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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Mission Specialists (from left) Sandra Magnus, Shane Kimbrough and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper make their way to the slidewire baskets on the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure after taking part in a simulated countdown in space shuttle Endeavour.  The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and the simulated countdown. On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd3440

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Mission Specialists (from left) Sandra Magnus, Shane Kimbrough and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper make their way to the... More

S127E009521 - STS-127 - Survey view of Bay 13 on the S1 Truss during Joint Operations

S127E009521 - STS-127 - Survey view of Bay 13 on the S1 Truss during J...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of Bay 13 on the S1 Truss. Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint (TRRJ) is visible. Photo was taken during STS-127 / Expedition 20 Joint Operation... More

S127E009542 - STS-127 - Bays 12 and 14 on the P1 Truss during Joint Operations

S127E009542 - STS-127 - Bays 12 and 14 on the P1 Truss during Joint Op...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of Bays 12 and 14 on the P1 Truss. Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint (TRRJ)/Flexible Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) is visible. Photo was taken du... More

S132E009934 - STS-132 - Survey view of joint on the RMS during Joint Operations

S132E009934 - STS-132 - Survey view of joint on the RMS during Joint O...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of joint on the Remote Manipulator System (RMS). Photo was taken during Expedition 23 / STS-32 Joint Operations. Subject Terms: STS-132, ... More

S132E009771 - STS-132 - Survey view of S1 Truss during Joint Operations

S132E009771 - STS-132 - Survey view of S1 Truss during Joint Operation...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of S1 Truss. Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint (TRRJ) / Flexible Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) are visible at Bay 11. Photo was taken during Expe... More

A person riding a skateboard on a brick floor. Floor pavement ground, backgrounds textures.

A person riding a skateboard on a brick floor. Floor pavement ground, ...

Public domain texture / A brick floor in a park / A brick walkway in a park. Public domain textures and patterns: A brick floor in a park / A brick walkway in a park.

Hand finger links hand, backgrounds textures.

Hand finger links hand, backgrounds textures.

Free images of hands. Public domain stock photo of hands. Royalty free photos.

Wall stones structure building.
Maniere de déterminer les coupes, les joints, et les assemblages, des traverses cintrées.

Maniere de déterminer les coupes, les joints, et les assemblages, des ...

Picryl description: Public domain illustrated book page scan, drawings, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

Joint, possibly a knee or shoulder

Joint, possibly a knee or shoulder

From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Amarna (Akhetaten), Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92 New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Floyd Swick, welder from Newton, Kansas worked in oil fields about ten years; cutting tool joints off a drill pipe in Goodrich field of Continental oil company. Valley Center oil field near Wichita, Kansas

Floyd Swick, welder from Newton, Kansas worked in oil fields about ten...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a worker, construction, carpenter, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough gets help with his suit before entering space shuttle Endeavour. He and other crew members will take part in a simulated launch countdown.  The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and the simulated countdown. On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd3433

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough gets help with his suit before entering space shuttle Endeavour.... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Pilot Eric Boe waits to finish his suit-up. He and other crew members will take part in a simulated launch countdown after entering space shuttle Endeavour. The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and the simulated countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd3430

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the White Room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 Pilot Eric Boe waits to finish his suit-up. He and other crew members will take part in a simulated... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -   At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-126 crew members listen to instructions about the M-113 armored personnel carrier they are sitting in used for emergency escape from Launch Pad 39A.  From left are Mission Specialist Steve Bowen and Pilot Eric Boe; astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard; and Mission Specialists Shane Kimbrough, Sandra Magnus and Donald Pettit. The crew is at Kennedy for pre-launch preparation known as Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. The training provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3371

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, th...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-126 crew members listen to instructions about the M-113 armored personnel carrier they are sitting in used for emergency escape from L... More

Navy LT. j.g. Michael A. Read of Amphibious Construction Battalion One (ACE-1), based at Amphibious Base Coronado, and Army Corps of Engineers 1ST LT. Albert E. Quaye of the 497th Engineering Company, based at Fort Eustis, VA, discuss the over lapping joints on the causeway constructed by Joint Task Force Six (JTF6) as part of the extension of the international fence on the border of the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico

Navy LT. j.g. Michael A. Read of Amphibious Construction Battalion One...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Border Field St Park San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 M. C. Farrington Releas... More

The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arrives at the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC to begin a campaign of prelaunch processing activities. CSA's first contribution to the International Space Station (ISS), the SSRMS is the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the ISS for assembly. The 56-foot-long robotic arm includes two 12-foot booms joined by a hinge. Seven joints on the arm allow highly flexible and precise movement. Latching End Effectors are mounted on each end of the arm for grappling. Video cameras mounted on the booms and end effectors will give astronauts maximum visibility for operations and maintenance tasks on the ISS. The SSRMS is scheduled to be launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-100, currently planned for July 2000 KSC-99pp0543

The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator Sys...

The Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) arrives at the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC to begin a campaign of prelaunch processing activities. CSA's first cont... More

Segments of the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) are lined up in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. They will undergo a campaign of prelaunch processing activities. CSA's first contribution to the International Space Station (ISS), the SSRMS is the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the ISS for assembly. The 56-foot-long robotic arm includes two 12-foot booms joined by a hinge. Seven joints on the arm allow highly flexible and precise movement. Latching End Effectors are mounted on each end of the arm for grappling. Video cameras mounted on the booms and end effectors will give astronauts maximum visibility for operations and maintenance tasks on the ISS. The SSRMS is scheduled to be launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-100, currently planned for July 2000 KSC-99pp0548

Segments of the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Man...

Segments of the Canadian Space Agency's (CSA) Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) are lined up in the Space Station Processing Facility at KSC. They will undergo a campaign of prelaunch processing a... More

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility raise two segments of the Canadian Space Agency's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). CSA's first contribution to the International Space Station (ISS), the SSRMS is the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the ISS for assembly. The 56-foot-long robotic arm includes two 12-foot booms joined by a hinge. Seven joints on the arm allow highly flexible and precise movement. Latching End Effectors are mounted on each end of the arm for grappling. Video cameras mounted on the booms and end effectors will give astronauts maximum visibility for operations and maintenance tasks on the ISS. The SSRMS is at KSC to begin a campaign of prelaunch processing activities. It is scheduled to be launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100, currently planned for July 2000 KSC-99pp0570

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility raise two segments of...

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility raise two segments of the Canadian Space Agency's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). CSA's first contribution to the International Space Station (I... More

An overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility carries the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) through the air to a test stand where it will be mated to its payload carrier. This pallet will later be installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the International Space Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1148

An overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility carries the...

An overhead crane in the Space Station Processing Facility carries the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) through the air to a test stand where it will be mated to its payl... More

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility attach an overhead crane to the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). The crane will lift and transfer the SSRMS to a test stand where it will be mated to its payload carrier. This pallet will later be installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the International Space Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1147

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility attach an overhead cr...

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility attach an overhead crane to the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). The crane will lift and transfer the SSRMS to a test sta... More

Workers (center) in the Space Station Processing Facility, explain use of video cameras to members of the STS-100 crew (far left and far right) during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. The cameras will be mounted on the booms and end effectors of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), also known as the Canadian arm, and will give astronauts maximum visibility for operations and maintenance tasks on the International Space Station. Part of the payload on mission STS-100, the SSRMS is the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the International Space Station for assembly. The 56-foot-long robotic arm includes two 12-foot booms joined by a hinge. Seven joints on the arm allow highly flexible and precise movement. Mission STS-100 is scheduled to launch April 19, 2001 KSC-00pp1451

Workers (center) in the Space Station Processing Facility, explain use...

Workers (center) in the Space Station Processing Facility, explain use of video cameras to members of the STS-100 crew (far left and far right) during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. The cameras will ... More

STS100-396-014 - STS-100 - View of the SSRMS end effector A taken during the second EVA of STS-100

STS100-396-014 - STS-100 - View of the SSRMS end effector A taken duri...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of end effector A and joints of the newly installed Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) taken during the second Extravehicular Activity... More

Centered over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility, the overhead crane begins lowering the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, on its pallet inside. The arm is 57.7 feet (17.6 meters) long when fully extended and has seven motorized joints. It is capable of handling large payloads and assisting with docking the Space Shuttle. The SSRMS is self-relocatable with a Latching End Effector, so it can be attached to complementary ports spread throughout the Station’s exterior surfaces. The SSRMS is part of the payload on mission STS-100, scheduled to launch April 19 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A, KSC KSC01pp0661

Centered over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Fac...

Centered over the payload canister in the Space Station Processing Facility, the overhead crane begins lowering the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, on its pallet inside. The arm is 57.7 feet (17.6 meters) long whe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, John Newport, with United Space Alliance, inspects spar installation on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis.  Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing with a series of floating joints - spars - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, John Newport, with United Space Alliance, inspects spar installation on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, a crane is lowered toward the remote manipulator system boom in Atlantis’ payload bay.  The boom is being removed from Atlantis and will be temporarily stored.  The RMS includes the electromechanical arm that maneuvers a payload from the payload bay of the orbiter to its deployment position and then releases it. It can also grapple a free-flying payload, maneuver it to the payload bay of the orbiter and berth it in the orbiter. The RMS arm is 50 feet 3 inches long and 15 inches in diameter. It weighs 905 pounds, and the total system weighs 994 pounds. The RMS has six joints that correspond roughly to the joints of the human arm, with shoulder yaw and pitch joints; an elbow pitch joint; and wrist pitch, yaw and roll joints. The end effector is the unit at the end of the wrist that actually grabs, or grapples, the payload. KSC-05pd2463

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, a crane is lowered toward the remote manipulator system boom in Atlantis’ payload bay. The boom is being remo... More

S115E05902 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05902 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Mission Specialist (MS) prepares the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) on the P3 - P4 Tr... More

S115E05734 - STS-115 - SARJ taken during first STS-115 EVA

S115E05734 - STS-115 - SARJ taken during first STS-115 EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Solar Array Rotary Joint (SARJ) gear mechanism taken during first STS-115 Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Subject Terms: STS-115, Expedition... More

S115E05735 - STS-115 - SARJ taken during first STS-115 EVA

S115E05735 - STS-115 - SARJ taken during first STS-115 EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Solar Array Rotary Joint (SARJ) gear mechanism taken during first STS-115 Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Subject Terms: STS-115, Expedition... More

S115E05875 - STS-115 - Burbank and MacLean prepare the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05875 - STS-115 - Burbank and MacLean prepare the SARJ on the P3 ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (top), and Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), both Mission Specialist (MS) prepare the Solar Alpha Rot... More

S115E05869 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05869 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Mission Specialist (MS) prepares the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) on the P3 - P4 Tr... More

S115E05705 - STS-115 - Tanner performs first EVA during STS-115 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S115E05705 - STS-115 - Tanner performs first EVA during STS-115 / Expe...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner (top center), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), works near the Solar ... More

S126E008728 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 2

S126E008728 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the second sess... More

S126E008249 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 1

S126E008249 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 1

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist (MS) Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the first session of Extrav... More

S124E010409 - STS-124 - View of ISS during flyaround

S124E010409 - STS-124 - View of ISS during flyaround

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A flyaround view of the aft side of the P1 and P3 Trusses, External Stowage Platform 3 (ESP3) and Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) in view as documented ... More

S126E008242 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 1

S126E008242 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 1

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist (MS) Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the first session of Extrav... More

S126E008229 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 1

S126E008229 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 1

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist (MS) Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the first session of Extrav... More

S124E010270 - STS-124 - View of ISS during flyaround

S124E010270 - STS-124 - View of ISS during flyaround

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A flyaround view of the forward and zenith sides of the P3 Truss and Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) as documented by the STS-124 crew during flyaround... More

S126E014402 - STS-126 - Flyaround view of P4, P3 Trusses following STS-126 Undocking

S126E014402 - STS-126 - Flyaround view of P4, P3 Trusses following STS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of the P4 and P3 Trusses, including the P3 Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), taken from the orbiter Endeavour as it begins relative separa... More

S126E014715 - STS-126 - Flyaround view of P4, P3 Trusses following STS-126 Undocking

S126E014715 - STS-126 - Flyaround view of P4, P3 Trusses following STS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of the nadir side of the P4 and P3 Trusses, including the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), taken from the orbiter Endeavour as it begins ... More

S126E008736 - STS-126 - Crewmember during EVA 2

S126E008736 - STS-126 - Crewmember during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the legs of an Extravehicular (EV) crewmember during cleanup operations on the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the second sessio... More

S126E008335 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough during EVA 2

S126E008335 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (wearing red stripes) and Shane Kimbrough (wearing broken red stripes) work to clean and lubric... More

S126E008898 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

S126E008898 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the third session of Extravehicu... More

S126E008902 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

S126E008902 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the third session of Extravehicu... More

S126E008726 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 2

S126E008726 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the second sess... More

S126E008346 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough during EVA 2

S126E008346 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (wearing red stripes) and Shane Kimbrough (wearing broken red stripes) work to clean and lubric... More

S126E008330 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 2

S126E008330 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the second sess... More

S123E009510 - STS-123 - Flyaround view of the ISS taken from STS-123 Space Shuttle Endeavor

S123E009510 - STS-123 - Flyaround view of the ISS taken from STS-123 S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Forward (FWD) view of the S3 and S4 Trusses and Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ). Photo was taken during flyaround of STS-123 Space Shuttle Endeavor. ... More

S126E008743 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough during EVA 2

S126E008743 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Kimbrough during EVA 2

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left, wearing red stripes) and Shane Kimbrough (right, wearing broken red stripes) conduct cle... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers place a stowage container in a rack of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo for the STS-126 mission to the International Space Station. The 15-day flight will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station Solar Alpha Rotary Joints.  Leonardo holds supplies and equipment, including equipment for the regenerative life support system, additional crew quarters and exercise equipment and spare hardware.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3053

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers place a stowage container in a rack of the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo for the STS... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough takes his turn driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  The mission crew is at Kennedy for pre-launch preparation known as Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.  The training provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3383

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue tea...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough takes his turn driving the M-113 armored personnel carrie... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -   Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left,  STS-126 Commander Chris Ferguson practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ferguson and the other crew members are at Kennedy for pre-launch preparation known as Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT. The training provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3373

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left, STS-126 Commander Chris Ferguson practices driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier at NASA's ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough takes his turn driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  The mission crew is at Kennedy for pre-launch preparation known as Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, or TCDT.  The training provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and a simulated launch countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3384

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue tea...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Under the watchful eyes of astronaut rescue team leader Capt. George Hoggard, at left, STS-126 Mission Specialist Shane Kimbrough takes his turn driving the M-113 armored personnel carrie... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-126 crew listen to instructions about emergency exit procedures. They are on the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure. From left (facing camera) are Commander Chris Ferguson, Mission Specialist Steve Bowen, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus. The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and a simulated launch countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3407

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the STS-126 crew listen to instructions about emergency exit procedures. They are on the 195-foot level of the fixed service s... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members look at the slidewire basket used for emergency exit from the pad.  Seen from left are Commander Chris Ferguson and Mission Specialists Steve Bowen, Sandra Magnus and Donald Pettit, Shane Kimbrough and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (both on the right). The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and a simulated launch countdown.  On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd3410

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the 195-foot level of the fixed service stru...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members look at the slidewire basket used for emergency exit... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –   On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in  On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members climb into a slidewire basket on the 195-foot level of the fixed service structure.  They have taken part in a simulated countdown in space shuttle Endeavour. The crew is at Kennedy to take part in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, which includes equipment familiarization, emergency exit training and the simulated countdown. On the STS-126 mission, space shuttle Endeavour's crew will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from a three- to six-person resident crew aboard the complex. The mission also will include four spacewalks to service the station’s Solar Alpha Rotary Joints. Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 14. Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-08pd3443

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cen...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-126 crew members climb into a slidewire basket on the 195-foot leve... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. --  In Hanger AF at Cape Canaveral, Fla., workers get ready to remove one of the separation rings from around a segment of one of the retrieved solid rocket boosters from the STS-126 launch. The pins attaching the segments to each other are removed at the start. Each separation ring has three joints that help mold the ring around the segment and an air motor is used to rotate the rings to separate the segments. After disassembly, the segments will be sent to ATK (Alliant Techsystems) in Utah for final processing and return to Kennedy for another shuttle launch.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd3950

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Hanger AF at Cape Canaveral, Fla., workers...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Hanger AF at Cape Canaveral, Fla., workers get ready to remove one of the separation rings from around a segment of one of the retrieved solid rocket boosters from the STS-126 launch... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spacecraft technicians examine the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, to ensure that the proper steps have been taken to stow the spacecraft's robotic arm.    The arm will hold and maneuver instruments that will help scientists analyze Martian rocks and soil. Much like a human arm, the robotic arm has flexibility through shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints that permit the arm to extend, bend, and angle precisely against rocks and soil to grind away layers, take microscopic images and analyze their elemental composition.  At the end of the arm is a hand-like structure, the turret, for holding various tools that can spin through a 350-degree turning range.      A United Launch Alliance Atlas V-541 configuration will be used to loft MSL into space. Curiosity’s 10 science instruments are designed to search for evidence on whether Mars has had environments favorable to microbial life, including chemical ingredients for life.  The unique rover will use a laser to look inside rocks and release its gasses so that the rover’s spectrometer can analyze and send the data back to Earth. MSL is scheduled to launch Nov. 25 from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser KSC-2011-6472

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, spacecraft technicians examine the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, Curiosity, to ensure that t... More

A view of a lake in the middle of a mountain. Mountains joints tatry.

A view of a lake in the middle of a mountain. Mountains joints tatry.

The lake in the mountains / A small lake in the middle of a valley public domain stock photo.

A close up view of a stone walkway. Stone background structure, backgrounds textures.

A close up view of a stone walkway. Stone background structure, backgr...

Public domain texture / The texture of the brick pavement / A stone walkway made of cement blocks.

A plant growing out of a brick wall. Wall ferns moose, backgrounds textures.

A plant growing out of a brick wall. Wall ferns moose, backgrounds tex...

A brick wall with moss and ferns growing on it / A brick wall with a fern growing on it public domain stock photo.

Joint Stool, New England - Public domain dedication photo

Joint Stool, New England - Public domain dedication photo

Public domain photo of a 3d object, North America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The new 'flying tube' airship. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. Immediate commercial development of a new lighter-than-air airship of novel design, which its engineering sponsors believe will revolutionize air transportation, bringing safety, speed, load capacity, and easy maneuverability to airship performance, was announced today. Air sucked through the tube will create a vacuum in front and give a propulsive kick at the outlet. Universal joints will be located at the entrance and exit of the tube, moving in any direction of the air intake and outlet, thus steering the flying tube. The ship will be entirely metal clad and the lifting power will be helium gas in aluminum partitions. Garret W. Peck, designer and vice pres. in charge of construction, left; and Clifford C. Jones, specialist with the Inter-Ocean Dirigible Corp., right, with the working model of the ship

The new 'flying tube' airship. Washington, D.C., Mar. 14. Immediate co...

Public domain photograph of Washington DC, 1910s-1920s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[The Glaenzer Spicer - French Industry Now Axed on Defense Production Makers of Joints and Shafts]

[The Glaenzer Spicer - French Industry Now Axed on Defense Production ...

[The Glaenzer Spicer - French Industry Now Axed on Defense Production Makers of Joints and Shafts] - [FRA-3544 through FRA-3553]

[The Glaenzer Spicer - French Industry Now Axed on Defense Production Makers of Joints and Shafts]

[The Glaenzer Spicer - French Industry Now Axed on Defense Production ...

[The Glaenzer Spicer - French Industry Now Axed on Defense Production Makers of Joints and Shafts] - [FRA-3544 through FRA-3553]

Second and third lengths of conductor removed from lower coil after defective joints were located. Photograph taken January 9, 1957. Bubble Chamber-202

Second and third lengths of conductor removed from lower coil after de...

Digital Preservation File Name and Format: 434-LB-6-XBD201210-01359.TIF Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

72-inch bubble chamber magnet coil joints in copper conductor. Photograph taken January 8, 1957. Bubble Chamber-126

72-inch bubble chamber magnet coil joints in copper conductor. Photogr...

Digital Preservation File Name and Format: 434-LB-6-XBD201210-01330.TIF Photographs Documenting Scientists, Special Events, and Nuclear Research Facilities, Instruments, and Projects at the Berkeley Lab

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility help maneuver the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) onto a test stand. A component of the International Space Station provided by the Canadian Space Agency, the SSRMS will be mated to its payload carrier and later installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1153

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility help maneuver the Spa...

Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility help maneuver the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) onto a test stand. A component of the International Space Station provided by the Canadian Spac... More

EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE HPF HIGH PRESSURE FACILITY

EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE HPF HIGH PRESSURE FACILITY

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/17/1978 Photographer: HANK SEIDEL Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 63 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the Joints Chiefs of STAFF, is saluted as he arrives at the air station

Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the Joints Chiefs of STAFF, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Porter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service... More

Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the Joints Chiefs of STAFF, is interviewed by an officer of the Navy Broadcasting Service during his visit to Iceland

Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., chairman of the Joints Chiefs of STAFF, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Woxland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Workers in the in the Space Station Processing Facility move two segments of the Canadian Space Agency's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to a workstand. CSA's first contribution to the International Space Station (ISS), the SSRMS is the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the ISS for assembly. The 56-foot-long robotic arm includes two 12-foot booms joined by a hinge. Seven joints on the arm allow highly flexible and precise movement.. Latching End Effectors are mounted on each end of the arm for grappling. Video cameras mounted on the booms and end effectors will give astronauts maximum visibility for operations and maintenance tasks on the ISS. The SSRMS is at KSC to begin a campaign of prelaunch processing activities. It is scheduled to be launched aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100, currently planned for July 2000 KSC-99pp0571

Workers in the in the Space Station Processing Facility move two segme...

Workers in the in the Space Station Processing Facility move two segments of the Canadian Space Agency's Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to a workstand. CSA's first contribution to the Internati... More

The Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) finally rests on a test stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. At the test stand the SSRMS will be mated to its payload carrier. This pallet will later be installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the International Space Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1154

The Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (S...

The Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) finally rests on a test stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. At the test stand the SSRMS will be mated to its payload carri... More

With gentle guidance, the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) is lowered by crane onto a test stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. At the test stand the SSRMS it will be mated to its payload carrier. This pallet will later be installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the International Space Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1151

With gentle guidance, the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote...

With gentle guidance, the Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) is lowered by crane onto a test stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. At the test stand the SSRMS it w... More

The Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) now occupies one of the work stands in the Space Station Processing Facility. There it will be mated to its payload carrier and later be installed into the payload bay of Space Shuttle Endeavour for launch to the International Space Station on STS-100 in April 2001. The 56-foot-long arm will be the primary means of transferring payloads between the orbiter payload bay and the Station. Its three segments comprise seven joints for highly flexible land precise movement, making it capable of moving around the Station’s exterior like an inchworm KSC-00pp1155

The Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (S...

The Canadian Space Agency’s Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) now occupies one of the work stands in the Space Station Processing Facility. There it will be mated to its payload carrier and later ... More

Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility follow along as the overhead crane carries the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, on its pallet to the payload canister. The arm is 57.7 feet (17.6 meters) long when fully extended and has seven motorized joints. It is capable of handling large payloads and assisting with docking the Space Shuttle. The SSRMS is self-relocatable with a Latching End Effector, so it can be attached to complementary ports spread throughout the Station’s exterior surfaces. The SSRMS is part of the payload on mission STS-100, scheduled to launch April 19 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A, KSC KSC01pp0658

Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility follow a...

Workers on the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility follow along as the overhead crane carries the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, on its pallet to the payload canister. The arm is 57.7 feet (17.6 meters... More

Workers inside the payload canister wait for the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello to be lowered inside. It joins the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, already in place. Both elements are part of the payload on mission STS-100 to the International Space Station. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. The arm has seven motorized joints and is capable of handling large payloads and assisting with docking the Space Shuttle. The SSRMS is self-relocatable with a Latching End Effector so it can be attached to complementary ports spread throughout the Station’s exterior surfaces. Launch of STS-100 is scheduled for April 19, 2001 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A KSC-01pp0670

Workers inside the payload canister wait for the Multi-Purpose Logisti...

Workers inside the payload canister wait for the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello to be lowered inside. It joins the Canadian robotic arm, SSRMS, already in place. Both elements are part of the payload ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  Mike Hyatt (left) and Saul Ngy, technicians with United Space Alliance, prepare to install a spar on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis.  The Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing with a series of floating joints - spars - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mike Hyatt (left) and Saul Ngy, technici...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Mike Hyatt (left) and Saul Ngy, technicians with United Space Alliance, prepare to install a spar on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. The Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels ar... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (front) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT), who is providing details about the spar installation (left) on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis.  Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing via the spars - a series of floating joints - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (front) ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (front) listens to William Gaetjens, with the Vehicle Integration Test Team (VITT), who is providing details about the spar installation (left) on t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Jerry Belt, with United Space Alliance, checks a spar attachment on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis before installing Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels on the wing.  The spars - floating joints - reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections.  The gray carbon composite RCC panels have sufficient strength to withstand the aerodynamic forces experienced during launch and reentry, which can reach as high as 800 pounds per square foot.  The operating range of RCC is from minus 250º F to about 3,000º F, the temperature produced by friction with the atmosphere during reentry.

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, Jerry Belt, with United Space Alliance, checks a spar attachment on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis before installing Reinforced Carbon Carbon (... More

U.S. Air Force CAPT. David Brazeau, a physical therapist from the 65th Medical Group, applies manual therapy on 65th Logistic Readiness Squadron TECH. SGT. Michele McCullough-Cruz's ankle and foot joints in order to increase his motion during treatment at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, on Nov. 4, 2004. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT, Michelle Michaud) (Released)

U.S. Air Force CAPT. David Brazeau, a physical therapist from the 65th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lajes Field State: Azores Country: Portugal (PRT) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michelle Michaud, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), a United Space Alliance technician examines the attachment points for the spars on the exterior of a wing of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing with a series of floating joints - spars - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.  The next launch of Atlantis will be on mission STS-114, a utilization and logistics flight to the International Space Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF),...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), a United Space Alliance technician examines the attachment points for the spars on the exterior of a wing of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Reinfo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jim Burgess installs the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel on the left wing leading edge of Discovery. The RCC panels are mechanically attached to the wing with spars, a series of floating joints to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. Discovery has been named as the orbiter to fly on the first Return to Flight mission, STS-114. KSC-04pd0539

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technician Jim Burgess installs the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel on the left wing leading edge of Discovery. The R... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technicians Dave Fuller (left) and Jim Burgess (right) lift the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel toward the left wing leading edge of Discovery for installation. The RCC panels are mechanically attached to the wing with spars, a series of floating joints to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections.  Discovery has been named as the orbiter to fly on the first Return to Flight mission, STS-114. KSC-04pd0536

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, United Space Alliance technicians Dave Fuller (left) and Jim Burgess (right) lift the first Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel toward the left wing ... More

S115E05898 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05898 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Mission Specialist (MS) prepares the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) on the P3 - P4 Tr... More

S115E05868 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05868 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Mission Specialist (MS) prepares the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) on the P3 - P4 Tr... More

S115E05895 - STS-115 - Burbank and MacLean prepare the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05895 - STS-115 - Burbank and MacLean prepare the SARJ on the P3 ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (top), and Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), both Mission Specialist (MS) prepare the Solar Alpha Rot... More

S115E05866 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05866 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Mission Specialist (MS) prepares the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) on the P3 - P4 Tr... More

S115E05907 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank prepare the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05907 - STS-115 - MacLean and Burbank prepare the SARJ on the P3 ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean (left), Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and Daniel C. Burbank, both Mission Specialists (MS) prepare the Solar Alpha Ro... More

S115E05899 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05899 - STS-115 - MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Mission Specialist (MS) prepares the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) on the P3 - P4 Tr... More

S115E05878 - STS-115 - Burbank and MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3 - P4 Truss Segment during STS-115 EVA

S115E05878 - STS-115 - Burbank and MacLean prepares the SARJ on the P3...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronauts Daniel C. Burbank (top), and Steven G. MacLean, Canadian Space Agency (CSA), both Mission Specialist (MS) prepare the Solar Alpha Rot... More

S115E05706 - STS-115 - Tanner performs first EVA during STS-115 / Expedition 13 joint operations

S115E05706 - STS-115 - Tanner performs first EVA during STS-115 / Expe...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Joseph R. (Joe) Tanner (top center), STS-115 Mission Specialist (MS) wearing Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), works near the Solar ... More

S126E008907 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

S126E008907 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the third session of Extravehicu... More

S123E005778 - STS-123 - S3 and S4 Trusses taken during the STS-123 Approach

S123E005778 - STS-123 - S3 and S4 Trusses taken during the STS-123 App...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the S4 Truss, Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), and S3 Truss on the International Space Station (ISS) taken by crewmember aboard the Space Shut... More

S126E008944 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

S126E008944 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the third session of Extravehicu... More

S126E008926 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

S126E008926 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the third session of Extravehicu... More

S126E014478 - STS-126 - Flyaround view of S1, S3 Trusses following STS-126 Undocking

S126E014478 - STS-126 - Flyaround view of S1, S3 Trusses following STS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Flyaround view of the S1 and S3 Trusses, including the S3 Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ), taken from the orbiter Endeavour as it begins relative separa... More

S126E008217 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 1

S126E008217 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper during EVA 1

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist (MS) Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the first ... More

S126E008238 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Bowen during EVA 1

S126E008238 - STS-126 - Stefanyshyn-Piper and Bowen during EVA 1

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialists (MS) Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (wearing red stripes) and Steve Bowen (wearing white stripes) work to clean and lubricate ... More

S124E008136 - STS-124 - Forward side of the P1 truss

S124E008136 - STS-124 - Forward side of the P1 truss

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Thermal Radiator Rotary Joint (TRRJ)/Flexible Hose Rotary Coupler (FHRC) in Bay 12 of the P1 truss as documented by the STS-124 crew. Subje... More

S126E008933 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

S126E008933 - STS-126 - Bowen during EVA 3

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-126 Mission Specialist Steve Bowen works to clean and lubricate the S3 Truss Solar Alpha Rotary Joint (SARJ) during the third session of Extravehicu... More

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