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Robert French - Pilot Office, Belfast

Robert French - Pilot Office, Belfast

Men working on tracks at the docks in Belfast beside the Pilot Office...Thanks to Gerry Ward ( gerryward/ ) for this great background information:."The Pilot Office stood on the north side of the Lagan at the ... More

Gantry cranes, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Gantry cranes, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Gantry crane, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Gantry crane, Great Lakes Engineering Works

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane, Foundation East Side Track Looking North, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane, Foundation East Side Track Looki...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, West Gantry Crane Track Looking North Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, West Gantry Crane Track Looking North Yard La...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane, Foundation East Track Looking South, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane, Foundation East Track Looking So...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Track Looking North Along West Rail, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Track Looking North Along West Ra...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking Northeast

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking Northeast

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Track, Looking North Along East Rail

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Track, Looking North Along East R...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Site of Gantry Crane, General View, Looking Northwest

Monthly Progress Photo, Site of Gantry Crane, General View, Looking No...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North Along West Rail, also shows Railroad Track Changes

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North Along West Ra...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North Along East Rail

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North Along East Ra...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North, General View

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane Site, Looking North, General View

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, 10-Ton Gantry Crane, Looking Southeast, Niles-Bement-Pond Company, Contractor

Monthly Progress Photo, 10-Ton Gantry Crane, Looking Southeast, Niles-...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension Gantry Crane Rail East Side, Commandant's Slip, Looking North

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension Gantry Crane Rail East Side, Command...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension Gantry Crane Rail, West Side Commandant's Slip, Looking South

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension Gantry Crane Rail, West Side Command...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, West Track, Gantry Crane, East of Launching Ways, Looking South

Monthly Progress Photo, West Track, Gantry Crane, East of Launching Wa...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension West Rail Gantry Track, West of Ways, Looking North, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension West Rail Gantry Track, West of Ways...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, West Rail, Gantry Track, East of Launching Ways, Looking South

Monthly Progress Photo, West Rail, Gantry Track, East of Launching Way...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, East Rail, Gantry Track, East of Launching Ways, Looking North

Monthly Progress Photo, East Rail, Gantry Track, East of Launching Way...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension East Rail Gantry Track, West of Ways, Looking North, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Extension East Rail Gantry Track, West of Ways...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, East Rail Gantry, East of Launching Ways, Looking North, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, East Rail Gantry, East of Launching Ways, Look...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, North Ends Gantry Rails, East of Launching Ways, Looking North West, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, North Ends Gantry Rails, East of Launching Way...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, South End East Rail Gantry Track, East of Launching Ways, Looking North, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, South End East Rail Gantry Track, East of Laun...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Painting New Gantry Crane, East of Launching Ways, Looking North, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Painting New Gantry Crane, East of Launching W...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane East of Launching Ways, Installation of Wire Cable to Protect Trolley Wires, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry Crane East of Launching Ways, Installat...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry East of Launching Ways, Wire Rope Guard For Trolley Wires, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Gantry East of Launching Ways, Wire Rope Guard...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dams under construction. Watts Bar Dam, shown here under construction, has a semi-outdoors type powerhouse with an enormous gantry crane (to the right of the picture) for installation and removal of units. The project is further distinguished by a control building which is entirely removed from the hydro plant, being located some 120 feet higher on top of a steep cliff and with direct connection to the switchyard behind. The windowless left wing of the control building houses the control room; the tower-like structure in the back accomodates air conditioning, restrooms, etc. The glass wall, upper level, contains the reception room with a broad semi-circular overlook terrace, the story below the terrace devoted to offices

Dams under construction. Watts Bar Dam, shown here under construction,...

Public domain photograph of 19th-century vintage card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dams under construction. Cherokee Dam is the latest headwaters dam to be completed. It is a semioutdoors type structure, the covers over the three initial generating units show in the picture behind the railing in front. The office wing of the control building is on the left. The shot is taken between the legs of the gantry crane which is used for installation and removal for repairs of turbines and generators. The cage-like steel contraptions mounted on the spillway piers are the anchorages for the floodgate hinges

Dams under construction. Cherokee Dam is the latest headwaters dam to ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Pickwick Dam. End of spillway section of dam showing service stair and heavy concrete buttresses, surmounted by light fixtures, which act as bumpers for the great gantry cranes that travel on the spillway deck and operate the gates

Pickwick Dam. End of spillway section of dam showing service stair and...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a modernist architecture building, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Land side entrance to Chickamauga Powerhouse. Visitors and employees enter from the parking space which corresponds to the top level of the generating plant. Once inside, the almost continuous glass wall between the reception room and the generating hall gives the magnificent view of generators deep below. Signs in front are temporary, prohibiting access for the duration of the war. Note gantry cranes at right which operate spillway gates and are also used for the transfer of heavy equipment parts from rail, barge, or truck to the powerhouse

Chickamauga Dam and powerhouse. Land side entrance to Chickamauga Powe...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Incidental features of engineering and other projects are designed with great care for their functional and aesthetic adequacy. The gantry crane shown here is typical of many more or less similar ones on TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) properties

Incidental features of engineering and other projects are designed wit...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. End of spillway deck at navigation lock. Heavy concrete pilings serve as bumpers for gantry deck cranes. Wing houses lock operating machinery and control room

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. End of spillway deck at navigation lo...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway and powerhouse. The latter encloses three units, is intended to extend eventually to a fourth. Note one of two traveling gantry cranes on spillway deck. Main generator hall built in brick because it is in flood-proof portion; downstream bay which houses control equipment in lower stories and offices above is in concrete on account of flood hazard

Guntersville Dam and powerhouse. General view of spillway and powerhou...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane and spillway

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry cra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power dam, cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Working on the cover of a 30,000 kilowatt generator under a 250 ton gantry crane

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Working on...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a road works, construction, excavation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane

Public domain photograph of 1930s-1940s bridge, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane and spillway

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry cra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane and spillway

Cherokee Dam, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry cra...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a power station, dam, electric generator, industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane

Wheeler Dam, Alabama (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Gantry crane

Public domain photograph of Alabama in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

GANTRY - ASTRONAUT GLENN - CAPE, NASA Mercury project, NASA Gemini program

GANTRY - ASTRONAUT GLENN - CAPE, NASA Mercury project, NASA Gemini pro...

Astronauts John H. Glenn Jr. (center), and John Peterson (right), in gantry viewing Mercury Spacecraft during assembly. CAPE CANAVERAL, FL B&W

ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L., JR. - TECHICIANS - ATLAS BOOSTER 130-D - HOISTED - GANTRY - CAPE

ASTRONAUT COOPER, GORDON L., JR. - TECHICIANS - ATLAS BOOSTER 130-D - ...

S63-03986 (1963) --- Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr., prime pilot for the Mercury-Atlas 9 (MA-9) mission, and General Dynamics pad technicians watch Atlas 130D being hoisted into place in the gantry at pad #14, ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Launch Pad 34 exterior, blockhouse and gantry. Photo credit: NASA KSC-PL63C-18124

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Launch Pad 34 exterior, blockhouse and gantry. ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Launch Pad 34 exterior, blockhouse and gantry. Photo credit: NASA

PAD 34 BLOCKHOUSE AND GANTRY PL63C-18124

PAD 34 BLOCKHOUSE AND GANTRY PL63C-18124

PAD 34 BLOCKHOUSE AND GANTRY Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Seward, Alaska, view - National Archives Alaska Collection

Seward, Alaska, view - National Archives Alaska Collection

Seward Public domain photograph of Alaska, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - CREW (ENTERS GANTRY) - CAPE

GEMINI-TITAN (GT)-3 - CREW (ENTERS GANTRY) - CAPE

S65-20994 (23 March 1965) --- A member of the Gemini-Titan 3 prime crew is seen walking onto the gantry ramp at Pad 19 after getting out of a transport van parked at left. The other astronaut is still in the va... More

Gemini-Titan 11 Launch, NASA Gemini program

Gemini-Titan 11 Launch, NASA Gemini program

Full Description: Lift-off of Gemini-Titan 11 (GT-11) on Complex 19. The Gemini 11 mission included a rendezvous with an Agena target vehicle...Image #: 66PC-0261

Gemini 8 Launched by Titan Booster

Gemini 8 Launched by Titan Booster

Full Description: A Titan booster launched the Gemini 8 spacecraft on March 16, 1966 from launch complex 19 Cape Kennedy, Florida. The flight crew for the 3 day mission, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R... More

Pre-launch alert, Complex 36B. Gantry pull back with LOX vapor around launcher, Centaur 9. Surveyor Mass Model Spacecraft. 66PC-326

Pre-launch alert, Complex 36B. Gantry pull back with LOX vapor around...

Pre-launch alert, Complex 36B. Gantry pull back with LOX vapor around launcher, Centaur 9. Surveyor Mass Model Spacecraft.

APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)- 012 - GANTRY - PAD 34 - CAPE

APOLLO SPACECRAFT (A/S)- 012 - GANTRY - PAD 34 - CAPE

S67-15885 (1967) --- Apollo Spacecraft 012 is hoisted to the top of the gantry at Pad 34 during the Apollo/Saturn Mission 204 erection.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Portal Gantry Crane No. 51, Central Industrial Area, Farragut Avenue, Bremerton, Kitsap County, WA

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Portal Gantry Crane No. 51, Central Indust...

Significance: Portal gantry crane No. 51 is representative of the fifteen gantry cranes at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The cranes are the principal hoisting devices at the Yard, providing nearly all of the... More

Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test

Impact Landing Dynamics Facility Crash Test

Photographed on: 08/03/75. -- By 1972 the Lunar Landing Research Facility was no longer in use for its original purpose. The 400-foot high structure was swiftly modified to allow engineers to study the dynamics... More

Crash test, NASA Langley research center

Crash test, NASA Langley research center

Photographed on 06/20/79. -- NASA airframe crash test #17. Model aircraft suspended at crash facility. Model aircraft shown on fire. Shown before and after crash.

Spectators gather at Shipway 12 of the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard for the launching ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Visible in the background is the shipyard's 900-ton capacity gantry crane

Spectators gather at Shipway 12 of the Newport News Shipbuilding shipy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Spectators gather at Shipway 12 of the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard for the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). The barge moored at the bow of the carrier is serving as the VIP platform during the ceremony. The shipyard's 900-ton capacity gantry crane is visible in the background

Spectators gather at Shipway 12 of the Newport News Shipbuilding shipy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Drake Release Status: Released to Public... More

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) during its launching ceremony at Shipway 12 of the Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard. The speaker's podium and the VIP seating area are located on the barge under the ship's bow. The shipyard's 900-ton capacity gantry crane is visible in the background

A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEOD...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Night view of shelter, gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", photographed through the shelter building. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Night view of shelter, gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

Night view of shelter, gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", photographed through the shelter building. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Night view of shelter, gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

Low angle view of gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready-to-launch checks to verify launch procedures. Exact Date Shot Unknown

Low angle view of gantry and Space Shuttle Enterprise in launch positi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT James R. Pearson Release St... More

A 40-ton gantry crane lowers a container onto the bed of a truck on the pier at Naval Supply Depot (NSD) freight terminal. The NSD freight terminal processed 1.2 million tons of cargo in 1988

A 40-ton gantry crane lowers a container onto the bed of a truck on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A 40-ton gantry crane lowers a container onto the bed of a truck on the pier of the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) freight terminal. The NSD freight terminal processed 1.2 million tons of cargo in 1988

A 40-ton gantry crane lowers a container onto the bed of a truck on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A 40-ton gantry crane on the pier of the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) freight terminal lifts a container from the deck of a container ship. The NSD freight terminal processed 1.2 million tons of cargo in 1988

A 40-ton gantry crane on the pier of the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) frei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A 40-ton gantry crane on the pier of the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) freight terminal lifts a container from the stern of the container ship PRESIDENT TAFT. The NSD freight terminal processed 1.2 million tons of cargo in 1988

A 40-ton gantry crane on the pier of the Naval Supply Depot (NSD) frei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Base, Subic Bay Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A view of the gantry furnace, used to heat temper very large pieces of equipment at the Naval Ordnance Station

A view of the gantry furnace, used to heat temper very large pieces of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Louisville State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

STS053-79-016 - STS-053 - Partial views of Discovery and the swing arm boarding gantry.

STS053-79-016 - STS-053 - Partial views of Discovery and the swing arm...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial views of Discovery and the swing arm boarding gantry. Subject Terms: STS-53, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), ONBOARD ACTIVITIES Date Taken: 12/9/1992 0:0... More

STS053-79-014 - STS-053 - KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry to the orbiter vehicle.

STS053-79-014 - STS-053 - KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry to the orbiter vehicle. Mission Specialists Guion Bluford and Michael Clifford are on the gantry in scene #... More

STS053-79-015 - STS-053 - KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry to the orbiter vehicle.

STS053-79-015 - STS-053 - KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry to the orbiter vehicle. Mission Specialists Guion Bluford and Michael Clifford are on the gantry in scene #... More

STS053-79-017 - STS-053 - Partial views of Discovery and the swing arm boarding gantry.

STS053-79-017 - STS-053 - Partial views of Discovery and the swing arm...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial views of Discovery and the swing arm boarding gantry. Subject Terms: STS-53, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), ONBOARD ACTIVITIES Date Taken: 12/9/1992 0:0... More

STS053-79-013 - STS-053 - KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry to the orbiter vehicle.

STS053-79-013 - STS-053 - KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: KSC launch personnel on the swing arm gantry to the orbiter vehicle. Mission Specialists Guion Bluford and Michael Clifford are on the gantry in scene #... More

Aerial stern view of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75) under construction in dry dock 12 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation. A 900 metric ton gantry crane spans the dry dock. This dry dock is the largest in the western hemisphere

Aerial stern view of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: James River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar (USN Ret.) Release Status: Relea... More

An aerial bow-on view of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75) under construction in drydock #12 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation Shipyard. Dry dock #12 is the largest in the western hemisphere and is serviced with a 900 metric ton capacity gantry crane that spans the dry dock and work platform. A Commercial double bottom oil tanker is under construction in the rear section of the dry dock

An aerial bow-on view of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: James River State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert J. Sitar (USN Ret) Release Status: Releas... More

A spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is lifted in a hoisting slip in the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned space program. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are safed and undergo their first washing KSC-97PC1728

A spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 i...

A spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is lifted in a hoisting slip in the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen carrying a spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is the solid rocket booster recovery ship Liberty Star as it reenters the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned space program. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are safed and undergo their first washing KSC-97PC1727

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen carrying a spent solid rocket boost...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen carrying a spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is the solid rocket booster recovery ship Liberty Star as it reenters the Hangar AF area at Cape ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The frustum of a forward skirt assembly of a spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is transported into the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned space program. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are safed and undergo their first washing KSC-97PC1729

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The frustum of a forward skirt assembly ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The frustum of a forward skirt assembly of a spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is transported into the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station... More

A spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is lifted in a hoisting slip in the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned space program. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are safed and undergo their first washing KSC-97PC1726

A spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 i...

A spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is lifted in a hoisting slip in the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen carrying a spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is the solid rocket booster recovery ship Liberty Star as it reenters the Hangar AF area at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Hangar AF is a building originally used for Project Mercury, the first U.S. manned space program. The SRBs are the largest solid propellant motors ever flown and the first designed for reuse. After a Shuttle is launched, the SRBs are jettisoned at two minutes, seven seconds into the flight. At six minutes and 44 seconds after liftoff, the spent SRBs, weighing about 165,000 lb., have slowed their descent speed to about 62 mph and splashdown takes place in a predetermined area. They are retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean by special recovery vessels and returned for refurbishment and eventual reuse on future Shuttle flights. Once at Hangar AF, the SRBs are unloaded onto a hoisting slip and mobile gantry cranes lift them onto tracked dollies where they are safed and undergo their first washing KSC-97PC1725

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen carrying a spent solid rocket boost...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen carrying a spent solid rocket booster (SRB) from the STS-87 launch on Nov. 19 is the solid rocket booster recovery ship Liberty Star as it reenters the Hangar AF area at Cape ... More

Celebrating the official opening of the new International Space Station (ISS) Center at Kennedy Space Center are, left to right, James Ball, chief, NASA Public Services, KSC; KSC Director Roy D. Bridges Jr.; Hugh Harris, director, NASA Public Affairs, KSC; and Rick Abramson, president and chief operating officer, Delaware North Parks Services of Spaceport Inc. Center Director Bridges cuts the ribbon to the new tour attraction where full-scale mockups of station modules, through which visitors can walk, are on display. These include the Habitation Unit, where station crew members will live, sleep, and work; a Laboratory Module; and the Pressurized Logistics Module, where racks and supplies will be transported back and forth from KSC to space. Guests also can take an elevated walkway to a gallery overlooking the work are where actual ISS hardware is prepared for flight into space. This new tour site, in addition to a new Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry, are part of a comprehensive effort by NASA and Delaware North to expand and improve the KSC public tour and visitor facilities KSC-98pc156

Celebrating the official opening of the new International Space Statio...

Celebrating the official opening of the new International Space Station (ISS) Center at Kennedy Space Center are, left to right, James Ball, chief, NASA Public Services, KSC; KSC Director Roy D. Bridges Jr.; Hu... More

Retired Astronaut John Blaha celebrates the official opening of the new International Space Station (ISS) Center at Kennedy Space Center as he steps out of a full-scale mockup of one of the station modules. Modules through which visitors can walk that are included in the new tour attraction are the Habitation Unit, where station crew members will live, sleep, and work; a Laboratory Module; and the Pressurized Logistics Module, where racks and supplies will be transported back and forth from KSC to space. Guests also can take an elevated walkway to a gallery overlooking the work area where actual ISS hardware is prepared for flight into space. This new tour site, in addition to a new Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry, are part of a comprehensive effort by NASA and Delaware North to expand and improve the KSC public tour and visitor facilities KSC-98pc157

Retired Astronaut John Blaha celebrates the official opening of the ne...

Retired Astronaut John Blaha celebrates the official opening of the new International Space Station (ISS) Center at Kennedy Space Center as he steps out of a full-scale mockup of one of the station modules. Mod... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia continues its morning rollout past the newly opened tour stop, the Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry, to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the STS-90 mission. The Neurolab experiments are the primary payload on this nearly 17-day space flight. Investigations during the Neurolab mission will focus on the effects of microgravity on the nervous system. Specifically, experiments will study the adaptation of the vestibular system, the central nervous system, and the pathways that control the ability to sense location in the absence of gravity, as well as the effect of microgravity on a developing nervous system. The crew of STS-90, slated for launch April 16 at 2:19 p.m. EDT, includes Commander Richard Searfoss, Pilot Scott Altman, Mission Specialists Richard Linnehan, Dafydd (Dave) Williams, M.D., and Kathryn (Kay) Hire, and Payload Specialists Jay Buckey, M.D., and James Pawelczyk, Ph.D KSC-98pc403

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia continues its...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia continues its morning rollout past the newly opened tour stop, the Launch Complex 39 Observation Gantry, to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for the STS-90 ... More

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, shown in this aerial view looking south, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast. It is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Center entrance. SR 405 can be seen at the bottom of the photo. Just above the roadway, from left, can be seen the Shuttle/Gantry mockup, the Post Show Dome, the Astronaut Memorial, and to the far right, the Center for Space Education. Behind the Memorial are a cluster of buildings that include the Theater Complex, Cafeteria, Space Flight Exhibit Building, Souvenir Sales Building, Spaceport Central, and Ticket Pavilion. At the upper right of the site is a display of rockets that have played a significant role in the growth of the space program. Parking lots span the width of the complex on the south side. KSC-98PC-1058

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, shown in this aerial view lo...

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, shown in this aerial view looking south, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast. It is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Ce... More

This Shuttle/Gantry mockup and Post Show Dome anchor the northeast corner of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Astronaut Memorial is located just above. Sprawling across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast, the complex is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Center entrance. The building at the upper left is the Theater Complex. Other exhibits and buildings on the site are the Center for Space Education, Cafeteria, Space Flight Exhibit Building, Souvenir Sales Building, Spaceport Central, Ticket Pavilion and Center for Space Education KSC-98pc1059

This Shuttle/Gantry mockup and Post Show Dome anchor the northeast cor...

This Shuttle/Gantry mockup and Post Show Dome anchor the northeast corner of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The Astronaut Memorial is located just above. Sprawling across 70 acres on Florida's Space ... More

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, shown in this aerial view looking south, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast , and is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Center entrance. SR 405 can be seen at the bottom of the photo. Just above the roadway, from left can be seen the Shuttle/Gantry mockup; the Post Show Dome; the Astronaut Memorial; and to the far right, the Center for Space Education. Behind the Memorial are a cluster of buildings that include the Theater Complex, Cafeteria, Space Flight Exhibit Building, Souvenir Sales Building, Spaceport Central, and Ticket Pavilion. At the upper right are various rockets that have played a significant role in the growth of the space program. KSC-98PC-1041

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, shown in this aerial view loo...

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, shown in this aerial view looking south, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast , and is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space C... More

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, shown in this aerial view looking northwest, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast and is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Center entrance. SR 405 can be seen at the top of the photo (left to right). Just below the roadway, from left, can be seen the Center for Space Education, the Theater Complex, Astronaut Memorial, the Post Show Dome, and Shuttle/Gantry mockup. In front of the theater complex are a cluster of buildings that include the Cafeteria, Space Flight Exhibit Building, Souvenir Sales Building, Spaceport Central, and Ticket Pavilion. At the left of the complex are various rockets that have played a significant role in the growth of the space program. Beyond the roadway can be seen the Banana River. KSC-98pc-1042

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, shown in this aerial view loo...

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center, shown in this aerial view looking northwest, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast and is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space... More

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, shown in this aerial view looking east, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast. It is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Center entrance. SR 405 can be seen at the top left of the photo. In the foreground is the display of rockets that have played a significant role in the growth of the space program. Just above that, left to right, can be seen the Theater Complex, Space Flight Exhibit Building and Spaceport Central. Other buildings clustered at the center are the Cafeteria, Souvenir Sales Building, and Ticket Pavilion. To the left of the Theater Complex are the Astronaut Memorial, the Post Show Dome, and the Shuttle/Gantry mockup. Not seen in the photo is the Center for Space Education. KSC-98PC-1057

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, shown in this aerial view lo...

The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, shown in this aerial view looking east, sprawls across 70 acres on Florida's Space Coast. It is located off State Road 405, NASA Parkway, six miles inside the Space Cen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, a Delta II rocket appears to float just above the pad as it is lifted up the gantry. Scheduled for launch on Dec. 10, 1998, the rocket is carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface KSC-98pc1619

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, a Delta II rocket appears to float just above the pad as it is lifted up the gantry. Scheduled for launch on Dec. 10, 1998, the rocket is ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers on the gantry watch as cables lift a Delta II rocket into position for launch. Scheduled for launch on Dec. 10, 1998, the rocket is carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface KSC-98pc1617

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers on the gantry watch as cables lift a Delta II rocket into position for launch. Scheduled for launch on Dec. 10, 1998, the rocket i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The gantry on Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station appears to straddle the Delta II rocket below it that is being moved into position for lifting. The rocket is scheduled for launch on Dec. 10, 1998, carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface KSC-98pc1614

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The gantry on Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The gantry on Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station appears to straddle the Delta II rocket below it that is being moved into position for lifting. The rocket is scheduled for laun... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, cables from the top of the gantry are attached to the Delta II rocket to lift it into position for launch. Scheduled to launch Dec. 10, 1998, the rocket will be carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface KSC-98pc1615

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, cables from the top of the gantry are attached to the Delta II rocket to lift it into position for launch. Scheduled to launch Dec. 10, 19... More

At pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the second stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the gantry . The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for 657 days. It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface. The orbiter will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999 KSC-98pc1655

At pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the second stage of a Delta II...

At pad 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the second stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the gantry . The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Mars Climate Or... More

The second stage of a Delta II rocket is prepared for its shift to vertical alongside the gantry at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for 657 days. It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface. The orbiter will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999 KSC-98pc1653

The second stage of a Delta II rocket is prepared for its shift to ver...

The second stage of a Delta II rocket is prepared for its shift to vertical alongside the gantry at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Ma... More

Workers at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station begin lifting the second stage of a Delta II rocket up the gantry . The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for 657 days. It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface. The orbiter will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999 KSC-98pc1654

Workers at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station begin lifting the sec...

Workers at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station begin lifting the second stage of a Delta II rocket up the gantry . The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Ma... More

Workers at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station maneuver the second stage of a Delta II rocket inside the gantry. The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for 657 days. It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface. The orbiter will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999 KSC-98pc1656

Workers at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station maneuver the second s...

Workers at pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station maneuver the second stage of a Delta II rocket inside the gantry. The rocket is scheduled to be launched on Dec. 10, 1998, heading for Mars and carrying the Mars... More

The first stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A on Dec. 10, 1998 KSC-98pc1818

The first stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the gantry at Launch...

The first stage of a Delta II rocket is lifted up the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-pow... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The first stage of a Delta II rocket hangs in place in the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A on Dec. 10, 1998 KSC-98pc1820

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The first stage of a Delta II rocket han...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The first stage of a Delta II rocket hangs in place in the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers guide the lifting of the first stage of a Delta II rocket up the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A on Dec. 10, 1998 KSC-98pc1819

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers guide the lifting of the first s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers guide the lifting of the first stage of a Delta II rocket up the gantry at Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander waits to be lowered into the white room. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A in December 1998 KSC-98pc1831

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canav...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander waits to be lowered into the white ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the gantry holding the solid rocket boosters is moved into place next to the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A in December 1998 KSC-98pc1826

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the gantry holding the solid rocket boosters is moved into place next to the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander. The rocket will... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander is lifted to the top of the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A in December 1998 KSC-98pc1829

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The fairing for the upper stages of the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander is lifted to the top of the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket will be... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander waits to be lowered into the white room. The rocket will be used to launch the Mars Polar Lander on Jan. 3, 1999. The lander is a solar-powered spacecraft designed to touch down on the Martian surface near the northern-most boundary of the south pole in order to study the water cycle there. The lander also will help scientists learn more about climate change and current resources on Mars, studying such things as frost, dust, water vapor and condensates in the Martian atmosphere. It is the second spacecraft to be launched in a pair of Mars '98 missions. The first is the Mars Climate Orbiter, to be launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Complex 17A in December 1998 KSC-98pc1830

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canav...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the gantry on Pad 17B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, the fairing for the upper stages of the Delta II rocket carrying the Mars Polar Lander waits to be lowered into the white ... More

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