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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-transporter cleat that has a crack. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter was moving Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. Rollo... More
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialist Joseph Tann...
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner (left) is greeted by Center Director Roy Bridges on his arrival at KSC from Johnson Space Center. Tanner and the rest of the crew have re... 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, workers check the hoist connections on External Fuel Tank-122 as it is lifted toward a test cell. ET-12... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platfor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Endeavour passes through the gate to Launch Pad 39B. To the right of the pad is a 290-foot tall water tower. To the left is... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platfor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Endeavour passes through the gate to Launch Pad 39B. To the right of the pad is a 290-foot tall water tower. To the left is... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility gather with the crew ...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility gather with the crew of mission STS-97, who are holding the symbolic key representing the turnover of the P6 Integrated Truss Structure, part of the payload on t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After sunset, Space Shuttle Atlantis is b...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After sunset, Space Shuttle Atlantis is bathed in light from the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39B. Seen on either side of Atlantis' engine nozzles are the tail masts, which... More
STS-97 Pilot Mike Bloomfield reaches for the control panel as he settl...
STS-97 Pilot Mike Bloomfield reaches for the control panel as he settles into his seat in the cockpit on Space Shuttle Endeavour on Launch Pad 39B. He and the rest of the crew are taking part in a simulated lau... More
STS-97 Mission Specialist Marc Garneau arrives at the Shuttle Landing ...
STS-97 Mission Specialist Marc Garneau arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility aboard a T-38 jet aircraft. Garneau is with the Canadian Space Agency. He and the rest of the crew are at KSC to take part in Termi... More
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its roll...
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was stalled several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. At the far left is the Rotating Service Structure. From the ... More
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) played a crucial role in the d...
The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) played a crucial role in the development of the huge Saturn rockets that delivered humans to the moon in the 1960s. Many unique facilities existed at MSFC for the develo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Mobile L...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) start backing through the gate to Launch Pad 39B after a cracked cleat was discovered on the crawler-transporter. Wor... More
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialist Marc Garnea...
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialist Marc Garneau, who is with the Canadian Space Agency, climbs down from a T-38 jet aircraft that brought him to KSC from Johnson Space Center. He and the... More
After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (at left), Space Shut...
After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (at left), Space Shuttle Endeavour stands ready for launch targeted for 10:06 p.m. EST tonight on mission STS-97 to the International Space Station. The orbiter ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Near sunset, Space Shuttle Endeavour, at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Near sunset, Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the mobile launcher platform, begins moving through the doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building for rollout to Launch Pad 39A. First motio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds, Launch Pad 39B holds Space Shuttle Discovery, ready for launch of mission STS-116. At the far left is the rotating service structure, rol... More
STS-88 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (...
STS-88 crew members participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. Working on a high voltage box for electrical connections for the International Space Stati... More
Mission Specialist Jerry Ross participates in the Crew Equipment Inter...
Mission Specialist Jerry Ross participates in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for STS-88 in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. The CEIT gives astronauts an opportunity to get a hands-on look at t... More
Pilot Rick Sturckow, left of center, and Mission Specialist Jerry Ross...
Pilot Rick Sturckow, left of center, and Mission Specialist Jerry Ross, right of center, participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for STS-88 in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. The CEIT g... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB training module, STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB training module, STS-95 Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski, M.D., helps with connections on the mesh cap worn by Payload Specialist John Glenn, who is a senato... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB training module, STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB training module, STS-95 Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski, M.D., helps adjust connections for the mesh cap and the Respiratory Inductance Plethysmograph (RIP)... More
STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (left) and Pilot Steven L...
STS-95 Mission Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (left) and Pilot Steven Lindsey (right) are in Discovery's midbody checking electrical connections during a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) for their mission. T... More
Technicians check the connections on the workstand holding the Mars Cl...
Technicians check the connections on the workstand holding the Mars Climate Orbiter in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2). The Mars Climate Orbiter is heading for Mars where it will p... More
Technicians check the connections on the workstand holding the Mars Cl...
Technicians check the connections on the workstand holding the Mars Climate Orbiter in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2). The Mars Climate Orbiter is heading for Mars where it will p... More
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Statio...
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Mark Rupert, with BioServe Space Technologies, checks the canisters, or incubators, that will hold an experiment to fly on mission STS-93... More
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Statio...
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Jake Freeman and Mark Rupert, with BioServe Space Technologies, check canisters, or incubators, that will hold fruit fly embryos and larv... More
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Statio...
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Dr. Haig Keshishian checks fruit fly larvae in a petri dish. The larvae are part of an experiment that is a secondary payload on mission ... More
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Statio...
In the KSC Life Sciences Building, Hangar L, Cape Canaveral Air Station, Shawn Bengtson, with Lockheed Martin, checks population cages containing fruit flies. The larvae of the flies are part of an experiment t... More
In The Space Station Processing Facility, a Multi-Element Integration ...
In The Space Station Processing Facility, a Multi-Element Integration Test (MEIT) is underway to ensure components of the International Space Station work together before they are launched into orbit. Within th... More
The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster is lowered toward a workstand i...
The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster is lowered toward a workstand in Kennedy Space Center's Vertical Processing Facility. The IUS will be mated with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and then undergo testing to ... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is lowered toward the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) in a workstand beneath it. There it will be mated with the IUS and then undergo testing to val... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is lifted from its workstand in order to move it to the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) nearby. After being mated, the two components will then unde... More
The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster is moved toward a workstand in ...
The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster is moved toward a workstand in Kennedy Space Center's Vertical Processing Facility. The IUS will be mated with the Chandra X-ray Observatory and then undergo testing to va... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is revealed with its protective cover removed. Chandra is ready for mating with the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) beneath it, to be followed by te... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is lowered onto the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) beneath it. After the two components are mated, they will undergo testing to validate the IUS/Ch... More
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is ...
In the Vertical Processing Facility, the Chandra X-ray Observatory is moved toward the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) in a workstand at right. There it will be mated with the IUS and then undergo testing to validat... More
The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster (right) is lifted out of its co...
The Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster (right) is lifted out of its container after arriving at Kennedy Space Center's Vertical Processing Facility. The IUS will be mated with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (at ... More
STS-93 Mission Specialists Catherine Coleman (left) and Michel Tognini...
STS-93 Mission Specialists Catherine Coleman (left) and Michel Tognini of France (right), representing the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), look over material on the mission payload behind them, the C... More
Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility observe the lower end of t...
Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility observe the lower end of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) that will be mated with the Chandra X-ray Observatory (out of sight above it). After the two components are ma... More
STS-93 Mission Specialists Catherine Coleman (left) and Michel Tognini...
STS-93 Mission Specialists Catherine Coleman (left) and Michel Tognini of France (right), who represents the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), look over the controls for the Chandra X-ray Observatory. ... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Th...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones (Ph.D.) looks at electrical connections on the U.S. Lab Destiny as part of a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT). Other crew... 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
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
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
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega checks out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment, while Mission Specialist Joe Tan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega checks out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment, while Mission Specialist Joe Tan... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialists C...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialists Carlos Noriega (left) and Joe Tanner check out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment. Mission STS-97 is the sixth construction... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialists Carlos Noriega (left) and Joe Tanner check out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment. Mission ST... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialists Carlos Noriega (left) and Joe Tanner check out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment. Mission ST... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialists Carlos Noriega (far left) and Joe Tanner (right) check out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-97 Mission Specialists Carlos Noriega (far left) and Joe Tanner (right) check out the mission payload, the P6 integrated truss segment... More
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its roll...
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was stalled several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. To the left is the Rotating Service Structure. The Orbiter A... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is ready to move...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is ready to move from the Vehicle Assembly Building into the light of early morning on its rollout to Launch Pad 39B. The Space Shuttle sits atop the Mobile... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platfor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Endeavour is nearly through the gate to Launch Pad 39B. To the right of the pad is a 290-foot tall water tower. To the left... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the early morning sky lights up, Spac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the early morning sky lights up, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B (on the horizon) via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is again on leve...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is again on level ground after its backward trek from Launch Pad 39B. A broken cleat on the crawler-transporter forced the reverse movement so the cleat cou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears dwarfed ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears dwarfed by the structures inside the Vehicle Assembly Building as it begins rollout to Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle rests on top of the Mobile Launch... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the early morning light behind it, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the early morning light behind it, Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to fill the opening in the Vehicle Assembly Building as it begins rollout to Launch Pad 39B on the Mobile La... More
The crack in the crawler-transporter cleat that stalled rollout of Spa...
The crack in the crawler-transporter cleat that stalled rollout of Space Shuttle Endeavour can be seen as a white dotted line on the top-center and running down the side. The cleat rests on the ground near Laun... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the Mobile...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, moves through the gate a second time to Launch Pad 39B. After a cracked cleat was noticed on one of the eight tracks on ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A repair crew works to remove a broken c...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A repair crew works to remove a broken cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter moving the Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporte... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the early morning light behind it, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the early morning light behind it, Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to fill the opening in the Vehicle Assembly Building as it begins rollout to Launch Pad 39B on the Mobile La... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is nearly throug...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is nearly through the gate on its backward trek from Launch Pad 39B. A broken cleat on the crawler-transporter forced the reverse movement so the cleat coul... More
The cracked cleat on the crawler-transporter track that stalled the ro...
The cracked cleat on the crawler-transporter track that stalled the rollout of Space Shuttle Endeavour lies on the ground near Launch Pad 39B. The cracked cleat forced the reverse of the rollout back outside th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the gate to Launch Pad 39B, Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the gate to Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) start up the incline to the top of the pad. The crawler-transporter beneath the ML... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platfor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the gate to Launch Pad 39B. To the right of the pad is a 290-foot tall water tower. Endeavour is sched... More
This close-up shows the crawler-transporter’s broken cleat (center lef...
This close-up shows the crawler-transporter’s broken cleat (center left, with a yellow ribbon around it) that caused the backward trek of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle retreated to le... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle is on the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) whic... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-transporter cleat that has a crack. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter was moving Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. Rollo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the Mobile...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, moves through the gate a second time to Launch Pad 39B. After a cracked cleat was noticed on one of the eight tracks on ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is ready to move...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is ready to move from the Vehicle Assembly Building into the light of early morning on its rollout to Launch Pad 39B. The Space Shuttle sits atop the Mobile... More
After repair of a cracked cleat on the crawler-transporter, Space Shut...
After repair of a cracked cleat on the crawler-transporter, Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B. To the left is the Rotating Service Structure. Endeavour is scheduled to be launched Nov. 30 ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was delayed several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. At the far left is the Rotatin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A repair crew begin working on replacing...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A repair crew begin working on replacing a broken cleat on this track of the crawler-transporter. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter was moving Space Shuttle Endeavou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker adjusts equipment to remove a b...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker adjusts equipment to remove a broken cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter moving the Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. The crack was noticed as the crawler-tra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Removal and replacement of the cracked c...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Removal and replacement of the cracked cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter (seen here with the Mobile Launcher Platform and Space Shuttle Endeavour on top) is nearly complete. ... More
The crack in the crawler-transporter cleat that delayed rollout of Spa...
The crack in the crawler-transporter cleat that delayed rollout of Space Shuttle Endeavour can be seen as a white dotted line on the top-center and running down the right side. The cleat rests on the ground nea... More
A new cleat, or shoe, for one of the tracks on the crawler-transporter...
A new cleat, or shoe, for one of the tracks on the crawler-transporter sits on the ground near the vehicle (in the background). A cracked cleat was noticed on the crawler as it was rolling Space Shuttle Endeavo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the early morning sky lights up, Spac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the early morning sky lights up, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B (on the horizon) via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle is on the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) whic... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to be fr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to be framed by palms in this view across the turn basin at KSC. Endeavour is inching its way to Launch Pad 39B via the crawlerway that leads from t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platfor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Perched atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Endeavour is nearly through the gate to Launch Pad 39B. To the right of the pad is a 290-foot tall water tower. To the left... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is again on leve...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is again on level ground after its backward trek from Launch Pad 39B. A broken cleat on the crawler-transporter forced the reverse movement so the cleat cou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Removal and replacement of the cracked c...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Removal and replacement of the cracked cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter (seen here with the Mobile Launcher Platform and Space Shuttle Endeavour on top) is nearly complete. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker adjusts equipment to remove a b...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker adjusts equipment to remove a broken cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter moving the Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. The crack was noticed as the crawler-tra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from across the turn basin at KSC...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from across the turn basin at KSC, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle is ... More
This close-up shows the crawler-transporter’s broken cleat (center for...
This close-up shows the crawler-transporter’s broken cleat (center foreground, with a yellow ribbon around it) that caused the backward trek of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle retreated... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was delayed several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. At the far left is the Rotatin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed across the turn basin from the Pr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed across the turn basin from the Press mound, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B (on the horizon) via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers stand by while the broken cleat ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers stand by while the broken cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter is removed. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter, moving Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to be fr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to be framed by palms in this view across the turn basin at KSC. Endeavour is inching its way to Launch Pad 39B via the crawlerway that leads from t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed across the turn basin from the Pr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed across the turn basin from the Press mound, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B (on the horizon) via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers stand by while the broken cleat ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers stand by while the broken cleat (shoe) on the crawler-transporter is removed. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter, moving Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from across the turn basin at KSC...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from across the turn basin at KSC, Space Shuttle Endeavour inches its way to Launch Pad 39B via the crawlerway that leads from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to be fr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears to be framed by palms in this view across the turn basin at KSC. Endeavour is inching its way to Launch Pad 39B (on the horizon) via the crawlerway ... More
A repair crew works to repair the broken cleat on the crawler-transpor...
A repair crew works to repair the broken cleat on the crawler-transporter, found as it was moving up the incline on Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle retreated to level ground so the broken cleat could be repaired. E... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Mobile L...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) start backing through the gate to Launch Pad 39B after a cracked cleat was discovered on the crawler-transporter. Wor... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears dwarfed ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour appears dwarfed by the structures inside the Vehicle Assembly Building as it begins rollout to Launch Pad 39B. The Shuttle rests on top of the Mobile Launch... More