Space shuttle STS-127 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Description: SEQUENTIAL STILL COVERAGE OF LIFTOFF. FRAME VEHICLE AND LAUNCHER PLUS ONE VEHICLE LENGTH. Item: DD083-39A Date Taken: 7/15/2009 Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS STS127 LAUNCH AND LANDING
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Space Shuttle Columbia, Shuttle Enterprise Free Flight
(1977) The Space Shuttle prototype Enterprise flies free after being released from NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) over Rogers Dry Lakebed during the second of five free flights carried out at the Dry... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-135 Launch
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NASA Lifting Bodies on Lakebed, Armstrong flight research center
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A crack formed on a piece of insulation o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A crack formed on a piece of insulation on a strut that attaches the liquid oxygen feedline to External Tank-119, being used to launch space shuttle mission STS-121. This piece of f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician spray paints simulated thrusters on the space shuttle Endeavour. The work is part of Tran... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the SRB Assembly and Refurbishment Fa...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane carries the Integrated Truss Structure S0 to the payload canister which will transport it to the launch pad for mission S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is slowly lowered toward a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello settle onto a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More
Viewed from above in the Space Station Processing Facility are equipme...
Viewed from above in the Space Station Processing Facility are equipment and several future payloads on Shuttle missions to the International Space Station. At left near the front is the Integrated Electronics ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donate...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is suspended by cables over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Chec... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility prepare to release the overhead crane from the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello now secure on a new work stand. Raffaello i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose L...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello from the payload canister (lower right) to a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously hous... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - All three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules are on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time the three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donatello -- have be... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donate...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is moved away from the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. Previously housed in the Operations and Checkout Buil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers confirm the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello is safely in place on a work stand. Previously housed in the Operations and ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility watch as overhead cables carry the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Donatello to a work stand. Previously housed in the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Mult...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An overhead crane is attached to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in order to move it to another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing F...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility secure the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello onto a new work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - This view reveals all three Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. This is the first time all three - Leonardo, Raffaello and Donate... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves away from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Italian Space Agency, ser... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello glides above the floor as it moves to another stand on the other side. Raffaello is the secon... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logist...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers watch as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lowered toward a work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by the Ita... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility to move to another work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Mult...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves toward another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM... More
S132E007207 - STS-132 - Earth Observations taken by STS-132 Crew
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth Observations taken by the STS-132 Crew aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: STS-132, Earth Observations (From Space) Date Taken: 5... More
S135E005147 - STS-135 - STS-135 Atlantis Orbital Maneuvering System (O...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of the vertical stabilizer and starboard (STBD) Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pod of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, taken during t... More
S129E005554 - STS-129 - Survey view of Atlantis taken during the STS-1...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the starboard (STBD) Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod taken during a survey of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, on the ... More
S135E005178 - STS-135 - STS-135 Atlantis Vertical Stabilizer Survey
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of the vertical stabilizer of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, taken during the STS-135 mission. Subject Terms: STS-135, Atlantis (Orb... More
S132E011726 - STS-132 - OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shut...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shuttle Atlantis are visible. Earth visible in the background. Photo was taken ... More
S132E011719 - STS-132 - OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shut...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shuttle Atlantis are visible. Earth visible in the background. Photo was taken ... More
STS110-330-015 - STS-110 - Views of Atlantis' payload bay and Earth ob...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, and Earth observation views taken during the STS-110 mission. Subject Terms: Atlantis (... More
S135E005146 - STS-135 - STS-135 Atlantis Orbital Maneuvering System (O...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of the vertical stabilizer and starboard (STBD) Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pod of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, taken during t... More
S132E011664 - STS-132 - OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shut...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shuttle Atlantis are visible. Earth visible in the background. Photo was taken ... More
S125E006044 - STS-125 - Space Shuttle Atlantis OMS Pod Survey
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods and vertical stabilizer on the space shuttle Atlantis taken during an OMS pod survey by the STS-125 crew. ... More
S132E011654 - STS-132 - OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shut...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shuttle Atlantis are visible. Earth visible in the background. Photo was taken ... More
S135E005096 - STS-135 - STS-135 Atlantis Orbital Maneuvering System (O...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of the port Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pod of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, taken during the STS-135 mission. Subject Terms: ... More
S132E011715 - STS-132 - OMS Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shut...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pods and Vertical Stabilizer on Space Shuttle Atlantis are visible. Earth visible in the background. Photo was taken ... More
S125E006046 - STS-125 - Space Shuttle Atlantis OMS Pod Survey
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the port side Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod on the space shuttle Atlantis taken during an OMS pod survey by the STS-125 crew. Subject Te... More
S129E010229 - STS-129 - Earth Observation taken by the STS-129 Crew
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken by the STS-129 crew aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: STS-129, Earth Observations (From Space) Date Taken: 11... More
Spanish-American woman passing shuttle through warp in weaving rag rug...
Public domain photograph - working class people, the 1930s United States, work, labor, worker, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Standing next to a Starfighter aircraft at th...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Standing next to a Starfighter aircraft at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lee A. Archer Jr., one of the Tuskegee... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in t...
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X-15 Mated to B-52 Captive Flight
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Lockheed JF-104A (AF56-745A Tail No. 60745) Starfighter airplane pilot...
Lockheed JF-104A (AF56-745A Tail No. 60745) Starfighter airplane piloted by Fred Drinkwater conducted flight testing that demonstrated steep approaches that were ultimately used by the space shuttle. Steep de... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery passes the control towe...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds of smoke and steam seem to break ...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rubble begins to build as the rotating service...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Workers off-load NASA's Genesis spacecra...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first of three space shuttle main engines is installed in space shuttle Atlantis. Each engine is 14 feet l... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the e...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the external tank designated for Space Shuttle Discovery is lowered into high bay 3. There it will be stacked with the solid rocket boosters alre... More
JSC2011-E-040267 (23 March 2011) --- NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, S...
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Shuttle Discovery Is Demated From SCA
The space shuttle Discovery is suspended from a sling held by two cranes shortly after the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) was pushed back from underneath at Washington Dulles International Airport, Thu... More
Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, an overhead crane lifts the forw...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Ares IX upper stage segments’ ballast assemblie...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery approaches the mate-dem...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-125 Mission Specialist Michael Good puts on...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Resupply Stowage Platform, or RSP, is moved into the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo. The ... More
Pilot Greg Johnson and Mission Specialist Mike Fincke of Space Shuttle...
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectr...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retired Navy Admiral Harold W. Gehman J...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Retired Navy Admiral Harold W. Gehman Jr., chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, addresses the press at the Shuttle Landing Facility before departing KSC. Gehman ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, hardware that will be used in the launch of the Ares I-X rocket is being offloaded from the C-5 aircraft. The ha... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A leaving behind a billow of steam as it lifts off on its... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi is helped by the Closeout Crew with his launch and entry suit before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. This is Noguchi’s first Shuttle fl... More
STS-121 Space Shuttle Processing Update
NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, left, looks on as Associate Administrator for Space Operations William Gerstenmaier, right, speaks while Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale of NASA's Marshall Space Fli... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour's main engine no. 2 is moved out of Orbiter Processing Bay 2 after removal from the shuttle. Engine removal is part of t... More
In the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-101 crew gathers for ...
In the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-101 crew gathers for a snack before suiting up for launch for the third time. The previous two launch attempts were scrubbed due to high cross winds at the Shutt... More
The STS-92 crew exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their wa...
The STS-92 crew exits the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the Astrovan and Launch Pad 39A for a simulated countdown. Walking left to right are (foreground) Mission Specialists Koichi Wakata of ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before dawn, at the Shuttle Landing Facility...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before dawn, at the Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour is lowered toward the ground by the sling in the mate/demate de... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the cargo in Space S...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the Columbia Accident Investig...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board look at the tiles underneath the wing of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The board is visiting sites at KSC to become familiar with th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is raised into the mate-demate device during operations to place it on top of a Shuttle ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The shuttle training aircraft, or STA, ...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach tal...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach talks to the media in the RLV Hangar, site of the collection of Columbia debris undergoing examination. The items shipped to KSC number more t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with space shuttle Discovery on top is towed toward the mate-demate device. The piggybacked shu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-110 Mission Specialist Steven Smith ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-110 Mission Specialist Steven Smith relaxes during suit fit, which is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The TCDT is held at KSC prior to each Space Shut... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, old ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, old racks are being excessed in high bay 3 in the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, as part of a centerwide refurbishment initiative under the ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center cuts away the protective wrapping from the Orb... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The fiery light of ignition spills over Launch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The fiery light of ignition spills over Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery roars toward space on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff was on time ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister arrives under the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister arrives under the payload changeout room in the rotating service structure on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The canister holds the payloads... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, Un...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, United Space Alliance and B.F. Goodrich technicians work on the starboard landing gear assembly of space shuttle Discovery. They will replace... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, the first Israeli astronaut, participates in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, a standard part of Shuttle launch preparation... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, members of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At SPACEHAB, Cape Canaveral, members of the STS-107 crew look over elements in the SPACEHAB Double Module as part of equipment familiarization for their mission. The crew comprise... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Chairman and Hall of Fame astronaut Charlie Duke inducts shuttle astronaut Kevin Chilton into t... More
Workers in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-...
Workers in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) prepare the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) above them for electrical testing. The TDRS is scheduled to be launched from CCAFS... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the ground fills with smoke and steam...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the ground fills with smoke and steam, Space Shuttle Discovery creates its own fireworks display, fitting for the first ever launch to be made on Independence Day. It was the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery, on top of the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, reaches Launch Pad 39B for launch of mission STS-116. On the right edge of the photo can b... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee chec...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-113 Commander James Wetherbee checks the cockpit window from inside Endeavour. The check is part of Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which include familiarization w... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to begin removing the quick disconnect from the ground umbilical carrier plate (GUCP) on space shuttle Discov... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the tail cone has been placed in position surrounding the replica main engines on the space shuttle Endeavo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the slidewire basket area of Launch P...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the slidewire basket area of Launch Pad 39A, the STS-92 crew poses for a group photograph after a question and answer session with the media. Standing left to right are Commande... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The flag at right identifies Space Shutt...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The flag at right identifies Space Shuttle Discovery on Launch Pad 39A after its rollout and before the Rotating Service Structure is moved around it. Scheduled to launch Oct. 5 at... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Test Director Ted Mosteller (center)...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis rockets into th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis rockets into the blue sky above Launch Pad 39A after liftoff. Beneath Atlantis' main engines are blue cones of light, known as shock or mach diamonds. T... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Prior to the arrival of the Alpha Magnetic Spe...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Prior to the arrival of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, to the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Professor Sam Ting, AMS Principal Investigator... More