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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers are constructing flight support system (FSS) access scaffolding that will be used to prepare the Hubble Space Telescope, or HST, carriers for the STS-125 servicing mission 4.  The FSS will berth, secure and furnish power to Hubble and also contains the soft capture mechanism to be attached to the telescope. Upon completion of STS-125, the Hubble will provide even deeper and more detailed views of the Universe. The STS-125 mission will be the final space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd1913

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, workers are constructing flight support system (FSS) access scaffolding that will be used to prepare the Hubbl... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    Under a blue sky streaked with clouds, Launch Pad 39B holds Space Shuttle Discovery, ready for launch of mission STS-116.  At the far left is the rotating service structure, rolled back after midnight in preparation for launch.  Next to Discovery is the fixed service structure, with the 80-foot-high lightning mast on top, part of the lightning protection system on the pad. Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another.  Seen above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, extending from the FSS. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. Below it, also extending toward Discovery from the FSS, is the orbiter access arm with the White Room at the end. The crew gains access into the orbiter through the White Room.  Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-116 at 9:35 p.m. today.  On the mission, the crew will deliver truss segment, P5, to the International Space Station and begin the intricate process of reconfiguring and redistributing the power generated by two pairs of U.S. solar arrays. The P5 will be mated to the P4 truss that was delivered and attached during the STS-115 mission in September. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd2674

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky streaked with clouds, Launch Pad 39B holds Space Shuttle Discovery, ready for launch of mission STS-116. At the far left is the rotating service structure, rol... More

STS103-332-012 - STS-103 - Views of the FSS and HST docked in the payload bay

STS103-332-012 - STS-103 - Views of the FSS and HST docked in the payl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Flight Support System (FSS) berthing latches on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) which is docked in the STS-103 or... More

STS103-332-003 - STS-103 - Views of the FSS and HST docked in the payload bay

STS103-332-003 - STS-103 - Views of the FSS and HST docked in the payl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Flight Support System (FSS) berthing latches on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) which is docked in the STS-103 or... More

STS109-411-021 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-021 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking with the H... More

STS109-411-009 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-009 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking with the H... More

STS109-331-020 - STS-109 - FSS hardware

STS109-331-020 - STS-109 - FSS hardware

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views taken of struts and other hardware on the Flight Support System (FSS) in the aft section of the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay. ... More

STS109-411-023 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-023 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking with the H... More

STS109-411-035 - STS-109 - Cables on Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-035 - STS-109 - Cables on Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of a cable on the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking... More

STS-124 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

STS-124 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

Description: Engineering Evaluation for E095 to determine digital can replace film Hultcher. FIXED VIEWS OF VEHICLE AND MLP AT: PRE-IGNITION, SSME IGNITION, LIFTOFF, HALF-WAY UP FSS, AND AS VEHICLE CLEARS FSS.... More

STS-124 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

STS-124 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

Description: Engineering Evaluation for E095 to determine digital can replace film Hultcher. FIXED VIEWS OF VEHICLE AND MLP AT: PRE-IGNITION, SSME IGNITION, LIFTOFF, HALF-WAY UP FSS, AND AS VEHICLE CLEARS FSS.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   The morning sky lightens behind Space Shuttle Atlantis while lights on the fixed service structure (FSS)  still illuminate the orbiter on Launch Pad 39B. Atlantis was originally scheduled to launch at 12:29 p.m. EDT on this date, but  a 24-hour scrub was called by mission managers due to a concern with Fuel Cell 1.  Seen poised above the orange external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. Extending from the FSS to Atlantis is the orbiter access arm with the White Room at the end.  The White Room provides entry into the orbiter through the hatch.  At right is the 300,000-gallon water tank that releases its contents onto the mobile launcher platform during liftoff to aid sound suppression. During the STS-115 mission, Atlantis' astronauts will deliver and install the 17.5-ton, bus-sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment on the station. The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics and will provide one-fourth of the total power-generation capability for the completed station. This mission is the 116th space shuttle flight, the 27th flight for orbiter Atlantis, and the 19th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. STS-115 is scheduled to last 11 days with a planned landing at KSC.   Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-06pd2051

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The morning sky lightens behind Space S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The morning sky lightens behind Space Shuttle Atlantis while lights on the fixed service structure (FSS) still illuminate the orbiter on Launch Pad 39B. Atlantis was originally s... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   The morning sky lightens behind Space Shuttle Atlantis while lights on the fixed service structure (FSS)  still illuminate the orbiter on Launch Pad 39B. Atlantis was originally scheduled to launch at 12:29 p.m. EDT on this date, but  a 24-hour scrub was called by mission managers due to a concern with Fuel Cell 1.  Seen poised above the orange external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. Extending from the FSS to Atlantis is the orbiter access arm with the White Room at the end.  The White Room provides entry into the orbiter through the hatch.  At right is the 300,000-gallon water tank that releases its contents onto the mobile launcher platform during liftoff to aid sound suppression.  During the STS-115 mission, Atlantis' astronauts will deliver and install the 17.5-ton, bus-sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment on the station. The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics and will provide one-fourth of the total power-generation capability for the completed station. This mission is the 116th space shuttle flight, the 27th flight for orbiter Atlantis, and the 19th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. STS-115 is scheduled to last 11 days with a planned landing at KSC.   Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-06pd2052

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The morning sky lightens behind Space S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The morning sky lightens behind Space Shuttle Atlantis while lights on the fixed service structure (FSS) still illuminate the orbiter on Launch Pad 39B. Atlantis was originally s... More

Lopez-Alegria and Williams installing the FSS in the U.S. Laboratory

Lopez-Alegria and Williams installing the FSS in the U.S. Laboratory

ISS013-E-84390 (27 Sept. 2006) --- Astronauts Jeffrey N. Williams (foreground), Expedition 13 NASA space station science officer and flight engineer, and Michael E. Lopez-Alegria, Expedition 14 commander and NA... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope is lowered onto a work platform by workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The Flight Support System, or FSS, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, have also arrived at Kennedy. The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in late July. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2066

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope is lowered onto a work platform by wor... More

S125E012005 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E012005 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the connectors and Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) attached to the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) aft bulkhead (BLKHD). Photo taken during the unbe... More

S125E005127 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005127 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) and Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) stowed in the payload bay of the... More

S125E011979 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E011979 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of connectors and the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) attached to the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) aft bulkhead (BLKHD). Photo taken during the unbe... More

S125E005137 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005137 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) and Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) stowed in the payload bay of the... More

S125E005128 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005128 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) and Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) stowed in the payload bay of the... More

FSS (Fluid Servicing System). NASA public domain image colelction.

FSS (Fluid Servicing System). NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS020-E-018121 (8 July 2009) --- European Space Agency astronaut Frank De Winne, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works with the Fluid Servicing System (FSS) in the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station.

Fluid Servicing System (FSS) in the US Lab

Fluid Servicing System (FSS) in the US Lab

ISS021-E-021416 (5 Nov. 2009) --- Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk, Expedition 21 flight engineer, uses the Fluid Servicing System (FSS) to refill Internal Thermal Control System (ITCS) loops with ... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the next section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RSS) also continues at the pad. The FSS and RSS were designed to support the unique needs of the Space Shuttle Program. In 2009, the pad was no longer needed for the shuttle program, so it is being restructured for future use. Its new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The new lightning protection system, which was in place for the October 2009 launch of Ares I-X, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2011-2493

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the next section of t...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the next section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure ... More

Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the last surviving Doolittle

Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the last surviving Doolittle

Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, the last surviving Doolittle Raider, center, salutes as members of the Malmstrom Air Force Base Honor Guard render military honors during a funeral service in honor of Staff Sgt. ... More

Airmen from the 127th Force Support Squadron work to

Airmen from the 127th Force Support Squadron work to

Airmen from the 127th Force Support Squadron work to set up a tent to be used as a temporary dining facility during a series of field training exercises at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Aug. 8, 2012... More

Maj. Ronnie Walden, 2nd Force Support Squadron commander,

Maj. Ronnie Walden, 2nd Force Support Squadron commander,

Maj. Ronnie Walden, 2nd Force Support Squadron commander, assumes command of the 2nd FSS from Lt. Col. Mindy Davitch at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., June 19, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Li... More

Stand-up paddle boarding students paddle in the Santa

Stand-up paddle boarding students paddle in the Santa

Stand-up paddle boarding students paddle in the Santa Rosa Sound at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 4, 2015. The Outdoor Recreation SUP class is new to Hurlburt Field this year. Classes are held Tuesdays and Thursda... More

An athlete uses the running track outside the Risner

An athlete uses the running track outside the Risner

An athlete uses the running track outside the Risner Fitness Center May 24, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The fitness center offers more than 40 fitness classes each week, promoting healthy lifestyles for se... More

Members from various federal law enforcement agencies

Members from various federal law enforcement agencies

Members from various federal law enforcement agencies rest and relax before deploying to areas affected by Hurricane Irma, Sept. 10, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Moody Air Force Base hosted approximately ... More

FSS, interiör., Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

FSS, interiör., Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

FSS, interiör. Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Atlantis stands ready for launch on mission STS-110.  The Orbiter Access Arm extends from the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) to the crew compartment hatch, through which the STS-110 crew will enter Atlantis. Above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm.  Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off.   The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the Space Shuttle vehicle.  The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad.  The structure has access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload bay.  The FSS provides access to the orbiter and the RSS.  Mission STS-110 is scheduled to launch April 4 on its 11-day mission to the International Space Station KSC-02pd0392

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure roll...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Atlantis stands ready for launch on mission STS-110. The Orbiter Access Arm extends from the Fixed Service Structure... More

STS103-730-026 - STS-103 - Aft Shroud and FSS

STS103-730-026 - STS-103 - Aft Shroud and FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Flight Support System (FSS) in the payload bay and Aft Shroud on the +V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Subject Terms: HUBBLE S... More

STS103-730-025 - STS-103 - Aft Shroud and FSS

STS103-730-025 - STS-103 - Aft Shroud and FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Flight Support System (FSS) in the payload bay and Aft Shroud on the +V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Subject Terms: HUBBLE S... More

S103E5171 - STS-103 - Berthing latches on the FSS

S103E5171 - STS-103 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Berthing latchs #B and #3 on the Flight Support System (FSS) after the docking of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Subject Terms: LATCHES, DOCKING, HU... More

View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

S103-E-5156 (21 December 1999) --- This electronic still camera's view and others in this series showing the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) being berthed in Discovery's bay were recorded during and soon after cap... More

STS103-332-013 - STS-103 - Views of the FSS and HST docked in the payload bay

STS103-332-013 - STS-103 - Views of the FSS and HST docked in the payl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Flight Support System (FSS) berthing latches on the -V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) which is docked in the STS-103 or... More

STS103-378-034 - STS-103 - FSS berthing latches

STS103-378-034 - STS-103 - FSS berthing latches

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Flight Support System (FSS) berthing latches after capture of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) by the STS-103 crew. Subject Terms:... More

STS109-411-016 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-016 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking with the H... More

STS109-411-028 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-028 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking with the H... More

STS-124 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

STS-124 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

Description: Engineering Evaluation for E095 to determine digital can replace film Hultcher. FIXED VIEWS OF VEHICLE AND MLP AT: PRE-IGNITION, SSME IGNITION, LIFTOFF, HALF-WAY UP FSS, AND AS VEHICLE CLEARS FSS.... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –   In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers move flight support system (FSS) access scaffolding that will be used to prepare the Hubble Space Telescope, or HST, carriers for the STS-125 servicing mission 4. The FSS will berth, secure and furnish power to Hubble and also contains the soft capture mechanism to be attached to the telescope. Upon completion of STS-125, the Hubble will provide even deeper and more detailed views of the Universe. The STS-125 mission will be the final space shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd1916

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility a...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers move flight support system (FSS) access scaffolding that will be used to prepare the Hubble Space Tel... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope is lifted from its transportation canister under the supervision of workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The Flight Support System, or FSS, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, have also arrived at Kennedy. The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in late July. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2063

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope is lifted from its transportation cani... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center removes the protective wrapping from the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier for the Hubble Space Telescope.  The Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Flight Support System, or FSS, have also arrived at Kennedy. The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in late July. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2079

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center removes the protective wrapping from the Orbit... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope is positioned onto a work platform by workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The Flight Support System, or FSS, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, have also arrived at Kennedy. The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in late July. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2068

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope is positioned onto a work platform by ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center installs a pallet support strut on the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier for the Hubble Space Telescope.  The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. SLIC is built with state-of-the-art, lightweight, composite materials - carbon fiber with a cyanate ester resin and a titanium metal matrix composite. These composites have greater strength-to-mass ratios than the metals typically used in spacecraft design. The Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, and the Flight Support System, or FSS, have also arrived at Kennedy.     The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in early August. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2096

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center installs a pallet support strut on the Super ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center installs a pallet support strut on the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier for the Hubble Space Telescope.  The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. SLIC is built with state-of-the-art, lightweight, composite materials - carbon fiber with a cyanate ester resin and a titanium metal matrix composite. These composites have greater strength-to-mass ratios than the metals typically used in spacecraft design. The Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, and the Flight Support System, or FSS, have also arrived at Kennedy.     The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in early August. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2097

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center installs a pallet support strut on the Super ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center installs a pallet support strut on the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier for the Hubble Space Telescope.  The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. SLIC is built with state-of-the-art, lightweight, composite materials - carbon fiber with a cyanate ester resin and a titanium metal matrix composite. These composites have greater strength-to-mass ratios than the metals typically used in spacecraft design. The Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, and the Flight Support System, or FSS, have also arrived at Kennedy.    The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in early August. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2098

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center installs a pallet support strut on the Super ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians begin removing the cables from the crane holding the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), part of the Soft Capture and Rendezvous System, or SCRS.  The SCM rests on the Flight Support System, or FSS,carrier and will be mated to the carrier.  The SCRS will enable the future rendezvous, capture and safe disposal of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope by either a crewed or robotic mission. The ring-like device attaches to Hubble’s aft bulkhead. The SCRS greatly increases the current shuttle capture interfaces on Hubble, therefore significantly reducing the rendezvous and capture design complexities associated with the disposal mission.  The FSS will join the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment, or MULE, carrier, the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier as payload on space shuttle Atlantis's STS-125 mission. 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/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd2441

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, technicians begin removing the cables from the crane holding the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), part of the Sof... More

S125E011974 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E011974 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) attached to the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) aft bulkhead (BLKHD). Photo taken during the unberthing of the H... More

S125E011999 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E011999 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of a High Gain Antenna (HGA). Photo taken during the unberthing of the HST from Atlantis on Flight Day 9. Subject Terms: STS-125, Hubble ... More

S125E006829 - STS-125 - Survey views of the FSS in the Payload Bay of the Shuttle Atlantis

S125E006829 - STS-125 - Survey views of the FSS in the Payload Bay of ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial survey view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) and Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) located in the space shut... More

S125E005130 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005130 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) stowed in the payload bay of the space shuttle Atlantis during th... More

S125E011978 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E011978 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of connectors and the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) attached to the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) aft bulkhead (BLKHD). Photo taken during the unbe... More

S125E005160 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005160 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) and Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) stowed in the payload bay of the... More

S125E005158 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005158 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Flight Support System (FSS) Berthing and Positioning System (BAPS) and a blurred view of the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carri... More

S125E005157 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in the Payload Bay

S125E005157 - STS-125 - Flight Support System (FSS) BAPS and SCM in th...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up and blurred view of the top of the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier (SLIC) WFC3 (Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2) Scientific Instrum... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the fixed service structure FSS piece by piece on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure RSS also continues at the pad. The FSS and RSS were designed to support the unique needs of the Space Shuttle Program. In 2009, the pad was no longer needed for the shuttle program, so it is being restructured for future use.    Its new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The transformation also includes the refurbishment of the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks and the upgrade of about 1.3 million feet of cable. The new lightning protection system, which was in place for the October 2009 launch of Ares I-X, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Frankie Martin KSC-2011-2372

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the fixed service str...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the fixed service structure FSS piece by piece on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure RSS als... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another level of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RSS) also continues at the pad. The FSS and RSS were designed to support the unique needs of the Space Shuttle Program. In 2009, the pad was no longer needed for the shuttle program, so it is being restructured for future use.            Its new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The transformation also includes the refurbishment of the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks and the upgrade of about 1.3 million feet of cable. The new lightning protection system, which was in place for the October 2009 launch of Ares I-X, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2459

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another level of the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another level of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RS... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the next section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RSS) also continues at the pad. The FSS and RSS were designed to support the unique needs of the Space Shuttle Program. In 2009, the pad was no longer needed for the shuttle program, so it is being restructured for future use. Its new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The new lightning protection system, which was in place for the October 2009 launch of Ares I-X, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2011-2494

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the next section of t...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles the next section of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure ... More

John J. Rodes Airman Leadership School class 20-5 poses

John J. Rodes Airman Leadership School class 20-5 poses

John J. Rodes Airman Leadership School class 20-5 poses for a photo during their classroom video conference on June 17, 2020 at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. This is the first ALS class conducted online at Luke AF... More

Tech. Sgt. Syreeta Weems, 799th Force Support Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Syreeta Weems, 799th Force Support Squadron

Tech. Sgt. Syreeta Weems, 799th Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of career development, left, and Staff Sgt. Jennifer Obeng-Duro, 799th FSS NCO in charge of retirements/separations, pose for a photo Sept. 1... More

Airman 1st Class Nicki Agunos, 341st Force Support

Airman 1st Class Nicki Agunos, 341st Force Support

Airman 1st Class Nicki Agunos, 341st Force Support Squadron missile chef, left, checks on his sous chef while he prepares vegetables for sautéing June 7, 2017 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Agunos and his p... More

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. – Col. Todd

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. – Col. Todd

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. – Col. Todd Moore, 21st Space Wing commander, sheaths the 721st Mission Support Group guidon during the 721st MSG inactivation ceremony, April 5, 2019 at Cheyenne Moun... More

Chief Master Sgt. Craig Olson (left), chief enlisted

Chief Master Sgt. Craig Olson (left), chief enlisted

Chief Master Sgt. Craig Olson (left), chief enlisted manager with the 673rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, helps Sgt. Jorge Portell, with B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantr... More

A simulated crash victim is placed in a body bag during

A simulated crash victim is placed in a body bag during

A simulated crash victim is placed in a body bag during a major accident response inspection March 30, 2017, at the Jacksonville Fire Department Training Center, Ark. In the event of a fatality, the 19th Force ... More

Airman Leadership School students salute the flag during

Airman Leadership School students salute the flag during

Airman Leadership School students salute the flag during Reveille at Joint Base Charleston - Air Base, March 5. Airmen participate in Reveille and Retreat periodically throughout the course to reinforce Customs... More

DAST in Flight. Last Flight EC80-14090

DAST in Flight. Last Flight EC80-14090

DAST in Flight. Last Flight Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Astronaut James D. van Hoften tests the manned maneuvering unit (MMU) in the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger as a part of an extravehicular activity (EVA) during Flight 41-C. The Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS), repaired and ready for release into space, is docked at the flight support system (FSS) at the rear

Astronaut James D. van Hoften tests the manned maneuvering unit (MMU) ...

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

S103E5168 - STS-103 - View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

S103E5168 - STS-103 - View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) docked on the Flight Support System (FSS) located in the aft end of the Discovery's payload bay (PLB). The HST ... More

S103E5179 - STS-103 - Berthing latches on the FSS

S103E5179 - STS-103 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Berthing latchs #B and #3 on the Flight Support System (FSS) after the docking of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Subject Terms: LATCHES, DOCKING, HU... More

STS109-411-013 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

STS109-411-013 - STS-109 - Berthing latches on the FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the berthing latches on the Flight Support Structure located in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay prior to docking with the H... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Space Shuttle Discovery is bathed in light on Launch Pad 39B after rollback of the rotating service structure after midnight.  Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another. Seen above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, extending from the FSS. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. Below it, also extending toward Discovery from the FSS, is the orbiter access arm with the White Room at the end. The crew gains access into the orbiter through the White Room.  Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-116 at 9:35 p.m. today.  On the mission, the crew will deliver truss segment, P5, to the International Space Station and begin the intricate process of reconfiguring and redistributing the power generated by two pairs of U.S. solar arrays. The P5 will be mated to the P4 truss that was delivered and attached during the STS-115 mission in September. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-06pd2670

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery is bathed in li...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Discovery is bathed in light on Launch Pad 39B after rollback of the rotating service structure after midnight. Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   Under a blue sky, Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for launch of mission STS-116 from Launch Pad 39B.  Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilical connections to the orbiter, including a liquid-oxygen line through one and a liquid-hydrogen line through another.  Seen above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm, extending from the FSS. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. Below it, also extending toward Discovery from the FSS, is the orbiter access arm with the White Room at the end. The crew gains access into the orbiter through the White Room.  Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-116 at 9:35 p.m. today.  On the mission, the crew will deliver truss segment, P5, to the International Space Station and begin the intricate process of reconfiguring and redistributing the power generated by two pairs of U.S. solar arrays. The P5 will be mated to the P4 truss that was delivered and attached during the STS-115 mission in September. Photo credit: NASA/Ken Thornsley KSC-06pd2673

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky, Space Shuttle Discov...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a blue sky, Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for launch of mission STS-116 from Launch Pad 39B. Beneath Discovery's wings are the tail masts, which provide several umbilic... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center begin to lift the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope from its transportation canister. The Flight Support System, or FSS, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, have also arrived at Kennedy. The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in late July. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2061

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center begin to lift the Flight Support System for the... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center removes the protective wrapping from the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier for the Hubble Space Telescope.  The Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Flight Support System, or FSS, have also arrived at Kennedy. The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in late July. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2078

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center removes the protective wrapping from the Orbit... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center remove the protective wrapping from the Flight Support System for the Hubble Space Telescope. The Flight Support System, or FSS, is one of four carriers supporting hardware for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the telescope. The Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC, and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier, or ORUC, have also arrived at Kennedy.    The Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment carrier will be delivered in early August. The carriers will be prepared for the integration of telescope science instruments, both internal and external replacement components, as well as the flight support equipment to be used by the astronauts during the Hubble servicing mission, targeted for launch Oct. 8.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd2090

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servic...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the high bay of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center remove the protective wrapping from the Flight ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), part of the Soft Capture and Rendezvous System, or SCRS,  is being prepared for transfer to the Flight Support System, or FSS, carrier. The SCRS will enable the future rendezvous, capture and safe disposal of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope by either a crewed or robotic mission. The ring-like device attaches to Hubble’s aft bulkhead. The SCRS greatly increases the current shuttle capture interfaces on Hubble, therefore significantly reducing the rendezvous and capture design complexities associated with the disposal mission.  The FSS will join the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment, or MULE, carrier, the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier as payload on space shuttle Atlantis's STS-125 mission. 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/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd2433

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 Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), part of the Soft Capture and Rendezvous System, or SCRS, is being prepared f... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians check the sensors on the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), part of the Soft Capture and Rendezvous System, or SCRS, after mating of the SCM to the Flight Support System, or FSS, carrier. The SCRS will enable the future rendezvous, capture and safe disposal of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope by either a crewed or robotic mission. The ring-like device attaches to Hubble’s aft bulkhead. The SCRS greatly increases the current shuttle capture interfaces on Hubble, therefore significantly reducing the rendezvous and capture design complexities associated with the disposal mission.  The FSS will join the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment, or MULE, carrier, the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier and the Orbital Replacement Unit Carrier as payload on space shuttle Atlantis's STS-125 mission. 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/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd2446

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, technicians check the sensors on the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM), part of the Soft Capture and Rendezvous Sys... More

S125E011989 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E011989 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the NICMOS (Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer) Cooling System (NCS) Radiator connectors on the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) a... More

S125E011987 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS in the Shuttle Atlantis Payload Bay

S125E011987 - STS-125 - View of the HST after separation from the FSS ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of connectors and the Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) attached to the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) aft bulkhead (BLKHD). Photo taken during the unbe... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,  an overhead crane moves the Flight Support System, or FSS, carrier with the Soft Capture Mechanism toward the payload canister. The canister will deliver the FSS and other carriers to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay.  Atlantis' 11-day STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is targeted for launch May 12.  It 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/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-2721

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 in Florida, an overhead crane moves the Flight Support System, or FSS, carrier with the Soft Capture Mechanism ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The slings from a large crane swing the detached orbiter access arm, which ends in the White Room, away from the fixed service structure, or FSS,  on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  The White Room provided entry into space shuttles that were on the pad. The arm is being removed from the FSS for the pad's conversion as launch site for the Constellation Program's Ares I-X. The launch of the Ares I-X flight test is targeted for August 2009.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-3801

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The slings from a large crane swing the detache...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The slings from a large crane swing the detached orbiter access arm, which ends in the White Room, away from the fixed service structure, or FSS, on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Spac... More

ITCS FSS. NASA public domain image colelction.

ITCS FSS. NASA public domain image colelction.

ISS020-E-013974 (23 June 2009) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 20 flight engineer, works with the Fluid Control Pump Assembly (FCPA), which is a part of the Int... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another level of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RSS) also continues at the pad. The FSS and RSS were designed to support the unique needs of the Space Shuttle Program. In 2009, the pad was no longer needed for the shuttle program, so it is being restructured for future use.            Its new design will feature a "clean pad" for rockets to come with their own launcher, making it more versatile for a number of vehicles. The transformation also includes the refurbishment of the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tanks and the upgrade of about 1.3 million feet of cable. The new lightning protection system, which was in place for the October 2009 launch of Ares I-X, will remain. For information on NASA's future plans, visit www.nasa.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2458

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another level of the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A large crane dismantles another level of the fixed service structure (FSS) on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Work to remove the rotating service structure (RS... More

Pad 39B FSS Being Demolished 2011-2769

Pad 39B FSS Being Demolished 2011-2769

Pad 39B FSS Being Demolished Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Karl Lavtar (right), instructor, and volunteer instructor

Karl Lavtar (right), instructor, and volunteer instructor

Karl Lavtar (right), instructor, and volunteer instructor Jesse Mead (left), demonstrate proper posture and seating in a kayak at the Elmendorf Fitness Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 30. The ka... More

Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, retired American mixed

Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, retired American mixed

Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, retired American mixed martial artist, speaks with Staff Sgt. Corey Rodriguez, 51st Munitions Squadron tech inspections crew chief on Osan Air Base, South Korea, Aug. 5, 2015. Liddel... More

Airman 1st Class Arlena Harges, 627th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Arlena Harges, 627th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Arlena Harges, 627th Force Support Squadron food services apprentice, prepares a box meal in the McChord flight kitchen Feb. 14, 2017 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The flight kitchen prepa... More

Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine shows missile field chefs

Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine shows missile field chefs

Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine shows missile field chefs from Malmstrom, Minot and F.E. Warren how to use fresh ingredients to enhance flavor in their dishes Sept. 7, 2017, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. Che... More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright speaks to members of Team Beale during an all call March 20, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. During the all call, Wright answered questions from Ai... More

Airman 1st Class Cameron Walker, Moody dorm resident,

Airman 1st Class Cameron Walker, Moody dorm resident,

Airman 1st Class Cameron Walker, Moody dorm resident, performs a pushup April 29, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 23d Force Support Squadron began the first phase of reopening the Freedom I Fitness ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dariella Willams, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dariella Willams, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dariella Willams, 18th Force Support Squadron dining facility shift lead (center), directs a coworker at the Marshall Dining Facility May 24, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The DF... More

Schriever Airmen participate in the 50th Force Support

Schriever Airmen participate in the 50th Force Support

Schriever Airmen participate in the 50th Force Support Squadrons first "Sing it Loud: Schriever's Got Talent" at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 11, 2017. The event was created to boost morale through ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kristen Patterson,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kristen Patterson,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kristen Patterson, a member of the 140th Force Support Squadron, prepares food to be served at the simulated deployed Single Pallet Expeditionary Kitchen during an Operational Re... More

Schriever Airmen participate in the 50th Force Support

Schriever Airmen participate in the 50th Force Support

Schriever Airmen participate in the 50th Force Support Squadrons first "Sing it Loud: Schriever's Got Talent" at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 11, 2017. The event was created to boost morale through ... More

104th Fighter Wing firefighters run through a simulated

104th Fighter Wing firefighters run through a simulated

104th Fighter Wing firefighters run through a simulated aircraft hard crash landing with an ejected pilot during a four day readiness exercise, Nov. 2, 2019, at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. Ai... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida,  an overhead crane lowers the Flight Support System, or FSS, carrier with the Soft Capture Mechanism into the payload canister. The canister will deliver the FSS and other carriers to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Atlantis' 11-day STS-125 mission to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is targeted for launch May 12.  It 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/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-2722

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 in Florida, an overhead crane lowers the Flight Support System, or FSS, carrier with the Soft Capture Mechanism... More

STS103-730-027 - STS-103 - Aft Shroud and FSS

STS103-730-027 - STS-103 - Aft Shroud and FSS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Flight Support System (FSS) in the payload bay and Aft Shroud on the +V3 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Subject Terms: HUBBLE S... More

S103E5158 - STS-103 - View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

S103E5158 - STS-103 - View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) docked on the Flight Support System (FSS) located in the aft end of the Discovery's payload bay (PLB). The HST ... More

S103E5162 - STS-103 - View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

S103E5162 - STS-103 - View of the HST docked to the FSS in the PLB

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) docked on the Flight Support System (FSS) located in the aft end of the Discovery's payload bay (PLB). The HST ... More

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