STS 41-G crew prepares to leave Operations and checkout bldg for launc...
41G-90081 / S17-90081 (5 Oct 1984) --- The seven member crew leaves the Operations and Checkout Building (OCB) to take a van ride to the launch pad. Leading the way is Kathryn D. Sullivan followed in file by R... More
View of the shuttle Discovery STS 51-D launch
51D-9092 (12 April 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery ascends the launch complex in Florida and heads through Atlantic skies toward its 51-D mission. The seven member crew lifted off at 8:59 a.m. (EST), A... More
The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from pad 39A for a five-day miss...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More
Landing of the Shuttle Challenger at Edwards AFB and end of STS 51-F m...
51F-S-161 (6 Aug 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Challenger, with its seven member crew and battery of scientific experiments aboard, eases its rear landing gear onto the dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in ... More
Launch of the Shuttle Atlantis and begining of STS 61-B mission
61B-S-067 (26 Nov 1985) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis ascends into the night sky at 7:29 p.m. (EST), November 26, with a seven member crew and three communications satellites aboard. The STS 61-B crewmembers are ... More
STS-40 Columbia, OV-102, lifts off from KSC with SLS-1 payload
STS040-S-133 (5 June 1991) --- The Space Shuttle Columbia, with a seven member crew aboard, soars toward a nine-day mission devoted to life sciences research. Launch was at 9:24:51 a.m. (EDT), June 5, 1991.
Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-58 Launch
(October 18, 1993) The longest Space Shuttle flight in program history begins at 10:53:10 a.m. EDT with a flawless liftoff from Launch Pad 39B. During the 14 day flight of STS-58, a seven member crew will study... More
STS-55 Commander Nagel uses SAREX II inside the SL-D2 module aboard OV...
STS055-203-034 (26 April-6 May 1993) --- Astronaut Steven R. Nagel, STS-55 mission commander, has found an isolated station in the D-2 science module from which to talk to students on Earth. Like many before i... More
Astronaut William McArthur prepares for a training exercise
S93-38679 (20 July 1993) --- Wearing a training version of the partial pressure launch and entry garment, astronaut William S. McArthur listens to a briefing on emergency egress procedures for the STS-58 missio... More
STS-58 crewmembers participate in baseline data collection
S93-45367 (29 Sept 1993) --- Astronaut Rhea Seddon, STS-58 payload commander, participates in biomedical data collection. The seven member crew spent an entire day recording important pre-flight data in prepar... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-61
STS061-S-090 (2 Dec 1993) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39B with a crew of six NASA astronauts, a Swiss mission specialist and a variety of special tools aboard. Launch occurred at ... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-61
STS061-S-088 (2 Dec 1993) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39B with a crew of six NASA astronauts, a Swiss mission specialist and a variety of special tools aboard. Launch occurred at ... More
Launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-61
STS061-S-089 (2 Dec 1993) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39B with a crew of six NASA astronauts, a Swiss mission specialist and a variety of special tools aboard. Launch occurred at ... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, TSS-1R deployment
STS075-701-087 (25 Feb. 1996) --- A medium close-up view, captured with a 70mm camera, shows the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) and part of its supportive boom device prior to deployment operations. On Feb. 25... More
Space Shuttle Columbia, TSS-1R during deployment
STS075-711-024 (25 Feb. 1996) --- The Tethered Satellite System (TSS) is seen as it is reeled out during early stages of deployment operations. The crew deployed the TSS, which later broke free. The seven mem... More
Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center
The Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia's (STS-75) mission came to a close as the orbiter touched down on Runway 33 of Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility on March 9, 1996. Off to the right is the Vehicl... More
Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R survey photography
STS075-325-014 (25 Feb. 1996) --- The frayed end of the tether portion of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS) is seen at the end of the supportive boom. On February 25, 1996, the crew deployed the TSS, which la... More
STS-75 crew on aft flight deck during TSS-1R deployement
STS075-328-026 (25 Feb. 1996) --- Astronaut Claude Nicollier is the only clearly identifiable crewmember in this scene on the aft flight deck, captured during the busy chores associated with deployment of the T... More
View of Southern Cross, Alpha and Beta Centauri
STS075-351-022 (22 Feb.- 9 March 1996) --- The space shuttle Columbia's vertical stabilizer appears to point to the four stars of the Southern Cross. The scene was captured with a 35mm camera just prior to a su... More
STS-75 crew preparing for landing
STS075-355-032 (9 March 1996) --- Payload specialist Umberto Guidoni, wearing the shuttle launch and entry garment, prepares for the de-orbit phase of the 16-day flight. Guidoni represents the Italian Space Ag... More
View of the TSS-1R after the tether broke
STS075-360-021 (22 Feb.- 9 March 1996) --- The loose tether forms a faint diagonal line in this scene recorded on a later fly-by. On Feb. 25, 1996, the crew deployed the Tethered Satellite System (TSS), which ... More
JSC2004-E-45159 (13 October 2004) --- Flight Director Paul Hill and Je...
JSC2004-E-45159 (13 October 2004) --- Flight Director Paul Hill and Jennifer L. Hagin, lead Shuttle Data Processing Systems (DPS) officer, discuss the progress of the STS-114 fully-integrated simulations in the... More