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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -   In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the overhead crane lowers the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello into the waiting payload canister.  Donatello is being transferred to the Operations and Checkout Building to make room in the SSPF for the arrival of elements for future flights from other ISS partners. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd0532

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF), the overhead crane lowers the multi-purpose logistics module Donatello into the waiting payload canister.... More

Photo of Tea canister - Public domain dedication

Photo of Tea canister - Public domain dedication

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the open doors of the payload canister reveal the first of the carriers associated with the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope that have been installed in it. Four carriers in all will be transferred to Launch Pad 39A. At the pad, all the carriers will be loaded into space shuttle Atlantis’ payload bay. Launch of Atlantis is targeted for Oct. 10.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2708

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the open doors of the payload canister reveal the first of the carriers associated with the STS-125 mission to... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility  at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the S6 truss segment is on display for the media.  The S6 truss segment, with its set of large U.S. solar arrays, will be attached to the starboard, or right, side of the station during space shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission.  The S6 truss will complete the backbone of the station. The two solar wings will provide one-fourth of the total power needed to support a crew of six astronauts. The segment is expected to be loaded into the payload transportation canister Jan. 7, in preparation for its targeted journey to the launch pad Jan. 11. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd4071

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at N...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the S6 truss segment is on display for the media. The S6 truss segment, with its set of large U.S. s... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –   At the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the shipping container with the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment (MULE) carrier inside is pressure cleaned after its arrival. The MULE is part of the payload for the fifth and final shuttle servicing mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, STS-125. The MULE carrier will join the Flight Support System, the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility where the Hubble payload is being prepared for launch. The Relative Navigation Sensors and the New Outer Blanket Layers will be on the MULE. The payload is scheduled to go to Launch Pad 39A in mid-September to be installed into Atlantis' payload bay.  Atlantis is targeted to launch Oct. 8 at 1:34 a.m. EDT. .Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-08pd2289

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's K...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the shipping container with the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment (MULE) carrier inside is pressure cleaned after its arr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -  In the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers get ready to lift the payload canister to a vertical position for the trip to Launch Pad 39A. The canister’s cargo consists of four carriers holding various equipment for the STS-125 mission aboard space shuttle Atlantis to service NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.  At the pad, the cargo will be moved into the Payload Changeout Room.  The changeout room is the enclosed, environmentally controlled portion of the rotating service structure that supports cargo delivery to the pad and subsequent vertical installation into the shuttle’s payload bay. Launch of Atlantis is targeted for Oct. 10.   Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2773

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Ke...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers get ready to lift the payload canister to a vertical position for the trip to Launch Pad 39A. The canister’s car... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the external stowage platform 3 to the payload canister at right.  The platform is part of the payload on mission STS-118 and will be loaded into Space Shuttle Endeavour's payload bay at the pad.  Endeavour is targeted for launch on Aug. 9 to the International Space Station. The mission will continue space station construction by delivering a third starboard truss segment, S5, as well as carrying the external stowage platform 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-07pd1579

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facili...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the external stowage platform 3 to the payload canister at right. The platform is part of the payload on missio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  -- At Launch Complex 39A, the payload canister doors are open to reveal the P1 truss before transfer to the Payload Changeout Room.  The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission STS-113 to the International Space Station. It is the first port truss segment which will be attached to the Station’s central truss segment, S0. Once delivered, the P1 truss will remain stowed until flight 12A.1. The mission will also deliver the Expedition 6 crew to the Station and return Expedition 5 to Earth. Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to launch no earlier than Nov. 10 on the 11-day mission. KSC-02pd1508

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the payload cani...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 39A, the payload canister doors are open to reveal the P1 truss before transfer to the Payload Changeout Room. The P1 truss is the primary payload for Mission S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 AMS and Express Logistics Carrier-3 for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, is moved from the Space Station Processing Facility to the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There, the canister that protects the space-bound payload will be rotated from a horizontal to vertical position so that it can be installed into Endeavour's payload bay.          AMS is a particle physics detector, designed to operate as an external experiment on the International Space Station. It will use the unique environment of space to study the universe and its origin by searching for dark matter. AMS-2 will fly to the station aboard Endeavour's STS-134 mission targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2318

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectr...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A canister, carrying the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 AMS and Express Logistics Carrier-3 for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-134 mission, is moved from the Space Station Processing Facil... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload canister with the Hubble Space Telescope equipment passes the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Control Center (left) as it heads for Launch Pad 39A.  On the pad, the Hubble equipment will be transferred to space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Atlantis' 11-day STS-125 mission to service Hubble is targeted for launch May 12.  The flight will include five spacewalks in which astronauts will refurbish and upgrade the telescope with state-of-the-art science instruments. As a result, Hubble's capabilities will be expanded and its operational lifespan extended through at least 2014.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-2778

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the payload canister with the Hubble Space Telescope equipment passes the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Control Center (left) as it head... More

Skylab. NASA Skylab space station

Skylab. NASA Skylab space station

The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) was designed and developed by the Marshall Space Flight Center and served as the primary scientific instrument unit aboard Skylab (1973-1979). The ATM contained eight complex as... More

MSGT Adams, of the combat control team (CCT), takes a closer look at one of the many types of bomblets used in the canister

MSGT Adams, of the combat control team (CCT), takes a closer look at o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bertram W. I. Mau Release Status: R... More

STS100-384-007 - STS-100 - A PV Radiator, Mast Canister and SASA for the P6 Truss taken during STS-100

STS100-384-007 - STS-100 - A PV Radiator, Mast Canister and SASA for t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) with thermal radiator surfaces, Mast Canister and Photovoltaic (PV) Radiator bracket joint for the P6 Truss ta... More

A view of the canister container used to load Trident I C-4 missiles in place aboard the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726)

A view of the canister container used to load Trident I C-4 missiles i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A view of an RGM-84 surface-to-surface Harpoon missile, immediately after leaving a canister launcher aboard the cruiser USS LEAHY (CG-16), near the Pacific Missile Test Center, Calif

A view of an RGM-84 surface-to-surface Harpoon missile, immediately af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Starboard bow view of the patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS PEGASUS (PHM-1) underway. AN RGM-84 Harpoon missile canister launcher is mounted on the starboard quarter

Starboard bow view of the patrol combatant-missile (hydrofoil) USS PEG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

A wide view of A1C Dale Zieman, right, and A1C Chris Huxtable working with a missile guidance canister inside a maintenance van during Strategic Air Command exercise Global Shield '83

A wide view of A1C Dale Zieman, right, and A1C Chris Huxtable working ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GLOBAL SHIELD '83 Base: Ellsworth Air Force Base State: South Dakota (SD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Came... More

A view of the 6595th Missile Test Group's launch control center planning / conference and engineering trailers.  The trailers are used for the Canister Assembly Launch Test Program for the Small missile, unofficially known as the Midgetman

A view of the 6595th Missile Test Group's launch control center planni...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Richard C. SEAMAN, USAF Rele... More

Civilians receiving a tour of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39) stop next to one of the ship's Mark 141 four-tube canister launchers for the Harpoon missile. The MacDonough is tied up at the Manhattan Passenger Terminal for Fleet Week

Civilians receiving a tour of the guided missile destroyer USS MACDONO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Randy Waterman Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A member of a decontamination team picks up a metal canister used to store leaking chemical artillery rounds as the cleanup of a contaminated area begins during Operation CROCODILE, a training exercise for medical, decontamination and chemical reaction team personnel

A member of a decontamination team picks up a metal canister used to s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SPC D. Jackson Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Crewmen guide a Mark 4 propellant canister as it is hoisted out of a magazine on the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen guide a Mark 4 propellant canister as it is hoisted out of a m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

Crewmen maneuver a Mark 4 propellant canister as it is lowered to a pallet on the deck of the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63). Ammunition is being offloaded after the ship's return from the Persian Gulf following the cease-fire that ended Operation Desert Storm

Crewmen maneuver a Mark 4 propellant canister as it is lowered to a pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera... More

STS064-82-060 - STS-064 - Getaway Special (GAS) canister G-254 on Discovery's payload bay

STS064-82-060 - STS-064 - Getaway Special (GAS) canister G-254 on Disc...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Getaway Special (GAS) canister G-254 on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. The payload contained six... More

STS069-302-037 - STS-069 - BRIC-6

STS069-302-037 - STS-069 - BRIC-6

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Astronaut Michael L. Gernhardt uses blue thermal gloves to remove a canister from the gaseous-nitrogen freezer used in the Biological Rearch in Canister... More

STS095-334-019 - STS-095 - BRIC - Mukai in Spacehab module

STS095-334-019 - STS-095 - BRIC - Mukai in Spacehab module

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close up view of the three Biological Research in Canister (BRIC) containers in their locker in the Spacehab module. These canisters are labeled D1, D2 ... More

STS072-724-090 - STS-072 - SSBUV canister both open and closed in the payload bay

STS072-724-090 - STS-072 - SSBUV canister both open and closed in the ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) canister mounted on starboard payload bay sill closed during STS-72 mission. Subject Terms: STS-72, ENDEA... More

STS079-355-032 - STS-079 - Mir 22 commander Korzun with water transfer canister

STS079-355-032 - STS-079 - Mir 22 commander Korzun with water transfer...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A blurred view of the connections in the Spacehab for the water transfer. Subject Terms: COSMONAUTS, WATER, TRANSFER, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, STS-79, ATLAN... More

A canister of yellow smoke as been released to mark the location of a simulated ambush, as Marines from Truck Company arrive on a convoy. This scenario is part of the Mass Casualty drill that took place during the Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, field exercise. During this two week long exercise, Marines conduct maneuvers to include Hostage Rescue drills, and operations in support of the Small Craft Company, performing its Riverine function

A canister of yellow smoke as been released to mark the location of a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PREYING MANTIS II Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) S... More

STS064-47-035 - STS-064 - GAS canister G-254

STS064-47-035 - STS-064 - GAS canister G-254

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Getaway Special (GAS) canister G-254 on the Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay during STS-64. GAS canisters are small, ... More

STS063-314-014 - STS-063 - MS Foale inserting a biological research canister in freezer

STS063-314-014 - STS-063 - MS Foale inserting a biological research ca...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Michael Foale inserting a biological research canister in a freezer on the Space Shuttle Discovery's mi... More

STS063-314-016 - STS-063 - MS Foale inserting a biological research canister in freezer

STS063-314-016 - STS-063 - MS Foale inserting a biological research ca...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Michael Foale inserting a biological research canister in a freezer on the Space Shuttle Discovery's mi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Single Module is lowered into the payload canister in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. It will be joined in the canister by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-01 payload before being moved to Launch Pad 39A for the STS-91 mission, scheduled to launch June 2 at around 6:04 p.m. EDT. SPACEHAB is used mainly as a large pressurized cargo container for science, logistical equipment and supplies to be exchanged between the orbiter Discovery and the Russian Space Station Mir. The nearly 10-day flight of STS-91 also is scheduled to return the sixth American, Mission Specialist Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., aboard the Russian orbiting outpost safely to Earth KSC-98pc544

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Single Module is lowered in...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Single Module is lowered into the payload canister in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility. It will be joined in the canister by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-01 ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility make final preparations for closing the access hatch to the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, before its launch aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-88 in December. Unity will now undergo a series of leak checks before a final purge of clean, dry air inside the module to ready it for initial operations in space. Other testing includes the common berthing mechanism to which other space station elements will dock and the Pad Demonstration Test to verify the compatibility of the module with the Space Shuttle as well as the ability of the astronauts to send and receive commands to Unity from the flight deck of the orbiter. The next time the hatch will be opened it will be by astronauts on orbit. Unity is expected to be ready for installation into the payload canister on Oct. 25, and transported to Launch Pad 39-A on Oct. 27. The Unity will be mated to the Russian-built Zarya control module which should already be in orbit at that time KSC-98pc1122

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility make final preparations for closing the access hatch to the Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, befor... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits and tethers prepare to move the payloads for mission STS-95 through the open doors of the payload bay (left) of Space Shuttle Discovery. At the top of the RSS is the Spacehab module; below it are the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test Platform (HOST), and the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3). The PCR is an environmentally controlled facility with seals around the mating surface that fit against the orbiter or payload canister and permit the payload bay or canister doors to be opened and cargo removed without exposing it to outside air and contaminants. Payloads are installed vertically in the orbiter using the extendable payload ground handling mechanism. Fixed and extendable work platforms provide work access in the PCR. The SPACEHAB single module involves experiments on space flight and the aging process. Spartan is a solar physics spacecraft designed to perform remote sensing of the hot outer layers of the sun's atmosphere or corona. HOST carries four experiments to validate components planned for installation during the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and to evaluate new technologies in an Earth-orbiting environment. IEH-3 comprises several experiments that will study the Jovian planetary system, hot stars, planetary and reflection nebulae, other stellar objects and their environments through remote observation of EUV/FUV emissions; study spacecraft interactions, Shuttle glow, thruster firings, and contamination; and measure the solar constant and identify variations in the value during a solar cycle. Mission STS-95 is scheduled to launch Oct. 29, 1998 KSC-98pc1184

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER,FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits and tethers prepare to move the payloads for mission S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits move the payloads for mission STS-95 to the payload bay of Space Shuttle Discovery. At the top of the RSS is the Spacehab module; below it are the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbiting Systems Test Platform (HOST), and the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH-3). The PCR is an environmentally controlled facility with seals around the mating surface that fit against the orbiter or payload canister and permit the payload bay or canister doors to be opened and cargo removed without exposing it to outside air and contaminants. Payloads are installed vertically in the orbiter using the extendable payload ground handling mechanism. Fixed and extendable work platforms provide work access in the PCR. The SPACEHAB single module involves experiments on space flight and the aging process. Spartan is a solar physics spacecraft designed to perform remote sensing of the hot outer layers of the sun's atmosphere or corona. HOST carries four experiments to validate components planned for installation during the third Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and to evaluate new technologies in an Earth-orbiting environment. IEH-3 comprises several experiments that will study the Jovian planetary system, hot stars, planetary and reflection nebulae, other stellar objects and their environments through remote observation of EUV/FUV emissions; study spacecraft interactions, Shuttle glow, thruster firings, and contamination; and measure the solar constant and identify variations in the value during a solar cycle. Mission STS-95 is scheduled to launch Oct. 29, 1998 KSC-98pc1185

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) in the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) at Launch Pad 39-B, technicians in clean suits move the payloads for mission STS-95 to the payload b... More

The Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, is placed in a work station in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). As the primary payload on mission STS-88, scheduled to launch Dec. 3, 1998, Unity will be mated to the Russian-built Zarya control module which should already be in orbit at that time. In the SSPF, Unity is undergoing testing such as the Pad Demonstration Test to verify the compatibility of the module with the Space Shuttle, as well as the ability of the astronauts to send and receive commands to Unity from the flight deck of the orbiter, and the common berthing mechanism to which other space station elements will dock. Unity is expected to be ready for installation into the Shuttle's payload canister on Oct. 25, and transported to Launch Pad 39-A on Oct. 27 KSC-98pc1319

The Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, ...

The Unity connecting module, part of the International Space Station, is placed in a work station in the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). As the primary payload on mission STS-88, scheduled to launch D... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, is lifted by a crane from its canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. The lab will undergo pre-launch preparations before its launch aboard the Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-98. The laboratory comprises three cylindrical sections with two end cones. Each end-cone contains a hatch opening for entering and exiting the lab. The lab will provide a shirtsleeve environment for research in the areas of life science, microgravity science, Earth science and space science. Designated Flight 5A, this mission is targeted for launch in early 2000 KSC-98pc1709

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. laboratory module, an element o...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The U.S. laboratory module, an element of the International Space Station, is lifted by a crane from its canister in the Space Station Processing Facility. The lab will undergo pre... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers remove the canister surrounding the Mars Climate Orbiter. Targeted for liftoff on Dec. 10, 1998, aboard a Boeing Delta II (7425) rocket, the orbiter will be the first spacecraft to be launched in the pair of Mars '98 missions. After its arrival at the red planet, the Mars Climate Orbiter will be used primarily to support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, scheduled for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter will then monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year, the equivalent of about two Earth years. The spacecraft will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, and characterize seasonal changes on the planet's surface KSC-98pc1813

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Ai...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers remove the canister surrounding the Mars Climate Orbiter. Targeted for liftoff on Dec. 10, 1998, aboard a Boeing Delta II... More

STS051-08-035 - STS-051 - Crewmembers change out a lithium hydroxide canister

STS051-08-035 - STS-051 - Crewmembers change out a lithium hydroxide c...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) James Newman, pilot Carl Walz and MS Daniel Bursch changing out a lithium hyd... More

STS051-08-038 - STS-051 - Crewmembers change out a lithium hydroxide canister

STS051-08-038 - STS-051 - Crewmembers change out a lithium hydroxide c...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing (left to right) Mission Specialist (MS) James Newman, pilot Carl Walz and MS Daniel Bursch changing out a lithium hyd... More

In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers check the final adjustments on the protective canister enclosing the Stardust spacecraft. Stardust will be moved to Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, for launch preparations. The spacecraft is targeted for liftoff on Feb. 6 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket for a close encounter with the comet Wild 2 in January 2004. Using a silicon-based substance called aerogel, Stardust will capture comet particles flying off the nucleus of the comet. The spacecraft also will bring back samples of interstellar dust. These materials consist of ancient pre-solar interstellar grains and other remnants left over from the formation of the solar system. Scientists expect their analysis to provide important insights into the evolution of the sun and planets and possibly into the origin of life itself. The collected samples will return to Earth in a sample return capsule to be jettisoned as Stardust swings by Earth in January 2006 KSC-99pc0123

In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers check the final a...

In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers check the final adjustments on the protective canister enclosing the Stardust spacecraft. Stardust will be moved to Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Stati... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A payload canister containing the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), riding atop a payload transporter, is moved from the Space Station Processing Facility to Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 2. Once there, the SRTM, the primary payload on STS-99, will be installed into the payload bay of the orbiter Endeavour. The SRTM consists of a specially modified radar system that will gather data for the most accurate and complete topographic map of the Earth's surface that has ever been assembled. SRTM will make use of radar interferometry, wherein two radar images are taken from slightly different locations. Differences between these images allow for the calculation of surface elevation. The SRTM hardware includes one radar antenna in the Shuttle payload bay and a second radar antenna attached to the end of a mast extended 60 meters (195 feet) from the shuttle. STS-99 is scheduled to launch Sept. 16 at 8:47 a.m. from Launch Pad 39A KSC-99pp0968

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A payload canister containing the Shuttl...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A payload canister containing the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), riding atop a payload transporter, is moved from the Space Station Processing Facility to Orbiter Process... More

This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background is the Shuttle Landing Facility, with (left) a C-5 air cargo plane, the offloaded canister in front of it containing the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, and (right) the mate/demate tower that is used when an orbiter is transported to and from KSC atop a modified Boeing 747. The RLV complex will also include facilities for related ground support equipment and administrative/ technical support. It will be available to accommodate the Space Shuttle; the X-34 RLV technology demonstrator; the L-1011 carrier aircraft for Pegasus and X-34; and other RLV and X-vehicle programs. The complex is jointly funded by the Spaceport Florida Authority, NASA's Space Shuttle Program and KSC. The facility will be operational in early 2000. KSC-99pp-1046

This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, whi...

This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support Complex at Kennedy Space Center. In the background is the Shuttle Landing... More

The first of two new payload transporters for Kennedy Space Center arrives at Port Canaveral. They were shipped by barge from their manufacturer, the KAMAG Company of Ulm, Germany. The transporters are used to carry spacecraft and International Space Station elements from payload facilities to and from the launch pads and orbiter hangars. Each transporter is 65 feet long and 22 feet wide and has 24 tires divided between its two axles. The transporter travels 10 miles per hour unloaded, 5 miles per hour when loaded; it weighs up to 172,000 pounds when the canister with payloads rides atop. The transporters will be outfitted with four subsystems for monitoring the environment inside the canister during the payload moves: the Electrical Power System, Environmental Control System, Instrumentation and Communications System, and the Fluids and Gases System. Engineers and technicians are being trained on the transporter's operation and maintenance. The new transporters are replacing the 20-year-old existing Payload Canister Transporter system KSC00pp0082

The first of two new payload transporters for Kennedy Space Center arr...

The first of two new payload transporters for Kennedy Space Center arrives at Port Canaveral. They were shipped by barge from their manufacturer, the KAMAG Company of Ulm, Germany. The transporters are used to ... More

One of two new payload transporters for Kennedy Space Center arrives at Port Canaveral. They were shipped by barge from their manufacturer, the KAMAG Company of Ulm, Germany. The transporters are used to carry spacecraft and International Space Station elements from payload facilities to and from the launch pads and orbiter hangars. Each transporter is 65 feet long and 22 feet wide and has 24 tires divided between its two axles. The transporter travels 10 miles per hour unloaded, 5 miles per hour when loaded; it weighs up to 172,000 pounds when the canister with payloads rides atop. The transporters will be outfitted with four subsystems for monitoring the environment inside the canister during the payload moves: the Electrical Power System, Environmental Control System, Instrumentation and Communications System, and the Fluids and Gases System. Engineers and technicians are being trained on the transporter's operation and maintenance. The new transporters are replacing the 20-year-old existing Payload Canister Transporter system KSC00pp0083

One of two new payload transporters for Kennedy Space Center arrives a...

One of two new payload transporters for Kennedy Space Center arrives at Port Canaveral. They were shipped by barge from their manufacturer, the KAMAG Company of Ulm, Germany. The transporters are used to carry ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Resting in a rotation and handling fixture, the U.S. Lab, a component of the International Space Station, is nearly vertical. The Lab, named Destiny, will undergo testing in the altitude chamber in the Operations and Checkout Building. Behind the Lab is the payload canister which transported it from the Space Station Processing Facility. Destiny is scheduled to fly on mission STS-98 in early 2001. During the mission, the crew will install the Lab in the Space Station during a series of three space walks. The STS-98 mission will provide the Station with science research facilities and expand its power, life support and control capabilities. The U.S. Lab module continues a long tradition of microgravity materials research, first conducted by Skylab and later Shuttle and Spacelab missions. Destiny is expected to be a major feature in future research, providing facilities for biotechnology, fluid physics, combustion, and life sciences research KSC00pp0838

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Resting in a rotation and handling fixtu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Resting in a rotation and handling fixture, the U.S. Lab, a component of the International Space Station, is nearly vertical. The Lab, named Destiny, will undergo testing in the al... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The U.S. Lab Destiny, one of the key elements of the International Space Station, is lifted from the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) in the Space Station Processing Facility where it underwent a weight and center of gravity determination. It is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Space Shuttle Atlantis. Destiny is the primary payload of STS-98, scheduled for launch no earlier than Jan. 19, 2001. KSC00pp1944

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The U.S. Lab Destiny, one of the key ele...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The U.S. Lab Destiny, one of the key elements of the International Space Station, is lifted from the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) in the Space Station Processing Facilit... More

Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane lifts the top of the canister containing the P-1 truss, a component of the International Space Station. The truss, scheduled to fly in spring of 2002, is part of a total 10-truss, girder-like structure on the Station that will ultimately extend the length of a football field. Astronauts will attach the 14-by-15 foot structure to the port side of the center truss, S0, during the spring assembly flight. The 33,000-pound P-1 will house the thermal radiator rotating joint (TRRJ) that will rotate the Station’s radiators away from the sun to increase their maximum cooling efficiency KSC-00pp1048

Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane lifts t...

Inside the Operations and Checkout Building, an overhead crane lifts the top of the canister containing the P-1 truss, a component of the International Space Station. The truss, scheduled to fly in spring of 20... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During the transfer the STS-106 payload to Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B, a technician turns a switch to move the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The mechanism is located inside the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) of each shuttle launch pad’s Rotating Service Structure. The PGHM (pronounced pigem) removes payloads from a transportation canister and installs them into the orbiter. It is essentially NASA’s largest fork-lift KSC00pp1161

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During the transfer the STS-106 payload ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During the transfer the STS-106 payload to Atlantis on Launch Pad 39-B, a technician turns a switch to move the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism (PGHM). The mechanism is located i... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 hangs from an overhead crane that will place it in the payload canister behind it. The truss will then be transported to Launch Pad 39A. It is part of the payload on mission STS-92 scheduled to lift off Oct. 5, 2000 KSC-00pp1311

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Integrated Truss Structu...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 hangs from an overhead crane that will place it in the payload canister behind it. The truss will then be transported to Launch Pad 39... More

The Integrated Truss Structure Z1 rests on the bottom of the payload canister in this view from inside. Once it is secured, the truss will be transported from the Space Station Processing Facility to Launch Pad 39A. The Z1 is part of the payload on mission STS-92 scheduled to lift off Oct. 5, 2000 KSC-00pp1317

The Integrated Truss Structure Z1 rests on the bottom of the payload c...

The Integrated Truss Structure Z1 rests on the bottom of the payload canister in this view from inside. Once it is secured, the truss will be transported from the Space Station Processing Facility to Launch Pad... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane is placed into position to lift the Integrated Truss Structure Z1, part of the backbone of the International Space Station. The truss, which is being moved to a payload canister for transport to Launch Pad 39A, is part of the payload on mission STS-92 scheduled to lift off Oct. 5, 2000 KSC-00pp1310

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane is placed ...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane is placed into position to lift the Integrated Truss Structure Z1, part of the backbone of the International Space Station. The truss, which is being ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  At Launch Pad 39A, workers attach umbilical hoses onto the payload canister with the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 inside. The hoses will maintain the environmentally controlled environment while the canister is lifted up the Rotating Service Structure to the Payload Changeout Room. There the Z1 truss will be removed and later transferred to Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. The Z1 truss is the first of 10 that will become the backbone of the International Space Station, eventually stretching the length of a football field. Along with its companion payload, the third Pressurized Mating Adapter, the Z1 is scheduled to be launched aboard Discovery Oct. 5 at 9:38 p.m. EDT KSC00pp1353

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers attach umbil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39A, workers attach umbilical hoses onto the payload canister with the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 inside. The hoses will maintain the environmentally controlled e... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  With its umbilical hoses stretched out, the payload canister (left) with the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 inside nears the top of the passage to the Payload Changeout Room. There the Z1 truss will be removed and later transferred to Space Shuttle Discovery’s payload bay. The Z1 truss is the first of 10 that will become the backbone of the International Space Station, eventually stretching the length of a football field. Along with its companion payload, the third Pressurized Mating Adapter, the Z1 is scheduled to be launched aboard Discovery Oct. 5 at 9:38 p.m. EDT KSC-00pp1356

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With its umbilical hoses stretched out,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With its umbilical hoses stretched out, the payload canister (left) with the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 inside nears the top of the passage to the Payload Changeout Room. There... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --  Before dawn, the payload canister (left) with the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 moves slowly up the crawlerway ramp on Launch Pad 39A toward Space Shuttle Discovery in the background. The canister will be lifted up the Rotating Service Structure to the Payload Changeout Room where the Z1 will be removed and transferred to Discovery’s payload bay. The Z1 truss is the first of 10 that will become the backbone of the International Space Station, eventually stretching the length of a football field. Along with its companion payload, the third Pressurized Mating Adapter, the Z1 is scheduled to be launched aboard Discovery Oct. 5 at 9:38 p.m. EDT KSC-00pp1350

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Before dawn, the payload canister (left...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Before dawn, the payload canister (left) with the Integrated Truss Structure Z1 moves slowly up the crawlerway ramp on Launch Pad 39A toward Space Shuttle Discovery in the backgro... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister, with the Joint Airlock Module inside, backs out of the Operations and Checkout Building for a short trip to the Space Station Processing Facility. There the module will undergo more preflight processing for the STS-104 mission scheduled for launch aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis May 17, 2001. The Joint Airlock Module is the gateway from which crew members aboard the International Space Station will enter and exit the 470-ton orbiting research facility KSC00pp1507

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister, with the Joint Air...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister, with the Joint Airlock Module inside, backs out of the Operations and Checkout Building for a short trip to the Space Station Processing Facility. There the m... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload transport canister (right) and workers wait for the arrival of the P6 integrated truss segment (left) carried by the overhead crane. After being placed in the canister, the truss will be transported to Launch Pad 39B and the payload changeout room. Then it will be moved into Space Shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay for mission STS-97. The P6 comprises Solar Array Wing-3 and the Integrated Electronic Assembly, to be installed on the Space Station. The Station’s electrical power system will use eight photovoltaic solar arrays, each 112 feet long by 39 feet wide, to convert sunlight to electricity. The solar arrays are mounted on a “blanket” that can be folded like an accordion for delivery. Once in orbit, astronauts will deploy the blankets to their full size. Gimbals will be used to rotate the arrays so that they will face the Sun to provide maximum power to the Space Station. The STS-97 launch is scheduled Nov. 30 at 10:06 p.m. EST KSC00pp1688

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload transport canister (right) a...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload transport canister (right) and workers wait for the arrival of the P6 integrated truss segment (left) carried by the overhead crane. After being placed in the canister,... More

STS104-317-035 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA), Mast Canister and PV Radiator

STS104-317-035 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA)...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) with thermal radiator surfaces, Mast Canister and Photovoltaic (PV) Radiator bracket joint for the P6 Truss. T... More

STS104-317-033 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA), Mast Canister and PV Radiator

STS104-317-033 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA)...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) with thermal radiator surfaces, Mast Canister and Photovoltaic (PV) Radiator bracket joint for the P6 Truss. T... More

STS104-317-030 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA), Mast Canister and PV Radiator

STS104-317-030 - STS-104 - P6 Truss, S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA)...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of S-Band Antenna Subassembly (SASA) with thermal radiator surfaces, Mast Canister and Photovoltaic (PV) Radiator bracket joint for the P6 Truss. T... More

STS098-345-028 - STS-098 - Jones and Polansky perform a LiOH Canister changeout on Atlantis' MDK

STS098-345-028 - STS-098 - Jones and Polansky perform a LiOH Canister ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Specialist (MS) Thomas Jones and Pilot (PLT) Mark Polansky perform a Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH) Canister changeout on Atlantis' Middeck (MDK). Pho... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the top of Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Atlantis closes in on the Rotating Service Structure (left). On the RSS, the payload canister can be seen half way up the structure as it is lifted to the Payload Changeout Room. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying the U.S. Laboratory, named Destiny. The lab will have five system racks already installed inside the module. After delivery of electronics in the lab, electrically powered attitude control for Control Moment Gyroscopes will be activated. Atlantis is scheduled for launch no earlier than Jan. 19, 2001, with a crew of five KSC01padig009

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the top of Launch Pad 39A, Space Shut...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the top of Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Atlantis closes in on the Rotating Service Structure (left). On the RSS, the payload canister can be seen half way up the structure as i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room at Launch Pad 39A, technicians work the Payload Ground-Handling Mechanism hook instrumentation unit to move the U.S. Lab Destiny out of the payload canister and into the PCR. The Lab will then be transferred to the payload bay of Atlantis for mission STS-98. Destiny, a key element in the construction of the International Space Station is designed for space science experiments. STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2:11 a.m. EST KSC01pp0090

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room at Launch ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room at Launch Pad 39A, technicians work the Payload Ground-Handling Mechanism hook instrumentation unit to move the U.S. Lab Destiny out of the payload ca... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An empty payload canister moves slowly to Launch Pad 39B alongside the crawlerway. In the near background is a crawler-transporter. Across the water, on the horizon can be seen buildings on the launch complexes at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station KSC01pp0112

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An empty payload canister moves slowly t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An empty payload canister moves slowly to Launch Pad 39B alongside the crawlerway. In the near background is a crawler-transporter. Across the water, on the horizon can be seen bui... More

The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is placed inside the payload canister while workers below and on the side check its progress. The MPLM is being transferred to Launch Pad 39B for installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0357

The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is placed inside the paylo...

The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is placed inside the payload canister while workers below and on the side check its progress. The MPLM is being transferred to Launch Pad 39B for installation in Spac... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach an overhead crane to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The MPLM is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and installation in Space Shuttle Discovery. The Leonardo, one of Italy’s major contributions to the International Space Station program, is a reusable logistics carrier. It is the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo is the primary payload on mission STS-102 and will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC-01pp0352

In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach an overhead c...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers attach an overhead crane to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The MPLM is being moved to the payload canister for transfer to Launch Pad 39B and inst... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the P3 Integrated Truss Structure out of the payload canister that transferred it from the Operations and Checkout Building. The port-side P3 truss is scheduled to be added to the International Space Station on mission STS-115 in 2002 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis. The P3 will be attached to the first port truss segment, P1, being installed in an earlier mission. KSC01pp0686

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the P3 Integrated Truss Structure out of the payload canister that transferred it from the Operations and Checkout... More

An overhead crane lowers the cylindrical canister toward the Mars Odyssey orbiter below it. The canister will protect the spacecraft during transfer to Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Mars Odyssey is scheduled for launch at 11:02 a.m. EDT April 7, 2001, aboard a Delta II rocket from Pad 17-A. The spacecraft will map the Martian surface in search of geological features that could indicate the presence of water, now or in the past, and may contribute significantly toward understanding what will be necessary for a more sophisticated exploration of Mars KSC01pp0651

An overhead crane lowers the cylindrical canister toward the Mars Odys...

An overhead crane lowers the cylindrical canister toward the Mars Odyssey orbiter below it. The canister will protect the spacecraft during transfer to Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Mar... More

Workers on Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, stand by as the canister surrounding the Mars Odyssey orbiter is lifted. The spacecraft will map the Martian surface in search of geological features that could indicate the presence of water, now or in the past, and may contribute significantly toward understanding what will be necessary for a more sophisticated exploration of Mars. Launch is scheduled for 11:02 a.m. EDT April 7 KSC01pp0642

Workers on Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, stand by...

Workers on Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, stand by as the canister surrounding the Mars Odyssey orbiter is lifted. The spacecraft will map the Martian surface in search of geological feature... More

Viewed from the end, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lowered into the payload canister behind the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, already in place. Both elements are part of the payload on mission STS-100 to the International Space Station. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. The arm has seven motorized joints and is capable of handling large payloads and assisting with docking the Space Shuttle. The SSRMS is self-relocatable with a Latching End Effector so it can be attached to complementary ports spread throughout the Station’s exterior surfaces. Launch of STS-100 is scheduled for April 19, 2001 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A KSC-01pp0671

Viewed from the end, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is l...

Viewed from the end, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lowered into the payload canister behind the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, already in place. Both elements are part of the payload on mission ... More

At Launch Pad 39A, the payload on mission STS-100 continues moving out of the payload canister and into the payload changeout room. At the top is the Canadian robotic arm, the SSRMS, and below it is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello. The SSRMS is capable of handling large payloads and assisting with docking the Space Shuttle. It is crucial to the continued assembly of the International Space Station. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. Launch of mission STS-100 is scheduled for April 19 at 2:41 p.m. EDT KSC-01pp0757

At Launch Pad 39A, the payload on mission STS-100 continues moving out...

At Launch Pad 39A, the payload on mission STS-100 continues moving out of the payload canister and into the payload changeout room. At the top is the Canadian robotic arm, the SSRMS, and below it is the Multi-... More

US Navy AIRMAN Jason Brown fills a canister with high grade detergent to be used during a scrub exercise on the flight deck of USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75). High grade detergent is used to remove oil and grease from the flight deck during scrub exercise operations

US Navy AIRMAN Jason Brown fills a canister with high grade detergent ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 H. Dwain Willis, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2, workers adjust the canister as it is lowered over the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP). The spacecraft will be transported to Launch Complex 17, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Launch of MAP via a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled for June 30 KSC-01pp1170

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility -2, workers adjust the canister as it is lowered over the Microwave Anisotropy Probe (MAP). The spacecraft will be transport... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Technicians in the payload changeout room on Launch Pad 39A monitor the controls moving the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo out of the payload canister. The MPLM is the primary payload on mission STS-105 to the International Space Station. The mission includes a crew changeover on the Space Station. Expedition Three will be traveling on Discovery to replace Expedition Two, who will return to Earth on board Discovery. Launch of STS-105 is scheduled for Aug. 9 KSC-01pp1393

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Technicians in the payload changeout roo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Technicians in the payload changeout room on Launch Pad 39A monitor the controls moving the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo out of the payload canister. The MPLM is the pri... More

STS111-709-073 - STS-111 - View of the STBD PV SAW and mast canister taken during mission STS-111 UF-2

STS111-709-073 - STS-111 - View of the STBD PV SAW and mast canister t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Image of the starboard (STBD) Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW) taken during mission STS-111 UF-2. Subject Terms: Beams (Supports), Internationa... More

STS113-711-069 - STS-113 - View of a mast canister and PV SAW on the ISS taken STS-113

STS113-711-069 - STS-113 - View of a mast canister and PV SAW on the I...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a mast canister and Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Array Wing (SAW) on the International Space Station (ISS) taken during STS-113. Subject Terms: STS-... More

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) prepares to take a drink from his canteen in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) Gear during a training exercise Camp Doha, Kuwait during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. The Marine is dressed in his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST), wearing an M40 Chemical-Biological Field Mask with a C2A1 filter canister

A Marine with Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) prepares to take a drin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Doha Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: CJTF Scene Camera Operator: CWO2 William D... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check  the movement of a GetAway Special canister (GAS can) being lowered onto the Hitchhiker Bridge.  The bridge is a carrier for the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR) that incorporates eight high priority secondary attached shuttle experiments on mission STS-107. A research mission, the primary payload is the first flight of the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), also known as SPACEHAB. The experiments range from material sciences to life sciences (many rats).  STS-107 is scheduled to launch July 11, 2002 KSC-02pd0415

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Multi-Payload Processing Facility, workers check the movement of a GetAway Special canister (GAS can) being lowered onto the Hitchhiker Bridge. The bridge is a carrier for... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Suspended from the overhead crane, the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM) travels across the Space Station Processing Facility to the payload canister waiting at right.  The module will be placed in the canister for transport to the Orbiter Processing Facility where it will be installed in Columbia's payload bay for mission STS-107. SHI/RDM is the primary payload of the research mission, with experiments ranging from material sciences to life sciences (many rats).  Also part of the payload is the Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research (FREESTAR) that incorporates eight high priority secondary attached shuttle experiments.  STS-107 is scheduled to launch July 19, 2002 KSC-02pd0736

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Suspended from the overhead crane, the SH...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Suspended from the overhead crane, the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM) travels across the Space Station Processing Facility to the payload canister waiting at right. The modul... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers attach a crane to the top of the canister containing the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft.  CONTOUR will be lifted up the gantry for encapsulation and mating with the launch vehicle. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nucleus. Flying as close as 60 miles (100 kilometers) to at least two comets, the spacecraft will take the sharpest pictures yet of a nucleus while analyzing the gas and dust that surround these rocky, icy building blocks of the solar system.  Launch of CONTOUR aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled for July 1, 2002 KSC-02pd1024

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers attach a crane to the top of the canister containing the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft. CONTOUR will be... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in Building AE are ready to assemble the payload canister around the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF).  SIRTF is currently scheduled for transportation to Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and mating with the Delta II on or about April 4. KSC-03pd0963

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in Building AE are ready to asse...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in Building AE are ready to assemble the payload canister around the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). SIRTF is currently scheduled for transportation to Launch C... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the payload canister with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) inside is moved toward the opening for mating with Delta II launch vehicle. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground. Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. KSC-03pd1008

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the payload canister with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) inside is moved toward the opening for mating with ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) inside is lifted up the tower on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.   SIRTF will be mated with the Delta II launch vehicle in the tower. SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground. Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched. KSC-03pd1004

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister with the Space Infr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister with the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) inside is lifted up the tower on Launch Complex 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SIRTF will be mate... More

A crate containing Russian F-1 Hand Grenades found during the convoy pause during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. In the foreground, the canister is a Russian RG-42 Hand Grenade

A crate containing Russian F-1 Hand Grenades found during the convoy p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: 5th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Aguilar, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Workers in NASA Spacecraft Hangar AE remove sections of the transportation canister from around the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), which has been returned to the hangar from the launch pad.   SIRTF will remain in the clean room until it returns to the pad in early August. One of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched, SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in NASA Spacecraft Hangar AE rem...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in NASA Spacecraft Hangar AE remove sections of the transportation canister from around the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), which has been returned to the hangar... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2), inside the transport canister, is moved toward the platform in the launch tower.  MER-2 will be mated to the Delta II rocket for launch.  MER-2 is one of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers designed to study the history of water on Mars. These robotic geologists are equipped with a robotic arm, a drilling tool, three spectrometers, and four pairs of cameras that allow them to have a human-like, 3D view of the terrain. Each rover could travel as far as 100 meters in one day to act as Mars scientists' eyes and hands, exploring an environment where humans can't yet go.  MER-2 is scheduled to launch no earlier than June 8 as MER-A.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2), inside the transport canister, is moved toward the platform in the launch tower. MER-2 w... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - A worker at Hangar A&E, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, tightens the canister around the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF).  The spacecraft will be transported to Launch Complex 17-B for mating with its launch vehicle, the Delta II rocket.   SIRTF consists of three cryogenically cooled science instruments and an 0.85-meter telescope, and is one of NASA's largest infrared telescopes to be launched.  SIRTF will obtain images and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects in space. Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker at Hangar A&E, Cape Canaveral A...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker at Hangar A&E, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, tightens the canister around the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF). The spacecraft will be transported to Launch ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After bagging the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft, Boeing workers at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., place the first part of a transportation canister around the Delta II upper stage booster.  MESSENGER will be transferred to Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.  Liftoff of MESSENGER aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy rocket is scheduled for Aug. 2.  The spacecraft is expected to reach orbit around the planet in March 2011.  MESSENGER was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. KSC-04pd1486

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After bagging the MESSENGER (Mercury Surf...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After bagging the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft, Boeing workers at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., place the fi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., an overhead crane moves the upper canister (at left) toward the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft.  The canister will be attached to the lower protective panels around the Delta II  upper stage booster for the transportation of MESSENGER to Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.  Liftoff of MESSENGER aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy rocket is scheduled for Aug. 2.  The spacecraft is expected to reach orbit around the planet in March 2011.  MESSENGER was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. KSC-04pd1491

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., an overhead crane moves the upper canister (at left) toward the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ra... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  -  Workers in the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California prepare the covered dual spacecraft CALIPSO and CloudSat for placement inside the transport canister and the move to Space Launch Complex 2. There the spacecraft will be lifted and mated with a Boeing Delta II rocket for launch on April 21.  CALIPSO stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation. It will fly in combination with the CloudSat satellite to provide never-before-seen 3-D perspectives of how clouds and aerosols form, evolve, and affect weather and climate. CALIPSO and CloudSat will join three other satellites in orbit to enhance understanding of climate systems. KSC-06pd0662

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Workers in the Astrotech Payload...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Workers in the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California prepare the covered dual spacecraft CALIPSO and CloudSat for placement insid... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  -  Inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a crane lifts the transport canister covering the dual spacecraft CALIPSO and CloudSat.  The spacecraft is being moved to Space Launch Complex 2. There the spacecraft will be lifted and mated with a Boeing Delta II rocket for launch on April 21.   CALIPSO stands for Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation. It will fly in combination with the CloudSat satellite to provide never-before-seen 3-D perspectives of how clouds and aerosols form, evolve, and affect weather and climate. CALIPSO and CloudSat will join three other satellites in orbit to enhance understanding of climate systems. KSC-06pd0670

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Inside the Astrotech Payload Pro...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a crane lifts the transport canister covering the dual spacecraft CALIPSO and C... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the payload canister holding Space Shuttle Discovery's payloads is ready to be lifted up to the payload changeout room on the rotating service structure. The payload changeout room provides an environmentally clean or "white room" condition in which to receive a payload transferred from a protective payload canister. After the shuttle arrives at the pad, the rotating service structure will close around it and the payloads, which include the multi-purpose logistics module and integrated cargo carrier, will then be transferred from the changeout room into Discovery's payload bay. Discovery's launch to the International Space Station on mission STS-121 is targeted for July 1 in a launch window that extends to July 19. During the 12-day mission, crew members will test new hardware and techniques to improve shuttle safety. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd0854

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the payload canister holding Space Shuttle Discovery's payloads is ready to be lifted up to the payload changeout room on the rot... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   The payload canister begins moving out of the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on its way to Launch Pad 39B.  Inside are the payloads for mission STS-121: the multi-purpose logistics module Leonardo, with supplies and equipment for the International Space Station; the lightweight multi-purpose experiment support structure carrier; and the integrated cargo carrier, with the mobile transporter reel assembly and a spare pump module.  The payload will be transferred from the canister to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay at the pad.  Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-121 from Launch Pad 39B in a window that opens July 1 and extends to July 19.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd0838

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister begins moving out...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The payload canister begins moving out of the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on its way to Launch Pad 39B. Inside are the payloads for mission STS-121... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - Inside the payload changeout room, the open doors of the payload canister reveal its cargo, the Port 3/4 truss segment for mission STS-115.  The payload will be removed from the canister and later installed in Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay.  Atlantis' launch window begins Aug. 28. During its 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew of six astronauts will install the truss, a 17-ton segment of the space station's truss backbone. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-06pd1681

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the payload changeout room, the o...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the payload changeout room, the open doors of the payload canister reveal its cargo, the Port 3/4 truss segment for mission STS-115. The payload will be removed from the ca... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  - On Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister is lifted toward the payload changeout room (PCR) for transfer of its cargo into the PCR.  The canister holds the payload for Atlantis and mission STS-115, the Port 3/4 truss segment with two large solar arrays. The red umbilical lines are still attached, lower right.   The payload changeout room provides an environmentally clean or "white room" condition in which to receive a payload transferred from a protective payload canister. After the shuttle arrives at the pad, the rotating service structure will close around it and the payload will then be transferred into Atlantis' payload bay.  Atlantis' launch window begins Aug. 28. During its 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew of six astronauts will install  the truss, a 17-ton segment of the space station's truss backbone.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-06pd1675

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 39B, the payload canister is lifted toward the payload changeout room (PCR) for transfer of its cargo into the PCR. The canister holds the payload for Atlantis and m... More

060801-N-1332Y-021 (Aug. 1, 2006) Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) SEAMAN De Jesus Ramon inspects a carbon dioxide canister for punctures while performing a leak test on inflatable life preservers. The KITTY HAWK is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean in the 7th Fleet's area of responsibility, demonstrating power projection and sea control as the US Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Adam York. (RELEASED)

060801-N-1332Y-021 (Aug. 1, 2006) Onboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Adam York, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers unlatch the transportation canister segments that enclose the STEREO spacecraft.  The spacecraft is being prepared for launch, scheduled for Oct. 25.  STEREO stands for Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory and comprises two spacecraft that will launch in a piggyback mode, separating after reaching the appropriate orbit.  The STEREO mission is the first to take measurements of the sun and solar wind in 3-dimension. This new view will improve our understanding of space weather and its impact on the Earth.  The STEREO mission is managed by Goddard. The Applied Physics Laboratory designed and built the spacecraft. The laboratory will maintain command and control of the observatories throughout the mission, while NASA tracks and receives the data, determines the orbit of the satellites, and coordinates the science results. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd2275

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers unlatch the transportation canister segments that enclose the STEREO spacecraft. Th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians secure the protective coverings on the SPACEHAB Module before it is transferred to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of experiments, flight hardware, spacewalk equipment and supplies to support mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. STS-116 will be mission number 20 to the station and construction flight 12A.1.  Along with SPACEHAB, the mission payload on Space Shuttle Discovery includes the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. The launch window opens Dec. 7.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-06pd2443

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians secure the protective coverings on the SPACEHAB Module before it is transferred to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Mod... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  With umbilical lines still attached, the payload canister is lifted up to the payload changeout room (PCR) on the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B.  Inside the canister are the SPACEHAB module and the port 5 truss segment for mission STS-116.  Once inside the PCR, they will be transferred into Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay after the vehicle has rolled out to the pad.  On the right is the fixed service structure.  The PCR is the enclosed, environmentally controlled portion of the RSS that supports cargo delivery to the pad and subsequent vertical installation into the orbiter payload bay. Seals around the mating surface of the PCR fit against the orbiter and allow the opening of the payload bay or canister doors and removal of the cargo without exposure to outside air and contaminants. A clean-air purge in the PCR maintains environmental control during PCR cargo operations. Cargo is removed from the payload canister and installed vertically in the orbiter by the payload ground handling mechanism (PGHM). Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2462

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With umbilical lines still attached, th...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With umbilical lines still attached, the payload canister is lifted up to the payload changeout room (PCR) on the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B. Inside the c... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians lower the THEMIS spacecraft onto the Delta II upper stage booster.  Once mated, the spacecraft will then be installed into its transportation canister and moved to Launch Complex 17 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for mating with the Delta II. THEMIS consists of five identical probes, the largest number of scientific satellites ever launched into orbit aboard a single rocket. This unique constellation of satellites will resolve the tantalizing mystery of what causes the spectacular sudden brightening of the aurora borealis and aurora australis - the fiery skies over the Earth's northern and southern polar regions. THEMIS is scheduled to launch Feb. 15 Pad 17-B. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd0191

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians lower the THEMIS spacecraft onto the Delta II upper stage booster. Once mated, the spacecraft will then be installed into its transport... More

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