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NASA Lewis Nickel Alloy being Poured in the Technical Service Building

NASA Lewis Nickel Alloy being Poured in the Technical Service Building

A nickel alloy developed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center being poured in a shop inside the Technical Services Building. Materials technology is an important ele... More

APOLLO 17 - INFLIGHT Experiment Equipment

APOLLO 17 - INFLIGHT Experiment Equipment

S72-53950 (November 1972) --- The transmitter of the Surface Electrical Properties Experiment (S-204) in a deployed configuration. This experiment will be deployed at the Taurus-Littrow landing site by the Apol... More

AS17-141-21511 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - Sta SEP, Surface Electrical Properties

AS17-141-21511 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - Sta SEP, Surfac...

The original database describes this as: Description: View of Station Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) taken during the third Extravehicular Activity (EVA) 3 of the Apollo 17 mission. Original film magazi... More

AS17-134-20438 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - Station SEP, Surface Electrical Properties Experiment

AS17-134-20438 - Apollo 17 - Apollo 17 Mission image - Station SEP, Su...

The original database describes this as: Description: Partial Panoramic view from Station SEP, Surface Electrical Properties Experiment taken during the first Extravehicular Activity (EVA 1) of the Apollo 1... More

Technicians work with the Air Force Avionics Laboratory's optical properties of orbiting spacecraft (OPOS) telescope

Technicians work with the Air Force Avionics Laboratory's optical prop...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: John Bryan State Park State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

Specialists from the Canadian Air Command, Warrant Officer S. L. Smith, left, and Sergeant R. G. Farquhar, right, receive training in the use of components that control the Air Force Avionics Laboratory's optical properties of orbiting spacecraft (OPOS) telescope

Specialists from the Canadian Air Command, Warrant Officer S. L. Smith...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: John Bryan State Park State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public... More

P-21758 BW Range: 246,000 kilometers (152,000 miles) This picture by Voyager 2 is the first close look ever obtained of Jupiter's satellite, Europa. The linear crack-like features had been seen from a much greater distance by Voyager 1 but this image provides a resolution of about four kilometers (2.5 miles). The complicated linear features appear even more like cracks or huge fractures in these images. Also seen are somewhat darker mottled regions which appear to have a slightly pitted appearance, perhaps due to small scale craters. No large craters (more than five kilometers in diameter) are easily identifiable in the Europa photographs to date, suggesting that this satellite has a young surface relative to Ganymede and Callisto, although not perhaps as young as Io's. Various models for Europa's structure will be tested during analysis of these images, including the possibility that the surface is a thin ice crust overlying water or softer ice and that the fracture systems seen are breaks in that crust. Resurfacing mechanisms such as production of fresh ice or snow along the cracks and cold glacier-like flows are being considered as possibilities for removing evidence of impact events. Europa thus appears to truly be a satellite with many properties intermediate between Ganymede and Io. ARC-1979-A79-7087

P-21758 BW Range: 246,000 kilometers (152,000 miles) This picture by V...

P-21758 BW Range: 246,000 kilometers (152,000 miles) This picture by Voyager 2 is the first close look ever obtained of Jupiter's satellite, Europa. The linear crack-like features had been seen from a much grea... More

Range : 4.1 million km. ( 2.5 million miles ) P-29466B/W Voyager 2 has discovered two 'shepard' satellites associated with the rings of Uranus. The two moons, designated 1986U7 and 1986U8, are seen here on either side of the bright Epsilon Ring. All nine of the known Uranian rings are visible here. The image was proccessed to enhance narrow features. The Epsilon Ring appears surrounded by a dark halo as a result of this proccessing. Occasional blips seen on the ring are also artifacts. Lying inward from the Epsilon Ring are the Delta, Gamma, and Eta Rings; then the Beta abd Alpha Rings; and finally, the barely visible 4, 5, and 6 Rings. The rings have been studied since their discovery in 1977, through observations of how they diminish the light of stars they pass in front of. This image is the first direct observationn of all nine rings in reflected sunlight. They range in width from about 100 km. (60 mi.) at the widest part of the Epsilon Ring to only a few kilometers for most of the others. The discovery of the two ring moons 1986U7 and 1986U8 is a major advance in our understanding of the structure of the Uranian rings and is in good agreement with theoretical predictions of how these narrow rings are kept from spreading out. Based on likely surface brightness properties, the moons are of roughly 20 and 30 km. diameter, respectively. ARC-1981-A86-7006

Range : 4.1 million km. ( 2.5 million miles ) P-29466B/W Voyager 2 ha...

Range : 4.1 million km. ( 2.5 million miles ) P-29466B/W Voyager 2 has discovered two 'shepard' satellites associated with the rings of Uranus. The two moons, designated 1986U7 and 1986U8, are seen here on ei... More

Range : 36 million km. ( 22 million miles ) P-29426B/W This Voyager 2 photograph of Uranus shows the is the first picture to show clear evidence of latitudinal banding in the planet's atmosphere. This is a computerized summation of five images shot by the narrow angle camera. The concentric pattern emanates like a bulls-eye from the planets pole of rotation, which, in this view, lies left of center. uranus lies almost on its side with respect to the other planets and is rotating in a counter clockwise direction, as seen here. Clouds in the Uranian atmosphere give rise to the pattern, the first clear evidence of banding similiar to that seen previosly on Saturn and Jupiter. The bandind on Uranus, however, shows much less contrast. At the distance at which the images were acquired, Voyager's camera could have detected individual features as small as 660 km. (410 miles) across, but no such cloud or markings were apparent. Scientists cannot yet say what properties, such as cloud height, composition, or particle size, are giving rise to the varying levels of brightness visible here. The images composing this picture were shot through a filter that transmits only violet light. in the original, unprocessed images, the contrast of features producing the banding is low, not more than 10 percent. In order to reduce 'noise' and enhance the visiblity of the features, processors combined five images and then compared the resulting composite to a hypothetical featureless planet illuminated by the Sun from the proper direction. Only the ratio between the original data and the hypothetical image is shown. ARC-1985-A86-7002

Range : 36 million km. ( 22 million miles ) P-29426B/W This Voyager 2...

Range : 36 million km. ( 22 million miles ) P-29426B/W This Voyager 2 photograph of Uranus shows the is the first picture to show clear evidence of latitudinal banding in the planet's atmosphere. This is a c... More

This image of the crescent moon was obtained by the Galileo Solid-State Imaging System, taken at 5 am PST as the spacecraft neared Earth. The image was taken through a green filter and shows the western part of the lunar near side. The smallest features visible are 8 km (5 mi) in size. Major features visible include the dark plains of Mare Imbrium in the upper part of the image, the bright crater Copernicus (100 km, 60 miles in diameter) in the centeral part, and the heavily cratered lunar highlands in the bottom of the image. The landing sides of the Apollo 12,14 and 15 missions lie within the central part of the image. Samples returned from these sites will be used to calibrate this and accompanying images taken in different colors, which will extend the knowledge of the spectral and compositional properties of the near side of the moon, seen from Earth, to the lunar far side. ARC-1990-A91-2015

This image of the crescent moon was obtained by the Galileo Solid-Stat...

This image of the crescent moon was obtained by the Galileo Solid-State Imaging System, taken at 5 am PST as the spacecraft neared Earth. The image was taken through a green filter and shows the western part o... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, technicians in NASA’s AO Building on Cape Canaveral Air Station move the Wind spacecraft to a work stand. Wind is scheduled for launch on a Delta II expendable launch vehicle. Wind is the first of two missions of the Global Geospace Science Initiative, part of the worldwide collaboration for the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics ISTP program. It will carry six U.S. instruments, one French instrument and the first Russian instrument to ever fly on an American satellite, as part of an effort to measure properties of the solar wind before it reaches Earth. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-94PC-1147

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, technicians in NASA’s AO Building on Cape Canaveral Air Station move the Wind spacecraft to a work stand. Wind is scheduled for launch on ... More

S89E5184 - STS-089 - RME 1307 - Reilly with the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM)

S89E5184 - STS-089 - RME 1307 - Reilly with the Optical Properties Mon...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-89 Mission Specialist James Reilly stands beside an Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) onboard Spacehab. Subject Terms: STS-89, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ... More

S89E5185 - STS-089 - RME 1307 - Reilly with the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM)

S89E5185 - STS-089 - RME 1307 - Reilly with the Optical Properties Mon...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-89 Mission Specialist James Reilly stands beside an Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) onboard Spacehab. Subject Terms: STS-89, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ... More

S89E5186 - STS-089 - RME 1307 - Reilly with the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM)

S89E5186 - STS-089 - RME 1307 - Reilly with the Optical Properties Mon...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-89 Mission Specialist James Reilly stands beside an Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) onboard Spacehab. Subject Terms: STS-89, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), ... More

NASA Around Marshall. NASA public domain image colelction.

NASA Around Marshall. NASA public domain image colelction.

Scientists at MSFC have been studying the properties of Aerogel for several years. Aerogel, the lightest solid known to man, has displayed a high quality for insulation. Because of its smoky countenance it has ... More

STS081-304-017 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-017 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett maneuvers the bottom section of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) into the entrance to the transfer tunnel with help from m... More

STS081-304-024 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-024 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and STS-81 pilot Brent Jett move the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the docking module to the entrance of the ... More

STS086-348-014 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-014 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

S81E5484 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5484 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

STS081-304-031 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-031 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (back to camera) moves the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the croweded Kristall module of the Mir space station... More

STS081-304-025 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-025 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and STS-81 pilot Brent Jett move the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the docking module to the entrance of the ... More

STS086-348-016 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-016 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS081-304-030 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-030 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (back to camera) moves the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the croweded Kristall module of the Mir space station... More

S81E5470 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5470 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett (center) and mission commander Michael Baker (left) assist Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (right, back to camera) to assemble th... More

S81E5473 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5473 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker slides the Optical Properties Montitor (OPM) package onto the floor of the Spacehab as pilot Brent Jett and Mir... More

STS086-348-020 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-020 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS081-304-023 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-023 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and STS-81 pilot Brent Jett move the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the docking module to the entrance of the ... More

STS086-348-007 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-007 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS086-348-009 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-009 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

S81E5480 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5480 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overall view of the Spacehab module with the Optical Properties Montior (OPM) equipment stowed in the center of the module. Subject Terms: OPTICAL PROP... More

STS081-304-007 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-007 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker (dark shirt) and pilot Brent Jett (blue shirt) work to construct the rails which will aid in the transfer of the ... More

STS081-304-016 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-016 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett maneuvers the bottom section of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) into the entrance to the transfer tunnel with help from m... More

STS081-304-022 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-022 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and STS-81 pilot Brent Jett move the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the docking module to the entrance of the ... More

STS086-348-017 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-017 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS081-304-028 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-028 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (back to camera) moves the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the croweded Kristall module of the Mir space station... More

STS081-304-021 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-021 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and STS-81 pilot Brent Jett move the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) through the docking module to the entrance of the ... More

STS086-348-012 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-012 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

S81E5489 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5489 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

STS081-304-002 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-002 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker (dark shirt) and pilot Brent Jett (blue shirt) work to construct the rails which will aid in the transfer of the ... More

S81E5472 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5472 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett (center) and mission commander Michael Baker (left) assist Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (right, back to camera) to assemble th... More

STS081-304-005 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-005 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker (dark shirt) and pilot Brent Jett (blue shirt) work to construct the rails which will aid in the transfer of the ... More

S81E5481 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5481 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett (foreground) works to pack the Optical Properties Montior (OPM) hardware while Mir 22 flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri (right) w... More

S81E5475 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5475 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun uses a screwdriver to assemble a part of the hardware as STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker and pilot Brent Jett wat... More

STS081-304-018 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-018 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett maneuvers the bottom section of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) into the entrance to the transfer tunnel with help from m... More

STS086-348-021 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-021 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

S81E5471 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5471 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett (center) and mission commander Michael Baker (left) assist Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (right, back to camera) to assemble th... More

S81E5485 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5485 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

S81E5469 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5469 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett (center) and mission commander Michael Baker (left) assist Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun (right, back to camera) to assemble th... More

STS081-304-020 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-020 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett moves the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) into the docking module (DM). Subject Terms: OPTICAL PROPERTIES, MONITORS, SPACEBOR... More

STS081-304-009 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-009 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker (dark shirt) and pilot Brent Jett (blue shirt) receive assistance in assembling the rails which will aid in the t... More

STS081-304-006 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-006 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker (dark shirt) and pilot Brent Jett (blue shirt) work to construct the rails which will aid in the transfer of the ... More

STS081-304-001 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-001 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker (dark shirt) and pilot Brent Jett (blue shirt) work to construct the rails which will aid in the transfer of the ... More

STS081-304-014 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-014 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker works to detach the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) from its rack in the Spacehab module while Mir 22 flight eng... More

S81E5483 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5483 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

STS086-348-013 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-013 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS086-348-010 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-010 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS086-348-018 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-018 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

S81E5548 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical properties Monitor

S81E5548 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical properties Monitor

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Optical Properties Montior (OPM) hardware transfered to the Spektr module of the Mir space station on flight day 6. Subject Terms: OPTICAL ... More

STS086-348-008 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-008 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS086-348-015 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-015 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS086-348-011 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-011 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

STS086-348-019 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

STS086-348-019 - STS-086 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor on the DM

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) located on the exterior of the Docking Module (DM) of the Mir Space Station. Subject Terms: OPTIC... More

S81E5476 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5476 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun uses a screwdriver to assemble a part of the hardware as STS-81 mission commander Michael Baker watchs. Subject Terms: ... More

S81E5488 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5488 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

S81E5487 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5487 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

STS081-304-003 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

STS081-304-003 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools necessary for constructing the transfer rails for the Optical Properties Monitor (OPM) attached to a Spacehab locker. Subject Terms: OPTICAL PROP... More

S81E5486 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5486 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 commander Michael Baker, pilot Brent Jett and Mir 22 commander Valeri Korzun and flight engineer Aleksandr Kaleri transfer the Optical Properties... More

S81E5474 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

S81E5474 - STS-081 - OPM - Optical Properties Monitor transfer

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-81 pilot Brent Jett attaches hardware to be used for the Optical Properties Montitor (OPM) temporarily onto one of the Spacehab lockers Subject Ter... More

Benefit from NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Benefit from NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Sceintist at Marshall Space Flight Center have been studying the properties of Aerogel for several years. Aerogel, the lightest solid known to man, has displayed a high quality for insulation. Because of its sm... More

Benefit from NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Benefit from NASA. NASA public domain image colelction.

Scientists at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) have been studying the properties of Aerogel for several years. Aerogel, the lightest solid known to man, has displayed a high quality for insulation. Because o... More

Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.

Microgravity. NASA public domain image colelction.

This is a computer generated model of a ground based casting. The objective of the therophysical properties program is to measure thermal physical properties of commercial casting alloys for use in computer pro... More

First Look at Rock & Soil Properties

First Look at Rock & Soil Properties

First Look at Rock & Soil Properties NASA/JPL/Johns Hopkins University

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground at right is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of molten materials in the microgravity environment. The metallic breadbox-like structure behind the IDGE is the Confined Helium Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic influences on the behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined between solid surface, and microgravity. These experiments are scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC KSC-97PC1383

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground ... More

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground at right is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of molten materials in the microgravity environment. The metallic breadbox-like structure behind the IDGE is the Confined Helium Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic influences on the behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined between solid surfaces and microgravity. The large white vertical cylinder at left is the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) and the horizontal tube behind it is MEPHISTO, the French acronym for a cooperative American-French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal growth. Just below the left end of MEPHISTO is the Space Acceleration Measurement System, or SAMS, which measures the microgravity conditions in which the experiments are conducted. All of these experiments are scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC KSC-97PC1379

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground ... More

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen at right in the circular white cover is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment (IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of molten materials in the microgravity environment. The large white vertical cylinder in the center of the photo is the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) and the horizontal tube to the left of it is MEPHISTO, a French acronym for a cooperative American-French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal growth. Just below MEPHISTO is the Space Acceleration Measurement System, or SAMS, which measures the microgravity conditions in which the experiments are conducted. The The metallic breadbox-like structure behind the AADSF is the Confined Helium Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic influences on the behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined between solid surfaces and microgravity. All of these experiments are scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC KSC-97PC1380

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen at right in the ci... More

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Here, a technician is monitoring the Confined Helium Experiment, or CHeX, that will use microgravity to study one of the basic influences on the behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined between silicon disks. CHeX and several other experiments are scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC KSC-97PC1457

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Here, a technician is m... More

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground at right is the USMP-4 logo with the acronyms of its experiments. Above the American flag at left is the MEPHISTO experiment, a cooperative American and French investigation of the fundamentals of crystal growth. Scientists will study changes in solidification rates, temperature, and interface shape of an alloy to understand how these changes affect composition and properties of the metal produced. Under the multi-layer insulation with the American flag and mission logo is the Space Acceleration Measurement System, or SAMS, which measures the microgravity conditions in which the experiments are conducted. All USMP-4 experiments are scheduled for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC KSC-97PC1460

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared...

United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Seen in the foreground ... More

Microgravity, NASA Mercury project

Microgravity, NASA Mercury project

The purpose of the experiments for the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification Furnace (AADSF) is to determine how gravity-driven convection affects the composition and properties of alloys (mixtures of t... More

Nobel laureate Professor Samuel C. C. Ting of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pauses for a photo in the Space Station Processing Facility. Dr. Ting is directing an experiment, an international collaboration of some 37 universities and laboratories, using a state-of-the-art particle physics detector called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), which will fly on a future launch to the International Space Station. Using the unique environment of space, the AMS will study the properties and origin of cosmic particles and nuclei including antimatter and dark matter. AMS flew initially as a Space Shuttle payload on the June 1998 mission STS-91 that provided the investigating team with data on background sources and verified the detector’s performance under actual space flight conditions. The detector’s second space flight is scheduled to be launched on mission UF-4 October 2003 for installation on the Space Station as an attached payload. Current plans call for operating the detector for three years before it is returned to Earth on the Shuttle. Using the Space Station offers the science team the opportunity to conduct the long-duration research above the Earth’s atmosphere necessary to collect sufficient data required to accomplish the science objectives KSC-00pp1959

Nobel laureate Professor Samuel C. C. Ting of the Massachusetts Instit...

Nobel laureate Professor Samuel C. C. Ting of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pauses for a photo in the Space Station Processing Facility. Dr. Ting is directing an experiment, an international collabo... More

Nobel laureate Professor Samuel C. C. Ting of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pauses for a photo in the Space Station Processing Facility. Dr. Ting is directing an experiment, an international collaboration of some 37 universities and laboratories, using a state-of-the-art particle physics detector called the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), which will fly on a future launch to the International Space Station. Using the unique environment of space, the AMS will study the properties and origin of cosmic particles and nuclei including antimatter and dark matter. AMS flew initially as a Space Shuttle payload on the June 1998 mission STS-91 that provided the investigating team with data on background sources and verified the detector’s performance under actual space flight conditions. The detector’s second space flight is scheduled to be launched on mission UF-4 October 2003 for installation on the Space Station as an attached payload. Current plans call for operating the detector for three years before it is returned to Earth on the Shuttle. Using the Space Station offers the science team the opportunity to conduct the long-duration research above the Earth’s atmosphere necessary to collect sufficient data required to accomplish the science objectives KSC-00pp1960

Nobel laureate Professor Samuel C. C. Ting of the Massachusetts Instit...

Nobel laureate Professor Samuel C. C. Ting of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pauses for a photo in the Space Station Processing Facility. Dr. Ting is directing an experiment, an international collabo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II rocket waits to be mated to four solid rocket boosters (behind the Delta). The rocket will launch the MAP instrument into a lunar-assisted trajectory to the Sun-Earth for a 27-month mission. The MAP mission will examine conditions in the early universe by measuring temperature differences in cosmic microwave background radiation, which is the radiant heat left over from the Big Bang. The properties of this radiation directly reflect conditions in the early universe. MAP is scheduled to launch June 30 at 3:46:46 p.m. EDT KSC-01pp1032

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral A...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Delta II rocket waits to be mated to four solid rocket boosters (behind the Delta). The rocket will launch the MAP ins... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A solid rocket booster is lifted up the gantry at Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRB will be mated to the Delta II rocket that will launch the MAP instrument into a lunar-assisted trajectory to the Sun-Earth for a 27-month mission. The MAP mission will examine conditions in the early universe by measuring temperature differences in cosmic microwave background radiation, which is the radiant heat left over from the Big Bang. The properties of this radiation directly reflect conditions in the early universe. MAP is scheduled to launch June 30 at 3:46:46 p.m. EDT KSC-01pp1029

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A solid rocket booster is lifted up the ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A solid rocket booster is lifted up the gantry at Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRB will be mated to the Delta II rocket that will launch the MAP instr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A second solid rocket booster is lifted up the gantry at Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRBs will be mated to the Delta II rocket that will launch the MAP instrument into a lunar-assisted trajectory to the Sun-Earth for a 27-month mission. The MAP mission will examine conditions in the early universe by measuring temperature differences in cosmic microwave background radiation, which is the radiant heat left over from the Big Bang. The properties of this radiation directly reflect conditions in the early universe. MAP is scheduled to launch June 30 at 3:46:46 p.m. EDT KSC-01pp1030

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A second solid rocket booster is lifted ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A second solid rocket booster is lifted up the gantry at Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The SRBs will be mated to the Delta II rocket that will launch the M... More

Instron Testing Machine studying the strength of Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Material to develop and improve their mechanical properties GRC-2006-C-01790

Instron Testing Machine studying the strength of Ceramic Matrix Compos...

Instron Testing Machine studying the strength of Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Material to develop and improve their mechanical properties

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is moved into place in the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2037

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is moved into place in the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the interstage of the Delta II rocket is ready to be lifted up the tower for mating with the first stage (seen behind it). The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2039

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2),...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the interstage of the Delta II rocket is ready to be lifted up the tower for mating with the first stage... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., watch as the interstage of the Delta II rocket is lifted to a level where it can be mated with the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2042

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., watch as the interstage of the Delta II rocket is lifted to a level where it... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of a Delta II rocket arrives at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2030

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of a Delta II rocket arri...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of a Delta II rocket arrives at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is ready to be lifted up the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2036

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is ready to be lifted up the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICE... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket into position for mating with the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2043

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket into position for mating wi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket toward the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2044

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket toward the first stage. The... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is raised to a vertical position at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2033

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is raised to a vertical position at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers check the lower end of the first stage of the Delta II rocket before it is lifted up the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2034

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers check the lower end of the first...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers check the lower end of the first stage of the Delta II rocket before it is lifted up the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. T... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., watch as the first stage of the Delta II rocket is raised to a vertical position. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2032

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., watch as the first stage of the Delta II rocket is raised to a vertical position. The rocket ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the second stage of a Delta II rocket sits mated with the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2046

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On the launch tower on NASA's Space Launc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the second stage of a Delta II rocket sits mated with the first stage. The rocket wi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket arrives at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2038

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket arr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket arrives at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites in... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket into position for mating with the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2045

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., help guide the interstage of the Delta II rocket into position for mating wi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With the transporter moved from below, the first stage of the Delta II rocket is suspended in air waiting to be lifted up the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2035

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With the transporter moved from below, t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - With the transporter moved from below, the first stage of the Delta II rocket is suspended in air waiting to be lifted up the tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vanden... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket is lifted up the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The interstage will eventually house the second stage and will be mated with the first stage. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2041

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket is ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The interstage of the Delta II rocket is lifted up the launch tower on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The interstage will eventually house... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is in the process of being raised to a vertical position on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket will carry the ICESat and CHIPSat satellites into Earth orbits. ICESat is a 661-pound satellite known as Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) that will revolutionize our understanding of ice and its role in global climate change and how we protect and understand our home planet. It will help scientists determine if the global sea level is rising or falling. It will look at the ice sheets that blanket the Earth's poles to see if they are growing or shrinking. It will assist in developing an understanding of how changes in the Earth's atmosphere and climate effect polar ice masses and global sea level. CHIPSat, a suitcase-size 131-pound satellite, will provide invaluable information into the origin, physical processes and properties of the hot gas contained in the interstellar medium. This can provide important clues about the formation and evolution of galaxies since the interstellar medium literally contains the seeds of future stars. The Delta II launch is scheduled for Jan. 11 between 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PST. KSC-02pd2031

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The first stage of the Delta II rocket is in the process of being raised to a vertical position on NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 (SLC-2) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The r... More

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