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
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. -- 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 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
STS-71 hardware assembly view. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space...
S94-47810 (2 Dec. 1994) --- Lockheed Space Operations Company workers in the Extended Duration Orbiter (EDO) Facility, located inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), carefully hoist the Orbiter Docking Sys... 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
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
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
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
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
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
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble...
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A) sits on a flatbed trailer for transfer to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility where it will ... More
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble...
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A) is transferred onto a transporter from the C-5 air cargo plane that brought it to KSC. The hardwa... 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
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble...
A shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A) is ready for transfer onto a transporter from the C-5 air cargo plane that brought it to KSC. The... More
A C-5 air cargo plane opens to reveal a shipping container with payloa...
A C-5 air cargo plane opens to reveal a shipping container with payload flight hardware for the Third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The hardware will be taken to the Payload Hazardous Servic... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers remove the...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers remove the protective covering from a part of payload flight hardware for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The hardware wil... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers check the ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), workers check the placement of equipment, part of mission STS-103, onto a workstand. The equipment is the first part of payload flight hardware for the third ... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equi...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equipment for mission STS-103 out of its shipping container. The equipment is the first part of payload flight hardware for the third Hubble Spa... 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
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a worker begins to...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a worker begins to open the protective covering over a part of payload flight hardware for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A). The har... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equi...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF), a crane lifts equipment for mission STS-103 out of its shipping container to move it to a workstand. The equipment is the first part of payload flight hardwar... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, part of the servicing equ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, part of the servicing equipment for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A), STS-103, is given a black light inspection. The hardware is undergoin... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker gives a black li...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker gives a black light inspection to part of the servicing equipment for the third Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission (SM-3A), STS-103. The hardware is u... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the STS-103 crew look ove...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the STS-103 crew look over equipment to be used during their mission. The seven-member crew, taking part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test, are Commander Curtis L. ... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servic...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew check out the top of the Flight Support System (FSS) for the mission, the repair and upgrade of th... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, members of the STS-103 crew ch...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, members of the STS-103 crew check out new Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) for the Hubble Space Telescope. The payload hardware is in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 ...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 crew check out a portable foot restraint on the Flight Support System that will be used on the mission, repairing the Hubble Space Telescope... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, four STS-103 crew members...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, four STS-103 crew members check the Flight Support System avionics to be used for repair and upgrade of the Hubble Space Telescope. The crew are at KSC to take part ... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servic...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew check out the Flight Support System (FSS)from above and below. The FSS is part of the primary payl... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Br...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. (left) and Pilot Scott J. Kelly look at a replacement computer for the Hubble Space Telescope. The payload hardware is in the Payloa... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a member of the STS-103 c...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a member of the STS-103 crew checks out rib clamp to be used on the Shield Shell Replacement Fabric (SSRF) task on repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. The seven-me... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialis...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialist Steven L. Smith (right) and other members of the crew look over new Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) intended for the Hubble Space Telescope. ... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 cr...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew get instructions on use of rib clamps for the Shield Shell Replacement Fabric (SSRF) task on repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. The se... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 cr...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, members of the STS-103 crew look at some of the equipment to be used during their mission. The seven-member crew are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Ke... More
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, some of the STS-103 crew ...
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, some of the STS-103 crew look over lubrication devices to be used during their mission. The seven-member crew are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly... More
Standing on a workstand in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, S...
Standing on a workstand in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, STS-103 Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith and John M. Grunsfield (Ph.D.) pose for the camera while standing in front of the base of the Fli... More
In the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 Mission Specialis...
In the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 Mission Specialists John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), left, and Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, right, are briefed on part of the equipment they will use on their ... More
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 ...
During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT), members of the STS-103 crew check out tools to be used on planned Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the mission for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. In unif... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members l...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members look over equipment to be used on planned Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the mission for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. They are ... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Commander Curt...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. sits in the command seat of the orbiter Discovery, inspecting the window. Brown and other crew members are at KSC to take pa... More
In the mid-deck of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 crew Commander Curti...
In the mid-deck of the orbiter Discovery, STS-103 crew Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr. and Pilot Scott J. Kelly check out part of the equipment to be flown on the mission, the repair and upgrade of the Hubble Spa... 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
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members c...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, STS-103 crew members check out equipment to be used on planned Extravehicular Activities (EVAs) on the mission for repair of the Hubble Space Telescope. They are ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins its rollover to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins its rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building (in the background) after leaving the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. Launch date for Discovery on mission... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After making a turn in front of the Orbi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After making a turn in front of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1, the orbiter Discovery begins moving along the tow-way to the Vehicle Assembly Building as KSC workers w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is moved from the Orbi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is moved from the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 (at left) to the Vehicle Assembly Building for mating with an external tank and solid rocket boosters. Launch ... More
In this aerial view, the orbiter Discovery is out of the Orbiter Proce...
In this aerial view, the orbiter Discovery is out of the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 and rolling back before onto the tow-way for its rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the tow-way to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the to...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery rolls along the tow-way to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins rolling into th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery begins rolling into the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking with an external tank and solid rocket boosters for its launch on mission STS-103. The launch date ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery sits inside the Ve...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The orbiter Discovery sits inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after its rollover from the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1. In the VAB, Discovery will be mated with ... 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. -- Orbiter Discovery is rolled over to the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Orbiter Discovery is rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building from the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. In the VAB it will be mated with an external tank and solid rocket boo... 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 open doors of the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39B, the open doors of the payload canister, inside the environmentally controlled Payload Changeout Room, reveal the Hubble Servicing Mission cargo. At the top is th... 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
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
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
Just after sundown, Space Shuttle Discovery is framed with light from ...
Just after sundown, Space Shuttle Discovery is framed with light from the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B as it waits for liftoff on mission STS-103. At the top is seen the external tank gaseous oxyge... More
After sunup, which is obscured by a cloud-filled sky, Space Shuttle Di...
After sunup, which is obscured by a cloud-filled sky, Space Shuttle Discovery waits atop the mobile launcher platform for launch of mission STS-103. At the top is seen the external tank gaseous oxygen vent arm ... More
In the early morning hours, Space Shuttle Discovery is framed with lig...
In the early morning hours, Space Shuttle Discovery is framed with light from the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B as it waits for flight and mission STS-103. At the top is seen the external tank gaseo... More
A cloud-streaked sky provides backdrop for Space Shuttle Discovery as ...
A cloud-streaked sky provides backdrop for Space Shuttle Discovery as it waits for liftoff on mission STS-103 from Launch Pad 39B. The tower at its left is the Fixed Service Structure, topped by the 80-foot-tal... More
An olivaceous cormorant soars in the cloud-streaked sky near the Space...
An olivaceous cormorant soars in the cloud-streaked sky near the Space Shuttle Discovery as it waits for liftoff on mission STS-103. To the left of Discovery is the Rotating Service Structure, rolled back on De... 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