Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-86 Rollout
Shortly before dawn, a red-rimmed moon helped to light the way for the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rolled out to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for launch of Mission STS-86. STS-86 was the seventh docking of th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for mission STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-86... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for mission STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-86... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for mission STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-86... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Spac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for mission STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Spac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for mission STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Atop the crawler/transporter, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis rolls out to Launch Complex 39A in preparation for mission STS-86, which is targeted for a September launch. STS-86... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Double Module is lifted int...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Double Module is lifted into the Payload Changeout Room at Launch Pad 39A for insertion into the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. SPACEHAB will be used to tr... More
STS-86 Mission Specialist David A. Wolf dons a gas mask as part of tra...
STS-86 Mission Specialist David A. Wolf dons a gas mask as part of training exercises during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. Wolf is wearing the patch from his fi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialist Jean-Loup J....
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialist Jean-Loup J.M. Chretien of the French Space Agency, CNES, participates in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39A. Thi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield spe...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield speaks to media representatives and other onlookers during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39A. This will... More
STS-86 crew members pose for a group photograph outside the hatch to t...
STS-86 crew members pose for a group photograph outside the hatch to the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle Atlantis at Launch Pad 39A. Kneeling in front, from left, are Mission Specialists Vladimir Georgievich Ti... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee speaks to media representatives and other onlookers during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39A. This wil... More
STS-86 crew members get a ride in, and learn to operate, an M-113 armo...
STS-86 crew members get a ride in, and learn to operate, an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of training exercises during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. G... More
STS-86 crew members get a ride in, and learn to operate, an M-113 armo...
STS-86 crew members get a ride in, and learn to operate, an M-113 armored personnel carrier as part of training exercises during the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. G... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee, w...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee, with microphone, and other crew members of the Space Shuttle Atlantis speak to media representatives and other onlookers at Launch Pad 39A du... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialists Scott E. Pa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialists Scott E. Parazynski, at left, David A. Wolf, and Wendy B. Lawrence, at right, participate in emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39A as part of Ter... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialists Vladimir Geo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialists Vladimir Georgievich Titov of the Russian Space Agency, at left, and Scott E. Parazynski practice emergency egress procedures in a slidewire basket as p... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Dressed in his orange launch and entry ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Dressed in his orange launch and entry spacesuit, STS-86 Mission Specialist Jean-Loup J.M. Chretien of the French Space Agency, CNES, participates in Terminal Countdown Demonstrat... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee, at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Commander James D. Wetherbee, at right, and Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield practice emergency egress procedures in a slidewire basket as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstrati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialist Jean-Loup J.M...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-86 Mission Specialist Jean-Loup J.M. Chretien of the French Space Agency, CNES, prepares to join his fellow crew members, Mission Specialists Wendy B. Lawrence and David A. Wo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Final preparations are under way to clos...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Final preparations are under way to close the payload bay doors of the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the planned Sept. 25 liftoff of Mission STS-86. The primary payload is the SPACEHA... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Final preparations are under way to clos...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Final preparations are under way to close the payload bay doors of the Space Shuttle Atlantis for the planned Sept. 25 liftoff of Mission STS-86. The primary payload is the SPACEHA... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to close the payload bay...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to close the payload bay doors of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in preparation for the planned Sept. 25 liftoff of Mission STS-86. The primary payload is the SPACEHAB ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to close the payload bay...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to close the payload bay doors of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in preparation for the planned Sept. 25 liftoff of Mission STS-86. The primary payload is the SPACEHAB ... More
Technicians at the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility in Cape Canave...
Technicians at the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility in Cape Canaveral prepare a Russian replacement computer for stowage aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly before the scheduled launch of Mission STS-... More
Boeing technicians, from right, John Pearce Jr., Mike Vawter and Rob F...
Boeing technicians, from right, John Pearce Jr., Mike Vawter and Rob Ferraro prepare a Russian replacement computer for stowage aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly before the scheduled launch of Mission S... More
Boeing technicians John Pearce Jr., at left, and Mike Vawter prepare a...
Boeing technicians John Pearce Jr., at left, and Mike Vawter prepare a Russian replacement computer for stowage aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis shortly before the scheduled launch of Mission STS-86, slated to... More
Members of the STS-86 crew pose for a last photograph at the Skid Stri...
Members of the STS-86 crew pose for a last photograph at the Skid Strip on Cape Canaveral Air Station before flying back to their home base at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. From left, are Mission ... More