CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Repair work to space shuttle Discovery's exter...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Repair work to space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank begins in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians will modify 32 support beams, c... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, explains the placement of high-temperature reusable surface insulation HRSI tile on the underbelly of space shuttle Atlantis to Florida’s L... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank i...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank is being prepared for computed radiography scans inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processin...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians in the Astrotech payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. install thermal insulation on NASA's Juno magnetometer boom. The boom structure is attached to Juno's solar a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians are documenting the installation of radius blocks to space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank'... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A technician takes computed radiography scans ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A technician takes computed radiography scans of space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank. The shuttle stack, consisting of the shuttle, external tank and solid rocket boosters, was ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heat lamps assist United Space Alliance technician Jeff Holmes in a putty repair on some of the high-temper... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technician Jeff Holmes makes a putty repair on some of the high-temperature reusable... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Repair work to space shuttle Discovery's exter...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Repair work to space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank continues in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Technicians are modifying 94 support bea... More
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews th...
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews thermal insulation material on the front heat shield of the Huygens probe during prelaunch processing testing and integration in that facility... More
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews th...
An employee in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) sews thermal insulation material on the back cover and heat shield of the Huygens probe during prelaunch processing, testing and integration in tha... More
A Daimler-Benz Aerospace staff member installs thermal blanket insula...
A Daimler-Benz Aerospace staff member installs thermal blanket insulation on the back cover of the Huygens probe in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at KSC in July. Instruments mounted on the probe, w... More
A crane lowers a protective transportation cover over the Cassini spac...
A crane lowers a protective transportation cover over the Cassini spacecraft, with its attached Huygens probe, at Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for the spacecraft’s return trip to the Payload Haza... More
The Cassini spacecraft, with its attached Huygens probe, is lowered fr...
The Cassini spacecraft, with its attached Huygens probe, is lowered from Launch Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Station for its return trip to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF). Damage to thermal ins... More
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) finish the ...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) finish the removal of a protective cover from the Cassini spacecraft with its attached Huygens probe. Damage to thermal insulation was discovered insid... More
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) begin to re...
Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) begin to remove a protective cover from the Cassini spacecraft with its attached Huygens probe. Damage to thermal insulation was discovered inside Huyg... More
Workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Pa...
Workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to thermal insulation was discovered ... More
Workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Pa...
Workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to thermal insulation was discovered ... More
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers remove the Huygens probe from ...
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to th... More
Workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Pa...
Workers remove the Huygens probe from the Cassini spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to thermal insulation was discovered ... More
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift the front heat shield of...
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift the front heat shield of the Huygens probe in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to therma... More
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift part of the Huygens prob...
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift part of the Huygens probe aft cover assembly in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to ther... More
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers examine the Huygens probe afte...
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers examine the Huygens probe after removal from the Cassini spacecraft in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF aft... More
Pieces of the Huygens probe internal insulating foam await inspection ...
Pieces of the Huygens probe internal insulating foam await inspection after removal from the probe in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage... More
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers place the back cover of the H...
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers place the back cover of the Huygens probe under its front heat shield in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF ... More
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift the heat shield of the H...
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift the heat shield of the Huygens probe in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to thermal insu... More
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers place the back cover of the H...
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers place the back cover of the Huygens probe under its front heat shield in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF ... More
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift the heat shield of the H...
Dornier Satelliten Systeme (DSS) workers lift the heat shield of the Huygens probe in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) at KSC. The spacecraft was returned to the PHSF after damage to thermal insu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers complete the insulation of Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to validat... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility begin installing blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility finish installing blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designe... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility install blanket insulation on Deep Space 1. The first flight in NASA's New Millennium Program, Deep Space 1 is designed to valid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform after being fitted with thermal insulation. The reflective insulation is designed to protect the spacecraft as this side faces the sun. At e... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Deep Space 1 rests on its work platform after being fitted with thermal insulation. The dark insulation is designed to protect the side of the spacecraft that faces away from the s... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Randy Scott, with Lockhee...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Randy Scott, with Lockheed Martin Astronautics, checks insulation material on the kscpao/captions/subjects/stardust.htm">Stardust</a> spacecraft. Stardust will use a... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Randy Scott (left) and Pa...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Randy Scott (left) and Pat Wedeman (right), with Lockheed Martin Astronautics, check the insulation material on the kscpao/captions/subjects/stardust.htm">Stardust</... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Randy Scott (left) and Pa...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Randy Scott (left) and Pat Wedeman (right), with Lockheed Martin Astronautics, check the insulation on the kscpao/captions/subjects/stardust.htm">Stardust</a> spacec... More
A C-5 air cargo plane lands at Kennedy Space Center carrying the paylo...
A C-5 air cargo plane lands at Kennedy Space Center carrying the payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The hardware will be taken to the Payload Hazardous Servi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a part of payload flight hardware, intended for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A), is revealed afte... 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
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
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A large truck delivers part of the equ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A large truck delivers part of the equipment to be used on mission STS-109, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, to KSC. The primary servicing tasks of the mission are to replac... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Part of the equipment to be used on mis...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Part of the equipment to be used on mission STS-109, servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, arrives at a facility at KSC. The primary servicing tasks of the mission are to replace... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers remove the wrapping from several components of the STS-109 payload. The purpose of the mission is servicing the Hubble Space Telescope... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Faci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility begin to unwrap the payload that recently arrived for STS-109, whose mission is servicing the Hubble Space Telescope. The primary serv... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, v...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, various components of the payload on mission STS-109 rest on workstands after being unwrapped. The purpose of the STS-109 mission is servicin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Solar arrays part of the payload for th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Solar arrays part of the payload for the Hubble Servicing Mission, STS-109, await processing in the Vertical Processing Facility. The primary servicing tasks of the mission are to... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers begin preparations for testing p...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers begin preparations for testing part of the payload (behind them) for the Hubble Servicing Mission, STS-109. The primary servicing tasks of the mission are to replace Solar ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Vertical Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility check over part of the payload for the Hubble Servicing Mission, STS-109. The primary servicing tasks of the mission are to replace Sola... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A large truck arrives at the gate to KSC...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A large truck arrives at the gate to KSC, delivering part of the equipment to be used on mission STS-109, the Hubble Servicing mission. The primary tasks of the mission are to repl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility a ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility a worker removes the protective covering from the equipment to be used on mission STS-109. The mission is to service the Hubble Space Telescop... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, part of the equipment to be used on mission STS-109 is revealed after removal of the protective cover. The mission is to service the Hubble ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Te...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission arrives at Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral. Inside the canister is the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The ACS will ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Te...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A piece of equipment for Hubble Space Telescope Servicing mission is moved inside Hangar AE, Cape Canaveral. In the canister is the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS). The ACS will... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Vertical Processing Facility, memb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Vertical Processing Facility, members of the STS-109 crew practice using some of the equipment for their Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing mission. Seen in the foregrou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the Vertical Processing Facilit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the Vertical Processing Facility, the STS-109 crew looks over equipment for their Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing mission. Seen are (starting second from left), Mi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, mem...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, members of the STS-109 crew look over the Solar Array 3 panels that will be replacing Solar Array 2 panels on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Vertical Processing Facility, mem...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Vertical Processing Facility, members of the STS-109 crew look over a piece of the equipment for their Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing mission. Seen are Payload Com... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Vertical Processing Facility, memb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Vertical Processing Facility, members of the STS-109 crew practice on some of the equipment for their Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing mission. Seen in the foreground ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew is in the Vertical Proce...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew is in the Vertical Processing Facility to look over equipment for their Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Servicing mission. The crew comprises Commander Scott Altman, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-109 crew poses for a group pho...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-109 crew poses for a group photo outside the Vertical Processing Facility at KSC. From left are Mission Specialist James Newman, Payload Commander John Grunsfeld, Missi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In Hangar A&E, workers watch as an over...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In Hangar A&E, workers watch as an overhead crane lifts the Advanced Camera for Surveys out of its transportation container. Part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Ser... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Fully unwrapped, the Advanced Camera fo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Fully unwrapped, the Advanced Camera for Surveys, which is suspended by an overhead crane, is checked over by workers. Part of the payload on the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the STS-109 crew are lowered ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the STS-109 crew are lowered into the payload bay of orbiter Columbia to check out some of the equipment. The crew is at KSC to take part in Crew Equipment Interface Tes... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Lenneh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Lennehan (left) and Payload Commander John Grunsfeld get a feel for tools and equipment that will be used on the mission. The crew is at KSC to ta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman checks t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman checks the windshield and windows from inside Columbia. He and the crew are at KSC to take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities that in... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the STS-109 crew look over the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the STS-109 crew look over the interior of orbiter Columbia's payload bay. At right is Mission Specialist Michael Massimino; next to him is Commander Scott Altman. The c... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey checks the wind...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey checks the windshield and windows from inside Columbia. This is Carey's first Shuttle flight. He and the crew are at KSC to take part in Crew Equipment I... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, w...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lifts the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) off the stand. The ACS is part of the payload on the Hub... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) is lowered into the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASIPE). The ACS i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lowers the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) into the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (ASI... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, wor...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, workers watch while an overhead crane lowers the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) toward the Axial Science Instrument Protective Enclosure (A... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vertical Processing Facility, STS-109 crew members take part in familiarization activities, looking over the payload of repair equipment they will be handling on the mission... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Mission Specialist James Newman waves during suit check, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and other crew members - Commander Scott Al... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linneh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Mis... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Commander Scott Altman drives the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Commander Scott Altman drives the M-113 armored personnel carrier during emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are taking part in Terminal ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie gets a suit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. She and other crew members - Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey is ready to pra...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Pilot Duane Carey is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members are takin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Behind him is Missio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. Crew members are taki... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During training on an M-113 armored per...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During training on an M-113 armored personnel carrier, members of the STS-109 crew pause for this photo. From left are pictured Mission Specialist Michael Massimino, Pilot Duane ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfel...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld relaxes during suit check, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. He and other crew members - Commander Scot... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman is ready...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-109 Commander Scott Altman is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier, part of emergency egress training at the launch pad. He and other crew members ar... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew walks toward the Astro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-109 crew walks toward the Astrovan for a ride to the launch pad. Leading the way are Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Duane Carey; behind them are Mission Specialist Nanc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Terminal Countdown Demonstrat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, the STS-109 crew practices emergency exit from the Shuttle. Seated in the slidewire basket at the 195-foot level of th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Terminal Countdown Demonstrat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, the STS-109 crew practices emergency exit from the Shuttle. Leading the way to the slidewire basket on the 195-foot le... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Terminal Countdown Demonstrat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, the STS-109 crew practices emergency exit from the Shuttle. Seated in the slidewire basket at the 195-foot level of th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Payload Commander John Grunsfeld arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to begin launch preparations. This is Grunsfeld's fourth Shuttle flight. The goal of the 11-day ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew stops for a photograph a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The STS-109 crew stops for a photograph after arriving at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to begin launch preparations. Standing left to right are Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Nancy Currie arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to begin launch preparations. This is Currie's fourth Shuttle flight. The goal of the 11-day miss... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Shuttle Commander Scott Altman ar...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - STS-109 Shuttle Commander Scott Altman arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to begin launch preparations. This is Altman's third Shuttle flight. The goal of the 11-day missio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linneh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-109 Mission Specialist Richard Linnehan arrives at KSC aboard a T-38 jet aircraft to begin launch preparations. This is Linnehan's third Shuttle flight. The goal of the 11-day... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- All of the payload elements on mission ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- All of the payload elements on mission STS-109 are installed in Columbia's payload bay: Solar Array 3, a new Power Control Unit, the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), Near Infrar... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Rotating Service Structure is rolled ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Rotating Service Structure is rolled back from Space Shuttle Columbia in preparation for launch Feb. 28, 2002, at 6:48 a.m. EST (11:48 GMT) on mission STS-109. A Hubble Servicin... More