Gemini 5 Launch, NASA Gemini program
NASA launched the Gemini 5 spacecraft, August 21, 1965 at 0900 EST on a planned eight-day mission from Complex 19. Astronaut Gordon Cooper was the Command Pilot and Charles Conrad the Pilot. This was the longes... More
Gemini 5, NASA Gemini program - A close up of a patch with a wagon on ...
August 21-29, 1965 – 7 days, 22 hours. 55 minutes, 14 seconds.Astronauts – L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. (Commander), Charles Conrad, Jr. (Pilot).The objective of the Gemini V mission was to evaluate rendezvous Guidanc... More
Gemini 5 Splashdown and Recovery
(August 29, 1965) Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., Command Pilot of the Gemini V spacecraft is hoisted into a recovery helicopter after the Gemini 5 eight day mission. The NASA Gemini 5 spacecraft was launched ... More
INSIDE S/C (Spacecraft) (Prime Crew)
S65-46388 (21 Aug. 1965) --- Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr. (foreground) and Charles Conrad Jr. are pictured in their Gemini-5 spacecraft moments before the hatches are closed. The Gemini-5 spaceflight is plan... More
Gemini-Titan (GT)-5 - On Pad (Erector being Lowered) - Cape
S65-49568 (21 Aug. 1965) --- The erector at Pad 19 is lowered in preparation for the launch of the Gemini-5 spacecraft. Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr., command pilot; and Charles Conrad Jr., pilot, are crew me... More
GT-5 Command Pilot Suiting Up. NASA public domain image colelction.
S65-46375 (21 Aug. 1965) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., Gemini-5 command pilot, gets help with the donning of his spacesuit by NASA suit technician Clyde Teague during suiting up operations. Astronaut Char... More
Gt-5 Prime Crew Addressing the House of Representatives
S65-44234 (14 Sept. 1965) --- The Gemini-5 crew, astronauts L. Gordon Cooper Jr., command pilot, and Charles Conrad Jr., pilot, receive a standing ovation during their visit to the U.S. House of Representatives... More
Apollo 11 Launch, NASA Apollo program
(July 16, 1969) The American flag heralds the flight of Apollo 11, the first Lunar landing mission. The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle rise...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle rises past the launch tower as it lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The American flag heralds the flight of A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The American flag heralds the flight of Apollo 11, man's first lunar landing mission. The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Col... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lif...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center'... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lif...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center'... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle, at Launch Pad 39A, awaits the liftoff scheduled for 9:32 a.m. EDT today, along with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lift...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from KSC's Launch Complex ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lif...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle clim...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle climbs toward orbit after liftoff from Pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT. In two-and-a-half minutes of powered flight, the S-IC booster lifts the vehicl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lif...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center'... More
LANDING - STS-3 - NORTHRUP STRIP, NM
S82-28839 (30 March 1982) --- Seconds from touchdown, the space shuttle Columbia (STS-3), with astronauts Jack R. Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton aboard, comes into view of a large crowd on hand to greet it at t... More
LANDING - STS-3 - NORTHRUP STRIP, NM
S82-28840 (30 March 1982) --- T-38 chase planes remain relatively close to the NASA reusable space shuttle Columbia (STS-3) as it heads for a completion of an eight-day mission on the White Sands Missile Range'... More
CREW TRAINING (EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY [EVA]) - STS-41G - JSC
S84-36956 (1 July 1984) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, 41-G crew commander, prepares his SCUBA mask prior to submerging into the weightless environment training facility's 25 ft. deep pool to observe a simula... More
Photo of the earth before touchdown of Challenger and end of STS 41-G
41G-102-047 (13 Oct. 1984) --- An unusual picture, photographed by astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan, shows the beginning and ending location of her eight-day mission in space with six other 41-G crew members aboar... More
View of the Flight Control Room in the MCC during STS 51-A
51A-90016 (8 Nov 1984) --- J. E. Conner, on duty at the integrated communcations officer console in the second floor Flight Control Room (FCR) of the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Mission Control Center (MCC), w... More
Landing of the Shuttle Challenger at Edwards AFB and end of STS 51-F m...
51F-S-161 (6 Aug 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Challenger, with its seven member crew and battery of scientific experiments aboard, eases its rear landing gear onto the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in ... More
STS-44 Pilot Henricks uses Visual Function Tester (VFT) on OV-104's mi...
STS044-14-013 (24 Nov-1 Dec 1991) --- Terence T. (Tom) Henricks, STS-44 pilot, tests his visual acuity with the Visual Function Test (VFT) apparatus. This photograph was among the first released by NASA follow... More
STS-44 MS Musgrave looks out OV-104's side hatch viewport on middeck
STS044-32-003 (24 Nov.-1 Dec. 1991) --- Astronaut F. Story Musgrave, STS-44 mission specialist, makes visual observations through Atlantis' hatch window. This photograph was among the first released by NASA fol... More
STS-42 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB...
STS042-S-093 (30 Jan 1992) --- Space Shuttle Discovery is just about to ease down its main gear on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. Main gear touchdown occurred at 8:07:18 a.m. (PST... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-42) is just about to ease down its main gear on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The successful landing completed an eight-day mission for five NASA astron... More
STS-42 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lands on runway 22 at EAFB...
STS042-S-094 (30 Jan 1992) --- Space Shuttle Discovery lands on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California to complete an eight-day mission. Main gear touchdown occurred at 8:07:18 a.m. (PST), ... More
STS-46 Commander Shriver eats candy (M&Ms) on OV-104's aft flight deck
STS046-35-013 (31 July-8 Aug. 1992) --- Astronaut Loren J. Shriver, STS-46 commander, pursues several floating chocolate candies on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it makes one of its 127 total... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Atlantis (STS-46) touched down at Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility completing an eight day mission of five NASA astronauts and two Europeans. The vehicle assembly ... More
STS-46 Pilot Allen uses cycle ergometer on OV-104's middeck
STS046-24-025 (31 July-8 Aug. 1992) --- Astronaut Andrew M. Allen, STS-46 pilot, exercises on the bicycle ergometer device on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it makes one of its 127 total orbit... More
Crewmembers in the aft flight deck.
STS053-01-034 (2-9 Dec 1992) --- From the Space Shuttle Discovery's aft flight deck, astronaut Guion S. Bluford, mission specialist, uses a handheld 70mm Hasselblad to photograph a point on Earth. Bluford was ... More
Launch of STS-60 Shuttle Discovery
STS060-S-106 (3 Feb 1994) --- Palm trees are silhouetted in the foreground of this 70mm image as the Space Shuttle Discovery heads toward an eight-day mission in Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred as scheduled at 7... More
Launch of STS-60 Shuttle Discovery
STS060-S-105 (3 Feb 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery heads toward an eight-day mission in Earth orbit with five NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut aboard. Liftoff occurred as scheduled at 7:10 a.m. (... More
Launch of STS-60 Shuttle Discovery
Launch Complex 39 is in partial darkness as the Space Shuttle Discovery heads toward an eight-day mission in Earth orbit. Liftoff occurred as scheduled at 7:10 a.m., February 3, 1994.
BREMSAT satellite launched from STS-60 Discovery cargo bay
STS060-93-043 (9 Feb 1994) --- BREMSAT, a 140 pound (63 kilogram) satellite, quickly leaves the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The 480 mm (19 inch) deployable satellite was built by the University o... More
Kennedy Space Center, Florida as seen from STS-60
STS060-84-021 (3-11 Feb 1994) --- The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and its partially cloud-covered environs were captured on 70mm by one of the STS-60 crew members during the eight-day mission. The Shuttle landi... More
Astronaut Collins and cosmonaut Titov organize TIPS paper messages
STS063-86-028 (3-11 Feb 1995) --- On the Space Shuttle Discovery's middeck, astronaut Eileen M. Collins and cosmonaut Vladimir G. Titov attempt to organize a lengthy mail message from flight controllers on Eart... More
Landing of STS-63 Discovery at KSC
STS063-S-012 (11 Feb 1995) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery is about to touch down on Runway 15 at the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) Shuttle Landing Facility to complete an eight-day mission. Touchdown occurred ... More
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
Startled birds scatter as the stillness of a summer morning is broken ...
Startled birds scatter as the stillness of a summer morning is broken by a giant's roar. The Space Shuttle Discovery thundered into space from Launch Pad 39B at 9:41:55:078 a.m. EDT. STS-70 is the 70th Shuttle ... More
STS044-06-016 - STS-044 - STS-44 OV-104's airlock hatch with tennis sh...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-44 airlock hatch is decorated with two pairs of tennis shoes and a Presidential Sports Award Jogging patch (insignia) on the middeck of Atlantis, Or... More
STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) dons his launch an...
STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) dons his launch and entry suit for the second time in two days before heading out to Launch Pad 39B and liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery. The previous launc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Gruns...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), in his orange launch and entry suit, is assisted by closeout crew members in the White Room before entering the orbiter. At le... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicoll...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier, in his orange launch and entry suit, shakes hands with NASA Quality Assurance Specialist Danny Wyatt in the White Room before entering ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Fo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), in his orange launch and entry suit, is assisted by closeout crew members in the White Room before entering the orbiter. At lef... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the White Room, STS-103 Mission Speci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the White Room, STS-103 Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith and Jean-Francois Clervoy, in their orange launch and entry suits, are getting ready to enter Space Shuttle Discovery... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly, in his ora...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly, in his orange launch and entry suit, waits for assistance from closeout crew members in the White Room before entering the orbiter. Seen at left is Un... More
After donning his launch and entry suit, STS-103 Mission Specialist Jo...
After donning his launch and entry suit, STS-103 Mission Specialist John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.) signals he's ready for the second launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery. The previous launch attempt on Dec. 17 ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith, in his orange launch and entry suit, waits for assistance from closeout crew members in the White Room before entering the orbiter. From... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., in his orange launch and entry suit, enjoys a laugh with closeout crew members in the White Room before entering the orbiter. From left are U... More
After donning his launch and entry suit, STS-103 Mission Specialist St...
After donning his launch and entry suit, STS-103 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith shows a positive attitude over the second launch attempt for Space Shuttle Discovery. The previous launch attempt on Dec. 17 w... More
STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. is suited up and ready to go for...
STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. is suited up and ready to go for the second launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery. The previous launch attempt on Dec. 17 was scrubbed about 8:52 p.m. due to numerous v... More
After donning his launch and entry suit, a grinning STS-103 Mission Sp...
After donning his launch and entry suit, a grinning STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerland signals he is ready for the second launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery. The previous launch a... More
STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly is suited up and ready for the second lau...
STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly is suited up and ready for the second launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery. The previous launch attempt on Dec. 17 was scrubbed about 8:52 p.m. due to numerous violations of we... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Discovery looks like a blue ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Discovery looks like a blue ghost as it drops from the darkness onto lighted runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. After traveling more than 3,267,000 miles on a... More
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-103 crew poses ...
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-103 crew poses in front of the orbiter Discovery. Standing left to right are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerl... More
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-103 crew looks ...
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-103 crew looks over the orbiter Discovery. In the foreground, from left, are Mission Specialist Jean-Francois Clervoy of France, Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Comm... More
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-103 Mission Special...
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialists Jean-Francois Clervoy of France and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, who are with the European Space Agency, listen to a comment by Com... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery drops out of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery drops out of the darkness onto runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility after traveling more than 3,267,000 miles on a successful eight-day mission to ... More
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-103 Pilot Scott J. ...
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly (left) and Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (right) look at the tiles on orbiter Discovery. They and other crew members Mission Specialis... More
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-103 Mission Special...
After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of France (left), with the European Space Agency (ESA), and Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (right) look over the or... More
As he exits the Crew Hatch Access Vehicle, STS-103 Commander Curtis L....
As he exits the Crew Hatch Access Vehicle, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. is greeted with a handshake by Joseph Rothenberg, associate administrator, Office of Space Flight. Descending the stairs behind B... More