KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A crack formed on a piece of insulation o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A crack formed on a piece of insulation on a strut that attaches the liquid oxygen feedline to External Tank-119, being used to launch space shuttle mission STS-121. This piece of f... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence looks at a test design of the bolt catcher insulation. The STS-114 crew is at KSC for fa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Lockheed Martin external tank technici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Lockheed Martin external tank technician from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans inspects the foam modification on external tank 120 in the Vehicle Assembly Building. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a United Space Allian...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, a United Space Alliance technician removes foam insulation revealing the fastener holes on the covers over the feed-through connector box on the external tank fo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Highbay 1 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, workers secure scaffolding around the external tank to prepare it for repairs. A severe thunderstorm with golf ball-sized hail ca... 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 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mobile launch platform atop a crawler transporter, begins the climb to the top of Launch Pad 39A. First motion of the shuttle out of the Vehi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As it rolls back to the Vehicle Assemb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As it rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop the mobile launcher platform, is framed in the photo by winter-stripped branches topped by spring ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas (center) and Charles Camarda (right) look at a test panel of insulation material (left) cu... 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Unite...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building, United Space Alliance technicians Brenda Morris and Brian Williams are applying foam and molds on Space Shuttle Atlantis' external tank to areas ... 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, STS-114 crew members look at test designs of the bolt catcher insulation. Starting from left are Mission Specialists Stephen Robin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a feather-painted sky, Space Shut...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a feather-painted sky, Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mobile launch platform atop a crawler transporter, creeps up the ramp to Launch Pad 39A. This is the second roll... 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia, atop its Mobile Launcher Platform, inches its way along the path to Launch Pad 39A. Columbia is scheduled to be launched Feb. 28 on mission STS-109, a Hubbl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen from behind the mobile launcher p...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen from behind the mobile launcher platform, the orange external tank and solid rocket boosters all but hide Atlantis. The crawlerway stretches in a curve on the other side. ... 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
Artist: Rick Guidice NASA artwork of Space Shuttle Orbiter during re-e...
Artist: Rick Guidice NASA artwork of Space Shuttle Orbiter during re-entry showing Reusable Surface Insulation Tiles. (Text overlay)
Piece of thermal insulation tile floats near the Shuttle Columbia
A small piece of thermal insulation tile floats in space near the Shuttle Columbia. The cloudy surface of the earth is used as a background.
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, payload bay aft firewall and thermal insulati...
STS040-31-029 (5-14 June 1991) --- This close-up 35mm scene of the aft firewall in the Space Shuttle Columbia's cargo bay reveals a piece of thermal insulation that had loosened. The crew discovered the loose ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery touches down in darkness on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, bringing to a close the 10-day STS-82 mission to service the Hubble S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under the cover of darkness, the Space S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under the cover of darkness, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery glides in for a landing on Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of a 10-day mission to ser... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under the cover of darkness, the Space S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under the cover of darkness, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery glides in for a landing on Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of a 10-day mission to ser... More
The STS-82 crew stands in front of the Space Shuttle Discovery after l...
The STS-82 crew stands in front of the Space Shuttle Discovery after landing at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility on Runway 15 to conclude a 10-day mission to service the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Cre... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under the cover of darkness, the Space S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Under the cover of darkness, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery glides in for a landing on Runway 15 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at the conclusion of a 10-day mission to ser... More
Accompanied by former astronaut Michael J. McCulley, several members o...
Accompanied by former astronaut Michael J. McCulley, several members of the STS-82 crew look at thermal protection system tile under the Space Shuttle Discovery on the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility sho... More
Employees of Daimler-Benz Aerospace in the Multi-Payload Processing Fa...
Employees of Daimler-Benz Aerospace in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility install insulation on the Cryogenic Infrared Spectro-meters and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS... More
Employees of Daimler-Benz Aerospace in the Multi-Payload Processing Fa...
Employees of Daimler-Benz Aerospace in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility install insulation on the Cryogenic Infrared Spectro-meters and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS... More
Employees of Daimler-Benz Aerospace in the Multi-Payload Processing Fa...
Employees of Daimler-Benz Aerospace in the Multi-Payload Processing Facility install insulation on the Cryogenic Infrared Spectro-meters and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite-2 (CRISTA-SPAS... More
United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...
United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The large white vertica... More
United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...
United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground ... More
United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...
United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The large white vertica... More
In the Tile Fabrication Shop, Tony Rollins, with United Space Alliance...
In the Tile Fabrication Shop, Tony Rollins, with United Space Alliance, cuts a High-Temperature Reusable Surface Insulation (HRSI) tile on a gun stock contour milling machine. About 70 percent of a Space Shuttl... More
In the Tile Fabrication Shop, Tony Rollins, with United Space Alliance...
In the Tile Fabrication Shop, Tony Rollins, with United Space Alliance, holds down a curtain while making a test sample of tile on a block 5-axis computerized numerical control milling machine. About 70 percent... More
At Launch Pad 39B, two holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery...
At Launch Pad 39B, two holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET) are visible. Left of the tank is one of the solid rocket boosters. Workers are investigating the damage and potential ... More
A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number one on ...
A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number one on the surface of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Workers are investigating the damage and potential... More
At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, poi...
At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential p... More
A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number two on ...
A hole, created by recent hail storms, is identified as number two on the surface of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad 39B. Workers are investigating the damage and potential... More
At Launch Pad 39B, the top of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Sh...
At Launch Pad 39B, the top of the external tank (ET) mated to Space Shuttle Discovery is dotted with nearly a dozen visible dings from recent hail storms. Workers are investigating the damage and potential prob... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a beautiful Florida morning, a crawle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a beautiful Florida morning, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery (right, nearly hidden behind its external tank and solid rocket boosters) from Pad 39B back to t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter slowly maneuvers S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter slowly maneuvers Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building to repair damage ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Mike Sestile, with United Space Alliance, draws circles around divots in the foam insulation on the top of the external tan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Casting a giant shadow across the crawle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Casting a giant shadow across the crawlerway, a crawler transporter slowly maneuvers Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, toward High Bay 1 of... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the sun begins to rise, a crawler tra...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the sun begins to rise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage to the external tank foam ins... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery, hidden by its external tank and solid rocket boosters, from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for repair of d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hail-inflicted divots in the foam insula...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hail-inflicted divots in the foam insulation are identified by number on the top of Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank. About 150 divots were caused by hail during recent stor... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) John Blue, with United Space Alliance, and Jorge Rivera, with NASA, look at the dings in the foam insulation on the externa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawler transporter slowly moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, toward High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Asse... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assemb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), John Blue, with United Space Alliance, points to one of the divots in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, dwarfed by ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, dwarfed by its external tank and solid rocket boosters, is in position in High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage to the exter... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at left to repair da... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawler transporter slowly moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, to High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early light of dawn, a crawler tr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early light of dawn, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Buildin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lighted by a Florida sunrise, a crawler ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lighted by a Florida sunrise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery from Pad 39B (in the background right) back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage ... More
As the sun begins to rise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle D...
As the sun begins to rise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage to the external tank foam insulation caused by hail. The ne... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky repairs one of the hail-created divots in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery. The Shuttle was rolled ba... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky prepares to enter a tented area around the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery in order to repair hail-inflicted damage in the foam... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky repairs hail-inflicted damage in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery. The Shuttle was rolled back from P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery makes the climb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery makes the climb to Launch Pad 39B aboard the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter. The crawler is able to keep its cargo level during the move ... 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The crawler transporter, with its cargo ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The crawler transporter, with its cargo of Space Shuttle Discovery and mobile launcher platform, leaves tracks on the crawlerway as it makes its way up Launch Pad 39B. Behind the S... 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. -- Nearing the end of its 4.2-mile trek fro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearing the end of its 4.2-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Space Shuttle Discovery clears the gate to begin the climb to Launch Pad 39B aboard the mobile launch... 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
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Pilot Scott J....
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly sits in the pilot's seat of the orbiter Discovery, inspecting the window. The mission will be Kelly's first Space Shuttle flight. Kel... More
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to...
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to a wire in the payload bay with damaged insulation. As a result of that problem, NASA decided to inspect much of the wiring in all four Spac... More
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to...
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to a wire in the payload bay with damaged insulation. As a result of that problem, NASA decided to inspect much of the wiring in all four Spac... More
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to...
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to a wire in the payload bay with damaged insulation. As a result of that problem, NASA decided to inspect much of the wiring in all four Spac... More
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to...
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to a wire in the payload bay with damaged insulation. As a result of that problem, NASA decided to inspect much of the wiring in all four Spac... More
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to...
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to a wire in the payload bay with damaged insulation. As a result of that problem, NASA decided to inspect much of the wiring in all four Spac... More
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to...
A short during liftoff of Space Shuttle Columbia in July was traced to a wire in the payload bay with damaged insulation. As a result of that problem, NASA decided to inspect much of the wiring in all four Spac... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In this aerial view, the tail of the orb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In this aerial view, the tail of the orbiter Discovery can be seen as it begins rolling out of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 (center left of photo). Behind it is the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister for Space Shuttle Discovery, for mission STS-103, is lifted up the Rotating Service Structure. The hoses attached to the canister provide ai... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister for Space Shuttle Discovery, for mission STS-103, is lifted up the Rotating Service Structure. Installation of the payload into Discovery i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under low clouds and fog, Space Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under low clouds and fog, Space Shuttle Discovery makes its trek along the stretch of crawlerway between the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Pad 39B atop the mobile launcher p... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platfo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, Space Shuttle Discovery rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Launch Pad 39B. While at the pa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platfo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, Space Shuttle Discovery rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Launch Pad 39B which is 4.2 mil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platfo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, Space Shuttle Discovery makes its trek along the stretch of crawlerway between the Vehicle Assembly Building and... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platfo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, Space Shuttle Discovery rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building on its way to Launch Pad 39B which is 4.2 mil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platfo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Towering atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter, Space Shuttle Discovery negotiates a turn in the crawlerway on its trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to La... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under low clouds and fog, Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under low clouds and fog, Space Shuttle Discovery makes its trek along the stretch of crawlerway between the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Pad 39B atop the mobile launcher ... More
During Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TDCT) activities at Laun...
During Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TDCT) activities at Launch Pad 39B, the STS-103 crew pose in front of the flame trench, which is situated underneath the Mobile Launcher Platform holding Space Shut... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103's Hubble servicing cargo is tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-103's Hubble servicing cargo is transferred from the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B to the payload bay in Space Shuttle Discovery. STS-103 is a "call-up" mission due ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers oversee the transfer of STS-103'...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers oversee the transfer of STS-103's Hubble servicing cargo from the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B to the payload bay in Space Shuttle Discovery. STS-103 is a "call... More
At Launch Pad 39B. STS-103 Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of...
At Launch Pad 39B. STS-103 Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of France, who is with the European Space Agency (ESA), and Pilot Steven J. Kelly inspect the slidewire basket, part of the emergency egress s... More
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Commander Curtis L....
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (left) and Pilot Scott J. Kelly (right) adjust their equipment. The baskets are part of the emergency egress system for persons i... More
Standing left to right, STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Commander Curtis...
Standing left to right, STS-103 Pilot Scott J. Kelly, Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., and Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervoy of France take a break during practice using the slidewire baskets, part of Term... More
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialist ...
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) gets ready to pull the lever, which will release the basket. With Foale are fellow crew members Mission Specialists... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-103 crew, with repres...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-103 crew, with representatives from Goddard Space Flight Center, look over the Hubble servicing cargo in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Speci...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.) looks over the Hubble servicing cargo in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery. The activity is part of ... More
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialists...
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialists Jean-François Clervoy of France (left) and Steven L. Smith take a break to pose for the photographer. The baskets are part of the emergency... More
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialist ...
In the slidewire basket on Launch Pad 39B, STS-103 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith reaches for the lever that will release the basket. With Smith is fellow crew member Mission Specialist Jean-François Clervo... More
STS-103 Mission Specialists Jean-François Clervoy of France takes his ...
STS-103 Mission Specialists Jean-François Clervoy of France takes his seat inside the Space Shuttle Discovery during a practice launch countdown, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the STS-103 payload a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the STS-103 payload awaits closing of Discovery's payload bay doors. The payload, which will enable the crew of seven to service the Hubble Space Telescope, cons... More