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New sand-blasting helmet. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. Protection against that dreaded disease Silieosis, is assured underground workers with this new sand-blasting helmet developed by William P. Biggs, Safety Engineer of the Navy Department Weighing only 43 ounces the helmet has been tested for nearly a year in various naval stations throughout the country

New sand-blasting helmet. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. Protection agains...

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Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Metal stretching on a burring machine. These airplane parts have just come through a drop press and this machine takes out the bumps. Worker wears safety shoes, which have a metal plate inside the toe for protection

Bell Aircraft Corporation, Niagara Falls, New York. Metal stretching o...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. The safety boom, a second boom to provide extra protection when towing the logs, is anchored temporarily while the steamer goes to pick up the full boom it is to tow across Mooselookmeguntic Lake

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. T...

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Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow with six children under twelve, works as a crane operator in a war plant. For work she wears slacks, which can be buttoned around, and safety shoes, which have inner metal plates in toes for protection from falling weights

Buffalo, New York. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow with six ch...

Picryl description: Public domain image of children in poverty during the Great Depression, migrant workers, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. The lake steamer's motor boat tows the safety boom to a cove on the shore so it will not be in the way when the steamer picks up the full boom. Later it will be put around the full boom as extra protection for the haul down the lake

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. T...

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. The lake steamer's motor boat tows the safety boom to a cove on the shore so it will not be in the way when the steamer picks up the full boom. Later it will be put around the full boom as extra protection for the haul down the lake

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. T...

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Washington, D.C. Safety cap with visor for front protection and full out in back to keep long hair from becoming entangled in the machinery

Washington, D.C. Safety cap with visor for front protection and full o...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings. The lake steamer's motor boat tows the safety boom to a cove on the shore so it will not be in the way when the steamer picks up the full boom. Later it will be put around the full boom as extra protection for the haul down the lake

Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings. The lake s...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from an upper level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 10:04 a.m. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1970

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from an upper level of the fixe...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from an upper level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 10:... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1282

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one... More

Wearing safety goggles for eye protection, a soldier from the 27th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade, Ft. Bragg, NC., uses an electric saw to cut tops for desks. Three Haitian men stand by to assist. This is a civil affairs mission at a school in Port-au-Prince during Operation Uphold Democracy

Wearing safety goggles for eye protection, a soldier from the 27th Eng...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Port Au Prince Country: Haiti (HTI) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Jeffrey T. Brady (USA) Release Status:... More

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential problems for launch posed by ice forming in the holes, which may number as many as 150 over the entire tank. The average size of the holes is one-half inch in diameter and one-tenth inch deep. The external tank contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer and supplies them under pressure to the three space shuttle main engines in the orbiter during liftoff and ascent. The ET thermal protection system consists of sprayed-on foam insulation. The Shuttle Discovery is targeted for launch of mission STS-96 on May 20 at 9:32 a.m KSC-99pp0518

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, poi...

At Launch pad 39B, Mike Barber, with United Space Alliance safety, points to one of the holes caused by hail on Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank (ET). Workers are investigating the damage and potential p... More

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

Auke Bay, Alaska (Oct. 24)--Jason Ginter, an environmental chemist with a local environmental consulting and engineering company, drops absorbent pads on home heating oil that covers the ground at a residence n... More

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

Auke Bay, Alaska (Oct. 24)--Jason Ginter, an environmental chemist with a local environmental consulting and engineering company, adjusts the position of absorbent boom surrounding the waterfront property at a ... More

040824-F-3880S-002 (Aug. 24, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) Select Arming (SELARM) team transport an"injured"person to safety after an"attack"on their facility during Exercise Beverly High 04-04 at Kunsan Air Base (AB), Korea (KOR). SELARM teams provide security and protection on high priority areas.U.S. Air Force official photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Katrina Shellman (RELEASED)

040824-F-3880S-002 (Aug. 24, 2004)A US Air Force (USAF) Select Arming ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Katrina Shellman, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker is installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1280

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a wo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker is installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing in Discovery’s cargo bay wiring that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS). The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1278

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing in Discovery’s cargo bay wiring that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS). The OBSS is one ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, installation is underway in Discovery’s cargo bay of wiring that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1284

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, inst...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, installation is underway in Discovery’s cargo bay of wiring that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers check wiring being installed in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005 KSC-04pd1283

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, wor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers check wiring being installed in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBS... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1279

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, work...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, workers are installing wiring in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also known as the Canadian robotic arm, for the orbiter Discovery has arrived at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building Lab. The part seen on the end is one of the joints that allow the basic structure of the arm to maneuver similar to a human arm. The RMS is used to deploy and retrieve payloads, provide a mobile extension ladder or foot restraints for crew members during extravehicular activities; and to aid the flight crew members in viewing surfaces of the orbiter or payloads through a television camera on the RMS. The arm The RMS is used to deploy and retrieve payloads, provide a mobile extension ladder or foot restraints for crew members during extravehicular activities; and to aid the flight crew members in viewing surfaces of the orbiter or payloads through a television camera on the RMS. The arm is also serving as the base for the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), one of the safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is scheduled for a launch planning window of March 2005 on mission STS-114. KSC-04pd1674

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also known as the Canadian robotic arm, for the orbiter Discovery has arrived at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building Lab. The part seen on the end ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, two workers (center) check paperwork about the wiring being installed in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) . The OBSS is one of the new safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114, no earlier than March 2005. KSC-04pd1281

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, two ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, two workers (center) check paperwork about the wiring being installed in Discovery’s cargo bay that will support the addition of an Orbiter Boom... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also known as the Canadian robotic arm, for the orbiter Discovery has arrived at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building Lab. The RMS is used to deploy and retrieve payloads, provide a mobile extension ladder or foot restraints for crew members during extravehicular activities; and to aid the flight crew members in viewing surfaces of the orbiter or payloads through a television camera on the RMS. The arm is also serving as the base for the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), one of the safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is scheduled for a launch planning window of March 2005 on mission STS-114. KSC-04pd1673

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also known as the Canadian robotic arm, for the orbiter Discovery has arrived at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building Lab. The RMS is used to deploy... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also known as the Canadian robotic arm, for the orbiter Discovery has arrived at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building Lab. Seen on the left end is the shoulder pitch joint. The wrist and shoulder joints on the RMS allow the basic structure of the arm to maneuver similar to a human arm. The RMS is used to deploy and retrieve payloads, provide a mobile extension ladder or foot restraints for crew members during extravehicular activities; and to aid the flight crew members in viewing surfaces of the orbiter or payloads through a television camera on the RMS. The arm is also serving as the base for the new Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), one of the safety measures for Return to Flight, equipping the Shuttle with cameras and laser systems to inspect the Shuttle’s Thermal Protection System while in space. Discovery is scheduled for a launch planning window of March 2005 on mission STS-114. KSC-04pd1672

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Remote Manipulator System (RMS), also known as the Canadian robotic arm, for the orbiter Discovery has arrived at KSC’s Vehicle Assembly Building Lab. Seen on the left end is t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel J. Koach, Infantry Rifleman, Echo (E) Company (CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 25 Marines (MAR), ducks behind the safety wall for protection from fragmentation derbies at the Grenade Range Camp Fuji, Japan during exercise Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel J. Koach, Infantry...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 2, 25 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bobby J. Segovia, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeffrey M. Smigelski, Infantry Rifleman, Echo (E) Company (CO), 2nd Battalion (BN), 25 Marines (MAR), drops down behind the safety wall for protection from fragmentation derbies at Grenade Range Camp Fuji, Japan during exercise Fuji Incremental Training Program (FITP) 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Jeffrey M. Smigelski, Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 2, 25 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Bobby J. Segovia, USMC Release Status... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Charles Bell monitors a display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit the first time the orbiter is powered up after nearly two years. Endeavour has been in its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period since December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return to flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout Endeavour. Eighty five of the modifications are completed, with work on the additional 39 modifications continuing throughout the next few months. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2298

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Charles Bell monitors a display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit the first time the orbiter is powered u... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Rob Lewis monitors Space Shuttle Endeavour's electrical system the first time the orbiter is powered up after nearly two years. Endeavour has been in its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period since December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return to flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout Endeavour. Eighty five of the modifications are completed, with work on the additional 39 modifications continuing throughout the next few months. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2297

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Rob Lewis monitors Space Shuttle Endeavour's electrical system the first time the orbiter is powered up afte... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Charles Bell examines a display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit the first time the orbiter is powered up after nearly two years. Endeavour has been in its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period since December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return to flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout Endeavour. Eighty five of the modifications are completed, with work on the additional 39 modifications continuing throughout the next few months. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2300

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Charles Bell examines a display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit the first time the orbiter is powered u... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Loralee Woodbury monitors the lighted display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit after full powerup, the first time the orbiter has been powered up after nearly two years. Endeavour has been in its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period since December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return to flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout Endeavour. Eighty five of the modifications are completed, with work on the additional 39 modifications continuing throughout the next few months. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2301

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Loralee Woodbury monitors the lighted display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit after full powerup, the f... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance employees Charles Bell, Terri Halverstadt, Loralee Woodbury, and Rob Lewis monitor a display in Space Shuttle Endeavour's cockpit the first time the orbiter is powered up after nearly two years. Endeavour has been in its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period since December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return to flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout Endeavour. Eighty five of the modifications are completed, with work on the additional 39 modifications continuing throughout the next few months. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2299

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance employees Charles Bell, Terri Halverstadt, Loralee Woodbury, and Rob Lewis monitor a display in Space Shuttle Endeavour... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Michael Vanwart prepares to install thermal protection system blankets in the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour. Endeavour recently came out of a nearly two-year Orbiter Major Modification period which began in December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return-to-flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout the orbiter. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology, and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2531

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Michael Vanwart prepares to install thermal protection system blankets in the nose cap of space shuttle Ende... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour is prepared for installation of thermal protection system blankets. Endeavour recently came out of a nearly two-year Orbiter Major Modification period which began in December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return-to-flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout the orbiter. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology, and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2530

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour is prepared for installation of thermal protection system blankets. Endeavour recently came out of a ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Michael Vanwart installs thermal protection system blankets in the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour. Endeavour recently came out of a nearly two-year Orbiter Major Modification period which began in December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return-to-flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout the orbiter. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology, and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2533

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Michael Vanwart installs thermal protection system blankets in the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour. Ende... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Michael Vanwart installs thermal protection system blankets in the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour. Endeavour recently came out of a nearly two-year Orbiter Major Modification period which began in December 2003. Engineers and technicians spent 900,000 hours performing 124 modifications to the vehicle. These included all recommended return-to-flight safety modifications, bonding more than 1,000 thermal protection system tiles and inspecting more than 150 miles of wiring throughout the orbiter. Shuttle major modification periods are scheduled at regular intervals to enhance safety and performance, infuse new technology, and allow for thorough inspections of the airframe and wiring of the vehicles. This was the second of these modification periods performed entirely at Kennedy Space Center. Endeavour's previous modification was completed in March 1997. KSC-05pd2532

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, U...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2, United Space Alliance technician Michael Vanwart installs thermal protection system blankets in the nose cap of space shuttle Endeavour. Ende... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Thermal Protection System Facility, Tim Wright, engineering manager with United Space Alliance, tests a new tile, called "Boeing replacement insulation" or "BRI-18." The new tiles will gradually replace older tiles around main landing gear doors, external tank doors and nose landing gear doors. Currently, 10 tiles have been processed inside the facility. Discovery will receive the first BRI-18 tiles. Technicians inside the Orbiter Processing Facility are performing fit checks and will begin bonding the tiles to the vehicle this month. The raw material is manufactured by The Boeing Company in Huntington Beach, Calif. Replacing older tile with the BRI-18 tile in strategic areas is one of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's recommendations to strengthen the orbiters. The tiles are more impact resistant than previous designs, enhancing the crew’s safety. KSC-06pd0022

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Thermal Protection System Facilit...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Thermal Protection System Facility, Tim Wright, engineering manager with United Space Alliance, tests a new tile, called "Boeing replacement insulation" or "BRI-18." The ne... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Thermal Protection System Facility, Tim Wright, engineering manager with United Space Alliance, tests a new tile, called "Boeing replacement insulation" or "BRI-18." The new tiles will gradually replace older tiles around main landing gear doors, external tank doors and nose landing gear doors. Currently, 10 tiles have been processed inside the facility. Discovery will receive the first BRI-18 tiles. Technicians inside the Orbiter Processing Facility are performing fit checks and will begin bonding the tiles to the vehicle this month. The raw material is manufactured by The Boeing Company in Huntington Beach, Calif. Replacing older tile with the BRI-18 tile in strategic areas is one of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's recommendations to strengthen the orbiters. The tiles are more impact resistant than previous designs, enhancing the crew’s safety. KSC-06pd0021

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Thermal Protection System Facilit...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Thermal Protection System Facility, Tim Wright, engineering manager with United Space Alliance, tests a new tile, called "Boeing replacement insulation" or "BRI-18." The new... More

President George W. Bush Signs H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

President George W. Bush Signs H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protect...

Original caption: President George W. Bush is joined by Senate and House members as he signs H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 at a ceremony Thursday, July 27, 2006, in the Rose ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Engineers keep watch on the crawler-transporter as it carries Space Shuttle Atlantis and the mobile launcher platform back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1986

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Engineers keep watch on the crawler-tra...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Engineers keep watch on the crawler-transporter as it carries Space Shuttle Atlantis and the mobile launcher platform back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler-transporter underneath Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform begins rolling away from Launch Pad 39B, taking the shuttle back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06PD1971

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler-transporter underneath Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler-transporter underneath Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform begins rolling away from Launch Pad 39B, taking the shuttle back to the Vehicle Assembly Bu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The camera captures an optical illusion of a dragonfly above the reedy water near Launch Pad 39B seems to be heading for Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle, sitting on the mobile launcher platform, is being moved off the pad by the crawler-transporter and rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1984

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The camera captures an optical illusion...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The camera captures an optical illusion of a dragonfly above the reedy water near Launch Pad 39B seems to be heading for Space Shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle, sitting on the mobil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from across pond near Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis is framed by tree limbs as it begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1972

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from across pond near Launch ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from across pond near Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis is framed by tree limbs as it begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, a worker checks the progress of one of the corner bolts of the crawler-transporter that support the mobile launcher platform during transport. Space Shuttle Atlantis, which sits on top of the mobile launcher platform, will be rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1976

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, a worker checks the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, a worker checks the progress of one of the corner bolts of the crawler-transporter that support the mobile launcher platform during transport. Space Shuttle A... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1973

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atl...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - From Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter moves Space Shuttle Atlantis away from the rotating and fixed service structures, at right, on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1981

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transpor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter moves Space Shuttle Atlantis away from the rotating and fixed service structures, at right, on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Buil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A darkening cloud overhead keeps vigil as Space Shuttle Atlantis moves away from Launch Pad 39B on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. At right are the rotating and fixed service structures. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1982

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A darkening cloud overhead keeps vigil ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A darkening cloud overhead keeps vigil as Space Shuttle Atlantis moves away from Launch Pad 39B on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. At right are the rotating and fi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of the crawler engineers is seen inside the cab on the corner of the crawler transporter. The crawler is moving the Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1978

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of the crawler engineers is seen i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - One of the crawler engineers is seen inside the cab on the corner of the crawler transporter. The crawler is moving the Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform back ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter moves Space Shuttle Atlantis along the ramp and away from the rotating and fixed service structures, at right, on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1983

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transpor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter moves Space Shuttle Atlantis along the ramp and away from the rotating and fixed service structures, at right, on its rollback to the Ve... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter (below) begins rolling away with its cargo above of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform. The shuttle is rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1977

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transpo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter (below) begins rolling away with its cargo above of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform. The shuttle is rolling ba... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The crawler-transporter, which has moved underneath, will lift and carry both back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), approximately 4 miles away. Despite the clear blue skies, the rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd1969

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The crawler-transporter, which has mo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis is reflected in the water near Launch Pad 39B. The rotating service structure has been rolled away in anticipation of the rollback of the shuttle and mobile launcher platform to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), approximately 4 miles away. Despite the clear blue skies, the rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd1966

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis is reflected in ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle Atlantis is reflected in the water near Launch Pad 39B. The rotating service structure has been rolled away in anticipation of the rollback of the shuttle and mobil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The massive mobile launcher platform and Space Shuttle Atlantis above it nearly dwarf the crawler-transporter below them. The crawler alone is 20 feet high. The crawler is moving the Space Shuttle Atlantis and mobile launcher platform back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1979

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The massive mobile launcher platform a...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The massive mobile launcher platform and Space Shuttle Atlantis above it nearly dwarf the crawler-transporter below them. The crawler alone is 20 feet high. The crawler is movi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A serene scene surrounds Space Shuttle Atlantis as it begins rolling off Launch Pad 39B to return to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1980

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A serene scene surrounds Space Shuttle ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A serene scene surrounds Space Shuttle Atlantis as it begins rolling off Launch Pad 39B to return to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The crawler-transporter, which has moved underneath, will lift and carry both back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), approximately 4 miles away. Despite the clear blue skies, the rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd1968

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The crawler-transporter, which has mo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reeds muddle the reflection of Space Shuttle Atlantis in the pond next to Launch Pad 39B. The shuttle is rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1975

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reeds muddle the reflection of Space S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Reeds muddle the reflection of Space Shuttle Atlantis in the pond next to Launch Pad 39B. The shuttle is rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Moved by the crawler-transporter underneath, Space Shuttle Atlantis inches down the ramp from Launch Pad 39B as it rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. At right is the rotating service structure in its open configuration and the fixed service structure with the 80-foot lightning mast on top. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1974

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Moved by the crawler-transporter under...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Moved by the crawler-transporter underneath, Space Shuttle Atlantis inches down the ramp from Launch Pad 39B as it rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. At right is the ro... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The crawler-transporter, which has moved underneath, will lift and carry both back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), approximately 4 miles away. Despite the clear blue skies, the rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd1967

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the rotating service structure has been rolled away from Space Shuttle Atlantis, sitting on the mobile launcher platform. The crawler-transporter, which has mo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter moves Space Shuttle Atlantis along the ramp and away from the rotating and fixed service structures, at right, on its rollback to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion off the pad was at 10:04 a.m. EDT. The crawler is 131 feet long, 113 feet wide and 20 feet high. It weights 5.5 million pounds unloaded. The combined weight of crawler, mobile launcher platform and a space shuttle is 12 million pounds. Unloaded, the crawler moves at 2 mph. Loaded, the snail's pace slows to 1 mph. The rollback is a safety precaution as the area waits for the arrival of Tropical Storm Ernesto. The storm is forecast to be bringing 58-mph to 70-mph winds in the next 24 hours. The shuttle will be moved into high bay 2, on the southwest side of the VAB, for protection from the storm. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd1985

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transpor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the crawler-transporter moves Space Shuttle Atlantis along the ramp and away from the rotating and fixed service structures, at right, on its rollback to the Ve... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is on Launch Pad 39A and ready for prelaunch processing after a nearly 7-hour trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion out of the VAB was at 8:10 p.m. July 10, and the shuttle was hard down on the pad at 3:02 a.m. July 11. The orbiter access arm is already extended to the orbiter from the fixed service structure at left. On top of the structure is the 80-foot-tall lightning mast that helps provide protection from lightning on the pad. The shuttle sits on a mobile launcher platform. Part of the platform and seen below the orbiter's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Endeavour is scheduled to launch on mission STS-118 on Aug. 7. During the mission, Endeavour will carry into orbit the S5 truss, SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3. The mission is the 22nd flight to the International Space Station and will mark the first flight of Mission Specialist Barbara Morgan, the teacher-turned-astronaut whose association with NASA began more than 20 years ago. STS-118 will be the first flight since 2002 for Endeavour, which has undergone extensive modifications, including the addition of safety upgrades already added to orbiters Discovery and Atlantis. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1828

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is on Launch P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour is on Launch Pad 39A and ready for prelaunch processing after a nearly 7-hour trip from the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion out of the VAB was at... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lloyd Johns, with Lockheed Martin, prepares the area where the replacement feed-through connector in the engine cutoff, or ECO, sensor system on space shuttle Atlantis' external tank will be installed. Seen next to Johns' arm is the internal connector. The area is wrapped in material for weather protection. Berger wears safety equipment as helium gas is employed to keep the equipment under wrap dry. The feed-through connector passes the wires from the inside of the tank to the outside. Results of a tanking test on Dec. 18 pointed to an open circuit in the feed-through connector wiring, which is located at the base of the tank. The pins in the replacement connector have been precisely soldered to create a connection that allows sensors inside the tank to send signals to the computers onboard Atlantis. The work is being done on Launch Pad 39A. Space shuttle Atlantis is now targeted for launch on Feb. 7. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-08pd0037

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lloyd Johns, with Lockheed Martin, prep...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lloyd Johns, with Lockheed Martin, prepares the area where the replacement feed-through connector in the engine cutoff, or ECO, sensor system on space shuttle Atlantis' external t... More

[Hurricane Gustav] Morgut, LA, September 4, 2008 -- Michael Lewis, Urban Search and Rescue Tennessee Task Force 1, Memphis, has safety protection after sightings of alligators and other assorted threats provided by BPA Gonzalo Celaya, Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Tucson. They were part of the many Search and Rescue teams working home to home, through the hazardous Bayou region of Louisiana following Hurricane Gustav. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Hurricane Gustav] Morgut, LA, September 4, 2008 -- Michael Lewis, Urb...

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Public domain stock image. Welder welding industry, work.

A boat on the deck of a boat in the water. Lifeboat ferry sea.

A boat on the deck of a boat in the water. Lifeboat ferry sea.

A boat is being lifted up to a dock / A boat is tied up to a crane / Public domain stock photo of a ship.

A close up of a barbed wire on a white background. Barbed wire iron skewer, backgrounds textures.

A close up of a barbed wire on a white background. Barbed wire iron sk...

A photo of a barbed wire with a drop of water on it / A barbed wire fence with a drop of water on it / Public domain stock photo of a ship.

A couple of keys sitting on top of a wooden table. Keys lock padlock.

A couple of keys sitting on top of a wooden table. Keys lock padlock.

Visual patterns: A couple of keys that are on a table / A couple of keys sitting on top of a wooden table - public domain stock photo.

A red door with a sign on it. Door lock security.

A red door with a sign on it. Door lock security.

A pink door with a lock and lock / A pink door with a lock and a lock / Public domain stock photo.

A pair of brown work boots sitting on a step. Work boots footwear protection, work.

A pair of brown work boots sitting on a step. Work boots footwear prot...

A man wearing a pair of boots / A pair of men's boots, with the boot in the background public domain military photo.

A foggy road with power lines in the background. Road scenic tower, transportation traffic.

A foggy road with power lines in the background. Road scenic tower, tr...

Summer photos. Free images of Summer. Use free pictures of Summer without any copyright restrictions.

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