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NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans for transportation to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank will travel 900 miles by sea secured aboard the Pegasus Barge, offloaded and moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be integrated to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. STS-134, targeted to launch Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-4792

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last externa...

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans for transportation to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ... More

TITAN CENTAUR 6-2 CONFIGURATION AND DISTORTION BARS

TITAN CENTAUR 6-2 CONFIGURATION AND DISTORTION BARS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/20/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOO...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/28/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOO...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/28/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

ADVANCED TURBOPROP SR-1 CONFIGURATION

ADVANCED TURBOPROP SR-1 CONFIGURATION

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/4/1976 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

GENERAL ELECTRIC GE COANNULAR NOZZLE CONFIGURATION

GENERAL ELECTRIC GE COANNULAR NOZZLE CONFIGURATION

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 6/29/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CRYO HIGH PRESSURE SEAL CONFIGURATION AND O RING BLISTERS

CRYO HIGH PRESSURE SEAL CONFIGURATION AND O RING BLISTERS

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/20/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

JET UNDER WING CONFIGURATION, NASA Technology Images

JET UNDER WING CONFIGURATION, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/18/1976 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION, NASA Technology Images

ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 6/13/1978 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

SR 6 PROPELLER CONFIGURATION, NASA Technology Images

SR 6 PROPELLER CONFIGURATION, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/11/1980 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: 1980_06514.jpg c1980_06500s Larsen Scan Geographic Location: Cleveland, Ohio Location Building No... More

Technicians discuss a scale model of an advanced forward-swept wing configuration aircraft in a test wind tunnel at the Arnold Engineering Development Center

Technicians discuss a scale model of an advanced forward-swept wing co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arnold Air Force Station State: Tennessee (TN) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to P... More

A Mark-35 Septar boat with a configuration of cameras, used during weapons testing with the Aegis guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47) near the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico

A Mark-35 Septar boat with a configuration of cameras, used during wea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nas, Roosevelt Roads State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don Muhm Release Status: Released to... More

VMS: S-Cab (Space Shuttle configuration) with runway. ARC-1983-AC83-0631-21

VMS: S-Cab (Space Shuttle configuration) with runway. ARC-1983-AC83-0...

VMS: S-Cab (Space Shuttle configuration) with runway. Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft shows one angle of its weapon configuration while atop a pedestal at the Rome Air Development Center's Newport test site. The aircraft's antennas are being evaluated during the test

An F-4 Phantom II aircraft shows one angle of its weapon configuration...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

Space Station. NASA public domain image colelction.

Space Station. NASA public domain image colelction.

In response to President Reagan's directive to NASA to develop a permanent marned Space Station within a decade, part of the State of the Union message to Congress on January 25, 1984, NASA and the Administrati... More

Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) showing a Space Shuttle configuration ARC-1988-AC88-0397-1

Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) showing a Space Shuttle configuration ...

Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) showing a Space Shuttle configuration Public domain photograph of a spacecraft, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A view of optical phase configuration equipment in the Rome Air Development Center's Photonics Lab

A view of optical phase configuration equipment in the Rome Air Develo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to ... More

Computer graphic drawing showing the proposed configuration of an F/A-18E/F Hornet aircraft carrying AGM-84E Stand-off Land-Attack Missiles (SLAM), AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

Computer graphic drawing showing the proposed configuration of an F/A-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Mcdonnell Douglas Corp Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

STS070-339-008 - STS-070 - Views of middeck stowage configuration and mission specialist seat

STS070-339-008 - STS-070 - Views of middeck stowage configuration and ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of middeck stowage configuration and mission specialist seat. Frame is blurry. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), MIDDECK, GLOVES, SEATS... More

STS082-353-013 - STS-082 - Photo documentation of middeck configuration on-orbit

STS082-353-013 - STS-082 - Photo documentation of middeck configuratio...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentary views of the shuttle middeck configuration during STS-82 mission. Overall view of the forward middeck lockers covered with trash, notebooks,... More

Washington Army National Guard (WAARNG) Soldiers, Alpha Company (A Co.), 1/303rd Armor Battalion (BN), 81st Armor Brigade (Separate), Fort Lewis, Washington (WA), act as litter bearers as they assist in the aeromedical combat configuration and loading competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA)

Washington Army National Guard (WAARNG) Soldiers, Alpha Company (A Co....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Tom Witham, CIV, USAF Release Statu... More

STS102-317-013 - STS-102 - Documentation of the stowage configuration of Leonardo MPLM

STS102-317-013 - STS-102 - Documentation of the stowage configuration ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the stowage configuration of Leonardo Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM). Subject Terms: STS-102, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, STOWA... More

STS102-706-074 - STS-102 - Close-up views of RMS end effector showing pin configuration

STS102-706-074 - STS-102 - Close-up views of RMS end effector showing ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) end effector showing pin configuration. Subject Terms: STS-102, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), REMOTE MANIP... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The transport vehicle carrying a new block 2 engine leaves the Space Station Main Engine Processing Facility for a short trip to Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The new engine will be installed on the orbiter Atlantis, on mission STS-104, for its first flight. The Block II Main Engine configuration is manufactured by Boeing Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Calif., and includes a new Pratt & Whitney high-pressure fuel turbo pump. Engine improvements are managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Each Space Shuttle Main Engine is 14 feet (4.3 meters) long, weighs about 7,000 pounds (3,175 kilograms), and is 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) in diameter at the end of the nozzle KSC-01pp0901

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The transport vehicle carrying a new blo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The transport vehicle carrying a new block 2 engine leaves the Space Station Main Engine Processing Facility for a short trip to Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The new engine w... More

B-2 stealth bomber, with its unique flying wing configuration, on static display in support of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT) Seminar held at Langley Air Force, Virginia. The SACLANT Seminar was attended by 100 delegates from 18 countries, the purpose was to bring NATO leaders together to discuss issues from a Maritime and North American perspective and give leaders a hands on opportunity

B-2 stealth bomber, with its unique flying wing configuration, on stat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Langley Air Force Base State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT J... More

Expedition 5 crewmembers performing EVA Tool Configuration Training in the SVMF

Expedition 5 crewmembers performing EVA Tool Configuration Training in...

JSC2001-E-35462 (11 October 2001) --- Cosmonauts Valeri G. Korzun (left) and Sergei Y. Treschev, Expedition Five mission commander and flight engineer, respectively, and astronaut Peggy A. Whitson, flight engin... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Cowell, assistant Non Commissioned Officer-in-Charge (NCOIC), Life Support, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, performs an inspection on a combat edge helmet and mask configuration while deployed to Zaragoza AB, Spain

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Cowell, assistant No...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Zaragosa Air Base Country: Spain (ESP) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David J Ahlschwede, USAF Release Status: Rel... More

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in pilots room ARC-2002-ACD02-0050-5

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration wit...

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in pilots room

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in tower ARC-2002-ACD02-0050-2

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration wit...

FFC (Future Flight Central) Simulator interior 'LAX' Configuration with Ken Christensen in tower

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chris Routt, a Ground Radar Maintenance man with the 31st Maintenance Squadron (MXS), performs routine maintenance on a Transportable Radar System and sets the ground configuration during the erection and leveling of the antennae

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Chris Routt, a Ground Rad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Isaac G.L. Freeman, USAF Rele... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another shipment of Columbia debris is offloaded from the truck at the KSC RLV Hangar. Inside, the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team is identifying pieces and placing them on a floor grid in a configuration of the orbiter. The team will attempt to reconstruct the bottom of the orbiter as part of the investigation into the accident that caused the destruction of Columbia and loss of its crew as it returned to Earth on mission STS-107. To date, 35,319 pieces have been shipped to KSC; 1,218 are identified and placed on the grid. KSC-03pd0691

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another shipment of Columbia debris is ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another shipment of Columbia debris is offloaded from the truck at the KSC RLV Hangar. Inside, the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team is identifying pieces and placing them on... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team help move newly arrived pieces of Columbia debris into the RLV Hangar. There the team is identifying pieces and placing them on a floor grid in a configuration of the orbiter. The team will attempt to reconstruct the bottom of the orbiter as part of the investigation into the accident that caused the destruction of Columbia and loss of its crew as it returned to Earth on mission STS-107. To date, 35,319 pieces have been shipped to KSC; 1,218 are identified and placed on the grid. KSC-03pd0697

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team help move newly arrived pieces of Columbia debris into the RLV Hangar. There the team is identifying pieces and placing them on... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team look at pieces of Columbia debris on the truck that brought them from Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La. Inside the RLV Hangar, the team is identifying pieces and placing them on a floor grid in a configuration of the orbiter. The team will attempt to reconstruct the bottom of the orbiter as part of the investigation into the accident that caused the destruction of Columbia and loss of its crew as it returned to Earth on mission STS-107. To date, 35,319 pieces have been shipped to KSC; 1,218 are identified and placed on the grid. KSC-03pd0693

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team look at pieces of Columbia debris on the truck that brought them from Barksdale Air Force Base, Shreveport, La. Inside the RLV ... More

A US Air Force (USAF) Booster Verification Test-5 (BVT-5) rocket launches from Space Launch Complex Twenty-One at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), at 10:40 AM on January 9, 2004. The USAF BVT-5 tested a three-stage booster configuration for use with the Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system. The GDM is designed to intercept and destroy long-range ballistic missiles

A US Air Force (USAF) Booster Verification Test-5 (BVT-5) rocket launc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, technicians on the Hyster forklift maneuver main engine No. 3 into place in Discovery. The main engine configuration is manufactured by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne in Canoga Park, Calif., and includes a Pratt & Whitney high-pressure fuel turbo pump. Each space shuttle main engine is 14 feet long, weighs about 6,700 pounds, and is 7.5 feet in diameter at the end of the nozzle. Discovery is being processed for its next mission, STS-116 (12A.1), to deliver a third truss segment, a SPACEHAB module and other key components to the International Space Station. The launch is currently scheduled no earlier than Dec. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2167

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, technicians on the Hyster forklift maneuver main engine No. 3 into place in Discovery. The main engine configuration is manufactured b... More

International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Program, NASA

International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Program, NASA

This view of the International Space Station, back dropped against the blackness of space, was taken shortly after the Space Shuttle Atlantis undocked from the orbital outpost at 7:50 a.m. CDT during the STS-11... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sun rises on a cloudy Florida day to reveal Space Shuttle Atlantis awaiting launch atop a mobile launch platform at Launch Pad 39A. At the right of the pad is the 300,000-gallon water tank that is part of the sound suppression system during launches. Rollback of the pad's rotating service structure, or RSS, is one of the milestones in preparation for the launch of mission STS-117 on June 8. Rollback started at 10:56 p.m. EDT June 7 and was complete at 11:34 p.m. The RSS, the massive structure to the left of the shuttle, provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The structure is supported by a rotating bridge that pivots about a vertical axis on the side of the pad's flame trench. The hinge column rests on the pad surface and is braced to the fixed service structure. Support for the outer end of the bridge is provided by two eight-wheel, motor-driven trucks that move along circular twin rails installed flush with the pad surface. The track crosses the flame trench on a permanent bridge. The RSS is 102 feet long, 50 feet wide and 130 feet high. The structure has orbiter access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload bay while the orbiter is being serviced in the RSS. Each platform has independent extendable planks that can be arranged to conform to a payload's configuration. This mission is the 118th shuttle flight and the 21st U.S. flight to the International Space Station and will deliver and install the S3/S4 truss segment, deploy a set of solar arrays and prepare them for operation. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-07pd1402

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sun rises on a cloudy Florida day to...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The sun rises on a cloudy Florida day to reveal Space Shuttle Atlantis awaiting launch atop a mobile launch platform at Launch Pad 39A. At the right of the pad is the 300,000-gallo... More

International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Program, NASA

International Space Station (ISS), Space Shuttle Program, NASA

Eight days of construction resumed on the International Space Station (ISS), as STS-117 astronauts and mission specialists and the Expedition 15 crew completed installation of the second and third starboard tru... More

LCROSS in Clean Room at Ames Research Centeer - flight hardware in Thermal Cycle configuration with _______ ARC-2007-ACD07-0073-105

LCROSS in Clean Room at Ames Research Centeer - flight hardware in Th...

LCROSS in Clean Room at Ames Research Centeer - flight hardware in Thermal Cycle configuration with _______

LCROSS in Clean Room at Ames Research Centeer - flight hardware in Thermal Cycle configuration with _______ ARC-2007-ACD07-0073-106

LCROSS in Clean Room at Ames Research Centeer - flight hardware in Th...

LCROSS in Clean Room at Ames Research Centeer - flight hardware in Thermal Cycle configuration with _______

Space Shuttle Discovery: International Space Station (ISS)

Space Shuttle Discovery: International Space Station (ISS)

Back dropped by the blueness of Earth is the International Space Station (ISS) as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. The latest configuration of the ISS inc... More

S126E008417 - STS-126 - WRS Configuration in US Lab

S126E008417 - STS-126 - WRS Configuration in US Lab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of a bolt with foam washers on the Water Recovery System 2 (WRS2) rack in the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module. Image was taken during Exp... More

S126E008435 - STS-126 - WRS Configuration in US Lab

S126E008435 - STS-126 - WRS Configuration in US Lab

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a portion of the Water Recovery System 2 (WRS2) rack in the U.S. Laboratory / Destiny module. The hand of a crewmember is pointing to a screw ho... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- On Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the mobile service tower at left approaches the Delta II rocket at right. The solid rocket boosters in the tower will be mated with the rocket, which will launch NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, spacecraft. A series of nine strap-on solid rocket motors will be mated with the rocket to help power the first stage. Because the Delta rocket is configured as a Delta II 7920 Heavy, the boosters are larger than those used on the standard configuration. The GLAST is a powerful space observatory that will explore the Universe's ultimate frontier, where nature harnesses forces and energies far beyond anything possible on Earth; probe some of science's deepest questions, such as what our Universe is made of, and search for new laws of physics; explain how black holes accelerate jets of material to nearly light speed; and help crack the mystery of stupendously powerful explosions known as gamma-ray bursts. Launch is currently planned for May 16 from Pad 17-B. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-08pd0873

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- On Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Sta...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --- On Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the mobile service tower at left approaches the Delta II rocket at right. The solid rocket boosters in the tower will be mated with t... More

Ames Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) T-Cab configuration ARC-2009-ACD09-0031-012

Ames Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) T-Cab configuration ARC-2009-ACD0...

Ames Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) T-Cab configuration Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

STS-132 crew during ISS TOOL Configuration with instructor Lisa Shore.

STS-132 crew during ISS TOOL Configuration with instructor Lisa Shore....

JSC2010-E-046541 (2 April 2010) --- NASA astronauts Steve Bowen (left), Michael Good and Garrett Reisman, all STS-132 mission specialists, participate in an EVA tool training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup... More

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans onto the Pegasus Barge. The tank will travel 900 miles by sea to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida secured aboard the barge, offloaded and moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be integrated to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. STS-134, targeted to launch Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-4797

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last externa...

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers escort the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans onto the Pegasus Barge. The tank will travel 900 miles by sea to N... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This view from Freedom Star, one NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, shows the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, as it is transported to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank will travel 900 miles by sea before being offloaded and moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building. There it will be integrated to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. STS-134, targeted to launch Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-4816

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This view from Freedom Star, one NASA's solid ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This view from Freedom Star, one NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, shows the Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, as it is trans... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tug boat pulls the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, toward the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus Barge. Next, the tank will be offloaded and moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building where it eventually will be attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. STS-134, targeted to launch in Feb., 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2010-4834

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tug boat pulls the Space Shuttle Program's l...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tug boat pulls the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, toward the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NAS... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tug boat pulls the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, to the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus Barge. Next, the tank will be offloaded and moved to Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building where it eventually will be attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. STS-134, targeted to launch in Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2010-4840

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tug boat pulls the Space Shuttle Program's l...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A tug boat pulls the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, to the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, arrives at the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Next, the tank will be offloaded and moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it eventually will be attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. STS-134, targeted to launch in Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2010-4874

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle P...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Pegasus Barge carrying the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, arrives at the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles b... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, ushers the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, toward NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tank traveled 900 miles by sea from NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans aboard the Pegasus Barge. After reaching the Turn Basin at Kennedy, the tank will be offloaded and moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it eventually will be attached to space shuttle Endeavour for the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station. STS-134, targeted to launch in Feb. 2011, currently is scheduled to be the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. The tank, which is the largest element of the space shuttle stack, was damaged during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and restored to flight configuration by Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company employees. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2010-4832

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket boost...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, ushers the Space Shuttle Program's last external fuel tank, ET-122, toward NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The t... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Taurus XL rocket is in its launch configuration. The upper stack, consisting of Stages 1, 2 and 3, as well as the encapsulated Glory spacecraft, is attached to an interstage and Stage 0 at the launch pad. The Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket will launch Glory into low Earth orbit. Once Glory reaches orbit, it will collect data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon. It also will help scientists understand how the sun's irradiance affects Earth's climate. Launch is scheduled for 5:09 a.m. EST Feb. 23. For information, visit www.nasa.gov/glory. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin, VAFB KSC-2011-1725

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On Space Launch Complex 576-E at ...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the Taurus XL rocket is in its launch configuration. The upper stack, consisting of Stages 1, 2 and... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare to unwrap the rocket-powered descent stage for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). The descent stage will fly the MSL rover, Curiosity, during the final moments before landing on Mars. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser KSC-2011-4867

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare to unwrap the rocket-powered descent stage for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians remove the protective cover from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover known as Curiosity, before processing and testing. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-4945

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians remove the protective cover from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover known as Cu... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. – NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, facing camera, NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abalati, left, and Ben Thoma, the MSL Assembly, Test and Launch Operations mechanical lead, discusses the NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover known as Curiosity at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Waleed Abalati, right, also took part in the tour. The backshell carries the parachute and several components used during later stages of entry, descent and landing. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5071

Cape Canaveral, Fla. – NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, facing c...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. – NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, facing camera, NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abalati, left, and Ben Thoma, the MSL Assembly, Test and Launch Operations mechanical lead, discusses the... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dr. Charles Elachi, Director of Advanced Planning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (right), is shown NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover known as Curiosity. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5871

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Dr. Charles Elachi, Director of Advanced Planning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (right), is s... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians, using an overhead crane in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, lift NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curiosity, for its move to a rotation fixture for testing. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5880

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians, using an overhead crane in the Pa...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians, using an overhead crane in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, lift NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curi... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Technicians, at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, use an overhead crane to move NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curiosity, to the high bay floor where the instrument mast and science boom will undergo deployment testing. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-5912

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Technicians, at the Payload Hazardous Servicin...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Technicians, at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, use an overhead crane to move NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Cur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., Lockheed Martin technicians move a portable scale toward one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory lunar spacecraft. The spacecraft will be lifted and weighed before they are stacked in their launch configuration in preparation for transport to the launch pad. GRAIL will fly in tandem orbits around the moon for several months to measure its gravity field. GRAIL's primary science objectives are to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core, and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is scheduled for Sept. 8. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/grail. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-6323

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload process...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., Lockheed Martin technicians move a portable scale toward one of NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., Lockheed Martin technicians adjust the position of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory-A (GRAIL-A) lunar probe on the spacecraft adapter ring. GRAIL-B is already secured to the ring, at left. After the twin GRAIL spacecraft are attached to the adapter ring in their side-by-side launch configuration, they will be transported to the launch pad. GRAIL will fly in tandem orbits around the moon for several months to measure its gravity field. GRAIL's primary science objectives are to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core, and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is scheduled for Sept. 8. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/grail. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-6354

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload process...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., Lockheed Martin technicians adjust the position of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory-A (GRAI... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., a crane lowers a protective canister toward NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraft during preparations to transport them to the launch pad. The lunar probes are attached to a spacecraft adapter ring in their side-by-side launch configuration and wrapped in plastic to prevent contamination outside the clean room. The spacecraft will fly in tandem orbits around the moon for several months to measure its gravity field. GRAIL's primary science objectives are to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core, and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket from Space Launch Complex 17B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is scheduled for Sept. 8. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/grail. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-6463

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload process...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla., a crane lowers a protective canister toward NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory spacecraf... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft arrives at their launch pad at Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The lunar probes are attached to a spacecraft adapter ring in their side-by-side launch configuration and wrapped in plastic to prevent contamination outside the clean room in the Astrotech Space Operation's payload processing facility in Titusville, Fla. The spacecraft will fly in tandem orbits around the moon for several months to measure its gravity field. GRAIL's primary science objectives are to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core, and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Sept. 8. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/grail. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-6500

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Labo...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft arrives at their launch pad at Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The lunar ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians lower NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft into place atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket on Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The lunar probes are attached to a spacecraft adapter ring in their side-by-side launch configuration and wrapped in plastic to prevent contamination outside the clean room. The spacecraft will fly in tandem orbits around the moon for several months to measure its gravity field. GRAIL's primary science objectives are to determine the structure of the lunar interior, from crust to core, and to advance understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. Launch is scheduled for Sept. 8. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/grail. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-6511

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians lower NASA's twin Gravity Recovery...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Technicians lower NASA's twin Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft into place atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket on Space Launch Complex 17B at Cape Can... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curiosity, will be integrated with a rocket-powered descent stage. The descent stage will lower Curiosity to the surface of Mars. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7076

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curiosity, will be integrated with a rocket-pow... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, integration between a rocket-powered descent stage and NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curiosity, is complete. The descent stage will lower Curiosity to the surface of Mars. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life. The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch Nov. 25 with a window extending to Dec. 18 and arrival at Mars Aug. 2012. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7102

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, integration between a rocket-powered descent stage and NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, k... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, media tour the new Orion Test and Launch Control Center. During a tour of the facility, media representatives viewed Orion, several processing stations, and the Orion Test and Launch Control Center. The ground test vehicle will remain at Kennedy for acoustic and modal testing. The heat shield on the bottom of the module will be removed and replaced with a more flight-like heat shield that was built by Lockheed Martin in Denver and will be shipped to Kennedy for installation. The test vehicle will then be in its vehicle configuration for the splashdown test at Langley as NASA prepares for Exploration Flight Test-1. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2012-2876

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, media tour the new Orion Test and Launch Control Center. During a tour of the facility, media rep... More

Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during USOS Structure & Configuration with instuctor Josh Matthew. Photo Date: August 27, 2013. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2013e078005

Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during USO...

Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during USOS Structure & Configuration with instuctor Josh Matthew. Photo Date: August 27, 2013. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: ... More

Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during USOS Structure & Configuration with instuctor Josh Matthew. Photo Date: August 27, 2013. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: Robert Markowitz jsc2013e077997

Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during USO...

Soyuz 40 (Expedition 41/42) Russian cosmonaut Yelena Serova during USOS Structure & Configuration with instuctor Josh Matthew. Photo Date: August 27, 2013. Location: Building 9NW - ISS Mockups. Photographer: ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A crane hoists the second stage of the Delta II rocket for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, to the top of the mobile service tower at Space Launch Complex 2 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Operations are underway to install the second stage atop the rocket's first stage. SMAP will launch on a Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch is scheduled for no earlier than November 2014. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-2014-3614

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A crane hoists the second stage of...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – A crane hoists the second stage of the Delta II rocket for NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, to the top of the mobile service tower at Space Launch Comple... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The protective covering has been replaced around NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft following the spacecraft's post-shipment inspection in the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The covering will protect the spacecraft from static-charge buildup and contamination while it awaits further processing. SMAP will launch on a Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for Jan. 29, 2015. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Rasmison KSC-2014-4273

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The protective covering has been r...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The protective covering has been replaced around NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft following the spacecraft's post-shipment inspection in the Astrotech... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft is delivered by truck from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SMAP will launch on a Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for Jan. 29, 2015. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin KSC-2014-4253

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passiv...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft is delivered by truck from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to the Astrotech payload processing... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to remove the protective covering from NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft in the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California during a post-shipment inspection. The covering protects the spacecraft from static-charge buildup and contamination. SMAP will launch on a Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for Jan. 29, 2015. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Robert Rasmison KSC-2014-4266

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to remov...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Preparations are underway to remove the protective covering from NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft in the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vand... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, engineers and technicians remove a protective covering from NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft. SMAP will launch on a Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for Jan. 29, 2015. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov Photo credit: NASA/ Robert Rasmison KSC-2014-4289

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside the Astrotech payload proce...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, engineers and technicians remove a protective covering from NASA's Soil Moisture ... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, engineers and technicians rotate NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft to begin processing. SMAP will launch on a Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for Jan. 29, 2015. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov Photo credit: NASA/ Robert Rasmison KSC-2014-4293

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside the Astrotech payload proce...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Inside the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, engineers and technicians rotate NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, sp... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft, has been secured inside a transportation canister and secured onto a transporter for its move to the launch pad. SMAP will launch on a United Launch Alliance Delta II 7320 configuration vehicle featuring a United Launch Alliance first stage booster powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-27A main engine and three Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, strap-on solid rocket motors. Once on station in Earth orbit, SMAP will provide global measurements of soil moisture and its freeze/thaw state. These measurements will be used to enhance understanding of processes that link the water, energy and carbon cycles, and to extend the capabilities of weather and climate prediction models. SMAP data also will be used to quantify net carbon flux in boreal landscapes and to develop improved flood prediction and drought monitoring capabilities. Launch from Space Launch Complex 2 is targeted for Jan. 29. To learn more about SMAP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/smap. Photo credit: NASA/U.S. Air Force Photo Squadron KSC-2015-1096

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the Astrotech payload processin...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the Astrotech payload processing facility on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft, has been secured inside a t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback was in preparation for launch July 1 on mission STS-121. Extending toward the cockpit of the shuttle is the orbiter access arm with the White Room extended. The White Room provides access into the orbiter for the astronauts. The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The structure is supported by a rotating bridge that pivots about a vertical axis on the west side of the pad's flame trench. The hinge column rests on the pad surface and is braced to the fixed service structure. Support for the outer end of the bridge is provided by two eight-wheel, motor-driven trucks that move along circular twin rails installed flush with the pad surface. The track crosses the flame trench on a permanent bridge. The RSS is 102 feet long, 50 feet wide and 130 feet high. The structure has orbiter access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload bay while the orbiter is being serviced in the RSS. Each platform has independent extendable planks that can be arranged to conform to a payload's configuration. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1308

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After rollback of the rotating service structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Discovery stands bathed in lights from the RSS and fixed service structure. The rollback w... More

Saturn V - in inches and meters by the Boeing Company

Saturn V - in inches and meters by the Boeing Company

The Saturn V configuration is shown in inches and meters as illustrated by the Boeing Company. The Saturn V vehicle consisted of three stages: the S-IC (first) stage powered by five F-1 engines, the S-II (secon... More

OBLIQUE WING TRANSONIC TRANSPORT MODEL: DR. R. T. JONES' CONCEPT-STRAIGHT WING CONFIGURATION ARC-1970-A70-04625

OBLIQUE WING TRANSONIC TRANSPORT MODEL: DR. R. T. JONES' CONCEPT-STRA...

OBLIQUE WING TRANSONIC TRANSPORT MODEL: DR. R. T. JONES' CONCEPT-STRAIGHT WING CONFIGURATION

Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) - Saturn Apollo Program

Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) - Saturn Apollo Program

This photograph shows a front view of a folded configuration of the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) No. 2. The LRV was built to give Apollo astronauts a greater range of mobility during lunar exploration. It was an ... More

GENERAL ELECTRIC GE AND BB&N TEST CONFIGURATION INST SCOOP AND MICROPHONE BOOM ARRAY

GENERAL ELECTRIC GE AND BB&N TEST CONFIGURATION INST SCOOP AND MICROPH...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/19/1973 Photographer: PAUL RIEDEL Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOO...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/28/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

MODEL NOZZLE CONFIGURATION OF GENERAL ELECTRIC GE FLUIDYNE SUPPRESSOR NOZZLE AT THE 8X6 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

MODEL NOZZLE CONFIGURATION OF GENERAL ELECTRIC GE FLUIDYNE SUPPRESSOR ...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/29/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 54 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

UTW FLAP REVERSER CONFIGURATION WITH AIR SUPPLY LINES REMOVED

UTW FLAP REVERSER CONFIGURATION WITH AIR SUPPLY LINES REMOVED

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 4/12/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET 40-60 TAKE OFF CONFIGURATION AT HANGAR APRON QUIET ENGINE SITE

J-85 F-106 AIRPLANE SPIKE INLET 40-60 TAKE OFF CONFIGURATION AT HANGAR...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/7/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 4 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION OF 5.5 INCH SONIC INLET IN THE 9X15 FOO...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 2/28/1974 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL TEST SECTION WALLS - CEILING - FLOOR FOR CONFIGURATION RECORD

9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL TEST SECTION WALLS - CEILING - FLOOR FOR CONFIGU...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/23/1975 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

SHORT TAKE OFF LANDING STOL 55 - QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE QCSEE LOW MACH HARDWALL INLET CONFIGURATION IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

SHORT TAKE OFF LANDING STOL 55 - QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE ...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 4/2/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

SHORT TAKE OFF LANDING STOL 55 - QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE QCSEE LOW MACH HARDWALL INLET CONFIGURATION IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

SHORT TAKE OFF LANDING STOL 55 - QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE ...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 4/2/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

GENERAL ELECTRIC GE COANNULAR NOZZLE CONFIGURATION NO. 11

GENERAL ELECTRIC GE COANNULAR NOZZLE CONFIGURATION NO. 11

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 7/9/1976 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

LOW MACH HARDWALL INLET NOISE DIRECTIVITY TEST CONFIGURATION FOR GENERAL ELECTRIC GE QUIET CLEAN STOL EXPERIMENTAL ENGINE QSCEE ACOUSTIC PROGRAM IN THE 9X15 FOOT WIND TUNNEL

LOW MACH HARDWALL INLET NOISE DIRECTIVITY TEST CONFIGURATION FOR GENER...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 6/9/1976 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 39 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

CONFIGURATION OF F-100 AFTERBURNER

CONFIGURATION OF F-100 AFTERBURNER

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/18/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

MOD-0A-2 DRIVE TRAIN CONFIGURATION AT WESTINGHOUSE CORPORATION

MOD-0A-2 DRIVE TRAIN CONFIGURATION AT WESTINGHOUSE CORPORATION

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/5/1977 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Wind Turbine Wind Turbine Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

S03-22-144 - STS-003 - Middeck configuration and equipment documentation

S03-22-144 - STS-003 - Middeck configuration and equipment documentati...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Middeck configuration and equipment documentation includes: Aft starboard side with DFI control panels, Electrophoresis Equipment Verification Test (EE... More

A starboard bow view of the Mark 35 Septar boat #7814 showing the camera configuration for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile program

A starboard bow view of the Mark 35 Septar boat #7814 showing the came...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Hueneme Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Jeff Slayton Release Status: Rele... More

A view of the Mark 35 Septar boat (7722) with a camera and radar configuration for the high altitude anti-radiation missile (HARM)

A view of the Mark 35 Septar boat (7722) with a camera and radar confi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Point Hueneme Harbor State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Chris Holmes Release Status: Rele... More

VMS: S-Cab (Space Shuttle configuration) with heads-up display on runway. ARC-1983-AC83-0631-14

VMS: S-Cab (Space Shuttle configuration) with heads-up display on runw...

VMS: S-Cab (Space Shuttle configuration) with heads-up display on runway.

USS ARIZONA survivors and their families view the schematic of the battleship at the USS ARIZONA Memorial following Remembrance Day ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The schematic shows the configuration of the battleship before and after the bombing

USS ARIZONA survivors and their families view the schematic of the bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC(Aw) Gloria Montgomery Release Status: Released... More

STS070-339-009 - STS-070 - Views of middeck stowage configuration and mission specialist seat

STS070-339-009 - STS-070 - Views of middeck stowage configuration and ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of middeck stowage configuration and mission specialist seat. View looking toward the port side of the middeck with mission specialist seat setup ... More

STS070-339-006 - STS-070 - Views of middeck stowage configuration and mission specialist seat

STS070-339-006 - STS-070 - Views of middeck stowage configuration and ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of middeck stowage configuration and mission specialist seat. Floating gloves. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), MIDDECK, GLOVES, SEATS... More

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