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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   Two bird detection radars have been set up near Launch Pad 39B to get ready for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121.  When birds, especially vultures, are near the shuttle during a launch, impact on a critical area is possible and could cause catastrophic damage to the vehicle.  Already proven affective for aviation where threats posed by bird strikes have been a problem, the avian radar, known as Aircraft Birdstrike Avoidance Radar, provides horizontal and vertical scanning and can monitor either launch pad for movement of vultures around them.  If data relayed from the avian radar indicates large birds are dangerously close to the vehicle, controllers could hold the countdown. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-06pd1337

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two bird detection radars have been set...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two bird detection radars have been set up near Launch Pad 39B to get ready for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121. When birds, especially vultures, ... More

Seismometer reading from impact made by Lunar Module ascent stage

Seismometer reading from impact made by Lunar Module ascent stage

S69-59547 (20 Nov. 1969) --- The seismometer reading from the impact made by the Lunar Module ascent stage when it struck the lunar surface. The impact was registered by the Passive Seismic Experiment Package w... More

FAILED B/AL IMPACT SPECIMENS - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

FAILED B/AL IMPACT SPECIMENS - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/24/1975 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

FAILED B/AL IMPACT SPECIMENS - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

FAILED B/AL IMPACT SPECIMENS - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/24/1975 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

FAILED B/AL IMPACT SPECIMENS - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

FAILED B/AL IMPACT SPECIMENS - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 1/24/1975 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

THE IMPACT OF WEAR PRESENTATION WITH SCREEN SHOWING PHOTOMICROGRAPHS SHOWING PROGRESSIVE STARVATION

THE IMPACT OF WEAR PRESENTATION WITH SCREEN SHOWING PHOTOMICROGRAPHS S...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/8/1976 Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Range :  4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) Ganymede is Jupiter's Largest Galilean satellites and 3rd from the planet.  Photo taken after midnight  Ganymede is slightly larger than Mercury but much less dense (twice the density of water).  Its surface brightness is 4 times of Earth's Moon.  Mare regions (dark features) are like the Moon's but have twice the brightness, and believed to be unlikely of rock or lava as the Moon's are.  It's north pole seems covered with brighter material and may be water frost.  Scattered brighter spots may be related to impact craters or source of fresh ice. ARC-1979-A79-7016

Range : 4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) Ganymede is Jupite...

Range : 4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) Ganymede is Jupiter's Largest Galilean satellites and 3rd from the planet. Photo taken after midnight Ganymede is slightly larger than Mercury but much less... More

This color reconstruction of part of the northern hemisphere of Ganymede was made from pictures taken at a range of 313,000 km (194,000 mi.).  The scene is approx. 1,300 km (806 mi.) across.  It shows part of dark, densely cratered block which is bound on the south by lighter, and less cratered, grooved terrain.  The dark blocks are believed to be the oldest parts of Ganymede's surface.  Numerous craters are visible, many with central peaks.  The large bright circular features have little relief and are probably the remnants of old, large craters that have been annealed by flow of the icy near-surface material.  The closely-spaced arcuate, linear features are probably analogous to similar features on Ganymede which surround a large impact basin.  The linear features here may indicate the former presence of a large impact basin to the southwest. ARC-1979-A79-7089

This color reconstruction of part of the northern hemisphere of Ganyme...

This color reconstruction of part of the northern hemisphere of Ganymede was made from pictures taken at a range of 313,000 km (194,000 mi.). The scene is approx. 1,300 km (806 mi.) across. It shows part of d... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shuttle Discovery's final launch is guided into a hoisting slip at the Solid Rocket Booster Disassembly Facility at Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.        The shuttle's two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Freedom Star and Liberty Star. The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-1910

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shutt...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster used during space shuttle Discovery's final launch is guided into a hoisting slip at the Solid Rocket Booster Disassembly Facility at Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral A... More

Under Secretary of the Air Force Antonio Chayes delivers an environmental impact statement on the MX missile sites during a press conference at the Pentagon

Under Secretary of the Air Force Antonio Chayes delivers an environmen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Released to Publ... More

STS112-713-027 - STS-112 - View of Manicouagan impact crater, Quebec,Canada taken by the STS-112 crew

STS112-713-027 - STS-112 - View of Manicouagan impact crater, Quebec,C...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Manicouagan impact crater, Quebec, Canada taken by the STS-112 crew aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: Atlantis (Orbiter), E... More

STS112-713-031 - STS-112 - View of Manicouagan impact crater, Quebec,Canada taken by the STS-112 crew

STS112-713-031 - STS-112 - View of Manicouagan impact crater, Quebec,C...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Manicouagan impact crater, Quebec, Canada taken by the STS-112 crew aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: Atlantis (Orbiter), E... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes into the ground smoke, near the impact point, during exercise BOLD EAGLE '82

SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Tom Allen, 317th Tactical Air Wing, parachutes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BOLD EAGLE '82 Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  At Launch Pad 39A, the external tank attached to Space Shuttle Atlantis shows damage from hail bombardment during a strong thunderstorm that passed through Kennedy Space Center about 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 26. A full assessment of the storm's impact is under way.  The two-day STS-117 Flight Readiness Review is being held concurrently with the assessment. Hail also impacted Space Shuttle Columbia before the launch of STS-4 in 1982; Atlantis, being readied for STS-38 in 1990; and Discovery, before the launch of STS-96 in 1999. KSC-07pd0549

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, the external tank at...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 39A, the external tank attached to Space Shuttle Atlantis shows damage from hail bombardment during a strong thunderstorm that passed through Kennedy Space Center ab... More

Forward air controller CPT Patton, using a radio, confirms the bomb impact of a target by an F-4 Phantom II aircraft. The controller is from the 22nd Tactical Air Support Squadron, involved in Exercise Opportune Journey 4

Forward air controller CPT Patton, using a radio, confirms the bomb im...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPPORTUNE JOURNEY 4 Base: Pohakuloa Army Range State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

An A-4 Skyhawk aircraft passes over as a bomb explodes in the impact area during bombing practice

An A-4 Skyhawk aircraft passes over as a bomb explodes in the impact a...

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

A bomb dropped from an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft explodes on impact during a tactical capabilities exercise

A bomb dropped from an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft explodes on impact...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Indian Springs Auxiliary Field State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Irvin J. Peterson Release S... More

A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft drops simulated heavy equipment on a drop zone during AIRLIFT RODEO '90. The distance the load lands from a predetermined impact point is measured during the competition. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A C-130 Hercules transport aircraft drops simulated heavy equipment on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: T... More

S49-35-020 - STS-049 - Views of the micrometeroid impact spall on one of the front windows.

S49-35-020 - STS-049 - Views of the micrometeroid impact spall on one ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the micrometeroid impact spall on one of the front windows. Subject Terms: STS-49, WINDOWS, MICROMETEOROIDS, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES Date Taken: 5... More

Somalians sit in the sun as they wait for food provided during Operation Provide Relief, Somalia. This sign was one of many sights taken-in by a congressional fact-finding delegation. The delegates, directed by Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rep. Bill Emerson (D-MO), toured several humanitarian relief sites to determine the impact of U.S. aid in the besieged country

Somalians sit in the sun as they wait for food provided during Operati...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE RELIEF Country: Somalia (SOM) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Charles Reger Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Photo by Peter McGregor  Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter; impact of Fragment G of Comet Shoemaker-Levy on Jupiter. The fireball is seen 12 minutes after impact at 2.34 microns. The impact A site is seen on the oposite limb of the planet. Image at 2.34 microns with CASPIR by Peter McGregor ANU 2.3m telescope at Siding Spring. (JPL Ref; P-44419) ARC-1994-AC94-0353-3

Photo by Peter McGregor Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter; imp...

Photo by Peter McGregor Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter; impact of Fragment G of Comet Shoemaker-Levy on Jupiter. The fireball is seen 12 minutes after impact at 2.34 microns. The impact A site is see... More

Photo Artwork composite by JPL This depiction of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter is shown from several perspectives. IMAGE B shows the perspective from Galileo spacecraft which can observe the impact point directly. For visual appeal, most of the large cometary fragments are shown close to one another in this image. At the time of Jupiter impact, the fragments will be separated from one another by serveral times the distances shown. This image was created by D.A. Seal of JPL's Mission Design Section using orbital computations provIded by P.W. Chodas and D.K. Yeomans of JPL's Navigation Section. ARC-1994-AC94-0353-2B

Photo Artwork composite by JPL This depiction of comet Shoemaker-Levy ...

Photo Artwork composite by JPL This depiction of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 impacting Jupiter is shown from several perspectives. IMAGE B shows the perspective from Galileo spacecraft which can observe the impact p... More

STS070-309-034 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-034 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

STS070-309-022 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-022 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

STS070-309-020 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-020 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

STS070-309-002 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-002 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

STS070-309-021 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-021 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

STS070-309-017 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-017 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

STS070-309-035 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window

STS070-309-035 - STS-070 - Documentation of debris impact damage to fl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of debris impact damage to flight deck window W6 next to the pilot's seat. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), FLIGHT DECK, WINDO... More

A close up left side view of US Army LTC David M. Kennedy Division Artillery Brigade (DIVARTY) Executive Officer, as he examines the wing from the wreckage of a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which lay on a hillside in the Russian sector of the Multinational Division North (MDN). The wing apparently struck a tree and broke off on impact

A close up left side view of US Army LTC David M. Kennedy Division Art...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SSG Edward W. Nino Release Status: Released to ... More

STS062-24-006 - STS-062 - Columbia's window during window impact observations

STS062-24-006 - STS-062 - Columbia's window during window impact obser...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of a Space Shuttle Columbia flight deck window during window impact observations made during STS-62. This experiment intended... More

STS062-05-029 - STS-062 - Pilot Allen with passive cycle isolation system

STS062-05-029 - STS-062 - Pilot Allen with passive cycle isolation sys...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Pilot Andrew Allen performing an evaluation of the passive cycle isolation system (PCIS) onboard the Space Shuttle Columbi... More

STS062-03-001 - STS-062 - Window impact observations

STS062-03-001 - STS-062 - Window impact observations

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the condition of a window during window impact observations made by Commander John Casper and Pilot Andrew Allen aboard ST... More

STS062-04-025 - STS-062 - Condition of windows during STS-62

STS062-04-025 - STS-062 - Condition of windows during STS-62

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of window conditions of the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-62, taken as part of window impact observations. Subject Terms... More

STS062-05-024 - STS-062 - Evaluation of passive cycle isolation system

STS062-05-024 - STS-062 - Evaluation of passive cycle isolation system

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the evaluation of the passive cycle isolation system (PCIS) performed on the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-62. The pur... More

STS062-05-026 - STS-062 - Evaluation of passive cycle isolation system

STS062-05-026 - STS-062 - Evaluation of passive cycle isolation system

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the evaluation of the passive cycle isolation system (PCIS) performed on the Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-62. The pur... More

Hypervelocity Impact (HVI) testing performed on EMU materials

Hypervelocity Impact (HVI) testing performed on EMU materials

S97-05508 (13 Sept. 1996) --- Astronaut Mamoru Mohri, payload specialist, representing National Space Development Agency (NASDA).

Ancient Impact Basin on Europa. NASA public domain image colelction.

Ancient Impact Basin on Europa. NASA public domain image colelction.

Ancient Impact Basin on Europa NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Month-long Evolution of the D/G Jupiter Impact Sites from Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9

Month-long Evolution of the D/G Jupiter Impact Sites from Comet P/Shoe...

Month-long Evolution of the D/G Jupiter Impact Sites from Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 JPL/NASA/STScI

Fresh Impact Craters on Ganymede

Fresh Impact Craters on Ganymede

Fresh Impact Craters on Ganymede NASA/JPL/Brown University

Crater Tindr on Callisto - an Oblique Impact?

Crater Tindr on Callisto - an Oblique Impact?

Crater Tindr on Callisto - an Oblique Impact? NASA/JPL/DLR

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/7/2004 - 9/8/2004 Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/7/2004 - 9/8/2004 Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

[Highlight views:} Hurricane Katrina impact in Mississippi

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Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/7/2004 - 9/8/2004 Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

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[Highlight views:] Hurricane Katrina impact in New Orleans, Louisiana area

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Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/14/2005 - 11/5/2005 [Highlight views:] Hurricane Katrina impact in New Orleans, Louisiana area

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star leaves the dock at Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and heads back to its home base at the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ship recently retrieved a booster that was used during space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 launch from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A on Feb. 24. The shuttle’s two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Liberty Star and Freedom Star.      The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown.  After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-1890

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedo...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star leaves the dock at Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and heads back to its home base at the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy ... More

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster from space shuttle Discovery's final launch is seen floating on the water's surface while pumps on Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, push debris and water out of the booster, replacing with air to facilitate  floating for its return to Port Canaveral in Florida.          The shuttle’s two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Liberty Star and Freedom Star. The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2011-1844

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster from space shuttle Disc...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The left spent booster from space shuttle Discovery's final launch is seen floating on the water's surface while pumps on Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A crane is prepared to pluck the returning skiffs out of the water after crew members from Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, attached a hose between the left spent booster and the vessel that will facilitate debris and water clearing and the pumping in of air into the booster so it can float horizontally on the water's surface for towing back to Port Canaveral in Florida.              The shuttle’s two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Liberty Star and Freedom Star. The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be refurbished and stored, if needed. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2011-1839

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A crane is prepared to pluck the returning ski...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A crane is prepared to pluck the returning skiffs out of the water after crew members from Freedom Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, attached a hose between the l... More

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Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/14/2005 - 11/5/2005 [Highlight views:] Hurricane Katrina impact in New Orleans, Louisiana area

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/7/2004 - 9/8/2004 Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

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Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

Photographer: HUD Staff Photo Creation Date: 9/7/2004 - 9/8/2004 Hurricane Charley [impact], Port Charlotte, Florida

[Highlight views:] Hurricane Katrina impact in New Orleans, Louisiana area

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of two KSC solid rocket booster recovery ships, a crane lowers a one-man submarine into the ocean near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Called DeepWorker 2000, the sub is being tested on its ability to duplicate the sometimes hazardous job United Space Alliance (USA) divers perform to recover the expended boosters in the ocean after a launch. The boosters splash down in an impact area about 140 miles east of Jacksonville and after recovery are towed back to KSC for refurbishment by the specially rigged recovery ships. DeepWorker 2000 will be used in a demonstration during retrieval operations after the upcoming STS-101 launch. The submarine pilot will demonstrate capabilities to cut tangled parachute riser lines using a manipulator arm and attach a Diver Operator Plug to extract water and provide flotation for the booster. DeepWorker 2000 was built by Nuytco Research Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia. It is 8.25 feet long, 5.75 feet high, and weighs 3,800 pounds. USA is a prime contractor to NASA for the Space Shuttle program KSC00padig014

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of tw...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the deck of Liberty Star, one of two KSC solid rocket booster recovery ships, a crane lowers a one-man submarine into the ocean near Cape Canaveral, Fla. Called DeepWorker 200... More

Ancient Paleo-Dunes Battered by Impact Craters

Ancient Paleo-Dunes Battered by Impact Craters

Ancient Paleo-Dunes Battered by Impact Craters NASA/JPL/MSSS Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Impact at High Noon - NASA images of Eros asteroid

Impact at High Noon - NASA images of Eros asteroid

Impact at High Noon NASA/JPL/JHUAPL Public domain photograph of Eros asteroid surface, made from orbit, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

From the left, Mrs. Barbara Westgate, Deputy Director of Programs, US Air Forces Europe headquarters, Ms. Margaret Zook, Directorate of Supply, and Deputy CHIEF of STAFF, and US Air Force Colonel Arthur Rooney, Jr., Director of Logistics, are briefed by US Air Force SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Alston Williams, 555th Fighter Squadron, lead program superintendent, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The three are visiting Aviano to learn more about the maintenance impact of cannibalization of jets and how it adversley affects parts ordered against it

From the left, Mrs. Barbara Westgate, Deputy Director of Programs, US ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Ann-Marie Boom, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Photographer: Jerry Brown--HUD Photo Creation Date: 9/12/2005 Hurricane Katrina [impact]: New Orleans, Louisiana [fly-over]

Several of the destroyed vehicles sit just outside the destruction zone of the Pentagon, September 12, 2001. Rescue workers are attempting to clear debris away from the crash site to aid search and rescue efforts. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Several of the destroyed vehicles sit just outside the destruction zon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers make their way through the wreckage between the rings inside the Pentagon. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin tos of the World Trade Center (WTC)...

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers make their way through the wreckage between ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  The Liberty Star makes its way along the Oculina Banks, a marine protected area, 20 miles offshore of the east coast of Florida.  The ship is taking part in an undersea expedition to characterize the condition of the deep-sea coral reefs and reef fish populations in the Oculina Banks.  Equipment being used for the research includes an underwater robot, a seafloor sampler, and the Passive Acoustic Monitoring System (PAMS), originally developed by NASA to monitor the impact of rocket launches on wildlife refuge lagoons at KSC.   The research is sponsored by NOAA Fisheries.  The ship departed from Port Canaveral April 29 and will return May 9. KSC-03pd1390

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Liberty Star makes its way along the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Liberty Star makes its way along the Oculina Banks, a marine protected area, 20 miles offshore of the east coast of Florida. The ship is taking part in an undersea expedition ... More

Australian impact crater taken by the Expedition Seven crew

Australian impact crater taken by the Expedition Seven crew

ISS007-E-05697 (20 May 2003) --- This image, photographed by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS), shows Gosses Bluff, an impact crater sandwiched between the MacDonnell Rang... More

Hundreds of proximity and impact fuzes are among the unexploded ordnance set for disposal in Mosul, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Hundreds of proximity and impact fuzes are among the unexploded ordnan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Mosul Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PVT Daniel D Meacham, USA Release Status: Released to P... More

BALLISTIC IMPACT OF MONOLYTHIC AND COMPOSITE PLATES GRC-2003-C-01044

BALLISTIC IMPACT OF MONOLYTHIC AND COMPOSITE PLATES GRC-2003-C-01044

BALLISTIC IMPACT OF MONOLYTHIC AND COMPOSITE PLATES

BALLISTIC IMPACT SPECIMENS / LATTICE BLOCK SANDWICH PLATES GRC-2001-C-00773

BALLISTIC IMPACT SPECIMENS / LATTICE BLOCK SANDWICH PLATES GRC-2001-C-...

BALLISTIC IMPACT SPECIMENS / LATTICE BLOCK SANDWICH PLATES Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

BALLISTIC IMPACT OF MONOLYTHIC AND COMPOSITE PLATES GRC-2003-C-01040

BALLISTIC IMPACT OF MONOLYTHIC AND COMPOSITE PLATES GRC-2003-C-01040

BALLISTIC IMPACT OF MONOLYTHIC AND COMPOSITE PLATES

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Joshua Smith, a Forward Observer with Task Force Tacoma, uses a range finder to ensure the impact zone is clear, prior to a coalition air strike on an area from where insurgents have launched munitions

During a Weapons Interdiction mission, US Army (USA) Private First Cla...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad State: Salah Ad Din Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Scott Reed, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker checks out part of Atlantis after payload bay doors were closed in preparation for the expected impact of Hurricane Frances on Saturday. Other preparations at KSC include powering down the Space Shuttle orbiters and stowing the landing gear.  Workers are also taking precautions against flooding by moving spacecraft hardware off the ground and sandbagging facilities. The Orbiter Processing Facility is constructed of concrete and steel and was designed to withstand winds of 105 mph.  The Vehicle Assembly Building is constructed of concrete and steel and was designed to withstand winds of 125 mph. Other payload and flight hardware support facilities can endure winds of 110 mph.  Launch pads and the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility can withstand 125-mph winds. KSC-04pd1701

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, a worker checks out part of Atlantis after payload bay doors were closed in preparation for the expected impact of Hurricane Frances on Saturday... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers cover with plastic the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in preparation for the expected impact of Hurricane Frances on Saturday.  Other modules and equipment are being covered as well.  Workers also have powered down the Space Shuttle orbiters, closed their payload bay doors and stowed the landing gear.  They are also taking precautions against flooding by moving spacecraft hardware off the ground and sandbagging facilities. The SSPF can withstand sustained winds of 110 mph and wind gusts up to 132 mph.  The Orbiter Processing Facility is constructed of concrete and steel and was designed to withstand winds of 105 mph.  The Vehicle Assembly Building is constructed of concrete and steel and was designed to withstand winds of 125 mph. Other payload and flight hardware support facilities can endure winds of 110 mph.  Launch pads and the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility can withstand 125-mph winds. KSC-04pd1713

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers cover with plastic the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello in preparation for the expected impact of Hurricane Frances on Sat... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Large pieces of equipment in the Processing Control Center in the Launch Complex 39 Area are covered in plastic in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne, expected to impact Central Florida Sunday. This is the fourth hurricane in 45 days to make landfall somewhere in the state. KSC-04pd1894

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Large pieces of equipment in the Processi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Large pieces of equipment in the Processing Control Center in the Launch Complex 39 Area are covered in plastic in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne, expected to impac... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker secures tanks in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne, expected to impact Central Florida Sunday. This is the fourth hurricane in 45 days to make landfall somewhere in the state. KSC-04pd1889

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker secures tanks in preparation for...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker secures tanks in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Jeanne, expected to impact Central Florida Sunday. This is the fourth hurricane in 45 days to make landfall somewh... More

US Navy (USN) Seabee PETTY Officer 1ST Class (PO1) Hector Calderon, Kalsu Detachment (Det), Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB-4), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), holds a strap attached to the harness worn by USN Seabee PETTY Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Jim Muskevitsch (front), Kalsu Det., NMCB-4, 24th MEU, in order to secure PO2 Muskevitsch as he solders a support beam into a mortar impact crater as they work on a bridge that they are reconstructing in Mahmuydiyah (Babil Province), Iraq, which was severely damaged from repeated attacks by anti-Coalition insurgent militants. The 24th MEU is in conducting Security and Stability s (SASO) in Babil Province during...

US Navy (USN) Seabee PETTY Officer 1ST Class (PO1) Hector Calderon, Ka...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Seabee PETTY Officer 1ST Class (PO1) Hector Calderon, Kalsu Detachment (Det), Naval Mobile Construction Battalion ... More

A US Navy (USN) Seabee, Kalsu Detachment, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB-4), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), uses a Tractor, Rubber-tired, Articulated steering, Multi-purpose (TRAM) vehicle (forklift) to place large metal sheets over a mortar impact crater during the reconstruction of a bridge in Mahmuydiyah (Babil Province), Iraq, which was severely damaged from repeated attacks by anti-Coalition insurgent militants. The 24th MEU is in conducting Security and Stability Operations (SASO) in Babil Province during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) Seabee, Kalsu Detachment, Naval Mobile Construction Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mahmuydiyah State: Babil Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah A. Beavers, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence is helped with her launch and entry suit by the Closeout Crew before entering Space Shuttle Discovery.  The Return to Flight mission to the International Space Station carries the External Stowage Platform-2, equipped with spare part assemblies, and a replacement Control Moment Gyroscope contained in the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure and Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, housing 15 tons of hardware and supplies that will be transferred to the Station after the Shuttle docks to the complex .  On this mission, the crew will perform inspections on-orbit for the first time of all of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels on the leading edge of the wings and the Thermal Protection System tiles using the new Canadian-built Orbiter Boom Sensor System and the data from 176 impact and temperature sensors. Mission Specialists will also practice repair techniques on RCC and tile samples during a spacewalk in the payload bay. KSC-05pp1798

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrenc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence is helped with her launch and entry suit by the Closeout Crew before entering Space Shuttle Discovery. The Return to Flight mission to th... More

President George Bush giving press conference, at Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., concerning the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on oil, natural gas production, refining, distribution in Gulf of Mexico region

President George Bush giving press conference, at Department of Energy...

Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites

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