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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image Kennedy employee family members are enjoying the opportunity to gather around 'Bumblebee.' "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5032

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. Mercury astronaut John Glenn and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden joined Carpenter and Cabana for the event.     This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1399

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy empl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA, will take off from on April 17. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the runway, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.          For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2314

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Land...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mate/demate device, known as the MDD, also is in view and is where transition and retirement teams prepared the duo for the ferry flight. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.            For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2309

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   STS-114 Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence (far left) speaks to Kennedy employees in the Space Station Processing Facility while Mission Specialist Charles Camarda (left) listens.  They and the other crew members visited several sites during their return to the Center.  Their return is being celebrated at a gathering at the KSC Visitor Complex later this evening. KSC-05pd2373

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialists Wendy Lawre...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-114 Mission Specialists Wendy Lawrence (far left) speaks to Kennedy employees in the Space Station Processing Facility while Mission Specialist Charles Camarda (left) listens.... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida the STS-133 crew signs autographs for Kennedy employees during a crew return event. From left are Mission Specialists Steve Bowen, Alvin Drew and Nicole Stott. The crew launched from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A aboard space shuttle Discovery on its final flight on February 24, 2011 to the International Space Station. The crew delivered Robonaut 2 and the Permanent Multipurpose Module packed with supplies and critical spare parts on a 13-day mission. Discovery is being processed for retirement and will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2937

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy S...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida the STS-133 crew signs autographs for Kennedy employees during a crew return event. From left are Mission Specialists... More

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Media and Kennedy employees snap photos of shuttle Atlantis as it makes its final planned move to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.          The move called "rollover" is a major milestone in processing for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Inside the VAB, the shuttle will be attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim are targeted to launch in early July, taking with them the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2011-3684

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Media and Kennedy employees snap photos of shu...

Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- Media and Kennedy employees snap photos of shuttle Atlantis as it makes its final planned move to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.              For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2312

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Buses line the parking lot beside the control tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees and guests were on hand at 7 a.m. EDT to witness the departure of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft transporting space shuttle Discovery to its new home.     The aircraft, known as an SCA, is a Boeing 747 jet, originally manufactured for commercial use, which was modified by NASA to transport the shuttles between destinations on Earth. This SCA, designated NASA 905, is assigned to the remaining ferry missions, delivering the shuttles to their permanent public display sites.  NASA 905 is scheduled to ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia today, after which the shuttle will be placed on display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Glenn Benson KSC-2012-2369

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Buses line the parking lot beside the control t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Buses line the parking lot beside the control tower at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees and guests were on hand at 7 a.m. EDT to w... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An eight-member Kick-Start selection panel listens during a presentation by a Kennedy Space Center employee. Seated in the front row, left to right, are Bob Cabana, center director, Joyce Riquelme, director of Center Planning and Development, Susan Kroskey, center chief financial officer, and Josephine Burnett, director of International Space Station Ground Processing and Research. Back row, left to right are Tracy Anania Wetrich, director of Human Resources, Russell Romanella, director of Safety and Mission Assurance, Nancy Bray, deputy director of Center Operations, and Kelvin Manning, center associate director.      As Kennedy continues developing programs and infrastructure to become a 21st century spaceport, many employees are devising ways to do their jobs better and more efficiently. On Sept. 6, 2012, 16 Kennedy employees pitched their innovative ideas for improving the center at the Kennedy Kick-Start event. The competition was part of a center-wide effort designed to increase exposure for innovative ideas and encourage their implementation. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/kick-start_competition.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-5018

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An eight-member Kick-Start selection panel list...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An eight-member Kick-Start selection panel listens during a presentation by a Kennedy Space Center employee. Seated in the front row, left to right, are Bob Cabana, center director, Joyce... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Kennedy Director Bob Cabana spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2012-6051

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Kennedy ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An audience of NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and visitors listen intently to a speaker during the 30th anniversary celebration in honor of the Space Shuttle Program's first shuttle launch being held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.            The celebration followed an announcement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden where the four orbiters will be placed for permanent display after retirement. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2886

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An audience of NASA officials, Florida represe...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An audience of NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and visitors listen intently to a speaker during the 30th anniversary celebration in honor of the Space Shuttle ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.            For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2311

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also on the ramp is a pair of T-38 training jets. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.        For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2306

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

PE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Priscilla Elfrey, of NASA's Computational Sciences Branch, proposes that NASA to partner with two organizations to help improve minority employment. Kennedy Kick-Start Chair Mike Conroy looks on from the left.      As Kennedy continues developing programs and infrastructure to become a 21st century spaceport, many employees are devising ways to do their jobs better and more efficiently. On Sept. 6, 2012, 16 Kennedy employees pitched their innovative ideas for improving the center at the Kennedy Kick-Start event. The competition was part of a center-wide effort designed to increase exposure for innovative ideas and encourage their implementation. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/kick-start_competition.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-5019

PE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Spac...

PE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Priscilla Elfrey, of NASA's Computational Sciences Branch, proposes that NASA to partner with two organizations to help... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Kennedy Director Bob Cabana spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/ Tony Gray KSC-2012-6050

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Kennedy ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA, will take off from on April 17. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the runway, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.            For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2313

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Land...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image Kennedy employee family members are gathered around 'Optimus Prime' for a photo op. "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5033

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy employees, and their families and friends, are on hand to watch space shuttle Discovery roll out to Launch Pad 39A. It will take the shuttle, attached to its external fuel tank, twin solid rocket boosters and mobile launcher platform, about seven hours to complete the move atop a crawler-transporter. This is the second time Discovery has rolled out to the pad for the STS-133 mission, and comes after a thorough check and modifications to the shuttle's external tank.           Targeted to liftoff Feb. 24, Discovery will take the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2 (R2) to the International Space Station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2011-1272

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA'...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy employees, and their families and friends, are on hand to watch space shuttle Discovery roll out ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program.           Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Endeavour is targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT on its final spaceflight mission. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2618

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke sign...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Michael Fincke signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mate/demate device, known as the MDD, also is in view and is where transition and retirement teams prepared the duo for the ferry flight. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.              For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2303

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana, standing, introduces the members of the STS-128 space shuttle crew.  The crew members are on stage to make a presentation to Kennedy employees about their experiences on the mission. Seated from left are Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester; Commander Rick Sturckow; Mission Specialist John "Danny" Olivas; Pilot Kevin Ford; and Mission Specialists Jose Hernandez and Christer Fuglesang.    More than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station were delivered to the International Space Station on the STS-128 mission. The equipment included a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  The mission was the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Launch was Aug. 28, 2009.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5712

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Sp...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana, standing, introduces the members of the STS-128 space shuttle crew. The crew members are... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image Kennedy employee family members pose for a photo in front of 'Bumblebee.' "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5029

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and media await the announcement that will reveal the four institutions that will receive shuttle orbiters for permanent display.        In a ceremony held in front of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed permanently at the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter built, will move from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. The Udvar-Hazy Center will become the new home for shuttle Discovery, which retired after completing its 39th mission in March. Shuttle Endeavour, which is preparing for its final flight at the end of the month, will go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Atlantis, which will fly the last planned shuttle mission in June, will be displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The event also commemorated the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch with the launch of shuttle Columbia. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2880

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kenne...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and media await the announcement that will reveal the four institutions that will receive shuttle orbiters for permanent displa... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand for applause at the conclusion of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees.     This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1411

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Mercury ast...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stand for applause at the conclu... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2012-6053

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Adm... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image a Kennedy employee family member stands in front of 'Optimus Prime' for a photo op. "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5027

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program.         Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Endeavour is targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT on its final spaceflight mission. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2619

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, wi...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Roberto Vittori, with the European Space Agency, signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florid... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana, left, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applaud during the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1400

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana, left, Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn, and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applaud during the "... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, William Merrill, of NASA's Communications Infrastructure Services Division, proposes an innovation that would make mission audio available by way of an Internet radio stream. Kennedy Kick-Start Chair Mike Conroy looks on from the left.      As Kennedy continues developing programs and infrastructure to become a 21st century spaceport, many employees are devising ways to do their jobs better and more efficiently. On Sept. 6, 2012, 16 Kennedy employees pitched their innovative ideas for improving the center at the Kennedy Kick-Start event. The competition was part of a center-wide effort designed to increase exposure for innovative ideas and encourage their implementation. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/kick-start_competition.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-5017

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Sp...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, William Merrill, of NASA's Communications Infrastructure Services Division, proposes an innovation that would make mi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, right, introduces NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman to speak to Kennedy employees about their experiences aboard the International Space Station.      Coleman spent 159 days aboard the station during expeditions 26 and 27. During expeditions 28 and 29, Fossum was in space for 167 days. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html  Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-5541

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Ce...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, right, introduces NASA astronauts Mike Fossum and Catherine Coleman to speak to Kenned... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/ Tony Gray KSC-2012-6049

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Delaware... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.            For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2304

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.          For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2310

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also on the ramp is a pair of T-38 training jets. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The mate/demate device, known as the MDD, is in view and is where transition and retirement teams prepared the duo for the ferry flight. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.      For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2307

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA, will take off from on April 17. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the runway, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.      For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2316

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Land...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Astronaut Chris Ferguson, who commanded Atlantis's final mission, STS-135 in 2011, spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/ Tony Gray KSC-2012-6048

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Astronau... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, left, introduces NASA astronaut Dan Burbank to speak to Kennedy employees about his experiences aboard the International Space Station.      Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods KSC-2013-2594

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Ce...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, left, introduces NASA astronaut Dan Burbank to speak to Kennedy employees about his ex... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy employees, and their families and friends, are on hand to watch space shuttle Discovery roll out to Launch Pad 39A. It will take the shuttle, attached to its external fuel tank, twin solid rocket boosters and mobile launcher platform, about seven hours to complete the move atop a crawler-transporter. This is the second time Discovery has rolled out to the pad for the STS-133 mission, and comes after a thorough check and modifications to the shuttle's external tank.             Targeted to liftoff Feb. 24, Discovery will take the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2 (R2) to the International Space Station. For more information on STS-133, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-1267

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA'...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy employees, and their families and friends, are on hand to watch space shuttle Discovery roll out ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and media stand to applaud the news that revealed the four institutions that will receive shuttle orbiters for permanent display.    In a ceremony held in front of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed permanently at the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter built, will move from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. The Udvar-Hazy Center will become the new home for shuttle Discovery, which retired after completing its 39th mission in March. Shuttle Endeavour, which is preparing for its final flight at the end of the month, will go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Atlantis, which will fly the last planned shuttle mission in June, will be displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The event also commemorated the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch with the launch of shuttle Columbia. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2882

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kenne...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and media stand to applaud the news that revealed the four institutions that will receive shuttle orbiters for permanent displa... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy employees and media gather to view shuttle Atlantis as it is being moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).        The move called "rollover" is a major milestone in processing for the STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Inside the VAB, the shuttle will be attached to its external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim are expected to launch in mid July, taking with them the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing spacecraft and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2011-3668

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Outside of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Kennedy employees and media gather to view shuttle Atlantis as it is being moved to the Vehicle Assemb... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut John Glenn as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applauds at the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees. Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter joined Glenn, Bolden and Cabana for the event.     This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1398

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shakes the hand of Mercury astronaut John Glenn as NASA Administrator Charles Bolden applauds at the "50 Years of American... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Annie Williams, of NASA's Medical and Environmental Management Division, proposes an innovation to recycling space hardware as art. Kennedy Kick-Start Chair Mike Conroy looks on from the left.      As Kennedy continues developing programs and infrastructure to become a 21st century spaceport, many employees are devising ways to do their jobs better and more efficiently. On Sept. 6, 2012, 16 Kennedy employees pitched their innovative ideas for improving the center at the Kennedy Kick-Start event. The competition was part of a center-wide effort designed to increase exposure for innovative ideas and encourage their implementation. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/kick-start_competition.html Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-5016

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Sp...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During NASA's Innovation Expo at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Annie Williams, of NASA's Medical and Environmental Management Division, proposes an innovation to recycling space ha... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Director of Education and External Relations Cheryl Hurst welcomes Kennedy employees and guests to the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/ Tony Gray KSC-2012-6044

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Dir... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the members of the STS-128 space shuttle crew make a presentation to Kennedy employees about their experiences on the mission. Seated from left are Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester; Commander Rick Sturckow; Mission Specialist John "Danny" Olivas; Pilot Kevin Ford; and Mission Specialists Jose Hernandez and Christer Fuglesang.    More than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station were delivered to the International Space Station on the STS-128 mission. The equipment included a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  The mission was the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Launch was Aug. 28, 2009.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5713

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Sp...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the members of the STS-128 space shuttle crew make a presentation to Kennedy employees about their experiences on the... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image Kennedy employee family members are able to peer inside of 'Bumblebee's' interior. "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5031

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image 'Optimus Prime' takes center stage. "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5028

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program.       Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Endeavour is targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT on its final spaceflight mission. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2616

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly signs the space s...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Spa... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Expedition 27 crew members from the International Space Station appear onscreen to address NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and media waiting to hear which of the four institutions will receive shuttle orbiters for permanent display.         In a ceremony held in front of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced the facilities where four shuttle orbiters will be displayed permanently at the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. Shuttle Enterprise, the first orbiter built, will move from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. The Udvar-Hazy Center will become the new home for shuttle Discovery, which retired after completing its 39th mission in March. Shuttle Endeavour, which is preparing for its final flight at the end of the month, will go to the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Atlantis, which will fly the last planned shuttle mission in June, will be displayed at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Later, employees, their families and friends, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first shuttle launch at the visitor complex.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2862

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Expedition 27 crew members from the Intern...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Expedition 27 crew members from the International Space Station appear onscreen to address NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and media waiting to hear which ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An audience of NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and visitors, listen intently to a speaker during the 30th anniversary celebration in honor of the Space Shuttle Program's first shuttle launch. The event is being held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.    The celebration followed an announcement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden where the four orbiters will be placed for permanent display after retirement. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2897

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An audience of NASA officials, Florida represe...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An audience of NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and visitors, listen intently to a speaker during the 30th anniversary celebration in honor of the Space Shuttle... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA, will take off from on April 17. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the runway, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.        For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2315

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Land...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of the long Shuttle Landing Facility SLF runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that space shuttle Discovery, bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircr... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2012-6054

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Adm... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Former astronaut Karol Bobko, who commanded Atlantis's first mission, STS-51J in 1985, spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/ Tony Gray KSC-2012-6046

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Former a... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose in front of the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program. From left are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Tim Kopra, Nicole Stott, Alvin Drew, and Michael Barratt.    TCDT provides each shuttle crew and launch team an opportunity to participate in various simulated activities, including equipment familiarization and a launch countdown. Space shuttle Discovery and its STS-133 crew will deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module, packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2, the dexterous humanoid astronaut helper, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Nov. 1 at 4:40 p.m. For more information on the STS-133 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2010-5168

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 crew members pose in front of the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Kennedy employees who have supported the... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows an audience of NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and visitors as they listen to Terry White with United Space Alliance speak during the 30th anniversary celebration in honor of the Space Shuttle Program's first shuttle launch. The event is being held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.        The celebration followed an announcement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden where the four orbiters will be placed for permanent display after retirement. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2895

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows an audience of NASA o...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This overhead view shows an audience of NASA officials, Florida representatives, Kennedy employees and visitors as they listen to Terry White with United Space Alliance speak during the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana join Kennedy employees in the Pledge of Allegiance at an employee appreciation event for the thousands of workers who have processed, launched and landed America's space shuttles for more than three decades. Following the successful STS-135 mission, space shuttle Atlantis was parked at the celebration site for photo opportunities. STS-135 secured the space shuttle fleet's place in history and brought a close to NASA's Space Shuttle Program. On board were STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.    On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module filled with more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles, and also the final mission of the Space Shuttle Program.  For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-5814

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana join Kennedy employees in the Pledge of Allegiance at an ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn shake hands with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden right and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida left at the conclusion of the "50 Years of Americans in Orbit" presentation for Kennedy employees.     This year marks 50 years since Glenn and Carpenter became the first two Americans to orbit Earth. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-1410

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Gl...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Mercury astronauts Scott Carpenter and John Glenn shake hands with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden right and Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida left at the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mate/demate device, known as the MDD, also is in view and is where transition and retirement teams prepared the duo for the ferry flight. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.        For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2308

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2012-6055

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. NASA Adm... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Astronaut Chris Ferguson, who commanded Atlantis's final mission, STS-135 in 2011, spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/ Tony Gray KSC-2012-6047

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Astronau... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Kennedy Director Bob Cabana spoke Kennedy employees and guests at the event.      As part of transition and retirement of the Space Shuttle Program, Atlantis is to be displayed at Kennedy's Visitor Complex beginning in the summer of 2013. Over the course of its 26-year career, Atlantis traveled 125,935,769 miles during 307 days in space over 33 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-2012-6052

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Atlantis pauses during its 10-mile journey to the Kennedy Visitor Complex for a ceremony to commemorate the transfer. Kennedy ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program.     Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Endeavour is targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT on its final spaceflight mission. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2621

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff sign...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Greg Chamitoff signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow, with the microphone, presents a plaque commemorating the mission to Center Director Bob Cabana.  The presentation followed a program for Kennedy employees in which the crew talked about their experiences on the mission. At left is Mission Specialist John "Danny" Olivas; at right is Pilot Kevin Ford.     More than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station were delivered to the International Space Station on the STS-128 mission. The equipment included a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  The mission was the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight. Launch was Aug. 28, 2009.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-5714

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Sp...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow, with the microphone, presents a plaque commemorating the mission to Center Director ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictures filmed scenes for the movie at Kennedy from Oct. 4 through 8. As a show of appreciation for sharing the space center with the "Transformers 3" cast and crew, Kennedy employees and their families were invited to see two Transformers characters, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, in their vehicle form, on display outside Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. In this image Kennedy employee family members pose for a photo in front of 'Bumblebee,' while 'Optimus Prime' is on display to its right. "Transformers 3" is due out in theaters summer 2011. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux KSC-2010-5030

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Kennedy Space Center employees in Florida were provided a unique photo opportunity on Oct. 8 from some of the robot 'stars' of the upcoming movie, "Transformers 3." Paramount Pictur... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program.     Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Endeavour is targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT on its final spaceflight mission. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2617

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson signs the space ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Pilot Greg H. Johnson signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Sp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supported the Space Shuttle Program throughout the last 30 years have been signing the wall as a tribute to the program.       Endeavour's six crew members are at Kennedy for the launch countdown dress rehearsal called the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) and related training. Endeavour is targeted to launch April 19 at 7:48 p.m. EDT on its final spaceflight mission. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts134/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2620

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel sign...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-134 Mission Specialist Andrew Feustel signs the space shuttle wall tribute in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy employees who have supp... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen autograph their formal portraits for Kennedy employees during a crew return event. The crew launched from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A aboard space shuttle Discovery on its final flight on February 24, 2011 to the International Space Station. The crew delivered Robonaut 2 and the Permanent Multipurpose Module packed with supplies and critical spare parts on a 13-day mission. Discovery is being processed for retirement and will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2942

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy S...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-133 Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, Alvin Drew and Steve Bowen autograph their formal portraits for Kennedy em... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida the STS-133 crew signs autographs for Kennedy employees during a crew return event. From left are Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe, Mission Specialists Michael Barratt, Steve Bowen, Alvin Drew (partially obscured) and Nicole Stott. The crew launched from Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A aboard space shuttle Discovery on its final flight on February 24, 2011 to the International Space Station. The crew delivered Robonaut 2 and the Permanent Multipurpose Module packed with supplies and critical spare parts on a 13-day mission. Discovery is being processed for retirement and will be displayed at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-2939

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy S...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida the STS-133 crew signs autographs for Kennedy employees during a crew return event. From left are Commander Steve Lin... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Also on the ramp is a pair of T-38 training jets. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.                For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2302

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's last crew members are expected to be at the SLF, along with Kennedy employees and guests, as the center says goodbye to the agency's most-flown shuttle on April 17. The SCA, designated NASA 905, will ferry Discovery to the Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, after which the shuttle will be moved for public display in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center on April 19.          For more information on the SCA, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-013-DFRC.html. For more information on shuttle transition and retirement activities, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-2305

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discove...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – This is an aerial view of space shuttle Discovery bolted to the top of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft SCA on the ramp of the Shuttle Landing Facility SLF at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Flo... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, left, introduces NASA astronaut Dan Burbank to speak to Kennedy employees about his experiences aboard the International Space Station.      Burbank spent 165 days aboard the station during expeditions 29 and 30. For more information on the space station, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/index.html  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett & Gianni Woods KSC-2013-2595

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Ce...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and a former space shuttle commander, left, introduces NASA astronaut Dan Burbank to speak to Kennedy employees about his ex... More