STS-98 Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell (left) and Mission Specialist Tho...
STS-98 Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell (left) and Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones (Ph.D.) check out equipment in the U.S. Lab Destiny during a Multi-Equipment Interface Test. During the mission, Jones will hel... More
Vance I. Oyama at the Gas Chromatograph in Ames' life detection labora...
Vance I. Oyama at the Gas Chromatograph in Ames' life detection laboratory, Vance and his brother Jiro both pioneered new areas of life sciences research at Ames. Publication: Ames History; Atmosphere of Free... More
Looking over equipment inside the U.S. Lab Destiny as part of a Multi-...
Looking over equipment inside the U.S. Lab Destiny as part of a Multi-Equipment Interface Test are STS-98 Pilot Mark Polansky (left) and Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell (center). They are joined by astronaut Jame... More
Artist concept of STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, cargo configuration
S91-20385 (Feb 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia orbits Earth in this STS-40 art concept depicting the cargo bay arrangement for the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) mission. In the spring, three mission spec... More
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC with SLS-1 payload
STS040-S-058 (5 June 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia, with a seven-member crew aboard, soars toward a nine-day mission devoted to life sciences research. Launch was at 9:24:51 a.m. (EDT), June 5, 1991. Th... More
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, KSC liftoff from a remote control tracking de...
STS040-S-134 (5 June 1991) --- The space shuttle Columbia, with a seven-member crew aboard, soars toward a nine-day mission devoted to life sciences research. Launch was at 9:24:51 a.m. (EDT), June 5, 1991. Thi... More
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC with SLS-1 payload
STS040-S-133 (5 June 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia, with a seven member crew aboard, soars toward a nine-day mission devoted to life sciences research. Launch was at 9:24:51 a.m. (EDT), June 5, 1991.
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lands on concrete runway 22 at EAFB, Californ...
STS040-S-175 (14 June 1991) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia touches down, on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in California, to complete a successful nine-day mission. The Spacelab L... More
STS-40 Pilot Gutierrez changes LiOH canisters on OV-102's middeck
STS040-43-026 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astronaut Sidney M. Gutierrez, pilot, changes out the lithium hydroxide canisters on the Space Shuttle Columbia's middeck. Gutierrez, making his first flight into space, was ... More
STS-40 Mission Specialist (MS) Bagian "flies" through SLS-1 module
STS040-212-004 (5-14 June 1991) --- Astronaut James P. Bagian, STS-40 mission specialist, floats through the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) module aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. Bagian and si... More
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, glides towards a landing on runway 22 at EAFB...
STS040-S-174 (14 June 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia is only moments away from touchdown on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The landing completes a successful nine-day Spacelab Life Sc... More
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lands on concrete runway 22 at EAFB, Californ...
STS040-S-176 (14 June 1991) --- The main landing gear of the Space Shuttle Columbia touches down, on Runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base in California, to complete a successful nine-day mission. The Spacelab L... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The IML-1 mission was the first in a series of Shuttle flights dedicated to fundamental materials and life sciences research with the international partners. The participating space agencies included: NASA, the... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
In this photograph, astronaut Roberta Bondar conducts a life science experiment by using the Biorack Glovebox (GBX) during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission. The Biorack was a large mu... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
In this photograph, astronaut David Hilmers conducts a life science experiment by using the Biorack Glovebox (GBX) during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission. The Biorack was a large mul... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
The IML-1 mission was the first in a series of Shuttle flights dedicated to fundamental materials and life sciences research with the international partners. The participating space agencies included: NASA, the... More
Spacelab, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
Astronaut David C. Hilmers conducts the Microgravity Vestibular Investigations (MVI) sitting in its rotator chair inside the IML-1 science module. When environmental conditions change so that the body receives ... More
Spacelab, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) was the first in a series of Shuttle flights dedicated to fundamental materials and life sciences research with the international partners. The participating spac... More
Spacelab, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
This photograph shows activities during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission (STS-42) in the Payload Operations Control Center (POCC) at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Members of the F... More
Spacelab, NASA Mercury project, Space Shuttle Program, NASA
This photograph shows activities during the International Microgravity Laboratory-1 (IML-1) mission (STS-42) in the Payload Operations Control Center (POCC) at the Marshall Space Flight Center. The IML-1 missio... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-58 Crew Insignia
STS058-S-001 (May 1993) --- Designed by members of the flight crew, the STS-58 insignia depicts the space shuttle Columbia with a Spacelab module in its payload bay in orbit around Earth. The Spacelab and the l... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Projects
Designed by members of the flight crew, the STS-58 insignia depicts the Space Shuttle Columbia with a Spacelab module in its payload bay in orbit around Earth. The Spacelab and the lettering Spacelab Life Scien... More
Distant view of STS-58 Columbia launch from Shuttle Training Aircraft
STS058-S-122 (18 Oct 1993) --- This distant shot of Columbia on its way to Earth-orbit was captured on film from the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) assigned to advance launch range screening. Onboard the spac... More
STS-66 Atlantis Landing Approach
The Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches runway 22 at Edwards, California, to complete the STS-66 mission dedicated to the third flight of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science-3 (ATLAS-3), part ... More
STS-66 Atlantis Landing and Chute Deployment at Edwards
The Space Shuttle Atlantis lands with its drag chute deployed on runway 22 at Edwards, California, to complete the STS-66 mission dedicated to the third flight of the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dr. Irene Duhart Long is the director, B...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dr. Irene Duhart Long is the director, Biomedical Operations and Research Office, at the Kennedy Space Center effective July 24, 1994. She is responsible for the program managemen... More
S40-212-004 - STS-040 - STS-40 crewmembers in SLS-1
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut James P. Bagian, STS-40 mission specialist, floats through the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) module aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle C... More
Inside a darkened U.S. Lab module, in the Space Station Processing Fac...
Inside a darkened U.S. Lab module, in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), astronaut James Voss (left) joins STS-98 crew members Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell (foreground), and Pilot Mark Polansky (rig... More
With technicians looking on in the background, astronaut James Voss (l...
With technicians looking on in the background, astronaut James Voss (left), joins STS-98 crew members Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell (foreground) and Pilot Mark Polansky in checking out equipment in the Lab. Als... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Th...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones (Ph.D.) gets a closeup view of the cover on the window of the U.S. Lab Destiny. Along with Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell and P... More
During a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT) in the U.S. Lab Destiny...
During a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT) in the U.S. Lab Destiny, which is in the Space Station Processing Facility, astronaut James Voss (left) joins STS-98 Pilot Mark Polansky (center) and Commander Ken... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility control room monitor ...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility control room monitor computers during a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT) in the U.S. Lab Destiny. Members of the STS-98 crew are taking part in the MEIT che... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Th...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones (Ph.D.) looks over documents as part of a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT) on the U.S. Lab Destiny. Other crew members ta... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Th...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones (Ph.D.) looks at electrical connections on the U.S. Lab Destiny as part of a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT). Other crew... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Th...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas D. Jones (Ph.D.) examines a power data grapple fixture outside the U.S. Lab Destiny. Jones is taking part in a Multi-Equipment Interfac... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility control room check do...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility control room check documentation during a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT) in the U.S. Lab Destiny. Members of the STS-98 crew are taking part in the MEIT c... More
While checking out equipment during a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (...
While checking out equipment during a Multi-Equipment Interface Test (MEIT) in the U.S. Lab Destiny, astronaut James Voss (center) and STS-98 crew members Commander Kenneth D. Cockrell (foreground) and Pilot Ma... More
Members of the STS-98 crew check out equipment in the U.S. Lab Destiny...
Members of the STS-98 crew check out equipment in the U.S. Lab Destiny during a Multi-Equipment Interface Test. During the mission, the crew will install the Lab in the International Space Station during a seri... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, a worker checks the U.S. Laboratory Destiny as it rotates. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to fly on ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, a worker checks the U.S. Laboratory Destiny as it rotates. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to fly on ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians watch closely as the U.S. Laboratory Destiny rotates. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered toward the weigh stand below. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to fly ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians watch closely as the U.S. Laboratory Destiny rotates. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered toward the weigh stand below. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to fly ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Lab, a component of the Interna...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Lab, a component of the International Space Station, is moved to the vacuum chamber in the Operations and Checkout Building for testing. The 32,000-pound scientific resear... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Lab, a component of the Interna...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. Lab, a component of the International Space Station, is moved to the vacuum chamber in the Operations and Checkout Building for testing. The 32,000-pound scientific resear... More
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facilit...
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The floor is filled with racks and hardware for processing and testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). A... More
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facilit...
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The floor is filled with racks and hardware for processing and testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). A... More