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 mission crew members stride out of the Operations and Checkout Building, eager to ride to the launch pad and take their seats in space ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial of view from 1963 shows the site o...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial of view from 1963 shows the site of the Industrial Area for the Merritt Island Launch Annex, now the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Located five miles south of Launch Compl... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial of view from 1963 shows the site o...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This aerial of view from 1963 shows the site of the Industrial Area for the Merritt Island Launch Annex, now the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Located five miles south of Launch Compl... More
Engineers checkout Early Bird-Communication Satellite
(1965) Engineers Stanley R. Peterson (left) and Ray Bowerman (right), checkout the Early Bird, the world's first communication satellite. NASA launched the satellite built by Hughes Aircraft Corporation on Apri... More
APOLLO/SATURN (A/S)- 500-F - LAUNCH COMPLEX (L/C)-39A - CHECKOUT - MER...
S66-41179 (25 May 1966) --- Sunrise at Pad 39A during a checkout of facilities. An Apollo/Saturn Facilities Test Vehicle and Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT) stand atop the pad's bandstand. This test vehicle, desig... More
GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-11 - PREFLIGHT PREP - CHECKOUT - CAPE
S66-47635 (21 July 1966) --- McDonnell Aircraft Corporation personnel bolt the Gemini-11 spacecraft to a support ring for bore sighting in the Pyrotechnic Installation Building, Merritt Island, during checkout ... More
Apollo 12 prime crew during spacecraft checkout at Rockwell Downey
S69-53716 (1969) --- The prime crew of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission is photographed during spacecraft checkout activity at North American Rockwell Space Division at Downey, California. Left to right, are... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A lunar module processed inside the Operations ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A lunar module processed inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo credit: NASA
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - . The STS-107 crew, waving to onlookers,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - . The STS-107 crew, waving to onlookers, exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39A for liftoff. Leading the way are Pilot William "Willie" McCool (... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The STS-125 crew heads for the Astrovan after...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The STS-125 crew heads for the Astrovan after suiting up in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialists Michael Go... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 124 is moved from its...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 124 is moved from its checkout cell in the Vehicle Assembly Building to high bay 1 where it will be mated with the solid rocket boosters for mission STS-117. Th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the external tank for space shuttle Discovery is suspended over the transfer aisle as it is lifted up into a checko... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Martin Wilson (left, in foreground), man...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Martin Wilson (left, in foreground), manager of Thermal Protection System (TPS) operations for United Space Alliance (USA), gives a tour of the hurricane-ravaged Thermal Protection... More
In the Operations and Checkout Building's suitup room, Carlos Gillis (...
In the Operations and Checkout Building's suitup room, Carlos Gillis (left) and Leonard Groce (right)help STS-99 Pilot Dominic Gorie with his suit check. Gillis and Groce are with United Space Alliance. Gorie a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Liberty Star (left) tows the Pegasu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Liberty Star (left) tows the Pegasus barge through Port Canaveral, the last leg of its journey from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center. The b... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Processing for mission STS-107 continues...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Processing for mission STS-107 continues in the Operations and Checkout Building as the tunnel that will connect Space Shuttle Columbia's crew compartment to the SPACEHAB module is... More
STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembe...
STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. On the r... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-119 Mission Specialist Richard Arnold completes putting on his launch-and-entry suit, including the ... More