Chief astronaut Daniel Brandenstein second from left, and astronauts P...
Chief astronaut Daniel Brandenstein second from left, and astronauts Pierre Thuot left, Kathryn Thornton, and Bruce Melnick are on hand for a proud moment in the history of manned spaceflight: the debut of the ... more
Assembling Structures in the Payload Bay
STS-49 Mission Specialist (MS) Kathryn C. Thornton (foreground) releases a strut from the Multipurpose Experiment Support Structure (MPESS) strut dispenser during Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity ... more
Space Shuttle Projects
STS-49, the first flight of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour, lifted off from launch pad 39B on May 7, 1992 at 6:40 pm CDT. The STS-49 mission was the first U.S. orbital flight to feature 4 extravehicular ac... more
Thornton Prepares to Release Hubble Array
To run all their systems, satellites need a way to generate power for months, even years. Most Earth-orbiting spacecraft, like the Hubble Space Telescope, rely on solar cells to recharge their onboard batteries... more
History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
This close-up of astronaut and mission specialist, Kathryn Thornton, was captured under water in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neural Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) where she is participating in a training ... more
STS061-34-020 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-34-032 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's middeck including: Mission specialists Tom Akers and Kathryn Thornton (in matching shirts) pose for ... more
STS061-34-019 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-34-016 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-16-014 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-34-024 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-34-025 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's middeck including: Mission specialists Tom Akers and Kathryn Thornton (in matching shirts) pose for ... more
STS061-34-006 - STS-061 - STS-61 astronauts pose with empty EMU
The original finding aid described this as: Description: The four STS-61 mission specialists who performed the extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) pose for a portrait on ... more
STS061-34-015 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-16-013 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-34-026 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's middeck including: Mission specialists Tom Akers and Kathryn Thornton (in matching shirts) pose for ... more
STS061-16-016 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-16-012 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-16-009 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-34-031 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's middeck including: Mission specialists Tom Akers and Kathryn Thornton (in matching shirts) pose for ... more
STS061-30-011 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-30-008 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-30-013 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-30-006 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-30-007 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-34-005 - STS-061 - STS-61 astronauts pose with empty EMU
The original finding aid described this as: Description: The four STS-61 mission specialists who performed the extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) pose for a portrait on ... more
STS061-16-015 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-34-018 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-16-010 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the midd...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Tools to be used during several extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope are photographed on the Endeavour's middeck. Variou... more
STS061-30-014 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-30-010 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-30-005 - STS-061 - Various views of Musgrave, Hoffman, Bowersox...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of STS-61 mission specialists Story Musgrave, Jeff Hoffman, Kathryn Thornton and pilot Ken Bowersox on the Endeavour's middeck including: ... more
STS061-34-017 - STS-061 - Various views of the STS-61 crew on the flig...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the STS-61 crew on the Endeavour's flight deck including: Mission commander Richard Covey (wearing an Air Force Academy cap) talks into... more
STS061-34-004 - STS-061 - STS-61 astronauts pose with empty EMU
The original finding aid described this as: Description: The four STS-61 mission specialists who performed the extravehicular activities (EVA) to repair the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) pose for a portrait on ... more