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Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , June 9, 2010 -- Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech holds a special meeting to update Elizabeth Zimmerman (L), Assistant Administrator of the FEMA Recovery Directorate,  on Tennessee's recovery from severe storms and flooding in early May 2010.  David Fine/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , June 9, 2010 -- Federal C...

The original database describes this as: Title: Elizabeth Zimmerman Visits the Joint Field Office in Nashville Production Date: 06/09/2010 Caption: Nashville, Tenn. , June 9, 2010 -- Federal Coordinating Off... More

Ballıkpınar Village. Turkey

Ballıkpınar Village. Turkey

Ballıkpınar is a village 12 kilometres away from the district of Gölbaşı. The village’s history can be traced back to the mid-19th century. Several Tatar families, which had left Crimea, moved to Romania. Then,... More

Opera Square. Turkey - A black and white photo of a city

Opera Square. Turkey - A black and white photo of a city

Atatürk Boulevard, right to next to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, intersects with the Atilla Avenue (now called Talat Pasha Boulevard). Atilla Avenue is a steep street; a hill is located on its right sid... More

Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became Ankara State Conservatory), 1930s

Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became...

Music Teachers’ School was founded on November 1, 1924 under the auspices of Ministry of Education. The first principal of the school was Zeki Güngör who was also the first conductor of the Presidential Symphon... More

Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became Ankara State Conservatory), 1930s

Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became...

Music Teachers’ School was founded on November 1, 1924 under the auspices of Ministry of Education. The first principal of the school was Zeki Güngör who was also the first conductor of the Presidential Symphon... More

Ethnography Museum of Ankara, 1930s. Turkey

Ethnography Museum of Ankara, 1930s. Turkey

Although Arif Hikmey Bey was unable to give a date, it must be the last days of 1925 or the first months of 1926. It must be such cold months, since the architect remembers the frosty winds that crashed on the ... More

Port of Izmir. Turkey - A black and white photo of a harbor with boats
Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Health, Ankara Boys’ High School [Stone Maktab / Taş Mektep], Numune Hospital, 1930s

Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Health, Ankara Boys’ High School [Stone...

A scene from the Yenişehir (New City): The building of the Ministry of Health was one of the first examples of the modern architecture in Ankara. It was the first spectacular structure of the district. The site... More

Victory Monument in Ulus Square, 1st Turkish Grand National Assembly, 1930's

Victory Monument in Ulus Square, 1st Turkish Grand National Assembly, ...

Istanbul was occupied by Allied Powers of the 1st World War who came out victorious. Three days after the occupation, an assembly was decided to be gathered. It was decided that the assembly would gather in the... More

Banks Street (Atatürk Boulevard) the Building of Ziraat Bankası (Agricultural Bank), 1930s

Banks Street (Atatürk Boulevard) the Building of Ziraat Bankası (Agric...

The building of General Directorate of Ziraat Bank was designed by Italian architect Guilio Mongeri and built between 1926 and 1929. Previously, the site was home to the two-storey building of Düyun-u Umuniye (... More

Republic Boulevard, late 1930s. Turkey

Republic Boulevard, late 1930s. Turkey

The street up the Ankara Railway Station was named “Station” and the station below the Ulus Square was named “Kamutay” (General Assembly of Turkish Grand National Assembly) were combined under the name of "Repu... More

Bosphorus of the Istanbul. Turkey
Ethnography Museum of Ankara, 1930s. Turkey

Ethnography Museum of Ankara, 1930s. Turkey

Atatürk Boulevard, right to next to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, intersects with the Atilla Avenue (now called Talat Pasha Boulevard). Atilla Avenue is a steep street; a hill is located on its right sid... More

Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became Ankara State Conservatory), 1930s

Musiki Muallim Mektebi (literally Music Teachers’ School, later became...

Music Teachers’ School was founded on November 1, 1924 under the auspices of Ministry of Education. The first principal of the school was Zeki Güngör who was also the first conductor of the Presidential Symphon... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Currently, Ministry of Culture and Tourism), 1930s

Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Currently, Ministry of...

Leaving the Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), one can see the building of Ministry of Foreign Affairs right across the Atatürk Boulevard. Currently the building is used by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was ... More

Residents of Ballıkpınar Village, movie screening, 1930s. Turkey

Residents of Ballıkpınar Village, movie screening, 1930s. Turkey

People’s House of Ankara was trying to help the residents of Ankara on certain issues. During the 1930s, coffee houses used to host film screenings due to lack of movie theatres. They used to show movies not on... More

Banks Street (Atatürk Boulevard) the Building of Ziraat Bankası (Agricultural Bank), 1930s

Banks Street (Atatürk Boulevard) the Building of Ziraat Bankası (Agric...

The building of General Directorate of Ziraat Bank was designed by Italian architect Guilio Mongeri and built between 1926 and 1929. Previously, the site was home to the two-storey building of Düyun-u Umuniye (... More

Gazi Institute of Education, 1930s. Turkey

Gazi Institute of Education, 1930s. Turkey

The ground of the Ankara Gazi Mustafa Kemal Male Teachers’ Training School [Gazi Institute of Education] was broken on August 8, 1927. The building was designed by architect Kemaleddin Bey; later on Ernst A. Eg... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Exhibition House (Sergi Evi), 1934. Turkey

Atatürk Boulevard, Exhibition House (Sergi Evi), 1934. Turkey

In 1933, the National Economy and Savings Association decided to construct an exhibition building for displaying national products and organized an international contest for possible projects. A Turkish archite... More

Republic Boulevard from Victory Monument in Ulus Square to Ankara Railway Station, 1937

Republic Boulevard from Victory Monument in Ulus Square to Ankara Rail...

The Square had been named as Taşhan Square, National Sovereignty Square, Public Square and finally Ulus Square. Starting from the Ulus Square, the Republic Boulevard reaches to Ankara Railway Station. .The Vi... More

The city view from atop the Ankara Castle, 1937. Turkey

The city view from atop the Ankara Castle, 1937. Turkey

A castle gate is open. The photograph taken from the open gate shows the slowly emerging new face of the old city: Apartment blocks are rising on the side of Anafartalar Boulevard, Işıklar Boulevard and Konya S... More

Republic Boulevard, Garden of Shooting Gallery 1938. Turkey

Republic Boulevard, Garden of Shooting Gallery 1938. Turkey

On this photo, one can see the road which heads to the central city from Ankara Railway Station. The tents shown on the photo must have belonged to the workers of Culture Park (Youth Park)..The Shooting Gallery... More

Atatürk Forest Farm ‘Black Sea Pool’, 1939. Turkey

Atatürk Forest Farm ‘Black Sea Pool’, 1939. Turkey

People in Ankara used to come to the Gazi (Ghazi) Forest Farm by cars, buses and the train. During fine weather, they wouldn’t even acknowledge each other and just walk. The small, pretty train station building... More

Atatürk Forest Farm, 1939. Turkey

Atatürk Forest Farm, 1939. Turkey

During the start of spring in 1925, Atatürk mentioned his desire about building a farm in Ankara to a group of agriculturalists. He requested them to find a suitable place for the farm. The entire plane was ari... More

Atatürk Forest Farm, Pasteurized Milk Factory, workers, 1939. Turkey

Atatürk Forest Farm, Pasteurized Milk Factory, workers, 1939. Turkey

Wine and Juice Factory and Beer Factory were founded in 1925 and 1933 respectively. Pasteurized Milk Factory, yogurt, butter and cheese plants were opened. Ice Factory was able to produce 4 tonnes of ice daily.... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Currently, Ministry of Culture and Tourism), 1940s

Atatürk Boulevard, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Currently, Ministry of...

This photograph was taken before the Great Theatre; the building across the street is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A bus is on the move. It is one of the buses purchased from the Soviet Union with olive and... More

Cibali Cigaratte Factory, İstanbul, 1940's. Turkey

Cibali Cigaratte Factory, İstanbul, 1940's. Turkey

Cibali Sigara Fabrikası, İstanbul, 1940'lı yıllar. Public domain photograph of people working, worker, workforce, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

State Neighbourhood (Devlet Mahallesi), 1940s. Turkey

State Neighbourhood (Devlet Mahallesi), 1940s. Turkey

The triangle shaped plot showed in the construction plan of Hermann Jansen was allocated for the State Neighbourhood (Devlet Mahallesi). Designed by Clemens Holzmeister, the buildings of Ministry of Public Work... More

19 May Square, Ankara Railway Station, 1940s. Turkey

19 May Square, Ankara Railway Station, 1940s. Turkey

The railway line between İzmit-Ankara started operating on 27 November, 1892. The first railway station was a small and modest structure and it was inaugurated with a ceremony. The residents of Ankara flooded ... More

Ulus Square in the night, 1940s. Turkey

Ulus Square in the night, 1940s. Turkey

This photo was taken after 1941. This photo which was taken on a beautiful night shows the Ulus Square and Çankırı Street. The Directorate General of Türkiye İş Bankası (Turkey Business Bank) is the design of İ... More

Atatürk Boulevard, General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay Genel Müdürlüğü), 1940's

Atatürk Boulevard, General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızıla...

On the Atatürk Boulevard, starting next to the building of General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent, the first four-storey apartment blocks of Yenişehir district are standing next to each other: Alemdar, Koc... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Faculty of Language, History and Geography, İsmet Pasha Girls' Institute, 1940s

Atatürk Boulevard, Faculty of Language, History and Geography, İsmet P...

The other side of the Atatürk Boulevard can be seen from the Yenişehir (The New City). Female students are walking towards the Yenişehir. The refuge island of the Boulevard harbours the flowers, acacias, pines ... More

Presidential Villa, 1940s. Turkey

Presidential Villa, 1940s. Turkey

Presidential Villa was built between the years 1930 and 1932. Holzmeister sometimes wrote down his observations regarding the construction of the Villa, his encounter with Atatürk and conversations they held wi... More

The Garden of 2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly, late 1940's

The Garden of 2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly, late 1940's

In the Ankara book of the Turkey Guide authored by Hüseyin Ortak, the wide and green garden of the Turkish Grand National Assembly is depicted briefly:..“The Assembly Park is also the garden of the Grand Nation... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Radio House, 1940s. Turkey

Atatürk Boulevard, Radio House, 1940s. Turkey

During the days when the photo was taken, Ankara Radio House used to do live broadcasting. Every Saturday, Radio Kids Club programme was broadcasted. Ankara Radio Station started broadcasting at the basement fl... More

Atatürk Boulevard, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 1940s

Atatürk Boulevard, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 1940s

Right across the Post and Telegraph Administration, at the entrance of İnebolu Street, one can see a public building designed by a foreign architect. A work by Austrian architect Clemens Holzmeister who worked ... More

Güven Park and Güven Monument (The Monument of Safety), 1940s

Güven Park and Güven Monument (The Monument of Safety), 1940s

In the construction plan of Jansen, a plot which was on the north end of Devlet Mahallesi (State Neighbourhood) and near to the General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent was allocated as a park. The park buil... More

19 May Square, Ankara Railway Station, Railway Station Club, Building of Directorate General of State Railways, 1940s

19 May Square, Ankara Railway Station, Railway Station Club, Building ...

The railway line between İzmit-Ankara started operating on 27 November, 1892. The first railway station was a small and modest structure and it was inaugurated with a ceremony. The residents of Ankara flooded ... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Radio House, 1940s. Turkey

Atatürk Boulevard, Radio House, 1940s. Turkey

During the days when the photo was taken, Ankara Radio House used to do live broadcasting. Every Saturday, Radio Kids Club programme was broadcasted. Ankara Radio Station started broadcasting at the basement fl... More

Kızılay and Güven Parks, Cemil Uybadın Villa, 1940s. Turkey

Kızılay and Güven Parks, Cemil Uybadın Villa, 1940s. Turkey

The photo was taken from the top floor of General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent. We see Kızılay Park, Güven Park and Güven Monument. The left line of the Atatürk Boulevard also can be seen. The highest bu... More

2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly, late 1940s. Turkey

2nd Turkish Grand National Assembly, late 1940s. Turkey

In the Ankara book of the Turkey Guide authored by Hüseyin Orak, the wide and green garden of the Turkish Grand National Assembly is depicted briefly:..The Assembly Park is also the garden of the Grand National... More

Old Houses of Ankara, 1940's. Turkey

Old Houses of Ankara, 1940's. Turkey

Back in the days, the old Ankara was just consisted of a castle situated on top of a hill with houses scattered around the foothill, bazaars and market places. The castle would make it clear to the observing ey... More

Atatürk Boulevard, General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay Genel Müdürlüğü), Yenişehir Apartment Blocks, 1950s

Atatürk Boulevard, General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızıla...

On the Atatürk Boulevard, starting next to the building of General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent, the first four-storey apartment blocks of Yenişehir district are standing next to each other: Alemdar, Koc... More

Ankara Castle, early 1950s. Turkey

Ankara Castle, early 1950s. Turkey

Back in the days, the old Ankara was just consisted of a castle situated on top of a hill with houses scattered around the foothill, bazaars and market places. The castle would make it clear to the observing ey... More

Anafartalar Boulevard, Köklü Office Building and shops, 1950s. Turkey

Anafartalar Boulevard, Köklü Office Building and shops, 1950s. Turkey

When you walk across the street by the Büyük Apartman (Grand Building) at the Anafartalar Boulevard, you come across with the building of Ankara Municipality by architect Nezih Eldem, which was completed in 194... More

Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), 1950s. Turkey

Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), 1950s. Turkey

German city planner and architect Hermann Jansen, who came to Turkey in 1928, devised a land-use plan for Ankara. The land-use plan of Ankara was approved in 1932. The plan revealed that Jansen had allocated sp... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Grand Movie Theater and the Office Block, 1950s

Atatürk Boulevard, Grand Movie Theater and the Office Block, 1950s

From left to right: Grand Movie Theatre, And (Pledge) Apartment Building of Turgut Demirdağ and Bulvar Apartment Building of Öztrak Family. It is not in the photo yet, but İşçi Sigortaları Hanı (Workers’ Insura... More

Bent Stream, 1950s. Turkey

Bent Stream, 1950s. Turkey

Back in the days, the old Ankara was just consisted of a castle situated on top of a hill with houses scattered around the foothill, bazaars and market places. The castle would make it clear to the observing ey... More

Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), 1950s. Turkey

Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park), 1950s. Turkey

All areas of daily life were becoming diversified in Ankara. In addition to the pools of Orman Çiftliği (Forest Farm) and Çubuk Dam, Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park) almost brought a sea to the middle of Ankara plain... More

Atatürk Boulevard, Great Theatre (Ankara Opera House), 1952. Turkey

Atatürk Boulevard, Great Theatre (Ankara Opera House), 1952. Turkey

The building of Turkish State Opera and Ballet was inaugurated on the evening of April 2, 1948, with a concert composed of the works of Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Necil Kâzım Akses, Ulvi Cemal Erkin and Cemal Reşit Re... More

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 room for all remaining shuttle launches, and will also be used daily to manage operations in the Orbiter Processing Facilities and for integrated processing for the shuttle. The firing room now includes sound-suppressing walls and floors, new humidity control, fire-suppression systems and consoles, support tables with  computer stations, communication systems and laptop computer ports.  FR 4 also has power and computer network connections and a newly  improved Checkout, Control and Monitor Subsystem. The renovation is part of the Launch Processing System Extended  Survivability Project that began in 2003. United Space Alliance's Launch Processing System directorate managed the FR 4 project for NASA. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-06pd1203

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. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Project Morpheus prototype lander’s engine begins to fire during a tether test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility. During the test, the lander is lifted 20 feet by crane, and will ascend another 10 feet, maneuver backwards 10 feet, and then fly forward and descend to its original position, landing at the end of the tether onto a transportable launch platform. Testing of the prototype lander was performed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for tethered and free flight testing at Kennedy.    The landing facility will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus utilizes an autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, payload that will allow it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov.  Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2013-4285

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Project Morpheus prototype lander’s engine begins to fire during a tether test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility. During the ... More

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 the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Morpheus is designed to demonstrate new green propellant propulsion systems and autonomous landing and an Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology, or ALHAT, system.      Checkout of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for its first free flight. The SLF site will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2012-4110

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. -- Kennedy Space Center engineer Marc Seibert presents the Communication Award to the University of New Hampshire team members during NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition award ceremony inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The team moved 10 kilograms of simulated Martian soil with its robot while using the least amount of communication power. More than 35 teams from colleges and universities around the U.S. designed and built remote-controlled robots for the mining competition.     The competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to engage and retain students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields by expanding opportunities for student research and design. Teams use their remote-controlled robotics to maneuver and dig in a supersized sandbox filled with a crushed material that has characteristics similar to Martian soil. The objective of the challenge is to see which team’s robot can collect and move the most regolith within a specified amount of time. The competition includes on-site mining, writing a systems engineering paper, performing outreach projects for K-12 students, slide presentation and demonstrations, and team spirit. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/nasarmc. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett 2014-2685

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center engineer Marc Seibert pre...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center engineer Marc Seibert presents the Communication Award to the University of New Hampshire team members during NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition award ceremony i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- John J. “Tip” Talone (right) poses with Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and his wife during the annual National Space Club Debus Award Banquet.  Talone received the award that was created to recognize significant achievements made in Florida to American aerospace efforts. The event was held at the Dr. Kurt H. Debus Conference Facility in the Visitor Complex.  Talone is director of the International Space Station/Payloads Processing directorate at KSC that is responsible for prelaunch and launch preparations for all Shuttle payloads. He was honored for his outstanding personal and professional efforts in supporting the U.S. space program, especially in his current role. The award was created by the National Space Club Florida Committee to recognize significant achievements and contributions made in Florida to American aerospace efforts.  It is named for Dr. Kurt H. Debus, first director of KSC, from 1962 to 1974. KSC-04pd0683

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- John J. “Tip” Talone (right) poses with ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- John J. “Tip” Talone (right) poses with Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach and his wife during the annual National Space Club Debus Award Banquet. Talone received the award tha... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steady progress is made on the construction of the hazard field for the Project Morpheus lander near the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Testing of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for its first free flight. The SLF will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus utilizes an autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, payload that will allow it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3659

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steady progress is made on the construction of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steady progress is made on the construction of the hazard field for the Project Morpheus lander near the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Te... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – From left, Chirold Epp, the Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology, or ALHAT, project manager, and Jon Olansen, Morpheus project manager, speak to members of the media near the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Media also viewed Morpheus inside a facility near the landing facility. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces.    The landing facility provides the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/.  Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2014-2644

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – From left, Chirold Epp, the Autonomous Landing ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – From left, Chirold Epp, the Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology, or ALHAT, project manager, and Jon Olansen, Morpheus project manager, speak to members of the media near th... More

Research scientist Gary Stutte displays a wheat sample that is part of ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing is one of many studies being performed at the Biological Sciences Branch in the Spaceport Engineering and Technology Directorate at Kennedy Space Center. The branch's operations and research areas include life sciences Space Shuttle payloads, bioregenerative life-support for long-duration spaceflight and environmental/ecological stewardship KSC-00pp0691

Research scientist Gary Stutte displays a wheat sample that is part of...

Research scientist Gary Stutte displays a wheat sample that is part of ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing i... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The hazard field for the Project Morpheus lander is conveniently located near the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  In the distance is the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building.    Testing of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for its first free flight. The SLF will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus utilizes an autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, payload that will allow it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit.  For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3360

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The hazard field for the Project Morpheus lande...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The hazard field for the Project Morpheus lander is conveniently located near the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the distance is the 525-foot-tall... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steady progress is made to prepare equipment for construction of the launch platform for the Project Morpheus lander at the midfield of the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.    Testing of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for its first free flight. The SLF will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus utilizes an autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, payload that will allow it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-3747

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steady progress is made to prepare equipment fo...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Steady progress is made to prepare equipment for construction of the launch platform for the Project Morpheus lander at the midfield of the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA’s Ken... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander is being transported to the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility for free flight test number 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander will take off from the ground over a flame trench and use its autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT sensors, to survey the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2014-4799

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander is bei...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander is being transported to the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility for free flight test number 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Th... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander is prepared for transport to the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility for free flight test number 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander will take off from the ground over a flame trench and use its autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT sensors, to survey the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2014-4804

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander is pre...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander is prepared for transport to the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility for free flight test number 15 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florid... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a media event at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to showcase the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility node, STS-130 Commander George Zamka speaks to the media and guests.  Tranquility will be delivered to the station during space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission, targeted for launch in February 2010.  Others present at right of Zamka are Russ Romanella, director of the ISS and Payload Processing Directorate, STS-130 Pilot Terry Virts and Mission Specialists Stephen Robinson and Kathryn Hire, Philippe Deloo, ISS Nodes project manager with the European Space Agency, and Rafael Garcia, ISS Nodes and Express Logistics Carrier project manager with  NASA's Johnson Space Center. Managers from NASA, the European Space Agency, Thales Alenia Space and Boeing -- the organizations involved in building and processing the module for flight -- were available for a question-and-answer session during the event. Tranquility will be delivered to the station during space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission, targeted for launch in February 2010.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-3614

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a media event at NASA's Kennedy Space Ce...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a media event at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to showcase the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility node, STS-130 Commander George Zamka spea... More

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 crater-filled planetary scape, has been built so engineers can test the Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology, or ALHAT, system on the Project Morpheus lander.      Checkout of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for its first free flight. The SLF site will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4163

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians work on the buildup of a movable launch platform for the Project Morpheus lander at the midfield of the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF.    Testing of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for free flight. The SLF will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus utilizes an autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, payload that will allow it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-3109

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, tech...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians work on the buildup of a movable launch platform for the Project Morpheus lander at the midfield of the Shuttle Landing Facility, or... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Engineers and technicians prepare NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander for free flight test number 15 on a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lander will take off from the ground over a flame trench and use its autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT sensors, to survey the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2014-4802

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Engineers and technicians prepare NASA's Projec...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Engineers and technicians prepare NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander for free flight test number 15 on a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenned... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, smoke fills the air as the Project Morpheus prototype lander’s engine fires during a tether test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility. During the test, the lander was lifted 20 feet by crane, and then ascended another 10 feet, maneuvered backwards 10 feet, and then flew forward. It will descend to its original position, landing at the end of the tether onto a transportable launch platform. Testing of the prototype lander was performed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for tethered and free flight testing at Kennedy.    The landing facility will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus utilizes an autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, payload that will allow it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov.  Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2013-4289

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, smok...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, smoke fills the air as the Project Morpheus prototype lander’s engine fires during a tether test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facilit... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A technician prepares the Project Morpheus prototype lander for a second free flight test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Testing of the prototype lander was performed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for tethered and free flight testing at Kennedy. Project Morpheus integrates NASA’s automated landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, with an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, or green propellants, into a fully-operational lander that could deliver cargo to other planetary surfaces.    The landing facility will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2013-4368

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A technician prepares the Project Morpheus pro...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A technician prepares the Project Morpheus prototype lander for a second free flight test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Test... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in the Surface Systems Office in Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, talks with former NASA Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin during a demonstration of the Regolith Advanced Surface System Operations Robot, or RASSOR, at the automated landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, hazard field at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event was held to announce Moon Express Inc., of Moffett Field, California is selected to utilize Kennedy facilities for NASA's Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown, or Lunar CATALYST, initiative.     Moon Express is developing a lander with capabilities that will enable delivery of payloads to the surface of the moon, as well as new science and exploration missions of interest to  NASA and scientific and academic communities. Moon Express will base its activities at Kennedy and utilize the Morpheus ALHAT field and a hangar nearby for CATALYST testing. The Advanced Exploration Systems Division of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate manages Lunar CATALYST. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2014-4377

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Rob Mueller, left, NASA senior technologist in the Surface Systems Office in Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, talks with former NASA Apollo astronaut Buzz Al... More

Research assistant Trisha Bruno performs an analysis on potato samples at Hangar L at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The research she is performing is one of many studies at the Biological Sciences Branch in the Spaceport Engineering and Technology Directorate at Kennedy Space Center. The branch's operations and research areas include life sciences Space Shuttle payloads, bioregenerative life-support for long-duration spaceflight and environmental/ecological stewardship KSC-00pp0694

Research assistant Trisha Bruno performs an analysis on potato samples...

Research assistant Trisha Bruno performs an analysis on potato samples at Hangar L at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The research she is performing is one of many studies at the Biological Sciences Branc... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first free-flight test of NASA's Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 98-second test began at 10:02 p.m. EDT with the Morpheus lander launching from the ground over a flame trench and ascending more than 800 feet. The vehicle, with its autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT sensors, surveyed the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Morpheus then flew forward and downward covering approximately 1,300 feet while performing a 78-foot divert to simulate a hazard avoidance maneuver. The lander then descended and landed on a dedicated pad inside the test field. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces.    The landing facility provides the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/.  Photo credit: NASA/Mike Chambers KSC-2014-2707

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first free-flight test of NASA's Morpheus ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first free-flight test of NASA's Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 98-second test began at 10:02 ... More

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 demonstrate new green propellant propulsion systems and autonomous landing and an Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology, or ALHAT, system.      Checkout of the prototype lander has been ongoing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for its first free flight. The SLF site will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing. Project Morpheus is one of 20 small projects comprising the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, program in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. AES projects pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/exploration/morpheus/index.html  Photo credit: NASA/ Charisse Nahser KSC-2012-4029

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Neo Liquid Propellant Testbed inside a facility near Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, engineers are working on the buildup of the Neo test fixture and an Injector 71 engine that uses super-cooled propellants.      NASA engineers are working on the design and assembly of the Neo Liquid Propellant Testbed as part of the Engineering Directorate’s Rocket University training program. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2012-6223

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Neo Liquid Propellant Testbed inside a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Neo Liquid Propellant Testbed inside a facility near Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, engineers are working on the buildup of the Neo test fixture and a... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tom Engler, deputy director of the Center Planning and Development Directorate at Kennedy Space Center, speaks to members of the media during an Open House event at Hangar N at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of PaR Systems' partnership with Kennedy. Under a 15-year lease agreement, PaR Systems is utilizing Hangar N and its unique nondestructive testing equipment. Behind Engler is the robotic inspection cell that contains an automated X-ray system once used to scan the aft skirts of the solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle.     The partnership agreement was established by Kennedy's Center Planning and Development Directorate. The agreement is just one example of the types of partnerships that Kennedy is seeking to create a multi-user spaceport.  Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-2014-1939

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tom Engler, deputy director of the Center Plann...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Tom Engler, deputy director of the Center Planning and Development Directorate at Kennedy Space Center, speaks to members of the media during an Open House event at Hangar N at Cape Canav... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander performed a free-flight test from a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 97-second test began at 2:30 p.m. EDT with the Morpheus lander launching from the ground over a flame trench and ascending more than 800 feet. The vehicle, with its recently installed autonomous landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, sensors surveyed the hazard field to determine safe landing sites. Morpheus then flew forward and downward covering approximately 1,300 feet while performing a 78-foot divert to simulate a hazard avoidance maneuver. The lander descended and landed on a dedicated pad inside the ALHAT hazard field. Project Morpheus tests NASA’s ALHAT and an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, which are green propellants. These new capabilities could be used in future efforts to deliver cargo to planetary surfaces.      The landing facility provides the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2014-2665

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander perform...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –NASA's Project Morpheus prototype lander performed a free-flight test from a launch pad at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 97-s... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Smoke fills the air as the engine fires and the Morpheus lander launched from the ground over a flame trench. During the 54-second test, it ascended approximately 50 feet, and hovered for about 15 seconds. The lander then flew forward and landed on its pad about 23 feet from the launch point. Testing of the prototype lander was performed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for tethered and free flight testing at Kennedy. Project Morpheus integrates NASA’s automated landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, with an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, or green propellants, into a fully-operational lander that could deliver cargo to asteroids and other planetary surfaces.    The landing facility will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2013-4325

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus p...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Smoke fills the air as the engine f... More

Jan Zysko (left) and Rich Mizell (right) test a Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude Monitor in an altitude chamber at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Zysko invented the pager-sized monitor that alerts wearers of a potentially dangerous or deteriorating cabin pressure altitude condition, which can lead to life-threatening hypoxia. Zysko is chief of the KSC Spaceport Engineering and Technology directorate's data and electronic systems branch. Mizell is a Shuttle processing engineer. The monitor, which has drawn the interest of such organizations as the Federal Aviation Administration for use in commercial airliners and private aircraft, was originally designed to offer Space Shuttle and Space Station crew members added independent notification about any depressurization KSC-00padig049

Jan Zysko (left) and Rich Mizell (right) test a Personal Cabin Pressur...

Jan Zysko (left) and Rich Mizell (right) test a Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude Monitor in an altitude chamber at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Zysko invented the pager-sized monitor that alerts wearers o... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Smoke fills the air as the engine fires and the Morpheus lander launched from the ground over a flame trench. During the 54-second test, it ascended approximately 50 feet, and hovered for about 15 seconds. The lander then flew forward and landed on its pad about 23 feet from the launch point. Testing of the prototype lander was performed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for tethered and free flight testing at Kennedy. Project Morpheus integrates NASA’s automated landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, with an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, or green propellants, into a fully-operational lander that could deliver cargo to asteroids and other planetary surfaces.    The landing facility will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2013-4324

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus p...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Smoke fills the air as the engine f... More

Research scientist Vadim Rygalov describes a new low-pressure water-recycling experiment being designed to help simulate plant growth conditions on Mars. The research he is performing is one of many studies at the Biological Sciences Branch in the Spaceport Engineering and Technology Directorate at Kennedy Space Center. The branch's operations and research areas include life sciences Space Shuttle payloads, bioregenerative life-support for long-duration spaceflight and environmental/ecological stewardship KSC-00pp0692

Research scientist Vadim Rygalov describes a new low-pressure water-re...

Research scientist Vadim Rygalov describes a new low-pressure water-recycling experiment being designed to help simulate plant growth conditions on Mars. The research he is performing is one of many studies at... More

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 System Facility to (from center) NASA Associate Administrator of  Space Operations Mission Directorate William Readdy,  NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe, Center Director James Kennedy and Director of Shuttle Processing Michael E. Wetmore.  The TPSF, which creates the TPS tiles, blankets and all the internal thermal control systems for the Space Shuttles, is almost totally unserviceable at this time after losing approximately 35 percent of its roof during Hurricane Frances, which blew across Central Florida Sept. 4-5. O’Keefe and Readdy are visiting KSC to survey the damage sustained by KSC facilities from the hurricane.  The Labor Day storm also caused significant damage to the Vehicle Assembly Building and Processing Control Center.  Additionally, the Operations and Checkout Building, Vertical Processing Facility, Hangar AE, Hangar S and Hangar AF Small Parts Facility each received substantial damage. However, well-protected and unharmed were NASA’s three Space Shuttle orbiters - Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour - along with the Shuttle launch pads, all of the critical flight hardware for the orbiters and the International Space Station, and NASA’s Swift spacecraft that is awaiting launch in October. KSC-04pd1850

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Director of the center's Engineering Directorate Pat Simpkins talks to workers at the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF), which recently underwent a $35 million comprehensive upgrade that lasted four years.           The LETF was established in the 1970s to support the qualification of the Space Shuttle Program’s umbilical and T-0 mechanisms. Throughout the years, it has supported the development of systems for shuttle and the International Space Station, Delta and Atlas rockets, and various research and development programs. The LETF has unique capabilities to evolve into a versatile test and development area that supports a wide spectrum of programs. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2010-4510

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dir...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Director of the center's Engineering Directorate Pat Simpkins talks to workers at the Launch Equipment Test Facility (LETF), which recently und... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Engineers and technicians prepare the Project Morpheus prototype lander for a second free flight test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Testing of the prototype lander was performed at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for tethered and free flight testing at Kennedy. Project Morpheus integrates NASA’s automated landing and hazard avoidance technology, or ALHAT, with an engine that runs on liquid oxygen and methane, or green propellants, into a fully-operational lander that could deliver cargo to other planetary surfaces.    The landing facility will provide the lander with the kind of field necessary for realistic testing, complete with rocks, craters and hazards to avoid. Morpheus’ ALHAT payload allows it to navigate to clear landing sites amidst rocks, craters and other hazards during its descent. Project Morpheus is being managed under the Advanced Exploration Systems, or AES, Division in NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. The efforts in AES pioneer new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earth orbit. For more information on Project Morpheus, visit http://morpheuslander.jsc.nasa.gov.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2013-4369

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Engineers and technicians prepare the Project ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Engineers and technicians prepare the Project Morpheus prototype lander for a second free flight test at the north end of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in F... More

RELIABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTORATE

RELIABILITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE DIRECTORATE

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/19/1974 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

DIRECTORATE ANNUAL REVIEW, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1975 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

MATERIALS AND STRESSES M&S FURNACE ROOM - POWDER LABORATORIES - TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTORATE YEARBOOK

MATERIALS AND STRESSES M&S FURNACE ROOM - POWDER LABORATORIES - TECHNI...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/8/1976 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 49 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

MATERIALS AND STRESSES M&S FURNACE ROOM - POWDER LABORATORIES - TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTORATE YEARBOOK

MATERIALS AND STRESSES M&S FURNACE ROOM - POWDER LABORATORIES - TECHNI...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/8/1976 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: c1976_00100s 1976_00150.jpg Larsen Scan Location Building No: 49 Photographs Relating to Agency Activi... More

OFFICE OF MR AULT - ST&M SPACE MATERIALS AND MATERIALS DIRECTORATE

OFFICE OF MR AULT - ST&M SPACE MATERIALS AND MATERIALS DIRECTORATE

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 8/19/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

OFFICE OF MR AULT - ST&M SPACE MATERIALS AND MATERIALS DIRECTORATE

OFFICE OF MR AULT - ST&M SPACE MATERIALS AND MATERIALS DIRECTORATE

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 8/19/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

MATERIALS AND STRESSES M&S FURNACE ROOM - POWDER LABORATORIES - TECHNICAL SERVICES DIRECTORATE YEARBOOK

MATERIALS AND STRESSES M&S FURNACE ROOM - POWDER LABORATORIES - TECHNI...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/8/1976 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 49 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE TALK BY G AULT - E SARKAN AND DECAL

DIRECTORATE TALK BY G AULT - E SARKAN AND DECAL

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 11/10/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE TALK BY G AULT - E SARKAN AND DECAL

DIRECTORATE TALK BY G AULT - E SARKAN AND DECAL

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 11/10/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DIRECTORATE TALK BY G AULT - E SARKAN AND DECAL

DIRECTORATE TALK BY G AULT - E SARKAN AND DECAL

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 11/10/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

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