KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle fl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sharing a humorous moment on Launch Pad ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Sharing a humorous moment on Launch Pad 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities are (left) Commander Rick Husband and (right) Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon (the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from a camera in the midst of Fl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from a camera in the midst of Florida greenery across the marshy water, Space Shuttle Discovery leaps through billows of smoke and steam on Launch Pad 39B on the historic R... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew share a humorous moment ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew share a humorous moment on Launch Pad 39A during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. From left are Commander Rick Husband, Payload Specialist Ilan Ra... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Changeout Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, members of the STS-129 crew, dressed in clean-room attire known as "bunny suits," pause a moment... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy Sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-118 crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 8 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. Seen here is Mission Specialist Dave W... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach thr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach throws out the first pitch at a local baseball game at Manatees Stadium. KSC employees were hosted by the Brevard Manatees, a minor league bas... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur (with tool in hand) gets a close look at the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 in the payload bay of orbiter Discovery. He and other crew members... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. The Return to Flight mission to ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Leaders from space agencies around the w...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Leaders from space agencies around the world take a moment from the International Space Station Heads of Agency meeting being held at Kennedy Space Center for a group portrait, fra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis moves back inside...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis moves back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building after an aborted rollout to Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-98, the seventh construction fli... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis inches its way ou...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis inches its way out the doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building as it begins rolling out to Launch Pad 39A for the second time. An attempt to roll out on Jan. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Hundreds of news media representatives p...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Hundreds of news media representatives prepare for the big moment -- the liftoff of Apollo 11. That moment came at 9:32 a.m. EDT as Apollo 11 lifted off its launch pad to begin th... More
STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones happily arrives at KSC’s Shuttl...
STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones happily arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility for Terminal Countdown Test Activities. In preparation for the Jan. 19 launch, he and the rest of the crew Commander Ken ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After practicing emergency egress from...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- After practicing emergency egress from Launch Pad 39A, STS-118 Mission Specialist Barbara R. Morgan and Commander Scott Kelly relax for a moment. Morgan, who is making her first... More
Chief Astronaut Daniel Brandenstein stands tall during a proud moment ...
Chief Astronaut Daniel Brandenstein stands tall during a proud moment in the history of manned spaceflight: the debut of the newest space shuttle orbiter, Endeavour, at Palmdale, Calif. Photo credit: NASA
Chief astronaut Daniel Brandenstein second from left, and astronauts P...
Chief astronaut Daniel Brandenstein second from left, and astronauts Pierre Thuot left, Kathryn Thornton, and Bruce Melnick are on hand for a proud moment in the history of manned spaceflight: the debut of the ... More
STS-82 Payload Commander Mark C. Lee relaxes for a moment after donnin...
STS-82 Payload Commander Mark C. Lee relaxes for a moment after donning his launch and entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building. Suit technicians help the astronauts put on their suits and make final ... More
STS-84 Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale, at left, and Elena V. Kon...
STS-84 Mission Specialists C. Michael Foale, at left, and Elena V. Kondakova, of the Russian Space Agency, find a moment to communicate one-on-one, perhaps about upcoming and past experiences living on the Russ... More
Proudly wearing red KSC Fire/Rescue hats, members of the STS-84 crew p...
Proudly wearing red KSC Fire/Rescue hats, members of the STS-84 crew pause for a moment for a group photograph while participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. From left, are Miss... More
STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale laughs during a rare moment...
STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale laughs during a rare moment of relaxation just a few hours before the scheduled launch. Foale is donning his launch and entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Build... More
The STS-86 crew enjoys a relaxing moment while greeting friends, famil...
The STS-86 crew enjoys a relaxing moment while greeting friends, families and other well-wishers the day before the scheduled Sept. 25 launch aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. From left are Mission Specialist ... More
STS-86 Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield relaxes for a moment while donning ...
STS-86 Pilot Michael J. Bloomfield relaxes for a moment while donning his launch and entry suit with the assistance of a suit technician in the Operations and Checkout Building. This will be Bloomfield’s first ... More
STS-88 crew members and Boeing Manufacturing Engineer Harry Feinberg e...
STS-88 crew members and Boeing Manufacturing Engineer Harry Feinberg enjoy a moment inside Node 1 of the International Space Station (ISS) during the mission's Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) in KSC's Spac... More
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a momen...
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a moment with the media at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station on Feb. 1 moments before his departure for Johnson Space Center. Other STS-... More
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a momen...
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a moment with the media at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station on Feb. 1 moments before his departure for Johnson Space Center. The STS-89... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A control moment gyro (CMG) is processed...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A control moment gyro (CMG) is processed in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. This gyro is one of four CMGs that will stabilize the International Space Station (ISS) while o... More
Boeing technicians move a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) to the Integr...
Boeing technicians move a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) to the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1 in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. Gyroscopes are used for stabilization of the International Sp... More
Boeing technicians remove the cover from a Control Moment Gyroscope (C...
Boeing technicians remove the cover from a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. The CMG will be attached to the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1. Gyroscopes are use... More
Boeing technicians lower a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) into place o...
Boeing technicians lower a Control Moment Gyroscope (CMG) into place on the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1 in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. Gyroscopes are used for stabilization of the Inte... More
STS-95 Payload Specialist John Glenn (left), who is a senator from Ohi...
STS-95 Payload Specialist John Glenn (left), who is a senator from Ohio, shares an amusing moment with KSC workers in the background and Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai (extreme right), who represents the Natio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility (SPPF), STS-95 Mission Specialist Scott Parazynski, M.D., (left) and Payload Specialist John Glenn (right), who is a senator from Ohio, ... More
At Launch Pad 39-B, at the 195-foot level, STS-95 Payload Specialist J...
At Launch Pad 39-B, at the 195-foot level, STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, takes a moment from emergency egress training to talk to (left) Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson ... More
STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Develo...
STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), Pilot Steven W. Lindsey and Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, share a light moment whi... More
During emergency egress training inside an M-113 armored personnel car...
During emergency egress training inside an M-113 armored personnel carrier at the launch pad, Mission Specialist Michel Tognini of France and Commander Eileen M. Collins share a light moment. In preparation for... More
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin (left) shares a light moment during his ...
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin (left) shares a light moment during his meeting with 10-year-old Jonathan Pierce (right), who is garbed in a protective cooling suit designed by NASA. Behind Goldin is astronaut Do... More
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin (left) shares a light moment during his ...
NASA Administrator Dan Goldin (left) shares a light moment during his meeting with 10-year-old Jonathan Pierce (right), who is garbed in a protective cooling suit designed by NASA. Behind Goldin is astronaut Do... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-101 crew share a ligh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-101 crew share a light moment during Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Documenting the occasion is astronaut M... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-101 crew share a ligh...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-101 crew share a light moment during Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities at SPACEHAB, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Documenting the occasion is astronaut M... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew take a moment...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew take a moment for discussion while checking out the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. Their mission, the fou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew take a moment...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew take a moment for discussion while checking out the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. Their mission, the fou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A light-hearted moment during a meeting ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A light-hearted moment during a meeting of the STS-101 crew with family and friends at Launch Pad 39A. From left are Commander James D. Halsell Jr., Mission Specialist Mary Ellen ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A light-hearted moment during a meeting ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A light-hearted moment during a meeting of the STS-101 crew with family and friends at Launch Pad 39A. From left are Commander James D. Halsell Jr., Mission Specialist Mary Ellen ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur (with tool in hand) gets a close look at the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 in the payload bay of orbiter Discovery. He and other crew members... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a platform inside the payload bay of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a platform inside the payload bay of Discovery, STS-92 Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur take a close look at Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3). They and othe... More
STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy poses at the Shuttle Landing Facility before f...
STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy poses at the Shuttle Landing Facility before flying back to Houston. She and other crew members completed their Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, looking over their mission paylo... More
The STS-92 crew strides across the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Fac...
The STS-92 crew strides across the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, heading toward the aircraft that will take them back to Houston. They were at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-92 crew members, along w...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-92 crew members, along with Boeing workers, look closely at the tools they will be using on their mission. The crew comprises Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Pam Melro... More
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mis...
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) check equipment on the orbiter Discovery that they will be using on t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CE...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata, who is with the Japanese space agency, and Pilot Pam Melroy check paperwork in the ... More
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-92 Mission Sp...
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-92 Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) check equipment that they will be using on their mission. Boeing workers (se... More
STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy climbs into a T-38 jet aircraft at KSC’s ...
STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy climbs into a T-38 jet aircraft at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility for a flight back to Houston. He and other crew members were at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Being lowered into the payload bay of Di...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Being lowered into the payload bay of Discovery for a closer look at the payload are STS-92 Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao (second from left) and Bill McArthur (far right), accomp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a tire on the landing gear of orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. From left to right are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisof... More
STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy climbs into a T-38 jet aircraft at KSC’s ...
STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy climbs into a T-38 jet aircraft at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility for a flight back to Houston. He and other crew members were at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a tire on the landing gear of orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. From left to right are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisof... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Being lowered into the payload bay of Di...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Being lowered into the payload bay of Discovery for a closer look at the payload are STS-92 Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao (second from left) and Bill McArthur (far right), accomp... More
The STS-92 crew strides across the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Fac...
The STS-92 crew strides across the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, heading toward the aircraft that will take them back to Houston. They were at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur (with tool in hand) gets a close look at the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) in the payload bay of orbiter Discovery. He and other crew... More
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-92 Mission Sp...
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-92 Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (second from left) check equipment on orbiter Discovery that they will be using on th... More
STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy poses at the Shuttle Landing Facility before f...
STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy poses at the Shuttle Landing Facility before flying back to Houston. She and other crew members completed their Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, looking over their mission paylo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, me...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, members of the STS-92 crew take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. Being lowered into the payload bay of Discovery for a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a platform inside the payload bay of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a platform inside the payload bay of Discovery, STS-92 Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao and Bill McArthur take a close look at Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3). They and othe... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CE...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata, who is with the Japanese space agency, and Pilot Pam Melroy check paperwork in the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur (with tool in hand) gets a close look at the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) in the payload bay of orbiter Discovery. He and other crew... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, me...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, members of the STS-92 crew take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. Being lowered into the payload bay of Discovery for a... More
Checking out the tools they will be using on the STS-92 mission are Mi...
Checking out the tools they will be using on the STS-92 mission are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center), while a Boeing worker looks on. They are in the Orbiter Processing ... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss, the cornerstone truss of the Space Station, ...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss, the cornerstone truss of the Space Station, is shown on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The Z-1 Truss was officially turned over to NASA from The Boeing Co. on July... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility floor on July 31. Astronauts from the STS-92 crew look on while their commander, Col. Brian Du... More
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facilit...
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The floor is filled with racks and hardware for processing and testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). A... More
The STS-92 astronaut team study the the Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss during th...
The STS-92 astronaut team study the the Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss during the Crew Equipment Interface Test. The Z-1 Truss was officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility f... More
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facilit...
A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The floor is filled with racks and hardware for processing and testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). A... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility floor on July 31. STS-92 Commander Col. Brian Duffy, comments on the presentation. At his side... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility floor on July 31. Astronauts from the STS-92 crew look on while their commander, Col. Brian Du... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility floor on July 31. STS-92 Commander Col. Brian Duffy discusses the significance of the Z-1 Trus... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility floor on July 31. STS-92 Commander Col. Brian Duffy, comments on the presentation. At his side... More
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing...
The Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss is officially presented to NASA by The Boeing Co. on the Space Station Processing Facility floor on July 31. STS-92 Commander Col. Brian Duffy, comments on the presentation. Pictured ar... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Ma...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Marsha Ivins wields a tool on part of the U.S. Lab, Destiny. The crew is checking out equipment inside the lab as part of Crew Equipment Inter... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers at left watch while ...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers at left watch while members of the STS-98 crew check out equipment inside the U.S. Lab, Destiny (at right). The crew comprises Commander Ken Cockrell, Pilot Mar... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers in the foreground wa...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers in the foreground watch and wait while members of the STS-98 crew check out the U.S. Lab, Destiny in the background. The crew comprises Commander Ken Cockrell, ... More
While trainers (bottom and right) look on, STS-98 Mission Specialist T...
While trainers (bottom and right) look on, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones practices handling a piece of equipment on the U.S. Lab, Destiny, while wearing the gloves he will wear in space. Watching next ... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Th...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones works on a part of the U.S. Lab, Destiny. Watching at right is Pilot Mark Polansky. Jones and Polansky, along with other crew mem... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, a worker is surprised by the...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, a worker is surprised by the camera as she exits the U.S. Lab, Destiny. Inside the lab is the STS-98 crew, which is taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activit... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-98 crew c...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-98 crew check out equipment in the U.S. Lab, Destiny, with the help of workers. In the background, looking over her shoulder, is Mission Specialist M... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Ma...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, STS-98 Mission Specialist Marsha Ivins maneuvers a part of the U.S. Lab, Destiny. The crew is checking out equipment inside the lab as part of Crew Equipment Interface ... More
STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones practices handling a piece of e...
STS-98 Mission Specialist Thomas Jones practices handling a piece of equipment on the U.S. Lab, Destiny, while wearing the gloves he will wear in space. Jones and other crew members are taking part in Crew Equi... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-98 crew c...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-98 crew check out components inside the U.S. Lab, Destiny, under the watchful eye of trainers. The crew comprises Commander Ken Cockrell, Pilot Mark ... More
Inside the U.S. Lab, Destiny, members of the STS-98 crew work with tec...
Inside the U.S. Lab, Destiny, members of the STS-98 crew work with technicians (in the background) to learn more about the equipment in the module. They are taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activiti... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-98 crew, ...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-98 crew, sitting in front of the U.S. Lab, Destiny, listen to a trainer during Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. Seen, left to right, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of the equipment already installed in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The crew is at K... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Specialist Marsha Ivins t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Specialist Marsha Ivins takes a topsy-turvy look at the EVA hatch in the Orbiter Docking System, which is already installed in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis. S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, ST...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-98 Mission Specialists Tom Jones and Robert Curbeam test tools that will be used during extravehicular activities (EVA) on their mission. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, ST...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-98 Mission Specialists Tom Jones (second from left) and Robert Curbeam (right) test tools that will be used during extravehicular activiti... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the STS-98 crew look over the Ca...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the STS-98 crew look over the Canadian robotic arm in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is undergoing testing in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. At right, p... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of the equipment already installed in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The crew is at K... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lowered into the payload bay of the orbi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lowered into the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis, some of the STS-98 crew (center of the photo) look over part of the payload. From left are Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam,... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, ST...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-98 Mission Specialists Tom Jones (second from left) and Robert Curbeam (right) test tools that will be used during extravehicular activiti... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Working on the Orbiter Docking System of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Working on the Orbiter Docking System of orbiter Atlantis are Mission Specialists Tom Jones (leaning over) and Robert Curbeam. They and the rest of the crew are at KSC for Crew Equ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew, with United Space Allia...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew, with United Space Alliance worker Larry Oshein (center), poses underneath orbiter Atlantis in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. From left, they are Mission Specia... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, ST...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-98 Pilot Mark Polansky inspects the window in the cockpit of Atlantis. He and the rest of the crew are at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface... More