CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its extern...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, makes its final debut outside the Vehicle Assembly Building. "Rollou... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thousands of spectators came out to watch spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thousands of spectators came out to watch space shuttle Atlantis' historic final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. F... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Discovery approaches touchd...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Discovery approaches touchdown on Runway 15 at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility, completing mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. Discovery traveled 5.... More
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Fred Haise thanks the a...
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Hall of Fame astronaut Fred Haise thanks the audience for their applause at the 2011 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Flor... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the early morning hours after landing, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the early morning hours after landing, space shuttle Endeavour's "towback" vehicle slowly pulls it from the Shuttle Landing Facility to Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is attached to Launch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is attached to Launch Pad 39A as the sun rises over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It took the spacecraft about six hours to make the journey, known as "... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the early morning hours, the Rotatin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the early morning hours, the Rotating Service Structure (left) begins rolling back to free Space Shuttle Discovery for launch of mission STS-92 at 8:05 p.m. Oct. 9. Above the e... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis passes the turn b...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis passes the turn basin as it slowly wends its way toward Launch Pad 39A. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 8:19 a.m. The 3.4-mile tri... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a 15-day mission to the Internati...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Discovery kicks up dust as its wheels touch down on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Ke... More
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. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-transporter cleat that has a crack. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter was moving Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. Rollo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a 15-day mission to the Internatio...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Discovery glides to a smooth landing on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space C... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A vapor trail flows from Discovery's ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A vapor trail flows from Discovery's wing tip as it makes a speedy approach to Runway 15 at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility, completing mission STS-121 to the International Spac... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, arrives at Launch Complex 39A. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers monitor space shuttle Discovery as it ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers monitor space shuttle Discovery as it arrives at Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It took the shuttle, attached to its... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery arrives at Launch Pad ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery arrives at Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It took the shuttle, attached to its external fuel tank, t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a 15-day mission to the Internat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a 15-day mission to the International Space Station, space shuttle Discovery touches down on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, compl... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its extern...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, awaits its final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launc... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour, attached to its exter...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a crawler-transporter, is ready for its slow move from High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Build... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Operations are under way to roll the protectiv...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Operations are under way to roll the protective rotating service structure, at left, around space shuttle Endeavour upon its arrival at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in F... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff gives...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff gives a thumbs-up as he takes his seat aboard space shuttle Endeavour during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) on Launch Pad 39A a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in bright xenon lights, space shuttle D...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in bright xenon lights, space shuttle Discovery makes its nighttime trek, known as "rollout," from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery approached the Vehicle...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery approached the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 3.4-mile trek, called rollback, from Launch Pad 39A began at 10:48 p.m. ye... More
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its roll...
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was stalled several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. At the far left is the Rotating Service Structure. From the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery nears its desti...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery nears its destination on its rollout to Launch Pad 39B. Discovery rests on top of the mobile launcher platform, which is carried by the crawler-transporte... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Across the expanse of the turn basin, S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Across the expanse of the turn basin, Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen as it creeps toward Launch Pad 39A. At left is the 525-foot-tall Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated by bright xenon lights on Launch Pad 39A after the rotating service structure (RSS) was moved away. The ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, nears the end of its 3.4-mile t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the c...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crawler-transporter delivers space shuttle Discovery atop the mobile launcher platform onto Launch Pad 39A. Traveling from the Vehicle Assem... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly gets help with ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-121 Pilot Mark Kelly gets help with his helmet fitting during suitup for a second launch attempt on Space Shuttle Discovery. The first launch attempt July 1 was scrubbed due t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As black clouds gather overhead, the or...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As black clouds gather overhead, the orbiter Discovery arrives at the Orbiter Processing Facility after a two-mile tow from NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility. Umbilical lines for co... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to move space shuttle Endeavour, attached to its external tank and solid rocket boos... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As the sun begins to rise at Launch Pad 39A at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As the sun begins to rise at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-133 crew members are in the pad's White Room preparing to board space shuttle Discovery dur... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media as the space shuttle that will take Johnson and his crewmates to the International Space Station slowly rolls past. Endeavour began its move ... More
The Space Shuttle Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 M...
The Space Shuttle Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission after the Rotating Service Structure of Launch Pad 39A has been moved back prior to the sta... More
The Space Shuttle Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 M...
The Space Shuttle Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission after the Rotating Service Structure of Launch Pad 39A has been moved back prior to the sta... More
The Space Shuttle Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 M...
The Space Shuttle Columbia stands poised in the night for the STS-83 Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) mission after the Rotating Service Structure of Launch Pad 39A has been moved back prior to the sta... More
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 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, April 8, to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) missi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, April 8, to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) missi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, April 8, to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) missi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Columbia touches down on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 2:33:11 p.m. EDT, April 8, to conclude the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) missi... More
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
Space shuttle STS-88. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.
Launched: December 4, 1998, 3:35:34.075 a.m. EST.Landing: December 15, 1998, 10:53:29 p.m. EST, Kennedy Space Center, Florida .Space Shuttle: Endeavour.Crew: Commander Robert D. Cabana, Pilot Frederick W. Sturc... More
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin congratulates Phase I Shuttle/Mir Progra...
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin congratulates Phase I Shuttle/Mir Program Manager Frank Culbertson on the successful conclusion of Phase I of the joint U.S.-Russian International Space Station Program at KSC's Sh... More
STS-91 Mission Commander Charles J. Precourt (at microphone) presents ...
STS-91 Mission Commander Charles J. Precourt (at microphone) presents an American flag, a special wrench, and an optical disc to NASA Administrator Dan Goldin following Discovery's landing at KSC's Shuttle Land... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early evening hours at the Shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early evening hours at the Shuttle Landing Facility, cranes maneuver the canister containing the U.S. laboratory module onto the bed of a trailer, waiting with its lights on... More
At Launch Pad 39A, STS-88 Mission Commander Robert D. Cabana gets a cl...
At Launch Pad 39A, STS-88 Mission Commander Robert D. Cabana gets a close look at the Unity connecting module and its two attached pressurized mating adapters. Unity is in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle E... More
At Launch Pad 39A, STS-88 Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow (at left)...
At Launch Pad 39A, STS-88 Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturckow (at left) and Commander Robert D. Cabana look over the Unity connecting module and its two attached pressurized mating adapters. Unity is in the payl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Service Structure driver (inside the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Service Structure driver (inside the cab near bottom of photo) begins rolling back the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A to reveal the Space Shuttle Endeavour with i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sign on the fence at Launch Pad 39A ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sign on the fence at Launch Pad 39A announces the mission of STS-88 and Space Shuttle Endeavour, poised on the pad for launch. Lift-off is targeted for 3:56 a.m. on Dec. 3. The... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure on L...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A rolled back, the Space Shuttle Endeavour on top of the Mobile Launcher Platform is poised for launch on mission STS-88. Lift-o... More
The STS-88 crew, in front of the orbiter Endeavour on Runway 15 of the...
The STS-88 crew, in front of the orbiter Endeavour on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility, show their joy at their successful mission with a thumbs up for media gathered nearby. From left, they are Missio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour touc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour touches down at 10:53:29 p.m. EST on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility to complete an 11-day, 19-hour and 18-minute-long STS-88 mission.... More
Following their touchdown on Runway 15 at 10:53:29 p.m. EST, STS-88 cr...
Following their touchdown on Runway 15 at 10:53:29 p.m. EST, STS-88 crew members are greeted by NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin and former astronauts Eugene A. Cernan and James A. Lovell Jr. From left are Pilo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour prep...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour prepares to touch down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility to complete an 11-day, 19-hour and 18-minute-long STS-88 mission. At the con... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour prep...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After a flawless mission, Endeavour prepares to land on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility to complete an 11-day, 19-hour and 18-minute-long STS-88 mission. At the controls ... More
After an end-of-mission landing on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing ...
After an end-of-mission landing on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard orbiter Endeavour at 10:53:29 p.m. EST, STS-88 Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie (left) and Pilot Frederick W. "Rick" Sturc... More
STS-88 Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie (left) gets a hug of camarad...
STS-88 Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie (left) gets a hug of camaraderie from Commander Robert D. Cabana after their landing on Runway 15 at 10:53:29 p.m. EST aboard orbiter Endeavour. Also aboard were Pilot ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, approaches the turn in the crawlerway as it creeps to Launch Pad 39B at 1 mph. The crawler-t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflected in the turn basin at Launch Co...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflected in the turn basin at Launch Complex 39 Area, the Space Shuttle Discovery stands atop the crawler-transporter, which carries its cargo at 1 mph to Launch Pad 39B. The vehi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning sun bursts through an openin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning sun bursts through an opening between the external tank and solid booster rocket on Space Shuttle Discovery aboard the crawler-transporter as it wends its way to Launch... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, begins the climb up the ramp to Launch Pad 39B. Traveling at 1 mph, the crawler-transporter ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, dwarfs the car parked at right on the median of the 130-foot-wide crawlerway. Traveling at 1... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Both Space Shuttle Discovery (left) and ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Both Space Shuttle Discovery (left) and Launch Pad 39B (right) are reflected in nearby water as the Shuttle makes its slow crawl to the pad aboard a crawler transporter. Earlier in... More
Against a popcorn-clouded blue sky, Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the ...
Against a popcorn-clouded blue sky, Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, ends its five-hour trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building as it crosses through the gate ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, aboard a cr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, aboard a crawler transporter, is reflected in the waters of Banana Creek as it is returned to Launch Pad 39B. Earlier in the week, the Shuttle was roll... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The avian population (foreground) at thi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The avian population (foreground) at this watering site on Kennedy Space Center is undaunted as the 12-million-pound combination of Space Shuttle Discovery, crawler transporter and... More
Seen from across the backwaters of the Indian River Lagoon, the Space ...
Seen from across the backwaters of the Indian River Lagoon, the Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, nears Launch Pad 39A at 1 mph. The crawler-transporter takes ab... More
Just after departing the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Space Shuttle ...
Just after departing the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-transporter wends its way to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at 1 mph, taking about fi... More
Just after departing the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Space Shuttle ...
Just after departing the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-transporter wends its way to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at 1 mph, taking about fi... More
Passing by a palm tree, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-...
Passing by a palm tree, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-transporter makes its way to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at 1 mph, taking about five hours to cover the 3.4 mi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mob...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, begins the climb up the ramp to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at ... More
Passing by a palm tree, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-...
Passing by a palm tree, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-transporter makes its way to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at 1 mph, taking about five hours to cover the 3.4 mi... More
Seen from across the backwaters of the Indian River Lagoon, the Space ...
Seen from across the backwaters of the Indian River Lagoon, the Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, nears Launch Pad 39A at 1 mph. The crawler-transporter takes ab... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mob...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, begins the climb up the ramp to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, work on replacing the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, work on replacing the Power Drive Unit (PDU) in Space Shuttle Atlantis is suspended in the early morning hours. The crane used to hoist the PDU is barely visible... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, work on replacing the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, work on replacing the Power Drive Unit (PDU) in Space Shuttle Atlantis is suspended in the early morning hours. The crane used to hoist the PDU is barely visible... More
While suiting up in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Miss...
While suiting up in the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-101 Mission Specialists (standing) Susan J. Helms, James S. Voss and (sitting) Yuri Usachev of Russia reveal their happiness to be just hours away f... More
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (...
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits poised on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, before its scheduled launch aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One... More
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (...
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits poised on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, before its scheduled launch aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One... More
In the early morning hours on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force...
In the early morning hours on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the tower rolls back from NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) before liftoff atop an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One o... More
In the early morning hours on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force...
In the early morning hours on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the tower rolls back from NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) before liftoff atop an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under a cloud-streaked sky, the Rotating...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under a cloud-streaked sky, the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) begins rolling back on Launch Pad 39B to reveal the Space Shuttle Atlantis on top of the Mobile Launcher Platform. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle Atlantis after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank is the 13-foot-wide “beanie cap,” at the end of the G... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle Atlantis after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank is the 13-foot-wide “beanie cap,” at the end of the G... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under a cloud-streaked sky, the Rotating...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under a cloud-streaked sky, the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) begins rolling back on Launch Pad 39B to reveal the Space Shuttle Atlantis on top of the Mobile Launcher Platform. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and blue-gray Atlantic Ocean, Space Shuttle Atlantis is revealed after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and blue-gray Atlantic Ocean, Space Shuttle Atlantis is revealed after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the early morning hours, the Rotatin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the early morning hours, the Rotating Service Structure (left) begins rolling back to free Space Shuttle Discovery for launch of mission STS-92 at 8:05 p.m. Oct. 9. Above the e... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure in the early morning hours, Space Shuttle Discovery stands ready for launch of mission STS-92. Above the external tank can be seen... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure in the early morning hours, Space Shuttle Discovery stands ready for launch of mission STS-92. Above the external tank can be seen... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the still-dark early morning hours, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the still-dark early morning hours, Space Shuttle Discovery is illuminated by the xenon lights in the foreground, where only slivers of light can be seen from behind. The sched... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the still-dark early morning hours, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the still-dark early morning hours, Space Shuttle Discovery is illuminated by the xenon lights in the foreground, where only slivers of light can be seen from behind. The sched... More
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its roll...
Space Shuttle Endeavour finally rests on Launch Pad 39B after its rollout was stalled several hours to fix a broken cleat on the crawler-transporter. To the left is the Rotating Service Structure. The Orbiter A... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A yellow tag identifies the crawler-transporter cleat that has a crack. The crack was noticed as the crawler-transporter was moving Space Shuttle Endeavour to Launch Pad 39B. Rollo... More