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XB-51 Landing 2, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Landing 2, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26536..9 Mar 50 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 Taxi with Chute 1

XB-51 Taxi with Chute 1

NARA B26540..29 Jun 50 Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 Landing 3, US Air Force Photo

XB-51 Landing 3, US Air Force Photo

NARA B26539..9 Mar 50 Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-51 Taxi with Chute 2

XB-51 Taxi with Chute 2

NARA B26541..29 June 50 Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-52 at Hickam 1, US Air Force Photo

B-52 at Hickam 1, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..B-52, April 68, 22nd BW, Hickam, enroute SEA

B-52 Early 003 at Edwards

B-52 Early 003 at Edwards

NARA RG 342-B Records of USAF..19 Oct 55, Edwards..003

B-47 at Philadelphia, US Air Force Photo

B-47 at Philadelphia, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG342-B..Sept 55, Philadelphia for National Air Show Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

B-47 at Eglin 2, US Air Force Photo

B-47 at Eglin 2, US Air Force Photo

NARA RG342-B..Eglin AFB, May 56 Public domain photograph of jet aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

XB-70A landing with drag chutes deployed

XB-70A landing with drag chutes deployed

(1960's) This photo shows the XB-70A #1 rolling out after landing, employing drag chutes to slow down. In the photo, the outer wing panels are slightly raised. When the XB-70 was flying at high speed, the panel... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Atlantis' unfurled drag chute as the vehicle rolls to a stop on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim. On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5629

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Atlantis...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights illuminate space shuttle Atlantis' unfurled drag chute as the vehicle rolls to a stop on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida f... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a nearly 5.3 million mile round trip to the International Space Station, space shuttle Atlantis slows down with the aid of a drag chute after landing on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle landed on orbit 202 to complete the 13-day STS-122 mission. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. Photo credit: NASA/Kenny Allen, Robert Murray KSC-08pp0440

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a nearly 5.3 million mile round tr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a nearly 5.3 million mile round trip to the International Space Station, space shuttle Atlantis slows down with the aid of a drag chute after landing on Runway 15 of the Shut... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute deployed behind space shuttle Discovery helps slow its smooth landing on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, completing the 15-day mission STS-120. Main gear touchdown was 1:01:16 p.m. Wheel stop was at 1:02:07 p.m. Mission elapsed time was 15 days, 2 hours, 24 minutes and 2 seconds. Mission STS-120 continued the construction of the station with the installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and the relocation of the P6 truss. Photo credit: NASA/Scott Haun KSC-07pd3205

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute deployed behind space s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute deployed behind space shuttle Discovery helps slow its smooth landing on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, completing the 1... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the drag chute trailing space shuttle Atlantis slows the near-invisible shuttle for landing on Runway 15 one final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim. On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module filled with more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles. STS-135 also was the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kenny Allen KSC-2011-5729

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenn...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the drag chute trailing space shuttle Atlantis slows the near-invisible shuttle for landing on Runway 15 one fi... More

A U.S. Air Force F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing"Happy Hooligans", 178th Fighter Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, deploys its drag chute after landing on the runway at Hector International Field, North Dakota. (A3604) (U.S. Air Force PHOTO) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft assigned to the 119th Fig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector International Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Relea... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the aid of a drag chute billowing behind it, space shuttle Atlantis slows to a stop on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. At left is one of the fire/rescue vehicles standing by in the event of an emergency. The shuttle landed on orbit 202 to complete the 13-day STS-122 mission. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. Photo credit: NASA/Norley Willets KSC-08pd0378

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the aid of a drag chute billowing b...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the aid of a drag chute billowing behind it, space shuttle Atlantis slows to a stop on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. At left is on... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Only space shuttle Atlantis' drag chute is visible as the spacecraft disappears into the darkness and rolls to a stop on Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. It also was the final mission for the shuttle program. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles. For more information on the space shuttle era, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/flyout. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell KSC-2011-5852

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Only space shuttle Atlantis' drag chute is vis...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Only space shuttle Atlantis' drag chute is visible as the spacecraft disappears into the darkness and rolls to a stop on Runway 15 on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space... More

Left front view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft, with its drag chute deployed, landing at Shiraz Air Base during exercise Cento

Left front view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft, with its drag chute dep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CENTO Country: Iran (IRN) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

A 507th Tactical Fighter Group F-105 Thunderchief aircraft deploys a drag chute upon landing at the base

A 507th Tactical Fighter Group F-105 Thunderchief aircraft deploys a d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Royal Air Force Schulthorpe Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: Rick Diaz Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

A right front view of a Royal Mirage aircraft landing with a drag chute deployed during exercise Pacific Consort

A right front view of a Royal Mirage aircraft landing with a drag chut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACIFIC CONSORT Base: Raaf Williamstown Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram Mau Release Status: Rel... More

An AIRMAN retrieves a drag chute from a 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-4E Phantom II aircraft at the end of a runway during Exercise PROUD PHANTOM'80

An AIRMAN retrieves a drag chute from a 70th Tactical Fighter Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROUD PHANTOM Base: Cairo West Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David E. Shaffer Release Status: Released to... More

A left front view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft, with a drag chute deployed during landing, taxiing in during exercise Brim Frost '81

A left front view of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft, with a drag chute de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '81 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft lands with its rear drag chute deployed during exercise Busy Prairie II

A B-52H Stratofortress aircraft lands with its rear drag chute deploye...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BUSY PRAIRIE II Base: Biggs Army Air Field, El Paso State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera O... More

A right rear view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft as its drag chute is released upon landing during Operation Gunsmoke '81

A right rear view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft as its drag chute is r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

A left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft as its drag chute is released upon landing during Operation Gunsmoke '81

A left side view of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft as its drag chute is re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GUNSMOKE '81 Base: Nellis Air Force Base State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

The drag chute opens on the tail of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft upon landing during exercise PHOTO Finish '81

The drag chute opens on the tail of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft upon l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '81 Base: Gulfport State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT ... More

SSGT Roberto Quinones packs a drag chute into the rear of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Reforger (Coronet Rawhide)

SSGT Roberto Quinones packs a drag chute into the rear of an F-4 Phant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCORONET RAWHIDE Base: Sola Air Base Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Re... More

Two Air National Guardsmen remove a drag chute from an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Reforger (Coronet Rawhide)

Two Air National Guardsmen remove a drag chute from an F-4 Phantom II ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: REFORGERCORONET RAWHIDE Base: Sola Air Base Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Re... More

Right side view of a Soviet Su-17 Fitter E aircraft deploying a drag chute as it lands

Right side view of a Soviet Su-17 Fitter E aircraft deploying a drag c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Kentucky Air National Guard RF-4C Phantom II aircraft deploys a drag chute while landing during Exercise CHECKERED FLAG '83

A Kentucky Air National Guard RF-4C Phantom II aircraft deploys a drag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG '83 Base: Ingolstadt Country: West Germany (FRG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT G. Dennis Plummer Release Status... More

STAFF Sergeant George H. Arney Jr. packs a drag chute into the tail section of an F-4E Phantom II aircraft

STAFF Sergeant George H. Arney Jr. packs a drag chute into the tail se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moody Air Force Base State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Lindsay Release Status: Released to... More

A left side view of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft with its drag chute deployed during Exercise GLOBAL SHIELD '84

A left side view of a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft with its drag chut...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '84 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-106 Delta Dart aircraft from 102nd Fighter Interceptor Wing arrives at the base to compete in the air-to-air weapons meet WILLIAM TELL '84. A drag chute is deployed from the tail of the aircraft

A Massachusetts Air National Guard F-106 Delta Dart aircraft from 102n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

A Michigan Air National Guard F-4C Phantom II aircraft from the 191st Fighter Interceptor Group arrives at the base to compete in the air-to-air weapons meet William Tell '84. A drag chute is deployed from the tail of the aircraft. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A Michigan Air National Guard F-4C Phantom II aircraft from the 191st ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

The drag chute is open on the Air National Guard RF-4C Phantom II aircraft as it touches down on the runway during Exercise PHOTO FINISH '81

The drag chute is open on the Air National Guard RF-4C Phantom II airc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOTO FINISH '81 Base: Gulfport Air National Guard Base State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scen... More

An RF-4C Phantom II aircraft from the 190th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron taxis to a stop with its drag chute deployed during Exercise BRIM FROST '85

An RF-4C Phantom II aircraft from the 190th Tactical Reconnaissance Sq...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BRIM FROST '85 Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

A 924th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4D Phantom II aircraft trails its drag chute while being parked in a revetment during exercise Team Spirit '85. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A 924th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4D Phantom II aircraft trails its drag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '85 Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Lou Hernandez, Usaf Relea... More

An SR-71A aircraft lands with its drag chute deployed during Air Fete '85

An SR-71A aircraft lands with its drag chute deployed during Air Fete ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public C... More

An F-4E Phantom II aircraft lands with its drag chute deployed during Air Fete '85

An F-4E Phantom II aircraft lands with its drag chute deployed during ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose Lopez Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Belgium ground crewmen reload a drag chute onto a US Air Force F-4G Phantom II Advanced Wild Weasel aircraft during a joint service exercise

Belgium ground crewmen reload a drag chute onto a US Air Force F-4G Ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bierset Air Base Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Belgium ground crewmen reload a drag chute onto a US Air Force F-4G Phantom II Advanced Wild Weasel aircraft during a joint service exercise

Belgium ground crewmen reload a drag chute onto a US Air Force F-4G Ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bierset Air Base Country: Belgium (BEL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service D... More

Aviation Structural Mechanic S (Structures) 2nd Class Craig Valoris and Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN (ATAN) Jeffery Bauder pack a drag chute into an ERA-3B Skywarrior aircraft during the US 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska

Aviation Structural Mechanic S (Structures) 2nd Class Craig Valoris an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT W. Thornton Release Status: Relea... More

A drag chute opens as an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft lands during the U.S. 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska

A drag chute opens as an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft lands during the U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORPACEX Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

A drag chute opens as an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft lands during the U.S. 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska

A drag chute opens as an A-3 Skywarrior aircraft lands during the U.S....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORPACEX Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SG... More

Plane Captain Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN (ATAA) Pat Matawan, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 34 (VAQ-34), catches the drag chute in the heat waves from a A-3 Skywarrior aircraft during the US 3rd Fleet North Pacific Exercise (NORPACEX). The joint Air Force and Navy exercise not only provides training for fighter pilots and tactical controllers, but also tests the ability of those services to operate together for the defense of Alaska

Plane Captain Aviation Electronics Technician AIRMAN (ATAA) Pat Matawa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT W. Thornton Release Status: Relea... More

A right side view of a Marine PHOTO-Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMFP-3) RF-4B Phantom II aircraft deploying a drag chute upon landing

A right side view of a Marine PHOTO-Reconnaissance Squadron 3 (VMFP-3)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A right rear view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft from the 42nd Tactical Fighter Group deploying its drag chute upon landing during the reserve training Exercise PATRIOT PEARL. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

A right rear view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft from the 42nd Tactica...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Mcleod, USAF Release Stat... More

A right front view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft from the 42nd Tactical Fighter Group deploying its drag chute upon landing during the reserve training Exercise PATRIOT PEARL. The exercise is a combined air operation of short duration designed to make maximum use of limited training

A right front view of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft from the 42nd Tactic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT David Mcleod, USAF Release Stat... More

View of a Russian MiG-29 fighter landing with drag chute deployed after demonstrating for participants at the Abbotsford Air Show. Exact Date Shot Unknown

View of a Russian MiG-29 fighter landing with drag chute deployed afte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: British Columbia (BC) Country: Canada (CAN) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Pat Nugent Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to remain in space for up to 28 days. Photo credit: NASA KSC-91PC-0770

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of th...

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the ... More

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to remain in space for up to 28 days. Photo credit: NASA KSC-91PC-0767

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of th...

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the... More

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to remain in space for up to 28 days. Photo credit: NASA KSC-91PC-0766

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, is ready to roll out of t...

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the... More

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to remain in space for up to 28 days.Photo credit: NASA KSC-91PC-0768

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of th...

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the ... More

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to remain in space for up to 28 days. Photo credit: NASA KSC-91PC-0769

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of th...

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour is ready to roll out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the or... More

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, rolls out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to remain in space for up to 28 days. Photo credit: NASA KSC-91PC-0764

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, rolls out of the hangar a...

The newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, rolls out of the hangar at Palmdale, Calif. OV-105 features many design enhancements, including a drag chute for safer landings and equipment to allow the orbiter to... More

STS-50 Columbia, OV-102, landing with drag chute deploy at KSC SLF runway 33

STS-50 Columbia, OV-102, landing with drag chute deploy at KSC SLF run...

STS050-S-105 (9 July 1992) --- The main drag chute on the Space Shuttle Columbia is fully deployed soon after the Space Shuttle touches down at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) landing facility. Landing occurred... More

Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center

As the orbiter Columbia (STS-50) rolled down Runway 33 of Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility, its distinctively colored drag chute deployed to slow down the spaceship. This landing marked OV-... More

STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 33 at KSC SLF

STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, lands on runway 33 at KSC S...

STS052-S-099 (1 Nov. 1992) --- This three-quarter front view shows the Space Shuttle Columbia just after deployment of the drag chute during landing at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. Onboard were a crew of fiv... More

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB...

STS053-S-085 (9 Dec. 1992) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Discovery is partially deployed during landing on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base. The landing ended an eight-day space mission for the STS... More

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB, Calif

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB...

STS-53 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, is slowed by a red, white, and blue drag chute during its landing on concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), California. Main landing gear (MLG) touchdow... More

Right side front, aerial view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion attempting an aerial refueling. Another CH-53E is seen in the background at the top of the frame. Both helicopters, call signs KNIGHT RIDER 22 & 23 are from HMH 164 working off the USS TRIPOLI (not shown). They are practicing aerial refueling with Raider 103, a US Marine KC-130 Hercules from VMGR 352, El Toro Marine Air Station, California (not shown). Only the fuel line and drag chute are seen from the KC-130 at the right side of the frame. This mission is in direct support of Operation Restore Hope

Right side front, aerial view of a US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion att...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RESTORE HOPE Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David Mcleod Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

STS-54 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on runway 33 at KSC's SLF

STS-54 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on runway 33 at KSC'...

STS054-S-100 (19 Jan 1993) --- The drag chute is fully deployed as the Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls toward wheelstop at KSC's Shuttle landing facility. Landing occurred at 8:38 a.m. (EST), Jan. 19, 1993. Onbo... More

STS-54 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on runway 33 at KSC's SLF

STS-54 Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, lands on runway 33 at KSC'...

STS054-S-101 (19 Jan 1993) --- The drag chute is just about to be released as the Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls toward wheelstop at KSC's Shuttle landing facility. Landing occurred at 8:38 a.m. (EST), Jan. 19, ... More

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33

STS-56 Discovery, OV-103, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF ru...

STS056-S-098 (17 April 1993) --- The drag chute is deployed following landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery on the Shuttle landing facility at the Kennedy Space Center to complete the STS-56\Atlas 2 mission. ... More

STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB, Calif

STS-55 Columbia, OV-102, drag chute deployment during landing at EAFB,...

STS055-S-089 (6 May 1993) --- The main drag chute on the Space Shuttle Columbia is almost fully deployed in this three-quarter aft view of the vehicle's runway landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. ... More

STS-57 Endeavour, OV-105, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF runway 33

STS-57 Endeavour, OV-105, with drag chute deployed lands on KSC SLF ru...

STS057-S-082 (1 July 1993) --- The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Endeavour is fully deployed in this scene on Runway 33 (KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility) as the spacecraft successfully completes a ten-day miss... More

STS-66 Atlantis Landing and Chute Deployment at Edwards

STS-66 Atlantis Landing and Chute Deployment at Edwards

The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed on runway 22 at Edwards, California, to complete the STS-66 mission dedicated to the third flight of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and... More

Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

STS060-S-035 (11 Feb 1994) --- The drag chute for Space Shuttle Discovery is deployed on the Shuttle Landing Facility, marking an end to the eight-day STS-60 mission. Landing occurred at 2:19:22 p.m. (EST). O... More

Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

The drag chute for Space Shuttle Discovery is deployed on the Shuttle Landing Facility, marking the end to the eight-day STS-60 mission. Landing occurred at 2:19:22 p.m. (035); The main landing gear on the Spac... More

Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

Landing of STS-60 Space Shuttle Discovery at Kennedy Space Center

The drag chute for Space Shuttle Discovery is deployed on the Shuttle Landing Facility, marking the end to the eight-day STS-60 mission. Landing occurred at 2:19:22 p.m. (035); The main landing gear on the Spac... More

Landing of the STS-62 Space Shuttle Columbia at Kennedy Space Center

Landing of the STS-62 Space Shuttle Columbia at Kennedy Space Center

STS062-S-029 (18 March 1994) --- The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Columbia is deployed as the spacecraft rolls down the Shuttle landing facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The scene followed almost 14 d... More

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, with drag chute deployed lands at KSC SLF

STS-65 Columbia, OV-102, with drag chute deployed lands at KSC SLF

The Space Shuttle Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, its drag chute fully deployed, completes a record duration mission as it lands on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)... More

Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-64 landing view

Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-64 landing view

STS64-S-073 (20 Sept. 1994) --- The drag chute for the space shuttle Discovery is deployed as NASA's most-heavily flown spacecraft completes a 10-day, 22-hour and 50-minute mission. Discovery, with a crew of s... More

STS-66 landing at Edwards Air Force Base

STS-66 landing at Edwards Air Force Base

STS066-S-039 (14 November 1994) --- The drag chute is fully deployed as the Space Shuttle Atlantis heads toward a stop at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, ending a successful 10 day, 22 hour and 3... More

Landing of STS-63 Discovery at KSC

Landing of STS-63 Discovery at KSC

STS063-S-015 (11 Feb. 1995) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery deploys its drag chute on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility as it wraps up an eight-day mission. Touchdown occur... More

An F-4 Phantom from 124th Fighter Group, Boise Idaho, lands with the drag chute open at Roswell Industrial Air Center

An F-4 Phantom from 124th Fighter Group, Boise Idaho, lands with the d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ROVING SANDS 95 Base: Roswell State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy... More

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bombing Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota, lands on Keflavik's runway with drag chute deployed following a simulated bomb run. The bomb run is part of the exercise NORTHERN VIKING '95

A B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bombing Wing, Minot AFB, North Dako...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN VIKING '95 Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Releas... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-73 Landing views

Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-73 Landing views

STS073-S-048 (5 November 1995) --- The drag chute on the Space Shuttle Columbia is deployed, marking the completion of its 18th Earth-orbital mission. Landing on the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility occu... More

STS-77 landing view. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

STS-77 landing view. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

STS077-S-012 (29 May 1996) --- As its drag chute is released on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the Space Shuttle Endeavour marks its return to Earth following a ten-day mission in space. Touchdow... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute pops open as the orbiter Columbia glides down Runway 33 of the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 8:36 a.m. EDT, July 7, 1996. A mission duration of 16 days, 21 hours, and 47 minutes made STS-78 the longest Shuttle flight to date. On board are a crew of seven: mission Commander Terence "Tom" Henricks; Pilot Kevin R. Kregel; Payload Commander Susan J. Helms; Mission Specialists Richard M. Linnehan and Charles E. Brady Jr.; and Payload Specialist Jean-Jacques Favier, representing the French Space Agency (CNES) and Robert Brent Thirsk, of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) . The primary payload of the 78th Shuttle flight was the Life and Microgravity Spacelab (LMS) KSC-96pc881

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute pops open as the orbiter ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute pops open as the orbiter Columbia glides down Runway 33 of the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 8:36 a.m. EDT, July 7... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbiter Atlantis swoops down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26, bringing to a successful conclusion U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid's record- setting, 188-day stay in space. Lucid's approximately six-month stay aboard the Russian Space Station Mir establishes a new U.S. record for long-duration spaceflight and also is the longest for a woman, surpassing Russian cosmonaut Elena Kondakovaþs 169-day stay on Mir. Lucid returns to Earth with the flight crew of Mission STS-79: Commander William F. Readdy; Pilot Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Thomas D. Akers, Jay Apt and Carl E. Walz. Succeeding her aboard Mir for an approximately four-month stay is fellow veteran astronaut John E. Blaha, who traveled to the station with the STS-79 flight crew. The STS-79 mission is part of the NASA/Mir program which is now into the Phase 1B portion, consisting of nine Shuttle-Mir dockings and seven long-duration flights of U.S. astronauts aboard the Russian space station between early 1996 and late 1998 KSC-96pc1126

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbite...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbiter Atlantis swoops down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26, bringing to a successful conclusion... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A KSC fire truck stands on alert as the STS-79 Space Shuttle Atlantis hurtles down Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, its drag chute billowing behind it. Atlantis touched down at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26. On board is U.S. astronaut Shannon W. Lucid, who has been living and working on the Russian Space Station Mir for about six months. Lucid has spent 188 days in space from launch aboard Atlantis in March to her return today, establishing a U.S. record for long-duration spaceflight as well as representing the longest spaceflight for a woman. Succeeding Lucid on Mir is U.S. astronaut John E. Blaha, who embarked to Mir with the STS-79 crew. The commander of Mission STS-79 is William F. Readdy; Terrence W. Wilcutt is the pilot, and the three mission specialists are Jay Apt, Thomas D. Akers and Carl E. Walz KSC-96pc1124

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A KSC fire truck stands on alert as the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A KSC fire truck stands on alert as the STS-79 Space Shuttle Atlantis hurtles down Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, its drag chute billowing behind it. Atlantis touched... More

Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-79 landing views

Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-79 landing views

STS079-S-021 (26 Sept. 1996) --- The drag chute on the space shuttle Atlantis is fully deployed as the orbiter rolls down Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), bring... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 on the second opportunity at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission and return NASA astronaut John Blaha to Earth after four months in space. At main gear touchdown, the STS-81 mission duration was 10 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes. This was the 34th KSC landing in Shuttle history. Mission Commander Michael A. Baker flew Atlantis to a perfect landing, with help from Pilot Brent W. Jett, Jr. Other returning STS-81 crew members are Mission Specialists John M.Grunsfeld, Peter J. K. "Jeff" Wisoff and Marsha S. Ivins. Atlantis also brought back experiment samples from the Russian space station Mir for analysis on Earth, along with Russian logistics equipment KSC-97pc190

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 on the second opportunity at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir d... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 on the second opportunity at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission and return NASA astronaut John Blaha to Earth after four months in space. At main gear touchdown, the STS-81 mission duration was 10 days, 4 hours, 55 minutes. This was the 34th KSC landing in Shuttle history. Mission Commander Michael A. Baker flew Atlantis to a perfect landing, with help from Pilot Brent W. Jett, Jr. Other returning STS-81 crew members are Mission Specialists John M.Grunsfeld, Peter J. K. "Jeff" Wisoff and Marsha S. Ivins. Atlantis also brought back experiment samples from the Russian space station Mir for analysis on Earth, along with Russian logistics equipment KSC-97pc191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 on the second opportunity at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir d... More

The landing of STS-81 Atlantis, OV-104, on a runway at KSC's SLF

The landing of STS-81 Atlantis, OV-104, on a runway at KSC's SLF

STS081-S-010 (22 Jan. 1997) --- A drag chute is deployed as the Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls toward a wheels stopped mode on Runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Columbia hurtles down Runway 33 at KSCþs Shuttle Landing Facility to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission. With main gear touchdown at 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, April 8, the STS-83 mission duration was 3 days, 23 hours, 12 minutes. The planned 16-day mission was cut short by a faulty fuel cell. This is only the third time in Shuttle program history that an orbiter was brought home early due to a mechanical problem. This was also the 36th KSC landing since the program began in 1981. Mission Commander James D. Halsell, Jr. flew Columbia to a perfect landing with help from Pilot Susan L. Still. Other crew members are Payload Commander Janice E. Voss; Mission Specialists Michael L.Gernhardt and Donald A. Thomas; and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. In spite of the abbreviated flight, the crew was able to perform MSL-1 experiments. The Spacelab-module-based experiments were used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station and to conduct combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing investigations KSC-97pc599

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Columbia hurtles down Runway 33 at KSCþs Shuttle Landing Facility to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission. Wit... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Columbia hurtles down Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission. With main gear touchdown at 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, April 8, the STS-83 mission duration was 3 days, 23 hours, 12 minutes. The planned 16-day mission was cut short by a faulty fuel cell. This is only the third time in Shuttle program history that an orbiter was brought home early due to a mechanical problem. This was also the 36th KSC landing since the program began in 1981. Mission Commander James D. Halsell, Jr. flew Columbia to a perfect landing with help from Pilot Susan L. Still. Other crew members are Payload Commander Janice E. Voss; Mission Specialists Michael L.Gernhardt and Donald A. Thomas; and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. In spite of the abbreviated flight, the crew was able to perform MSL-1 experiments. The Spacelab-module-based experiments were used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station and to conduct combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing investigations KSC-97pc604

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Columbia hurtles down Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission. Wit... More

Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and the Mate-Demate Device, the Space Shuttle Atlantis with its drag chute deployed touches down on KSC’s Runway 33 at the conclusion of the STS-84 mission. The Shuttle Training Aircraft with astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell at the controls is flying in front of Atlantis. Cockrell is acting deputy chief of the Astronaut Office. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997. The first landing opportunity was waved off because of low cloud cover. It was the 37th landing at KSC since the Shuttle program began in 1981, and the eighth consecutive landing at KSC. STS-84 was the sixth of nine planned dockings of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. Atlantis was docked with the Mir for five days. STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale replaced astronaut and Mir 23 crew member Jerry M. Linenger, who has been on the Russian space station since Jan. 15. Linenger returned to Earth on Atlantis with the rest of the STS-84 crew, Mission Commander Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Eileen Marie Collins, and Mission Specialists Carlos I. Noriega, Edward Tsang Lu, Elena V. Kondakova of the Russian Space Agency and Jean-Francois Clervoy of the European Space Agency. Foale is scheduled to remain on the Mir for approximately four months, until he is replaced by STS-86 crew member Wendy B. Lawrence in September. Besides the docking and crew exchange, STS-84 included the transfer of more than 7,300 pounds of water, logistics and science experiments and hardware to and from the Mir. Scientific experiments conducted during the STS-84 mission, and scheduled for Foale’s stay on the Mir, are in the fields of advanced technology, Earth sciences, fundamental biology, human life sciences, International Space Station risk mitigation, microgravity sciences and space sciences KSC-97PC844

Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and ...

Framed by the Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, at left, and the Mate-Demate Device, the Space Shuttle Atlantis with its drag chute deployed touches down on KSC’s Runway 33 at the conclusion of the STS... More

The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, with its drag chute deployed, rolls out on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. The Shuttle Training Aircraft piloted by astronaut Kenneth D. Cockrell, acting deputy chief of the Astronaut Office, is flying above Atlantis. Main gear touchdown was at 9:27:44 EDT on May 24, 1997. The first landing opportunity was waved off because of low cloud cover. It was the 37th landing at KSC since the Shuttle program began in 1981, and the eighth consecutive landing at KSC. STS-84 was the sixth of nine planned dockings of the Space Shuttle with the Russian Space Station Mir. Atlantis was docked with the Mir for five days. STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale replaced astronaut and Mir 23 crew member Jerry M. Linenger, who has been on the Russian space station since Jan. 15. Linenger returned to Earth on Atlantis with the rest of the STS-84 crew, Mission Commander Charles J. Precourt, Pilot Eileen Marie Collins, and Mission Specialists Carlos I. Noriega, Edward Tsang Lu, Elena V. Kondakova of the Russian Space Agency and JeanFrancois Clervoy of the European Space Agency. Foale is scheduled to remain on the Mir for approximately four months, until he is replaced by STS-86 crew member Wendy B. Lawrence in September. Besides the docking and crew exchange, STS-84 included the transfer of more than 7,300 pounds of water, logistics and science experiments and hardware to and from the Mir. Scientific experiments conducted during the STS-84 mission, and scheduled for Foale’s stay on the Mir, are in the fields of advanced technology, Earth sciences, fundamental biology, human life sciences, International Space Station risk mitigation, microgravity sciences and space sciences KSC-97PC845

The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, with its drag chute deployed, roll...

The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis, with its drag chute deployed, rolls out on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of the nine-day STS-84 mission. The Shuttle Training Aircraft piloted... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. and Pilot Susan L. Still at the controls to complete the STS-94 mission. Also on board are Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas, Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt , Payload Commander Janice Voss, and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. Mission elapsed time for STS-94 was 15 days,16 hours, 44 seconds. During the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission, the Spacelab module was used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducted combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments. This mission was a reflight of the STS-83 mission that lifted off from KSC in April of this year. That space flight was cut short due to indications of a faulty fuel cell. This was Columbia’s 11th landing at KSC and the 38th landing at the space center in the history of the Shuttle program KSC-97PC1049

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. and Pilot Susan L. Still at the controls to complete the STS-94 mission. Also on board are Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas, Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt , Payload Commander Janice Voss, and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. Mission elapsed time for STS-94 was 15 days,16 hours, 44 seconds. During the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission, the Spacelab module was used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducted combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments. This mission was a reflight of the STS-83 mission that lifted off from KSC in April of this year. That space flight was cut short due to indications of a faulty fuel cell. This was Columbia’s 11th landing at KSC and the 38th landing at the space center in the history of the Shuttle program KSC-97PC1045

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. and Pilot Susan L. Still at the controls to complete the STS-94 mission. Also on board are Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas, Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt , Payload Commander Janice Voss, and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. Mission elapsed time for STS-94 was 15 days,16 hours, 44 seconds. During the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission, the Spacelab module was used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducted combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments. This mission was a reflight of the STS-83 mission that lifted off from KSC in April of this year. That space flight was cut short due to indications of a faulty fuel cell. This was Columbia’s 11th landing at KSC and the 38th landing at the space center in the history of the Shuttle program KSC-97PC1051

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D. Halsell Jr. and Pilot Susan L. Still at the controls to complete the STS-94 mission. Also on board are Mission Specialist Donald A. Thomas, Mission Specialist Michael L. Gernhardt , Payload Commander Janice Voss, and Payload Specialists Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. Mission elapsed time for STS-94 was 15 days,16 hours, 44 seconds. During the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission, the Spacelab module was used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducted combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments. This mission was a reflight of the STS-83 mission that lifted off from KSC in April of this year. That space flight was cut short due to indications of a faulty fuel cell. This was Columbia’s 11th landing at KSC and the 38th landing at the space center in the history of the Shuttle program KSC-97PC1052

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 6:46:34 a.m. EDT with Mission Commander James D.... More

STS-85 Discovery OV-103 landing

STS-85 Discovery OV-103 landing

STS085-S-013 (19 August 1997) --- The drag chute of the Space Shuttle Discovery is fully deployed in this scene of the spacecraft's landing on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The landing, at 7:08 ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:07:59 a.m. EDT Aug. 19 to complete the 11-day, 20-hour and 27-minute-long STS-85 mission. At the controls are Commander Curtis L. Brown, Jr. and Pilot Kent V. Rominger. The first landing opportunity on Aug. 18 was waved off due to the potential for ground fog. Also onboard the orbiter are Payload Commander N. Jan Davis, Mission Specialist Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson and Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason. During the 86th Space Shuttle mission, the crew deployed the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the AtmosphereShuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS-2) free-flyer to conduct research on the Earth’s middle atmosphere, retrieving it on flight day 9. The crew also conducted investigations with the Manipulator Flight Demonstration (MFD), Technology Applications and Science-1 (TAS-1) and International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker-2 (IEH-2) experiments. Robinson also made observations of the comet Hale-Bopp with the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWIS) while other members of the crew conducted biological experiments in the orbiter’s crew cabin. This was the 39th landing at KSC in the history of the Space Shuttle program and the 11th touchdown for Discovery at the space center KSC-97PC1256

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:07:59 a.m. EDT Aug. 19 to complete the 11-day, 20-hou... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:07:59 a.m. EDT Aug. 19 to complete the 11-day, 20-hour and 27-minute-long STS-85 mission. At the controls are Commander Curtis L. Brown, Jr. and Pilot Kent V. Rominger. The first landing opportunity on Aug. 18 was waved off due to the potential for ground fog. Also onboard the orbiter are Payload Commander N. Jan Davis, Mission Specialist Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson and Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason. During the 86th Space Shuttle mission, the crew deployed the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the AtmosphereShuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS-2) free-flyer to conduct research on the Earth’s middle atmosphere, retrieving it on flight day 9. The crew also conducted investigations with the Manipulator Flight Demonstration (MFD), Technology Applications and Science-1 (TAS-1) and International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker-2 (IEH-2) experiments. Robinson also made observations of the comet Hale-Bopp with the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWIS) while other members of the crew conducted biological experiments in the orbiter’s crew cabin. This was the 39th landing at KSC in the history of the Space Shuttle program and the 11th touchdown for Discovery at the space center KSC-97PC1250

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:07:59 a.m. EDT Aug. 19 to complete the 11-day, 20-hou... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:07:59 a.m. EDT Aug. 19 to complete the 11-day, 20-hour and 27-minute-long STS-85 mission. At the controls are Commander Curtis L. Brown, Jr. and Pilot Kent V. Rominger. The first landing opportunity on Aug. 18 was waved off due to the potential for ground fog. Also onboard the orbiter are Payload Commander N. Jan Davis, Mission Specialist Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson and Payload Specialist Bjarni V. Tryggvason. During the 86th Space Shuttle mission, the crew deployed the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the AtmosphereShuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS-2) free-flyer to conduct research on the Earth’s middle atmosphere, retrieving it on flight day 9. The crew also conducted investigations with the Manipulator Flight Demonstration (MFD), Technology Applications and Science-1 (TAS-1) and International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker-2 (IEH-2) experiments. Robinson also made observations of the comet Hale-Bopp with the Southwest Ultraviolet Imaging System (SWIS) while other members of the crew conducted biological experiments in the orbiter’s crew cabin. This was the 39th landing at KSC in the history of the Space Shuttle program and the 11th touchdown for Discovery at the space center KSC-397d22f3

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:07:59 a.m. EDT Aug. 19 to complete the 11-day, 20-hou... More

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million miles. Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program KSC-97PC1751

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 t... More

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15-day, 16-hour and 34-minute-long STS-87 mission of 6.5 million miles. Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Winston Scott; Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; and Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; along with Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. During the 88th Space Shuttle mission, the crew performed experiments on the United States Microgravity Payload-4 and pollinated plants as part of the Collaborative Ukrainian Experiment. This was the 12th landing for Columbia at KSC and the 41st KSC landing in the history of the Space Shuttle program KSC-97PC1743

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...

With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m... More

STS-90 Landing, NASA Space Shuttle Landing Facility

STS-90 Landing, NASA Space Shuttle Landing Facility

(May 3, 1998) A flock of birds takes flight as the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 22 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility to complete the nearly 16-day STS-90 mission. Main ... More

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