At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., Lora Lawrence, with Johnson Space Cent...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., Lora Lawrence, with Johnson Space Center, makes a bonding check on the International Cargo Carrier that will be used during future International Space Station (ISS) assembly miss... More
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., checking the International Cargo Carri...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., checking the International Cargo Carrier that will be used during future International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions are (left to right) Manfred Nordhoff, with Daimler-Ch... More
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., discussing the International Cargo Car...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., discussing the International Cargo Carrier (ICC) overhead are Charles Franca, with Johnson Space Center (JSC); Robert Wilkes, with Lockheed Martin; Lora Lawrence, with JSC; Carl ... More
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., an umbrella-topped crane is secured to...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., an umbrella-topped crane is secured to an ORU Transfer Device (OTD), a U.S.-built crane that will be stowed on the International Space Station's Unity module for use during futur... More
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., Harald Schnier and Manfred Nordhoff, w...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., Harald Schnier and Manfred Nordhoff, with Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace (DASA), look over the International Cargo Carrier that will be used during future International Space Station... More
An ORU Transfer Device (OTD) sits secured on top of the International ...
An ORU Transfer Device (OTD) sits secured on top of the International Cargo Carrier (ICC). The OTD is a U.S.-built crane that will be stowed on the International Space Station's Unity module for use during futu... More
An ORU Transfer Device (OTD) on top of the International Cargo Carrier...
An ORU Transfer Device (OTD) on top of the International Cargo Carrier (ICC) is checked by Manfred Nordhoff, with Daimler-Chrysler Aerospace (DASA); Ben Greene, with Lockheed Martin; Robert Wilkes (behind arm n... More
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., three workers watch as the overhead cr...
At Astrotech, Titusville, Fla., three workers watch as the overhead crane lifts and moves the ORU Transfer Device (OTD) to the top of the International Cargo Carrier (ICC). From left are Lora Laurence, with Joh... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bay 1 make final adjustments to the Keel Yoke Device (KYD) being installed in the orbiter Discovery. The KYD will support the Inter... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF)...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bay 1, workers lift the Keel Yoke Device (KYD) that will be fitted inside the payload bay of orbiter Discovery. The KYD will support the In... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bay 1 watch as the Keel Yoke Device (KYD) is lowered by crane into the open payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. The KYD will supp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) Bay 1 check the Keel Yoke Device (KYD) installed in the orbiter Discovery. The KYD will support the International Cargo Carrier (IC... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialists D...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialists Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Valery Ivanovich Tokarev and Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) look into the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. The S... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rom...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.) and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev pose inside the orbiter Discovery. The STS-96 crew is at KSC ... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rom...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger checks the windows of the orbiter Discovery as a worker shines a bright light through them. The STS-96 crew is at KSC to take part in ... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialists (...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialists (left) Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Tamara Jernigan, Ph.D., look over the foot restraint used during space walks. The S... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, the STS-96 crew (foreground)...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, the STS-96 crew (foreground) looks into the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. Standing in the bucket in the foreground are (left to right) Mission Specialists Danie... More
STS-96 Pilot Rick Douglas Husband checks the windows of the orbiter Di...
STS-96 Pilot Rick Douglas Husband checks the windows of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 as a worker shines a light through them. The STS-96 crew is at KSC to take part in a Crew E... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Ju...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, poses during a break in a Crew Equipment Interface Test. The other crew members participating a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In bay 1 of the Orbiter Processing Facility at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In bay 1 of the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-96 mission specialist Julie Payette of the Canadian Space Agency poses next to the Canadian arm... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 crew members look at ...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 crew members look at the Canadian arm in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. Standing in a bucket controlled by a KSC worker, are (from left) Mission Speci... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Ju...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, poses next to the Canadian arm in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery. The STS-96 crew is ... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Da...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Daniel Barry, M.D., Ph.D., looks at one of the foot restraints used for extravehicular activity, or space walks. The STS-96 crew is at KSC to ... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Ju...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, maneuvers a foot restraint used during space walks. The STS-96 crew is at KSC to take part in a... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Ju...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, sits in the pilot's seat inside the orbiter Discovery. The STS-96 crew is at KSC to take part i... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews take a ...
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews take a close look at components of a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment on the Internati... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., STS-96 Mission Specialists Tamara E....
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., STS-96 Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan and Daniel T. Barry take turns working with a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, which is to be mounted to the exterior of the Russi... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews look at...
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews look at components of a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment on the International Space St... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews get a c...
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews get a close look at components of a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment on the Internatio... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., STS-96 Mission Speciaists Daniel T. ...
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., STS-96 Mission Speciaists Daniel T. Barry (left), Julie Payette (center, with camera), and Tamara E. Jernigan (right, pointing) get a close look at one of the payloads on their... More
Two Shuttle crews take part in familiarization activities at Astrotech...
Two Shuttle crews take part in familiarization activities at Astrotech in Titusville, Fla. From left are STS-101 Mission Specialist Jeffrey N. Williams and Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko, with the Russian Space Age... More
Two Shuttle crews take part in familiarization activities at Astrotech...
Two Shuttle crews take part in familiarization activities at Astrotech in Titusville, Fla. From left are STS-96 Mission Specialists Daniel T. Barry and Tamara E. Jernigan, and Pilot Rick Douglas Husband; plus S... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., technicians with DaimlerChrysler Aer...
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., technicians with DaimlerChrysler Aerospace and RSC Energia of Korolev, Russia, maneuver a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, which is to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian... More
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews take a ...
At Astrotech in Titusville, Fla., members of two Shuttle crews take a close look at a component of a Russian cargo crane, the Strela, to be mounted to the exterior of the Russian station segment on the Internat... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, approaches the turn in the crawlerway as it creeps to Launch Pad 39B at 1 mph. The crawler-t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflected in the turn basin at Launch Co...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflected in the turn basin at Launch Complex 39 Area, the Space Shuttle Discovery stands atop the crawler-transporter, which carries its cargo at 1 mph to Launch Pad 39B. The vehi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning sun bursts through an openin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning sun bursts through an opening between the external tank and solid booster rocket on Space Shuttle Discovery aboard the crawler-transporter as it wends its way to Launch... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, Sp...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Discovery stands ready for rollout to Launch Pad 39B in preparation for mission STS-96. Liftoff of Discovery on mission STS-96 i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery sits on Launch P...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery sits on Launch Pad 39B against a backdrop of blue sky and the blue-green Atlantic Ocean. At the top left is the 290-foot-high water tank that holds 300,000 ... More
After arriving at Kennedy on the T-38 jet aircraft in the background, ...
After arriving at Kennedy on the T-38 jet aircraft in the background, the STS-96 crew pose for photographers at the Shuttle Landing Facility. From left are Pilot Rick Douglas Husband; Mission Specialists Julie ... More
STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, who represents the...
STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, who represents the Russian Space Agency, arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown... More
STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, who represents the Canadian S...
STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstra... More
After arriving at Kennedy on the T-38 jet aircraft in the background, ...
After arriving at Kennedy on the T-38 jet aircraft in the background, the STS-96 crew take a few minutes to talk to the media at the Shuttle Landing Facility. At the microphone is Commander Kent V. Rominger. Wi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, begins the climb up the ramp to Launch Pad 39B. Traveling at 1 mph, the crawler-transporter ... More
STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facil...
STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler-transporter, dwarfs the car parked at right on the median of the 130-foot-wide crawlerway. Traveling at 1... More
STS-96 Pilot Rick Douglas Husband arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facil...
STS-96 Pilot Rick Douglas Husband arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility in a T-38 jet aircraft. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against the backdrop of a clear blue sky...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Against the backdrop of a clear blue sky and the bluer Atlantic Ocean, the Space Shuttle Discovery, on its mobile launcher platform, sits on Launch Pad 39B. Liftoff of Discovery on... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery sits on launch P...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery sits on launch Pad 39B, waiting for the rotating service structure to be moved into place for final launch preparations. At the top left of the photo is the... More
STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette (right) practices driving a sm...
STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette (right) practices driving a small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The ... More
While Capt. Steve Kelly, with Space Gateway Support, keeps watch from ...
While Capt. Steve Kelly, with Space Gateway Support, keeps watch from the top of the vehicle, STS-96 Pilot Rick Douglas Husband practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency eg... More
Capt. Steve Kelly (left), with Space Gateway Support, explains to STS-...
Capt. Steve Kelly (left), with Space Gateway Support, explains to STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev the use of the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training duri... More
STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev practices driving t...
STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities.... More
During emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39B, members of the STS...
During emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39B, members of the STS-96 crew ride inside a small armored personnel carrier. The tracked vehicle could be used by the crew in the event of an emergency at the pa... More
Under the guidance of Capt. Steve Kelly (left), with Space Gateway Sup...
Under the guidance of Capt. Steve Kelly (left), with Space Gateway Support, STS-96 Mission Specialist Daniel Barry (right) practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress ... More
The STS-96 crew listen to Capt. Steve Kelly, with Space Gateway Suppor...
The STS-96 crew listen to Capt. Steve Kelly, with Space Gateway Support, who is assisting with emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT also provides si... More
At right, STS-96 Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) practic...
At right, STS-96 Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT)... More
The STS-96 crew visit Launch Pad 39B where Space Shuttle Discovery, in...
The STS-96 crew visit Launch Pad 39B where Space Shuttle Discovery, in the background, is being prepared for the mission launch on May 20. From left to right are Commander Kent V. Rominger; Mission Specialists ... More
Under the eye of Capt. Steve Kelly (left), with Space Gateway Support,...
Under the eye of Capt. Steve Kelly (left), with Space Gateway Support, Commander Kent V. Rominger gets ready to practice driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress training dur... More
Capt. Steve Kelly, with Space Gateway Support, congratulates STS-96 Mi...
Capt. Steve Kelly, with Space Gateway Support, congratulates STS-96 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), who successfully completed training in the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency e... More
At Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger places a crew pat...
At Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger places a crew patch on the entry into Discovery. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities which provide simulated ... More
At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialists Va...
At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialists Valery Ivanovich Tokarev and Julie Payette, plus Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, inspect the slidewire basket used for emergency egress. The train... More
At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Val...
At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev releases a slidewire basket, part of emergency egress training. The STS-96 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown ... More
STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian S...
STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency, tries on an oxygen gas mask during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39B. The TCDT provides... More
At Launch Pad 39B, the STS-96 crew listens to tech trainer Ken Clark, ...
At Launch Pad 39B, the STS-96 crew listens to tech trainer Ken Clark, with United Space Alliance, about the use of the slidewire basket at left during emergency egress training. Standing left to right are Pilot... More
At Launch Pad 39B, Capt. Steve Kelly, with Fire Services, explains par...
At Launch Pad 39B, Capt. Steve Kelly, with Fire Services, explains part of the emergency egress procedure to the STS-96 crew. Mission Specialist Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.) is in the evacuation seat and training... More
At Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the C...
At Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Pilot Rick Douglas Husband practice putting on oxygen gas masks as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (... More
The STS-96 crew take a photo break during Terminal Countdown Demonstra...
The STS-96 crew take a photo break during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Launch Pad 39B. From left, they are Mission Specialists Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.),... More
In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 ...
In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, is helped with her flight suit before entering the orbiter Discovery. The ... More
Making their way to the slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39B are (left t...
Making their way to the slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39B are (left to right) ) STS-96 Mission Specialists Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.). They are practicing emergency egress ... More
In the white room, an environmental chamber, at Launch Pad 39B, STS-96...
In the white room, an environmental chamber, at Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Mission Specialist Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency, gets help with equipment from Chris Menard, Jean Alexander and ... More
The STS-96 crew pose for a group photo after emergency egress training...
The STS-96 crew pose for a group photo after emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.); Pilot Rick Douglas Husband; Mission Specialists Julie Payette, Dan... More
The STS-96 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building after suitin...
The STS-96 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building after suiting up for their practice countdown exercise as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT also provides the cr... More
On Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger (left) and Pilot ...
On Launch Pad 39B, STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger (left) and Pilot Rick Douglas Husband (right) get ready to ride the slidewire basket to the ground as part of emergency egress training. Behind them are two ... More
Continuing with Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activitie...
Continuing with Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, the STS-96 crew exit the Operations and Checkout Building after suiting up for their practice countdown exercise. The TCDT also provides ... More
In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, Mission...
In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.) gets help with her equipment from Al Schmidt, Chris Menard and Travis Thompson before she enters the orbiter... More
STS-96 Mission Specialists (left to right) Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, J...
STS-96 Mission Specialists (left to right) Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.) wait in the slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39B to practice emergency egress procedures before a launch.... More
In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, Mission...
In the white room, an environmental chamber at Launch Pad 39B, Mission Specialist Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.) gets ready to enter the orbiter Discovery. Helping her with her equipment are (left to right) Mike Bi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a beautiful Florida morning, a crawle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On a beautiful Florida morning, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery (right, nearly hidden behind its external tank and solid rocket boosters) from Pad 39B back to t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter slowly maneuvers S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter slowly maneuvers Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, into High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building to repair damage ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Mike Sestile, with United Space Alliance, draws circles around divots in the foam insulation on the top of the external tan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing inside a protective tent around...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing inside a protective tent around the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky repairs di... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Casting a giant shadow across the crawle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Casting a giant shadow across the crawlerway, a crawler transporter slowly maneuvers Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, toward High Bay 1 of... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the sun begins to rise, a crawler tra...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As the sun begins to rise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage to the external tank foam ins... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery, hidden by its external tank and solid rocket boosters, from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for repair of d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hail-inflicted divots in the foam insula...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Hail-inflicted divots in the foam insulation are identified by number on the top of Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank. About 150 divots were caused by hail during recent stor... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) John Blue, with United Space Alliance, and Jorge Rivera, with NASA, look at the dings in the foam insulation on the externa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawler transporter slowly moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, toward High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Asse... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assemb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), John Blue, with United Space Alliance, points to one of the divots in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space S... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, dwarfed by ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, dwarfed by its external tank and solid rocket boosters, is in position in High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage to the exter... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at left to repair da... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawl...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At a juncture in the crawlerway, a crawler transporter slowly moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, to High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early light of dawn, a crawler tr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the early light of dawn, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery, with its external tank and solid rocket boosters, from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Buildin... More
As the sun begins to rise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle D...
As the sun begins to rise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery from Pad 39B back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage to the external tank foam insulation caused by hail. The ne... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lighted by a Florida sunrise, a crawler ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lighted by a Florida sunrise, a crawler transporter moves Space Shuttle Discovery from Pad 39B (in the background right) back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for repair of damage ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky repairs one of the hail-created divots in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery. The Shuttle was rolled ba... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky prepares to enter a tented area around the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery in order to repair hail-inflicted damage in the foam... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), United Space Alliance technician Robert Williams sands the repaired areas near the top of Space Shuttle Discovery's external tank. Repairs w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pat...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- United Space Alliance technician Don Pataky repairs hail-inflicted damage in the foam insulation on the external tank of Space Shuttle Discovery. The Shuttle was rolled back from P... More
Launched on time at 6:49:42 a.m. EDT, Space Shuttle Discovery blasts t...
Launched on time at 6:49:42 a.m. EDT, Space Shuttle Discovery blasts through a gossamer sky on mission STS-96. A 10-day logistics and resupply mission for the International Space Station, STS-96 is carrying abo... More