Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts the forw...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) to mate it with the components seen at lower left in the photo. The forward section of each boos... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before dawn, at the Shuttle Landing Facility...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before dawn, at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is lowered toward the ground by the sling in the mate/demate de... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the tail cone has been placed in position surrounding the replica main engines on the space shuttle Endeavo... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the tail cone is moved into position for attachment to the space shuttle Endeavour. The tail cone covers th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After demate from the shuttle carrier a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After demate from the shuttle carrier aircraft, or SCA, Atlantis begins its trek from Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to the Orbiter Processing Facility. The orbit... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the external tank for space shuttle Atlantis is lowered toward the solid rocket boosters (the nose cone of one of the boos... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians use a crane to pick up the right side tail cone for buildup on space shut... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the tail cone is installed around space shuttle Discovery’s three replica shuttle main engines for protect... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As the sun comes up over the Shuttle Landing Fa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – As the sun comes up over the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is suspended above the ground at the mate-demate device during ope... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After a two-day trip from California, the Shutt...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After a two-day trip from California, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, and its piggyback passenger space shuttle Atlantis are ready to land on NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Lan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew poses for a group photo ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew poses for a group photo on the 215-foot level of the Fixed Service Structure at Launch Pad 39A. Dressed in their orange launch and entry suits are (left to right) C... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is towed back from the mate/de...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is towed back from the mate/demate device at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The orbiter will be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility, where processi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians prepare the right side tail cone for buildup on space shuttle Endeavour. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space Shuttle Discovery’s move from the Vehicle...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space Shuttle Discovery’s move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, is complete as the sun comes up over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The tail cone for space shuttle Discovery’s th...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The tail cone for space shuttle Discovery’s three replica shuttle main engines (RSMEs) is being transported from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s ... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid r...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) sits on top of the rest of the stack for mating. The forward section of each booster, from nose cap to forward skirt con... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician monitors the progress as the tail cone is installed around space shuttle Discovery’s three re... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery has been completely backed out of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 in preparation for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Buil... More
Catching the glow of the late afternoon sun, the Shuttle Carrier Aircr...
Catching the glow of the late afternoon sun, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) rolls down the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility as it returns the orbiter Discovery to KSC. The ferry flight started in Cali... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is being readied for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. The aft view of... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The tail cone for space shuttle Discovery’s th...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The tail cone for space shuttle Discovery’s three replica shuttle main engines (RSMEs) is being transported to Orbiter processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis foreground is towed in to Orbiter Processing Facility-1 after being towed from the Vehicle Assembly Building VAB. Workers... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians prepare the right side tail cone for buildup on space shuttle Endeavour. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the tail cone is moved into position for attachment to the space shuttle Endeavour. The tail cone covers th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Before daybreak at the Shuttle Landing Facility...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Before daybreak at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery hovers above the ground at the mate-demate device. Operations are under ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The tail cone for space shuttle Discovery’s th...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The tail cone for space shuttle Discovery’s three replica shuttle main engines (RSMEs) arrives at Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tail cone w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians use a crane to pick up the right side tail cone for buildup on space shut... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Edwards Air Force Base in California, space ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Edwards Air Force Base in California, space shuttle Atlantis is fitted with a tail cone, which protects the aft engine area and provides a more efficient aeronautical dimension during ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is towed toward the Orbiter Pr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is towed toward the Orbiter Processing Facility from the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center. The orbiter will undergo processing for its next launch, missio... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The shuttle carrier aircraft, or SCA, and its...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The shuttle carrier aircraft, or SCA, and its piggyback passenger space shuttle Endeavour are poised to be towed into the mate/demate device, in the foreground. The device will lift the... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid r...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) is lowered onto the rest of the stack for mating. The forward section of each booster, from nose cap to forward skirt co... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – ATK and NASA officials accompanied the Florida ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – ATK and NASA officials accompanied the Florida East Coast Railroad train carrying the booster segments for the Ares I-X test rocket on its route to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Casey McClellan (left) an...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Casey McClellan (left) and Denise Kato (right), with Lockheed Martin, prepare the spacecraft Stardust for a media presentation. Stardust is targeted for launch on Fe... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the spacecraft Stardust i...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the spacecraft Stardust is on display for a media presentation. Stardust is targeted for launch on Feb. 6 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-A, Cape ... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Casey McClellan (right), ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Casey McClellan (right), with Lockheed Martin, and an unidentified worker look over the spacecraft Stardust before a media presentation. Stardust is targeted for lau... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, media representatives, dr...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, media representatives, dressed in protective suits, are updated by Project Manager Richard Grammier (center, top), with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, about the Star... More
The cover is removed from the Stardust spacecraft in the Payload Hazar...
The cover is removed from the Stardust spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility prior to a media presentation. Stardust is targeted for launch on Feb. 6 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Launch... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On an orbiter transporter, Columbia is t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On an orbiter transporter, Columbia is turned, after rolling out of KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, for its move to the Shuttle Landing Facility's (SLF) Mate-Demate Device... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia (foreground) moves ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia (foreground) moves under the Mate-Demate Device at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). The crane seen above it will lift the orbiter so that the Boeing 747 S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Aboard a transporter, the orbiter Columb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Aboard a transporter, the orbiter Columbia is moved on the tow-way along the Banana Creek. Columbia is heading to the Shuttle Landing Facility's (SLF) Mate-Demate Device where it w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia rolls out of KSC's ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Columbia rolls out of KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, bound for the Shuttle Landing Facility's (SLF) Mate-Demate Device. At the SLF the orbiter is to be mated ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Photographed from overhead, the orbiter ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Photographed from overhead, the orbiter Columbia begins to turn after rolling out of KSC's Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, bound for the Shuttle Landing Facility's (SLF) Mate-De... More
On an orbiter transporter, Columbia is ready for its move to the Shutt...
On an orbiter transporter, Columbia is ready for its move to the Shuttle Landing Facility's (SLF) Mate-Demate Device (MDD), in the distance at the top of the photo. Seen next to the MDD is the Boeing 747 Shuttl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Aboard a transporter, the orbiter Columb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Aboard a transporter, the orbiter Columbia moves past the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at the Shuttle Landing Facility. There the orbiter will be mated to the SCA, wit... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the Shuttle Landing Facility at Ken...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, the orbiter Columbia moves down the runway on the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on a ferry flight to Palm... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kenne...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, the orbiter Columbia takes to the sky on the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on a ferry flight to Palmdale, C... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kenne...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, the orbiter Columbia takes off into a clear sky on the back of a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on a ferry flight to P... More
With its cargo off-loaded (background), the nose cone of the Super Gup...
With its cargo off-loaded (background), the nose cone of the Super Guppy aircraft is closed. The cargo is a P3 port-side truss, a segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The truss is scheduled to be a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second half of the fairing moves closer to the first half around NASA's Kepler spacecraft for encapsulation. The fai... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers complete the mating of the two fairing segments around NASA's Kepler spacecraft for encapsulation. The fairing i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, NASA's Kepler spacecraft, atop the United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, waits for encapsulation in the fairing. The f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers wait for the arrival of the two fairing components that will be installed around NASA's Kepler spacecraft, seen ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers watch closely as the second half of the fairing is moved into the mobile service tower for placement around NASA... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers watch closely as the second half of the fairing moves toward NASA's Kepler spacecraft (left) to complete encapsu... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the first half of the fairing is moved into place around NASA's Kepler spacecraft, atop the United Launch Alliance Delta... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a worker examines the closure of the fairing segments around NASA's Kepler spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structure... More
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the ...
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) being mated to the rest of the stack below it. The forward section of each booster, from nos... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane centers the fo...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane centers the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) above the rest of the stack it will be mated to. The forward section of each booster, from nos... More
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the ...
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) being mated to the rest of the stack below it. The forward section of each booster, from nos... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane moves the forw...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane moves the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) toward the previously stacked elements at lower left in the photo. The forward section of each b... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid r...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) is lowered onto the rest of the stack for mating. The forward section of each booster, from nose cap to forward skirt co... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts the forw...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) to mate it with the components seen at lower left in the photo. The forward section of each boos... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid r...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) sits on top of the rest of the stack for mating. The forward section of each booster, from nose cap to forward skirt con... More
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the ...
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) being mated to the rest of the stack below it. The forward section of each booster, from nos... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane moves the forw...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane moves the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) toward the previously stacked elements at lower left in the photo. The forward section of each b... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane centers the fo...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane centers the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) above the rest of the stack it will be mated to. The forward section of each booster, from nos... More
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the ...
Workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building check the connections on the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) being mated to the rest of the stack below it. The forward section of each booster, from nos... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lowers the for...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lowers the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) toward the rest of the stack for mating. The forward section of each booster, from nose cap to ... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lowers the for...
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lowers the forward section of a solid rocket booster (SRB) toward the rest of the stack for mating. The forward section of each booster, from nose cap to ... More
In the glow of a late afternoon sun, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA...
In the glow of a late afternoon sun, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) returns the orbiter Discovery to KSC after the orbiter’s California landing at Edwards Air Force Base at the end of mission STS-92. Discov... More
In late afternoon, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) rolls down the r...
In late afternoon, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) rolls down the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility as it returns the orbiter Discovery to KSC. The ferry flight started in California where the orbiter l... More
In late afternoon, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) rolls down the r...
In late afternoon, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) rolls down the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility as it returns the orbiter Discovery to KSC. The ferry flight started in California where the orbiter l... More
Catching the glow of the late afternoon sun, the Shuttle Carrier Aircr...
Catching the glow of the late afternoon sun, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) rolls down the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility as it returns the orbiter Discovery to KSC. The ferry flight started in Cali... More
This view of Atlantis at the mate/demate device at KSC’s Shuttle Landi...
This view of Atlantis at the mate/demate device at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility shows the tail cone that orbiters use when being carried piggyback on ferry flights atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. The tail co... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Atlantis is towed to the Orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Atlantis is towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 along the tow-way. In the background is the Vehicle Assembly Building. The unusual silhouette of the aft section ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane in the mate/demate dev...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane in the mate/demate device at the Shuttle Landing Facility lowers the orbiter Atlantis onto its wheels. A tail cone covers the aft engines. Atlantis was removed fr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Atlantis is ready to have the ov...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Atlantis is ready to have the overhead crane removed before transfer to the Orbiter Processing Facility. A tail cone covers the aft engines. Atlantis was removed from the b... More
The orbiter Atlantis makes the turn to the Orbiter Processing Facility...
The orbiter Atlantis makes the turn to the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 after being towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility. The unusual silhouette of the aft section on the orbiter is due to the tail cone... More
Towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis heads for the Orbite...
Towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis heads for the Orbiter Processing Facility (far right), accompanied by a KSC/CCAFS rescue vehicle. In view is the tail cone that orbiters use when being carried ... More
Viewed from the rear, the orbiter Atlantis heads toward the open doors...
Viewed from the rear, the orbiter Atlantis heads toward the open doors of the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 after being towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility. The blue lines represent the orbiter’s turnin... More
Towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis heads for the Orbite...
Towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis heads for the Orbiter Processing Facility (far right). The large building is the Vehicle Assembly Building, where orbiters are mated to their solid rocket boost... More
At the mate/demate device at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis ...
At the mate/demate device at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis is lowered onto its wheels in preparation for being towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility. This view of Atlantis shows the tail cone that... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a post-flight walk around orbite...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a post-flight walk around orbiter Columbia at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey gingerly checks the heat of the nose cone. The crew returned to Eart... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, worke...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers remove the nose cone of the orbiter Atlantis for routine inspection. The nose cap is made of reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC), which has an... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, a technician inspects a point of installation of the forward reaction control system on Atlantis. The control sy... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, workers are installing the forward reaction control system on Atlantis. The control system fits just behind the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, technicians check details for the installation of the forward reaction control system on Atlantis (behind them).... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, installation of the forward reaction control system on Atlantis is complete. The control system fits just behin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1, workers are installing the forward reaction control system on Atlantis. The control system fits just behind th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the shrouded second half of the payload fairing (background) for the STEREO space... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the shrouded fairing sections rest side by side. Both halves will later be insta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half of the payload fairing for the STEREO spacecraft has been raised to a vertical position in front of the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half of the payload fairing for the STEREO spacecraft arrives on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The payload fair... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the shrouded second half of the payload fairing (background) for the STEREO space... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half of the payload fairing for the STEREO spacecraft is raised off its transporter on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Flor... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half of the payload fairing (far left) for the STEREO spacecraft is lifted up alongside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canave... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the shrouded first half of the payload fairing for the STEREO spacecraft is lower... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the traditional post-flight walk...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the traditional post-flight walk-around after the landing of an orbiter, Mission Specialists Piers Sellers, Michael Fossum and Stephanie Wilson get a close look at the nose... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the traditional post-flight walk-...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During the traditional post-flight walk-around after the landing of an orbiter, Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak gets a close look at the nose cone. Discovery's smooth and perfect la... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare the twin observatories known as STEREO for encapsulation in the fairing. ... More