CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- As night falls on NASA's Kennedy Space Center...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- As night falls on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour touches down on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility to end the STS-123 mission, a 16-day flight to the Inter... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen from behind, Endeavour kicks up dus...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen from behind, Endeavour kicks up dust as its wheels touch down on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, completing a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. The ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Discovery approaches touchd...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Discovery approaches touchdown on Runway 15 at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility, completing mission STS-121 to the International Space Station. Discovery traveled 5.... More
EDWARDS, Calif. – Against a setting sun, space shuttle Endeavour und...
EDWARDS, Calif. – Against a setting sun, space shuttle Endeavour undergoes recovery operations on Edwards Air Force Base in California after its landing. The orbiter convoy normally begins recovery operation... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After greeting the media on the Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After greeting the media on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 crew stands in front of space shuttle Atlantis for a final group photo. From ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- NASA Administrator Mike Griffin poses for a p...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- NASA Administrator Mike Griffin poses for a portrait with representatives of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, under space shuttle Endeavour. On the left is JAXA Directo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A vapor trail flows from Discovery's ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A vapor trail flows from Discovery's wing tip as it makes a speedy approach to Runway 15 at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility, completing mission STS-121 to the International Spac... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A great blue heron flies along with orbit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A great blue heron flies along with orbiter Discovery as it lands on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15. Main gear touchdown was at 2:22:58 p.m. EDT; wheel stop, at 2:24:06 p.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Media snap photos as space shuttle Discovery, m...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Media snap photos as space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, slowly rolls along the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florid... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery drops from the blue s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery drops from the blue sky preparing to land on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. This 69th landing at Kennedy ended the STS-124 mission, a 14-day flight t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- STS-123 Commander Dominic Gorie, in front, an...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- STS-123 Commander Dominic Gorie, in front, and Mission Specialist Mike Foreman exit the crew transport vehicle at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. The vehicle prov... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After their successful STS-124 mission and la...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After their successful STS-124 mission and landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Mission Specialists Karen Nyberg and Akihiko Hoshide, Pilot Ken Ham and Mission Specialis... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle C...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, takes off from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 in Florida at 7 a.m. EDT and makes a ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following mission STS-105, the Crew Tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following mission STS-105, the Crew Transfer Vehicle (CTV) is moved into place beside orbiter Discovery on KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15. Both the STS-105 and Expedition... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-124 mission crew members head for the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-124 mission crew members head for their traditional walk-around space shuttle Discovery after landing on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, ending a 14-day mission to th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle C...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, takes off from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 in Florida at 7 a.m. EDT. The duo is ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle C...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, rises just after 7 a.m. EDT from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The duo is beginni... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the Shuttle Landing Facility runwa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Atlantis is towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility, or OPF, where processing Atlantis for ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the Shuttle Landing Facility runwa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Atlantis is towed to theOrbiter Processing Facility, or OPF, where processing Atlantis for ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As black clouds gather overhead, the or...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As black clouds gather overhead, the orbiter Discovery arrives at the Orbiter Processing Facility after a two-mile tow from NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility. Umbilical lines for co... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With umbilicals still attached, the orbit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With umbilicals still attached, the orbiter Atlantis is being towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility to the Orbiter Processing Facility. Atlantis landed on Runway 33 at 6:21:30 a.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After traveling nearly 5.3 million miles...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After traveling nearly 5.3 million miles on mission STS-118, Endeavour touches down on runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Space Shuttle Endeavour crew, led by Commander ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- NASA managers examine the thermal protection ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- NASA managers examine the thermal protection system tile under space shuttle Endeavour on Runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at the end of the STS-123 mission,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following mission STS-105, the Crew Tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following mission STS-105, the Crew Transfer Vehicle (CTV) is moved into place beside orbiter Discovery on KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15. Both the STS-105 and Expedition... More
STS-84 crew members, from left, Mission Specialist Carlos I. Noriega, ...
STS-84 crew members, from left, Mission Specialist Carlos I. Noriega, Commander Charles J. Precourt and Mission Specialist Jean-Francois Clervoy examine the tires of the Space Shuttle Atlantis after landing. At... More
Applied Physics Laboratory Engineer Cliff Willey (kneeling) and Engin...
Applied Physics Laboratory Engineer Cliff Willey (kneeling) and Engineering Assistant Jim Hutcheson from Johns Hopkins University install solar array panels on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) in KSC’... More
Applied Physics Laboratory engineers and technicians from Johns Hopki...
Applied Physics Laboratory engineers and technicians from Johns Hopkins University install solar array panels on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility... More
An Applied Physics Laboratory engineer from Johns Hopkins University ...
An Applied Physics Laboratory engineer from Johns Hopkins University tests for true perpendicular solar array deployment of the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulat... More
Applied Physics Laboratory engineers and technicians from Johns Hopki...
Applied Physics Laboratory engineers and technicians from Johns Hopkins University test for true perpendicular solar array deployment of the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly a... More
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch...
The first stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on ... More
The solid rocket motors of the Delta II rocket which will to be used t...
The solid rocket motors of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft are erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for l... More
The second stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launc...
The second stage of the Delta II rocket which will to be used to launch the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft is erected at Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station. Scheduled for launch on... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 t... More
STS-87 crew members regard the tiles underneath the orbiter Columbia s...
STS-87 crew members regard the tiles underneath the orbiter Columbia shortly after its return to Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Pointing to the tiles is the president of the Natio... More
STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency...
STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), at left, greets NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, at right, as back-up Payload Specialist Yaroslav Pustovyi, also of NSA... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia glides moments before its touchdown on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 7:2... More
STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency...
STS-87 Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), at left, chats with NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin shortly after the landing of Columbia at Kennedy Space Center. Look... More
STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Deve...
STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan greets a NASDA official shortly after the orbiter Columbia returned to KSC, touching down on Runway 33 at KS... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia makes a smooth touchdown on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, completing the 15-d... More
STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel, center, shakes hands with the deputy di...
STS-87 Commander Kevin Kregel, center, shakes hands with the deputy director general of the National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU), Eduard Kuznetsov, at far right. Next to Kuznetsov is the Honorable Yuri Shche... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5 to complete the 15... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia makes a smooth touchdown on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, completing the 15-d... More
The president of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japa...
The president of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, Isao Uchida, at left, chats with STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of NASDA, shortly after the landing of Columbia at Kennedy S... More
The STS-87 crew pose in front of the orbiter Columbia shortly after la...
The STS-87 crew pose in front of the orbiter Columbia shortly after landing on Runway 33 at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility. STS-87 concluded its mission with a main gear touchdown at 7:20:04 a.m. EST Dec. 5, dr... More
The president of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japa...
The president of the National Space Development Agency (NASDA) of Japan, Isao Uchida, at left, shakes hands with STS-87 Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of NASDA, shortly after the landing of Columbia at Ke... More
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, ...
With Commander Kevin Kregel and Pilot Steven Lindsey at the controls, the orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches its main gear down on Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility at 7:20:04 a.m... More
Orbiter Discovery prepares to land on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing...
Orbiter Discovery prepares to land on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135. Discovery returns to Earth with its crew of seven after successf... More
Viewed across the creek bordering runway 33, orbiter Discovery prepare...
Viewed across the creek bordering runway 33, orbiter Discovery prepares to touch down at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly nine days and 3.6 million miles. Flying above it is the... More
Orbiter Discovery startles a great white egret (below) next to runway ...
Orbiter Discovery startles a great white egret (below) next to runway 33 as it touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135. Discovery returns to... More
Orbiter Discovery touches down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Fac...
Orbiter Discovery touches down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly nine days and 3.6 million miles. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135.... More
Viewed across the creek bordering runway 33, orbiter Discovery touches...
Viewed across the creek bordering runway 33, orbiter Discovery touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly nine days and 3.6 million miles. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04... More
STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, M.D. (center), with the Nation...
STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, M.D. (center), with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), poses for a photograph with NASDA President Isao Uchida (left). Behind her at the right is a r... More
After a successful mission of nearly nine days and 3.6 million miles, ...
After a successful mission of nearly nine days and 3.6 million miles, the orbiter Discovery glides to Earth on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on or... More
After leaving the Crew Transport Vehicle, members of the mission STS-9...
After leaving the Crew Transport Vehicle, members of the mission STS-95 crew (foreground) take a close look at the orbiter Discovery that carried them for nine days and 3.6 million miles. From left, they are Mi... More
Orbiter Discovery prepares to land on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing...
Orbiter Discovery prepares to land on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135. Discovery returns to Earth with its crew of seven after successf... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen from across the creek bordering run...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Seen from across the creek bordering runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility, orbiter Discovery touches down after a successful mission of nine days and 3.6 million miles. Flying... More
Orbiter Discovery touches down in a cloud of smoke on runway 33 at the...
Orbiter Discovery touches down in a cloud of smoke on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135. Discovery returns to Earth with its crew of seve... More
After nine days and 3.6 million miles in space, orbiter Discovery prep...
After nine days and 3.6 million miles in space, orbiter Discovery prepares to land on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Discovery returns to Earth with its crew of seven after successfully completing m... More
STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain (center), with the Euro...
STS-95 Mission Specialist Pedro Duque of Spain (center), with the European Space Agency, poses with two high-ranking Spanish military officers. Duque was one of a crew of seven aboard orbiter Discovery which la... More
The Shuttle Training Aircraft (top) seems to chase orbiter Discovery a...
The Shuttle Training Aircraft (top) seems to chase orbiter Discovery as it touches down at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly nine days and 3.6 million miles. Main gear touchdown ... More
Orbiter Discovery smokes its tires as it touches down on runway 33 at ...
Orbiter Discovery smokes its tires as it touches down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135. Discovery returns to Earth with its crew of s... More
Orbiter Discovery lowers its nose wheel after touching down on runway ...
Orbiter Discovery lowers its nose wheel after touching down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 12:04 p.m. EST, landing on orbit 135. Discovery returns to Earth with its cre... More
Charles Precourt, chief of the Astronaut office in Houston, and Daniel...
Charles Precourt, chief of the Astronaut office in Houston, and Daniel Goldin, NASA administrator, welcome back to Earth Senator John H. Glenn Jr., from a successful mission STS-95 aboard orbiter Discovery. Gle... More
Following touchdown at 12:04 p.m. EST at the Shuttle Landing Facility,...
Following touchdown at 12:04 p.m. EST at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the mission STS-95 crew leave the Crew Transport Vehicle. Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr. (center), a senator from Ohio, shakes hands ... More
STS093-(S)-010 (27 July 1999) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia rolls alo...
STS093-(S)-010 (27 July 1999) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia rolls along runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility following a successful mission of nearly five days and 1.8 million mil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia swoop...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia swoops out of the darkness onto runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly five days and 1.8 million miles. M... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia touches down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly five days and 1.8 million miles. Main gear touchdo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia, with...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Columbia, with its drag chute deployed, touches down on runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility after a successful mission of nearly five days and 1.8 m... More
STS093-(S)-011 (27 July 1999) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia is about ...
STS093-(S)-011 (27 July 1999) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia is about to touch down on runway 33 at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility following a successful mission of nearly five days and 1.8... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute mission STS-10... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike in the runway lights as it touches down on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. At the controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt an... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis presents a ghostl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis presents a ghostlike image in the runway lights as it approaches touchdown on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. At the controls are Commander Terre... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant runway lights as it lands on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 1... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility kicks up swirls of dust reflected in the runway lights. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears ghostlike in the runway lights as it touches down on the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. At the controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt an... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of KSC’s Shu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis’s drag chute opens to help slow the vehicle. At the controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt and Pilot Sco... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew poses for a photograph ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew poses for a photograph after a successful mission and landing. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Bu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Launch Director Michael Leinbach (shaking hands) greets STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman and Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt after their successful ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atlantis is silhouetted by the brilliant runway lights as it lands on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown was at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT, landing on orbit 1... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of KSC’s Shu...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis’s drag chute opens to help slow the vehicle. At the controls are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt and Pilot Sco... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew poses for a photograph ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-106 crew poses for a photograph after a successful mission and landing. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Bu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, KSC Launch Director Michael Leinbach (shaking hands) greets STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman and Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt after their successful ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlanti...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlantis after a successful landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew greets the media and onlookers. Standing, left to right, are ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atlantis’ main gear touchdown on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility kicks up swirls of dust reflected in the runway lights. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The orbiter Atlantis nears touchdown on Runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute mission STS-10... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlanti...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlantis after a successful landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew greets the media and onlookers. Standing, left to right, are ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In this view, the rear wheels on Space S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In this view, the rear wheels on Space Shuttle Discovery are seen touching down on runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 2:31:42 a.m. EST. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches touch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches touchdown on runway 15 at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 2:31:42 a.m. EST, nose wheel touchdown at 2:31:54 a.m... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from behind, Space Shuttle Discov...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from behind, Space Shuttle Discovery is seen landing on runway 15 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 2:31:42 a.m. EST. Nose wheel touchdown... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery is silhouetted b...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery is silhouetted by the brilliant runway lights of runway 15 as it lands at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred at 2:31:42 a.m. EST... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches touc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches touchdown on runway 15 at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred about 2:31:42 a.m. EST, nose wheel touchdown at 2:31:54... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches runwa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery approaches runway 15 at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility March 21. Main gear touchdown occurred at 2:31:42 a.m. EST, nose wheel touchdown at 2:31:54 a.m., a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery kicks up a swirl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery kicks up a swirl of dust as it touches down on runway 15 at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. Main gear touchdown occurred about 2:31:42 a.m. EST, nose whee... More