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NACA Researcher Sets up a Test of a New Seat Design

NACA Researcher Sets up a Test of a New Seat Design

A researcher at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory prepares for a test of an NACA-designed aircraft seat. The laboratory had undertaken a multi-year invest... More

Impact Test of a NACA-Designed Pilot Seat and Harness

Impact Test of a NACA-Designed Pilot Seat and Harness

This time-lapse photograph shows the test of a pilot seat and restraint designed by researchers at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The laboratory had u... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, technicians install a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, in Discovery’s payload bay. The arms were switched because the arm that was installed on Atlantis has special instrumentation to gather loads data from the second return-to-flight mission, STS-121. Discovery is the designated orbiter to fly on STS-121. scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2006. KSC-05pd2490

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, technicians install a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlanti... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, a technician loads replacement parts for the Zvezda service module toilet on the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. The toilet malfunctioned last week and was initially repaired by replacing a microprocessor valve. After the station crew members experienced additional difficulties with the toilet, they were directed to use Soyuz toilet facilities at first and are using the main toilet again after rigging a urine bypass. The spare toilet parts have been added to Discovery’s manifest for delivery to the station on the STS-124 mission. On the 14-day mission, Discovery and its crew will deliver the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and the Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Launch is scheduled for 5:02 p.m. EDT May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1465

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, a ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, a technician loads replacement parts for the Zvezda service module toilet on the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. T... More

F-111 LOADS model in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA with Robert Ziesser ARC-1964-A-32739

F-111 LOADS model in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field,...

F-111 LOADS model in 12ft w.t. at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA with Robert Ziesser

DRAWING OF COMBUSTOR HEAT LOADS

DRAWING OF COMBUSTOR HEAT LOADS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/29/1979 Photographer: Unknown Artist Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

DRAWING OF THE ALLOWABLE FLOOR LOADS IN THE CENTER SECTION OF THE ENGINE RESEARCH BUILDING ERB

DRAWING OF THE ALLOWABLE FLOOR LOADS IN THE CENTER SECTION OF THE ENGI...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/16/1979 Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 5 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

FLIGHT LOADS TEST AIRPLANE BOEING 747 RA001

FLIGHT LOADS TEST AIRPLANE BOEING 747 RA001

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 6/10/1980 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

S43-31-021 - STS-043 - STS-43 Baker loads film in a video camera on OV-104's middeck

S43-31-021 - STS-043 - STS-43 Baker loads film in a video camera on OV...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Michael ``Mike`` Baker, with sunglasses on his forehead, loads film into a video camera on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, duri... More

S43-31-025 - STS-043 - STS-43 Baker loads film in a video camera on OV-104's middeck

S43-31-025 - STS-043 - STS-43 Baker loads film in a video camera on OV...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Michael ``Mike`` Baker, with sunglasses on his forehead, loads film into a video camera on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, duri... More

S43-31-024 - STS-043 - STS-43 Baker loads film in a video camera on OV-104's middeck

S43-31-024 - STS-043 - STS-43 Baker loads film in a video camera on OV...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Michael ``Mike`` Baker, with sunglasses on his forehead, loads film into a video camera on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, duri... More

Artist: Ken Hodges Composite image explaining Objective and Motivation for Galileo Probe Heat Loads: Galileo Probe descending into Jupiters Atmosphere shows heat shield separation with parachute deployed. (Ref. JPL P-19180) ARC-1981-AC81-0174

Artist: Ken Hodges Composite image explaining Objective and Motivation...

Artist: Ken Hodges Composite image explaining Objective and Motivation for Galileo Probe Heat Loads: Galileo Probe descending into Jupiters Atmosphere shows heat shield separation with parachute deployed. (Re... More

S07-13-584 - STS-007 - Pilot Hauck loads film into 35mm NIKON F-3 camera on middeck

S07-13-584 - STS-007 - Pilot Hauck loads film into 35mm NIKON F-3 came...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On middeck in front of forward lockers, Pilot Hauck loads film into 35mm NIKON F-3 camera. Subject Terms: ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, MIDDECK, ASTRONAUTS, CREW... More

Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center

A forward segment is being lowered into the Transient Pressure Test Article (TPTA) test stand at thw Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) east test area. The TPTA test stand, 14-feet wide, 27-feet long, and 33-f... More

Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Shuttle Projects, Marshall Space Flight Center

A forward segment is being lowered into the Transient Pressure Test Article (TPTA) test stand at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) east test area. The TPTA test stand, 14-feet wide, 27-feet long, and 33-f... More

Sergeant (SGT) Darrell A. Harrison from the 1002nd Space Systems Support Squadron loads magnetic tape reels onto a 3420 tape drive in the Navigation Satellite Tracking and Ranging (NAVSTAR) main computer room

Sergeant (SGT) Darrell A. Harrison from the 1002nd Space Systems Suppo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Falcon Air Force Station State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott Stewart Release Status: ... More

AX-5 Space Suit (Hardsuit) attached to donning stand: This demonstration of new sizing techniques shows the suit adjusted to accommodate the Astronaut's small size. The hardsuit while maintaining mobility offers the astronaut greater protection from debris, micrometerorite penetration, radiation and thermal loads during EVA operations. Developed by NASA Ames. Designer/engineer Hubert 'Vic' Vykukal ARC-1988-AC85-0468-154

AX-5 Space Suit (Hardsuit) attached to donning stand: This demonstrati...

AX-5 Space Suit (Hardsuit) attached to donning stand: This demonstration of new sizing techniques shows the suit adjusted to accommodate the Astronaut's small size. The hardsuit while maintaining mobility offe... More

S35-08-017 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's flight deck

S35-08-017 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner loads film into a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA... More

S35-08-015 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's flight deck

S35-08-015 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner loads film into a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA... More

S35-08-013 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's flight deck

S35-08-013 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner loads film into a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA... More

S35-08-018 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's flight deck

S35-08-018 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner loads film into a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA... More

S35-08-016 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's flight deck

S35-08-016 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner loads film into a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA... More

S35-08-014 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's flight deck

S35-08-014 - STS-035 - STS-35 Pilot Gardner loads a camera on OV-102's...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Pilot Guy S. Gardner loads film into a 35mm camera on the aft flight deck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS-35, COLUMBIA... More

41B-05-153 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays during meal preparation

41B-05-153 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food tra...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On the middeck, Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays, which are attached to the galley door panels, during meal preparation. The exercise t... More

S73E5441 - STS-073 - DPM, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads film cassette into experiment

S73E5441 - STS-073 - DPM, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads film casse...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Specialist Albert Sacco loads film cassette into Drop Physics Module (DPM) experiment in the United States Microgravity Laboratory 2 (USM... More

STS073-353-021 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-021 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads midd...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Specialist Albert Sacco loads autoclaves into Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment in the middeck for the United States Microgravity L... More

STS073-353-018 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-018 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads midd...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Specialist Albert Sacco loads autoclaves into Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment in the middeck for the United States Microgravity L... More

41B-05-154 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays during meal preparation

41B-05-154 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food tra...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On the middeck, Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays, which are attached to the galley door panels, during meal preparation. The exercise t... More

STS073-353-020 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-020 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads midd...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Specialist Albert Sacco loads autoclaves into Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment in the middeck for the United States Microgravity L... More

S73E5439 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton loads videotapes in Spacelab

S73E5439 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton loads videotapes...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Commander Kathryn Thornton unstows videotapes from Spacelab overhead locker located in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Columbia (5... More

STS073-353-022 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-022 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads midd...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Specialist Albert Sacco loads autoclaves into Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment in the middeck for the United States Microgravity L... More

41B-05-152 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays during meal preparation

41B-05-152 - STS-41B - Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food tra...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On the middeck, Mission Specialist Ronald McNair loads food trays, which are attached to the galley door panels, during meal preparation. The exercise t... More

S73E5440 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton loads videotapes in Spacelab

S73E5440 - STS-073 - Payload Commander Kathy Thornton loads videotapes...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Commander Kathryn Thornton unstows videotapes from Spacelab overhead locker located in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Columbia (5... More

STS073-353-014 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-014 - STS-073 - ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads midd...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-73 Payload Specialist Albert Sacco loads autoclaves into Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) experiment in the middeck for the United States Microgravity L... More

ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-010 (20 October - 5 November 1995) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. checks out the Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. ZCG evaluated Zeol... More

ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

ZCG, Payload Specialist Al Sacco loads middeck experiment

STS073-353-018 (20 October - 5 November 1995) --- Payload specialist Albert Sacco Jr. inspects a crystal in a cylindrical autoclave on the middeck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. This Zeolite Cry... More

STS072-328-012 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-012 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-328-007 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-007 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-392-035 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of STS-72 mission

STS072-392-035 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao (EV1), suited in extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), gives a thumbs up after completing extravehicular activity (E... More

STS072-328-009 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-009 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-328-008 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-008 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-314-015 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film load/downloading bag

STS072-314-015 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film loading/downloading bag for total darkness. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORB... More

STS072-314-017 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film load/downloading bag

STS072-314-017 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film loading/downloading bag for total darkness. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORB... More

STS072-392-034 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of STS-72 mission

STS072-392-034 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Winston Scott (EV3) sets up the starboard Crew Loads Acquisition System (CLAS)S3 Task Plate in preparation for his loads eval... More

STS072-314-018 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film load/downloading bag

STS072-314-018 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film loading/downloading bag for total darkness. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORB... More

STS072-328-011 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-011 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-392-036 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of STS-72 mission

STS072-392-036 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao (EV1), suited in extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), gives a thumbs up after completing extravehicular activity (E... More

STS072-328-010 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-010 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-328-014 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera

STS072-328-014 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads 16mm camera film using a bag for a dark room. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ASTRONAUTS, MIDDECK... More

STS072-314-016 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film load/downloading bag

STS072-314-016 - STS-072 - Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film int...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Dan Barry loads film into camera using film loading/downloading bag for total darkness. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEAVOUR (ORB... More

STS072-392-032 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of STS-72 mission

STS072-392-032 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Winston Scott (EV3) sets up the starboard Crew Loads Acquisition System (CLAS)S3 Task Plate in preparation for his loads eval... More

STS072-392-037 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of STS-72 mission

STS072-392-037 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Leroy Chiao (EV1), suited in extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), gives a thumbs up after completing extravehicular activity (E... More

STS072-392-033 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of STS-72 mission

STS072-392-033 - STS-072 - Payload bay activity during second EVA of S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 Mission Specialist Winston Scott (EV3) sets up the starboard Crew Loads Acquisition System (CLAS)S3 Task Plate in preparation for his loads eval... More

STS061-13-014 - STS-061 - Akers loads film into the IMAX camera

STS061-13-014 - STS-061 - Akers loads film into the IMAX camera

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-61 mission specialist Tom Akers loads film into the IMAX camera while seated in the Endeavour's middeck. Subject Terms: CAMERAS, ASTRONAUTS, ONBOAR... More

STS061-13-015 - STS-061 - Akers loads film into the IMAX camera

STS061-13-015 - STS-061 - Akers loads film into the IMAX camera

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-61 mission specialist Tom Akers loads film into the IMAX camera while seated in the Endeavour's middeck. Subject Terms: CAMERAS, ASTRONAUTS, ONBOAR... More

Preliminary reports indicate the Space Shuttle's first super lightweight external tank (SLWT) is in excellent condition following the completion of a tanking test yesterday during a simulated launch countdown at Launch Pad 39A. The pad's Rotating Service Structure will be closed around Discovery later today as preparations for the STS-91 launch on June 2 continue. The primary objectives of the test were to evaluate the strut loads between the tank and the solid rocket boosters and to verify the integrity of the new components of the tank. The SLWT is 7,500 pounds lighter than its predecessors and was developed to increase the Shuttle payload capacity on International Space Station assembly flights. Major changes to the lighter tank include the use of new materials and a revised internal design. The new liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks are constructed of aluminum lithium a lighter, stronger material than the metal alloy currently used. The redesigned walls of the liquid hydrogen tank were machined to provide additional strength and stability, as well. The STS-91 mission will also feature the ninth Shuttle docking with the Russian Space Station Mir, the first Mir docking for Discovery, and the conclusion of Phase I of the joint U.S.-Russian International Space Station Program KSC-98pc620

Preliminary reports indicate the Space Shuttle's first super lightweig...

Preliminary reports indicate the Space Shuttle's first super lightweight external tank (SLWT) is in excellent condition following the completion of a tanking test yesterday during a simulated launch countdown a... More

Preliminary reports indicate the Space Shuttle's first super lightweight external tank (SLWT) is in excellent condition following the completion of a tanking test yesterday during a simulated launch countdown at Launch Pad 39A. The pad's Rotating Service Structure will be closed around Discovery later today as preparations for the STS-91 launch on June 2 continue. The primary objectives of the test were to evaluate the strut loads between the tank and the solid rocket boosters and to verify the integrity of the new components of the tank. The SLWT is 7,500 pounds lighter than its predecessors and was developed to increase the Shuttle payload capacity on International Space Station assembly flights. Major changes to the lighter tank include the use of new materials and a revised internal design. The new liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks are constructed of aluminum lithium a lighter, stronger material than the metal alloy currently used. The redesigned walls of the liquid hydrogen tank were machined to provide additional strength and stability, as well. The STS-91 mission will also feature the ninth Shuttle docking with the Russian Space Station Mir, the first Mir docking for Discovery, and the conclusion of Phase I of the joint U.S.-Russian International Space Station Program KSC-98pc621

Preliminary reports indicate the Space Shuttle's first super lightweig...

Preliminary reports indicate the Space Shuttle's first super lightweight external tank (SLWT) is in excellent condition following the completion of a tanking test yesterday during a simulated launch countdown a... More

US Navy Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Rich Allen, an aircrewman with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 37 (HSL-37) aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) sets and loads sonobuoys aboard his SH-60B Seahawk while off the coast of Ecuador prior to flight ops. The ship and her crew will be training with the Ecuadorian navy while en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy

US Navy Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Rich Allen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

US Navy Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Rich Allen, an air crewman with Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 37 (HSL-37) aboard USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) sets and loads sonobuoys aboard his SH-60B Seahawk helicopter while off the coast of Ecuador prior to flight ops. The ship and crew embarked aboard will be training with the Ecuadorian navy while en route to Exercise TEAMWORK SOUTH '99. Reuben James will be conducting bilateral operations with the Chilean navy

US Navy Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator 3rd Class Rich Allen, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK SOUTH '99 Base: USS Reuben James (FFG 57) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chris Desmond, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy airplane, with the International Space Station's (ISS) S1 truss aboard, arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility from Marshall Space Flight Center. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The Super Guppy, with its 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads, is well prepared to transport the truss and other ISS segments. Loading the Guppy is easy because of the unique "fold-away" nose of the aircraft that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight. The truss is to be moved to the Operations and Checkout Building KSC-99pp1180

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy airplane, with the In...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy airplane, with the International Space Station's (ISS) S1 truss aboard, arrives at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility from Marshall Space Flight Center. Manufactured... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy airplane, with the International Space Station's (ISS) S1 truss aboard, rolls to a stop at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The Super Guppy, with its 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads, is well prepared to transport the truss and other ISS segments. Loading the Guppy is easy because of the unique "fold-away" nose of the aircraft that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight. The truss is to be transferred to the Operations and Checkout Building KSC-99pp1181

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy airplane, with the In...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA's Super Guppy airplane, with the International Space Station's (ISS) S1 truss aboard, rolls to a stop at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Hunt... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Escort vehicles prepare to leave the Shuttle Landing Facility with the S1 truss (at right) on its trek to the Operations and Checkout Building. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The truss arrived at KSC aboard NASA's Super Guppy, seen in the background. The aircraft is uniquely built with a 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads and a "fold-away" nose that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight KSC-99pp1186

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Escort vehicles prepare to leave the Shu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Escort vehicles prepare to leave the Shuttle Landing Facility with the S1 truss (at right) on its trek to the Operations and Checkout Building. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Hu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, workers attach cranes to the S1 truss, a segment of the International Space Station, to lift the truss to a payload transporter for its transfer to the Operations and Checkout Building. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The truss arrived at KSC aboard NASA's Super Guppy, with a 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads. Loading the Guppy is easy because of the unique "fold-away" nose of the aircraft that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight KSC-99pp1185

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, workers...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, workers attach cranes to the S1 truss, a segment of the International Space Station, to lift the truss to a payload transporter for its transfer to... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the newly arrived S1 truss, a segment of the International Space Station (ISS), is offloaded from NASA's Super Guppy aircraft. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The Super Guppy, with its 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads, is well prepared to transport the truss and other ISS segments. Loading the Guppy is easy because of the unique "fold-away" nose of the aircraft that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight. The truss is being transferred to the Operations and Checkout Building KSC-99pp1183

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the new...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the newly arrived S1 truss, a segment of the International Space Station (ISS), is offloaded from NASA's Super Guppy aircraft. Manufactured by the ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the S1 truss, a segment of the International Space Station, is moved away from the Super Guppy that brought it to KSC from Marshall Space Flight Center. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The Super Guppy, with its 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads, is well prepared to transport the truss and other ISS segments. Loading the Guppy is easy because of the unique "fold-away" nose of the aircraft that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight. The truss is being transferred to the Operations and Checkout Building KSC-99pp1184

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the S1 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the S1 truss, a segment of the International Space Station, is moved away from the Super Guppy that brought it to KSC from Marshall Space Flight Ce... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, NASA's Super Guppy opens to reveal its cargo, the International Space Station's (ISS) S1 truss. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beach, Calif., this component of the ISS is the first starboard (right-side) truss segment, whose main job is providing structural support for the orbiting research facility's radiator panels that cool the Space Station's complex power system. The S1 truss segment also will house communications systems, external experiment positions and other subsystems. Primarily constructed of aluminum, the truss segment is 45 feet long, 15 feet wide and 6 feet tall. When fully outfitted, it will weigh 31,137 pounds. The truss is slated for flight in 2001. The Super Guppy, with its 25-foot diameter fuselage designed to handle oversized loads, is well prepared to transport the truss and other ISS segments. Loading the Guppy is easy because of the unique "fold-away" nose of the aircraft that opens 110 degrees for cargo loading. A system of rails in the cargo compartment, used with either Guppy pallets or fixtures designed for specific cargo, makes cargo loading simple and efficient. Rollers mounted in the rails allow pallets or fixtures to be moved by an electric winch mounted beneath the cargo floor. Automatic hydraulic lock pins in each rail secure the pallet for flight. The truss is to be transferred to the Operations and Checkout Building KSC-99pp1182

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, NASA'...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, NASA's Super Guppy opens to reveal its cargo, the International Space Station's (ISS) S1 truss. Manufactured by the Boeing Co. in Huntington Beac... More

NASA GLENN/NASA LANGLEY LOADS COMPARISON TEST WITH 6 COMPONENT FORCE/MOMENT BALANCE AND 1.7% HIGH SPEED RESEARCH MODEL 5. GRC-2003-C-00511

NASA GLENN/NASA LANGLEY LOADS COMPARISON TEST WITH 6 COMPONENT FORCE/M...

NASA GLENN/NASA LANGLEY LOADS COMPARISON TEST WITH 6 COMPONENT FORCE/MOMENT BALANCE AND 1.7% HIGH SPEED RESEARCH MODEL 5.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technician J.C. Harrison steers while NASA’s Scott Thurston guides a piece of Columbia debris through a gate in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the debris is stored. This piece is one of eight being released to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif., for testing and research. Thurston is the Columbia debris coordinator. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. KSC-04pd1231

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technician J.C. H...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance technician J.C. Harrison steers while NASA’s Scott Thurston guides a piece of Columbia debris through a gate in the Vehicle Assembly Building, where the debr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Scott Thurston looks at pieces of Columbia debris being prepared for transfer to the shipping facility before their delivery to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. Thurston is the Columbia debris coordinator. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1228

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB),...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Scott Thurston looks at pieces of Columbia debris being prepared for transfer to the shipping facility before their delivery to The Aerospa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With NASA’s Scott Thurston (left) alongside, United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (in cap) and Amy Mangiacapra (right) begin moving a piece of Columbia debris being shipped to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. Thurston is the Columbia debris coordinator. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1230

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With NASA’s Scott Thurston (left) along...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With NASA’s Scott Thurston (left) alongside, United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (in cap) and Amy Mangiacapra (right) begin moving a piece of Columbia debris being shipped... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (far left) and Amy Mangiacapra guide a wrapped piece of Columbia debris through the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it is stored. Alongside is NASA’s Scott Thurston, who is the Columbia debris coordinator. This piece is one of eight being released to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif., for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. KSC-04pd1232

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (far left) and Amy Mangiacapra guide a wrapped piece of Columbia debris through the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it is stored. Alo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (left) and Amy Mangiacapra (right) pack up pieces of Columbia debris for shipment to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1233

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (left) and Amy Mangiacapra (right) pack up pieces of Columbia debris for shipment to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Scott Thurston (red shirt) stands by while a United Space Alliance worker (blue shirt) gets ready to start moving pieces of Columbia debris, such as the PRSD tank in front, for transfer to a shipping facility and delivery to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. Thurston is the Columbia debris coordinator. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1229

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB),...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), Scott Thurston (red shirt) stands by while a United Space Alliance worker (blue shirt) gets ready to start moving pieces of Columbia debris... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers begin packing pieces of Columbia debris for shipment to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1234

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers begin pac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers begin packing pieces of Columbia debris for shipment to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. The pieces have been released for loan to t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After being wrapped and secured on pallets, pieces of Columbia debris are loaded onto a truck to transport them to the shipping facility for travel to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1236

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After being wrapped and secured on pall...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After being wrapped and secured on pallets, pieces of Columbia debris are loaded onto a truck to transport them to the shipping facility for travel to The Aerospace Corporation in... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (left) and Amy Mangiacapra pack pieces of Columbia debris for transfer to the shipping facility for travel to The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif. The pieces have been released for loan to the non-governmental agency for testing and research. The Aerospace Corporation requested and will receive graphite/epoxy honeycomb skins from an Orbital Maneuvering System pod, Main Propulsion System Helium tanks, a Reaction Control System Helium tank and a Power Reactant Storage Distribution system tank. The company will use the parts to study re-entry effects on composite materials. NASA notified the Columbia crew’s families about the loan before releasing the items for study. Researchers believe the testing will show how materials are expected to respond to various heating and loads' environments. The findings will help calibrate tools and models used to predict hazards to people and property from reentering hardware. The Aerospace Corporation will have the debris for one year to perform analyses to estimate maximum temperatures during reentry based upon the geometry and mass of the recovered composite. Columbia’s debris is stored in the VAB. KSC-04pd1235

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - United Space Alliance workers J.C. Harrison (left) and Amy Mangiacapra pack pieces of Columbia debris for transfer to the shipping facility for travel to The Aerospace Corporation... More

A Navy E-2C Hawkeye early-warning aircraft arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for extensive structural loads tests in Dryden's flight loads lab. EC04-0310-06

A Navy E-2C Hawkeye early-warning aircraft arrives at NASA's Dryden Fl...

A Navy E-2C Hawkeye early-warning aircraft arrives at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center for extensive structural loads tests in Dryden's flight loads lab.

Engineers Paul Lundstrom and Larry Reardon monitor forces applied by structural loads equipment during tests on a Navy E-2C in NASA Dryden's flight loads lab. EC04-0360-74

Engineers Paul Lundstrom and Larry Reardon monitor forces applied by s...

Engineers Paul Lundstrom and Larry Reardon monitor forces applied by structural loads equipment during tests on a Navy E-2C in NASA Dryden's flight loads lab.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, is being installed in Discovery’s payload bay. The arms were switched because the arm that was installed on Atlantis has special instrumentation to gather loads data from the second return-to-flight mission, STS-121. Discovery is the designated orbiter to fly on STS-121. scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2006. KSC-05pd2489

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, is being installe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, is being installed in Discovery’s payload bay. The arms were switched because the arm that was installed on Atlantis has special instrumentation to gather loads data from the second return-to-flight mission, STS-121. Discovery is the designated orbiter to fly on STS-121. scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2006. KSC-05pd2488

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, is being installe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, technicians install a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlantis, in Discovery’s payload bay. The arms were switched because the arm that was installed on Atlantis has special instrumentation to gather loads data from the second return-to-flight mission, STS-121. Discovery is the designated orbiter to fly on STS-121. scheduled to launch no earlier than May 2006. KSC-05pd2491

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3, technicians install a remote manipulator system, or space shuttle arm, previously installed on the orbiter Atlanti... More

NASA Dryden lead technician David Neufeld prepares JPL's unmanned aircraft Synthetic Aperture Radar pod for inertial swing tests in Dryden's loads laboratory. ED06-0200-07

NASA Dryden lead technician David Neufeld prepares JPL's unmanned airc...

NASA Dryden lead technician David Neufeld prepares JPL's unmanned aircraft Synthetic Aperture Radar pod for inertial swing tests in Dryden's loads laboratory.

Williams loads the MELFI for the Nutrition Experiment during Expedition 15

Williams loads the MELFI for the Nutrition Experiment during Expeditio...

ISS015-E-10572 (1 June 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 15 flight engineer, inserts test samples in the Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) as a part of the Nutritional Stat... More

Williams loads the HRF2 Refrigerated Centrifuge for the Nutrition Experiment during Expedition 15

Williams loads the HRF2 Refrigerated Centrifuge for the Nutrition Expe...

ISS015-E-10554 (1 June 2007) --- Astronaut Sunita L. Williams, Expedition 15 flight engineer, loads test samples in the Human Research Facility 2 (HRF-2) Refrigerated Centrifuge as a part of the Nutritional Sta... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, ssembly is underway for the Taurus XL rocket that will launch NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, spacecraft. Lined up left to right are the Stage 1 and Stage 2 motors, the boattail, the avionics shelf and the Stage 3 motor. The graphite/epoxy boattail structure provides the transition from the smaller diameter of the Stage 2 motor to the larger diameter of the avionics skirt. The avionics skirt, also a graphite/epoxy structure, supports the avionics shelf and carries the primary structural loads from the fairing and payload cone. The aluminum avionics shelf supports the third stage avionics. The OCO is a new Earth-orbiting mission sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. The launch of OCO is targeted for January. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3866

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Ba...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, ssembly is underway for the Taurus XL rocket that will launch NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, spacecraft. Lin... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers do a fit check on the mating of the Stage 1 to Stage 2 motors for the Taurus XL rocket that will launch NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, spacecraft. At right can be seen the avionics shelf. The avionics skirt, a graphite/epoxy structure, supports the avionics shelf and carries the primary structural loads from the fairing and payload cone. The aluminum avionics shelf supports the third stage avionics. The OCO is a new Earth-orbiting mission sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. The launch of OCO is targeted for January. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3868

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers do a fit check on the mating of the Stage 1 to Stage 2 motors for the Taurus XL rocket that will launch NASA's Orbi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, assembly is underway for the Taurus XL rocket that will launch NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, spacecraft. In the foreground at left is the boattail; behind it is the Stage 0 Castor 120 motor. At right near the wall (from left) are the Stage 1 and Stage 2 motors, the avionics shelf and the Stage 3 motor. The graphite/epoxy boattail structure provides the transition from the smaller diameter of the Stage 2 motor to the larger diameter of the avionics skirt. The avionics skirt, also a graphite/epoxy structure, supports the avionics shelf and carries the primary structural loads from the fairing and payload cone. The aluminum avionics shelf supports the third stage avionics. The OCO is a new Earth-orbiting mission sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. The launch of OCO is targeted for January. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-08pd3867

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Ba...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, assembly is underway for the Taurus XL rocket that will launch NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, spacecraft. In ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers remove the cover from the frustum, the last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. Weighing in at approximately 13,000 pounds, the 10-foot-long section is composed of two aluminum rings attached to a truncated conic section. The large diameter of the cone is 18 feet and the small diameter is 12 feet. The cone is 1.25 inches thick. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Manufactured by Major Tool and Machine Inc. in Indiana under a subcontract with Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, the Ares I-X is targeted to launch in the summer of 2009. The flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle. The flight test also will bring NASA a step closer to its exploration goals of sending humans to the moon and destinations beyond. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1749

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers remove the cover from the frustum, the last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket. Res... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers remove the cover from the frustum, the last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. Weighing in at approximately 13,000 pounds, the 10-foot-long section is composed of two aluminum rings attached to a truncated conic section. The large diameter of the cone is 18 feet and the small diameter is 12 feet. The cone is 1.25 inches thick. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Manufactured by Major Tool and Machine Inc. in Indiana under a subcontract with Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, the Ares I-X is targeted to launch in the summer of 2009. The flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle. The flight test also will bring NASA a step closer to its exploration goals of sending humans to the moon and destinations beyond. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1748

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers remove the cover from the frustum, the last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket. Res... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum, is offloaded in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. Weighing in at approximately 13,000 pounds, the 10-foot-long section is composed of two aluminum rings attached to a truncated conic section. The large diameter of the cone is 18 feet and the small diameter is 12 feet. The cone is 1.25 inches thick. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Manufactured by Major Tool and Machine Inc. in Indiana under a subcontract with Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, the Ares I-X is targeted to launch in the summer of 2009. The flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle. The flight test also will bring NASA a step closer to its exploration goals of sending humans to the moon and destinations beyond. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1747

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The last newly manufactured section of the Ares...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum, is offloaded in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Resembling a giant f... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum, is revealed after removal of the shipping covers. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. Weighing in at approximately 13,000 pounds, the 10-foot-long section is composed of two aluminum rings attached to a truncated conic section. The large diameter of the cone is 18 feet and the small diameter is 12 feet. The cone is 1.25 inches thick. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Manufactured by Major Tool and Machine Inc. in Indiana under a subcontract with Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, the Ares I-X is targeted to launch in the summer of 2009. The flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle. The flight test also will bring NASA a step closer to its exploration goals of sending humans to the moon and destinations beyond. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1750

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum, is revealed after removal of the s... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum, arrives at the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. Weighing in at approximately 13,000 pounds, the 10-foot-long section is composed of two aluminum rings attached to a truncated conic section. The large diameter of the cone is 18 feet and the small diameter is 12 feet. The cone is 1.25 inches thick. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Manufactured by Major Tool and Machine Inc. in Indiana under a subcontract with Alliant Techsystems Inc., or ATK, the Ares I-X is targeted to launch in the summer of 2009. The flight will provide NASA with an early opportunity to test and prove hardware, facilities and ground operations associated with the Ares I launch vehicle. The flight test also will bring NASA a step closer to its exploration goals of sending humans to the moon and destinations beyond. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1746

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The last newly manufactured section of the Ares...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum, arrives at the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Resembling a giant funne... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lowers the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket onto supports on the floor. The frustum is the last manufactured section of the Ares I-X. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the ARF. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1771

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lowers the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket onto supports on the floor. The frust... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lowers the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket onto supports on the floor. The frustum is the last manufactured section of the Ares I-X. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the ARF. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1772

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lowers the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket onto supports on the floor. The frust... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lifts the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket from its transporter. The frustum is the last manufactured section of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be moved from the transporter to supports on the floor. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the ARF. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1770

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lifts the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket from its transporter. The frustum is t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane is attached to the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket. The frustum is the last manufactured section of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be moved from the transporter to supports on the floor. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the ARF. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1767

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane is attached to the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket. The frustum is the last manu... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers help guide the frustum as a cable lifts it from the transporter. The last manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket, the frustum will be moved from the transporter to supports on the floor. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the ARF. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1768

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers help guide the frustum as a cable lifts it from the transporter. The last manufactured section... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lifts the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket from its transporter. The frustum is the last manufactured section of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be moved from the transporter to supports on the floor. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The frustum will be integrated with the forward skirt and forward skirt extension, which already are in the ARF. That will complete the forward assembly. The assembly then will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations, which are scheduled to begin in April. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-1769

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, or ARF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, an overhead crane lifts the frustum for the Ares I-X test rocket from its transporter. The frustum is t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ares I-X frustum is being mated to the forward skirt and forward skirt extension to complete the forward assembly. The assembly will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The launch of Ares I-X is targeted for August 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-3222

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility at N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ares I-X frustum is being mated to the forward skirt and forward skirt extension to complete the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ares I-X frustum is being mated to the forward skirt and forward skirt extension to complete the forward assembly. The assembly will be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking operations. Resembling a giant funnel, the frustum's function is to transition the primary flight loads from the rocket's upper stage to the first stage. The frustum is located between the forward skirt extension and the upper stage of the Ares I-X. The launch of Ares I-X is targeted for August 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-3223

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility at N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ares I-X frustum is being mated to the forward skirt and forward skirt extension to complete the ... More

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