Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR), workers prepare to move the I...
Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR), workers prepare to move the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 out of the payload canister. Once inside the PCR, workers will get ready to move the Z1 into the payload bay of... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour has joined space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A. In the background is the Atlantic Ocean. This is... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers move the Orbiter Transporter System (OT...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Workers move the Orbiter Transporter System (OTS) into Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The OTS will be moved under shuttle Atlantis for its rollov... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After moving out of high bay 1 in the Vehicle ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After moving out of high bay 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank-solid rocket booster stack, atop a mobile launc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shu...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shuttle Discovery is ushered into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Facility-3 during a move known as "rollover." Onc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-120 crew don their launch and entry suits before heading to Launch Pad 39A for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery to the International S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane lifts the Joint Airlock Module to move and place it into the payload canister at left for transfer to the Space Station P... More
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis made its historic final...
Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis made its historic final journey to Launch Pad 39A after its 3.4 mile trek from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis was secured or "hard... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cameras are prepared to record the launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Cameras are prepared to record the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis from Launch Pad 39A following sunrise on a cloudy Florida day. Rollback of the pad's rotating service structure,... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers monitor space shuttle Discovery as it ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Workers monitor space shuttle Discovery as it arrives at Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It took the shuttle, attached to its... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the brilliant lig...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the brilliant light of flames beneath space shuttle Discovery as it leaps through the clouds into a blue sky heading for the International Space Station on m... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-120 Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot G...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-120 Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot George Zamka return to crew quarters after disembarking from a Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STA, on the tarmac at Kennedy Space Center's Shu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Alan Thirkettle, the International Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Alan Thirkettle, the International Space Station Program Manager for ESA, the European Space Agency, and Mauro Piermaria, the ESPERIA mission manager for ASI, the Italian Space Age... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Backdropped by a beautiful blue sky and the cry...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Backdropped by a beautiful blue sky and the crystal-clear Atlantic Ocean, space shuttle Endeavour is revealed on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the mov... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, STS-113 Mission Specialists John Herrington (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) practice working with equipment in Endeav... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-120 crew don their launch and entry suits before heading to Launch Pad 39A for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery to the International S... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour, attached to its exter...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a crawler-transporter, is ready for its slow move from High Bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Build... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA’s Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers monitor the progress of space shuttle Atlantis as it backs out of its hangar for its move to the Vehicl... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery arrives at Launch Pad ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery arrives at Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It took the shuttle, attached to its external fuel tank, t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour rolls up the ramp toward Launch Pad 39A. At right are the open rotating service structure and the fixed service struct... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians prepare shuttle Atlantis for its f...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians prepare shuttle Atlantis for its final planned move from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its extern...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, awaits its final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facilit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, overhead cranes move the U.S. Lab Destiny from its test and integration stand to the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) for a weight... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA'...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, external fuel tank, ET-138, for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission, is lowered into high bay-1 for j... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– Space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A is vi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– Space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A is viewed across the lagoon at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis is targeted to launch May 12 on the STS-125 mission to upgrade N... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-120 Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot G...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-120 Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot George Zamka return to crew quarters after disembarking from the Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STAs, behind them on the tarmac at NASA Kenned... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to lift the TDRS-J space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers prepare to lift the TDRS-J spacecraft for its move to a workstand in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2) for final checkout and processing before ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour is ready for the rollo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour is ready for the rollover from Orbiter Processing Facility 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The first motion of the shuttle... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the light from S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Nearby water reflects the light from Space shuttle Discovery as it heads for blue sky atop twin columns of fire, hurling swirls of smoke and steam across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, space shuttle Endeavour, inst...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Just before dawn, space shuttle Endeavour, installed on the mobile launcher platform atop the crawler-transporter, is on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. First ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in bright xenon lights, space shuttle D...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bathed in bright xenon lights, space shuttle Discovery makes its nighttime trek, known as "rollout," from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Expedition 5 crew member Peggy Whitson un...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Expedition 5 crew member Peggy Whitson undergoes a suit check as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities at KSC. The TCDT includes emergency egress training at the... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and Express Logistics Carrier-3 for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, arrives at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee chec...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee checks the cockpit window from inside Endeavour. The check is part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which include familiarization w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its extern...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis, attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters atop a mobile launcher platform, makes its final debut outside the Vehicle Assembly Building. "Rollou... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thousands of spectators came out to watch spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Thousands of spectators came out to watch space shuttle Atlantis' historic final journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. F... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA'...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, external fuel tank, ET-138, for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-135 mission, is positioned between the twin s... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Atlantis' three main engines take cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Atlantis' three main engines take center stage in this image as Atlantis is being moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Faciity-1 at NASA's Kennedy... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis aft...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis after it was uncovered on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the move of the rotating service structure (RSS). ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rotating service structure (RSS) that protects the shuttle from the elements ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated by bright xenon lights on Launch Pad 39A after the rotating service structure (RSS) was moved away. The ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload transportation canister containing the International Space Station's Node 3, named Tranquil... More
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Sa...
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is placed onto a transporter for its move to the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) for testing. The T... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee (left) ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee (left) andPilot Paul Lockhart (right) look over equipment inside Endeavour as part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. The primary payload... More
STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembe...
STS117-S-006 (8 June 2007) --- After suiting up, the STS-117 crewmembers exit the Operations and Checkout Building to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. On the r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a column of fire, space shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Trailing a column of fire, space shuttle Discovery hurtles toward space on mission STS-120 to the International Space Station as it breaks free from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kenne... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, this image shows in detail a view of the hydraulic system connected to the underside of shuttle Atlantis that w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, the p5 truss for mission STS-116 is being readied for a move to the payload canister. The truss will be transported to Launch Pad 39B wher... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to move space shuttle Endeavour, attached to its external tank and solid rocket boos... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a cloudy Florida day, Space Shuttle A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a cloudy Florida day, Space Shuttle Atlantis awaits launch atop a mobile launch platform at Launch Pad 39A. At the right of the pad is the 290-foot tall, 300,000-gallon water ta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at KS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC, a crane lifts external tank No. 120 into the upper regions. The tank is being lifted for a move into a checkout cell. The tank will be ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shu...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shuttle Discovery pauses in between Orbiter Processing Facility-3 and the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) during a move called "rollover." Once... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In preparation for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121, the Launch Pad 39B rotating service structure (RSS) enclosing the shuttle rolls away. Above the... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson talks to media as the space shuttle that will take Johnson and his crewmates to the International Space Station slowly rolls past. Endeavour began its move ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Boeing technicians move a piece of hardw...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Boeing technicians move a piece of hardware into position on Node 1 of the International Space Station (ISS) in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility in preparation for mating wi... More
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch...
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch Complex 39A after its move this morning from Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 1 where it was mated to the first Space Shuttle super light... More
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch...
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch Complex 39A after its move this morning from Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 1 where it was mated to the first Space Shuttle super light... More
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch...
Space Shuttle Discovery sits atop a mobile launcher platform at Launch Complex 39A after its move this morning from Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 1, where it was mated to the first Space Shuttle super ligh... 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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The first Multi-Purpose Logistics Module...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The first Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), destined for use in constructing the International Space Station (ISS), rests on the truck that will move it to the Space Station P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the payload bay of Space Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour, workers and STS-88 crew members on a movable work platform or bucket move closer to the rear of the orbiter's crew compar... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, sits on a workstand before its move to a new location in the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, hangs suspended during its move to another location in the SSP... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) attach a frame to lift the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, for its move to another locatio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) oversee the lifting of the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, for its move to another locatio... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers guide the sus...
In the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), workers guide the suspended Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, as they move it to another location in the SSPF. As the primary pay... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach the overhead ...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach the overhead crane that will lift the Unity connecting module from its workstand to move the module to the payload canister. Part of the International Sp... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility watch the Passive Com...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility watch the Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM) lifted high to move it over to the Z1 integrated truss structure at right. It will be mated to the Z1 truss, a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the growing dark of night, cranes man...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the growing dark of night, cranes maneuver the canister containing the U.S. laboratory module onto the bed of a trailer, waiting with its lights on for the move to the Space Sta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the last light before nightfall, work...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the last light before nightfall, workers watch as others check the fittings on the cranes lowering the container that encases U.S. laboratory module onto the bed of a trailer, w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B, technicians move the SPACEHAB Double module from the payload canister before placing it in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay fo... More
Workers move a box containing a segment of the Canadian Space Agency's...
Workers move a box containing a segment of the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) into the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. It joins two other segments for a ... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility raise a segment of th...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility raise a segment of the Canadian Space Agency's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to move it to a workstand. CSA's first contribution to the Interna... More
Workers in the in the Space Station Processing Facility move two segme...
Workers in the in the Space Station Processing Facility move two segments of the Canadian Space Agency's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to a workstand. CSA's first contribution to the Internati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery makes the climb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery makes the climb to Launch Pad 39B aboard the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter. The crawler is able to keep its cargo level during the move ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the waning afternoon light, cranes se...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the waning afternoon light, cranes secure the P3 truss on the transporter while a tractor and driver wait to move it to the Operations and Checkout Building. The second port-sid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Operations and Checkout Build...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, overhead cranes move a segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the port-side P3 truss, toward a workstand. The truss is sched... More
STS106-319-017 - STS-106 - Wilcutt and Malenchenko move through an FGB...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt (foreground) and Mission Specialist (MS) / cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko move through a hatch in the Functiona... More
STS106-319-016 - STS-106 - Wilcutt and Malenchenko move through an FGB...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt (foreground) and Mission Specialist (MS) / cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko move through a hatch in the Functiona... More
STS106-319-015 - STS-106 - Wilcutt and Malenchenko move through an FGB...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt (foreground) and Mission Specialist (MS) / cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko move through a hatch in the Functiona... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is secured to a transporter for its move, or "rollover" from Orbiter Processing Facility-2 to the Vehicle Assembly Buil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by a crane over the transfer a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by a crane over the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), orbiter Atlantis is lifted higher in order to move it toward the stack of external tank and sol... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by a crane over the transfer a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Suspended by a crane over the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), orbiter Atlantis is lifted higher in order to move it toward the stack of external tank and sol... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the repl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) into the body of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the repl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers move the replacement Power Drive Unit (PDU) into the body of Space Shuttle Atlantis. The PDU controls the rudder/speed brake on the orbiter. Atlantis is ... More
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, a worker (left ...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, a worker (left center) checks out the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) after its move to the payload adapter (below). Next step is the encapsulat... More
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking an...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) at left is ready for encapsulation. Workers in an extendable platform wait for the fairing (right) to move i... More
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking an...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) at left is ready for encapsulation. Workers in an extendable platform wait for the fairing (right) to move i... More
In the Space Shuttle Processing Facility, an overhead crane begins lif...
In the Space Shuttle Processing Facility, an overhead crane begins lifting a high-gain antenna to move it to the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1, to which it will be attached. The Z1, part of the payload on... More
Workers in the Space Shuttle Processing Facility (SSPF) move a high-ga...
Workers in the Space Shuttle Processing Facility (SSPF) move a high-gain antenna for installation onto the Integrated Truss Structure (ITS) Z1, already in the SSPF. The Z1 is an early exterior framework for the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the U.S. Lab Destiny ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the U.S. Lab Destiny being lifted by an overhead crane to move it to a weigh stand. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to fly o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the U.S. Lab Destiny ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the U.S. Lab Destiny being lifted by an overhead crane to move it to a weigh stand. A component of the International Space Station, Destiny is scheduled to fly o... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility gather around the Pre...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility gather around the Pressurized Mating Adapter -3 (PMA-3) as an overhead crane is set to lift and move it. The PMA-3, a component of the International Space Statio... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility move the Space Statio...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility move the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), also known as the “Canadian arm,” to a pallet for testing. The SSRMS is part of Canada’s Mobile Servici... More
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility move the Space Statio...
Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility move the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), also known as the “Canadian arm,” to a pallet for testing. The SSRMS is part of Canada’s Mobile Servici... More
Workers oversee the placement of the P-1 truss, a component of the Int...
Workers oversee the placement of the P-1 truss, a component of the International Space Station, onto a flatbed truck that will move it to the Operations and Checkout Building for processing. The P-1 truss, sche... More
Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, the P-1 truss, a componen...
Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, the P-1 truss, a component of the International Space Station, is lifted out of its canister to move to a work stand where it will undergo processing. Scheduled to f... More
Workers oversee the placement of the P-1 truss, a component of the Int...
Workers oversee the placement of the P-1 truss, a component of the International Space Station, onto the bed of a transport vehicle that will move it to the Operations and Checkout Building for processing. The ... More