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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. Seen here are Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Daniel Burbank, Pilot Chris Ferguson, Mission Specialist Steven MacLean and Commander Brent Jett. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. Not seen is Mission Specialist Joseph Tanner. The mission crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to take place in a window that opens Aug. 27. During their 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew will continue construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-06pd1776

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew gets instructions abou...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. Seen here are Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanys... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – CCMTA, NASA:Saturn, Pad 34, blockhouse interiors, Blockhouse 34, general area. Photo credit: NASA KSC-LOC-63C-2767

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – CCMTA, NASA:Saturn, Pad 34, blockhouse interior...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – CCMTA, NASA:Saturn, Pad 34, blockhouse interiors, Blockhouse 34, general area. Photo credit: NASA

Sequence 6 of 22 showing the lift-off and explosion of A/C-5. 65C-1227.6

Sequence 6 of 22 showing the lift-off and explosion of A/C-5. 65C-1227...

Sequence 6 of 22 showing the lift-off and explosion of A/C-5.

Dr. George Mueller Follows the Progress of the Apollo 11 Mission

Dr. George Mueller Follows the Progress of the Apollo 11 Mission

(July 16, 1969) Dr. George E. Mueller, Associate Administrator for Manned Space Flight, NASA, follows the progress of the Apollo 11 mission. This photo was taken on July 16, 1969 in the Launch Control Center at... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from KSC's Launch Complex 39A. During the planned eight-day mission, Armstrong and Aldrin will descend in a Lunar Module (LM) to the Moon's surface while Collins orbits overhead in the Command Module. The two astronauts are to spend 22 hours on the Moon, including two-and-one-half hours outside the LM. They will gather samples of lunar material and will deploy scientific experiments that will transmit data about the lunar environment. They will rejoin Collins in the Command Module for the return trip to Earth. KSC-69PC-393

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lift...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifted off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from KSC's Launch Complex ... More

Apollo 11 - Saturn Apollo Program

Apollo 11 - Saturn Apollo Program

The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July ... More

APOLLO XII - ROLLOUT - KSC, NASA Apollo program

APOLLO XII - ROLLOUT - KSC, NASA Apollo program

S69-51309 (8 Sept. 1969) --- High-angle view at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), showing the Apollo 12 (Spacecraft 108/Lunar Module 6/Saturn 507) space vehicle on the way from the Vehicle Assembly... More

KSC-72PC-169. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

KSC-72PC-169. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Apollo 16 crew prepares to climb inside the Apollo capsule on launch day before lifting off on a mission to the moon. Photo credit: NASA

Soyuz Spacecraft in Orbit, Soviet Space Program

Soyuz Spacecraft in Orbit, Soviet Space Program

This scene was photographed with a handheld 70mm camera from a rendezvous window of the American Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission. It shows the Soviet Soyuz s... More

An aerial view of Space Launch Complex 39-A. A space shuttle orbiter and its booster rockets are in place on the pad

An aerial view of Space Launch Complex 39-A. A space shuttle orbiter a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A predawn view of the Columbia space shuttle before launch on her maiden space flight

A predawn view of the Columbia space shuttle before launch on her maid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The launch of the space shuttle Columbia during the first space transportation system test mission

The launch of the space shuttle Columbia during the first space transp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Nasa Release Status: Released to Public ... More

At Jetty Park in Port Canaveral, a crowd of approximately 6,000 gathered to view the 7 a.m. space shuttle launch. Many people spent the night at the Brevard County park, equipped with cameras, lawn chairs, and coolers. Jetty Park, south of the space center, was one of the best viewing sites in the county. KSC-81PC-0418

At Jetty Park in Port Canaveral, a crowd of approximately 6,000 gather...

At Jetty Park in Port Canaveral, a crowd of approximately 6,000 gathered to view the 7 a.m. space shuttle launch. Many people spent the night at the Brevard County park, equipped with cameras, lawn chairs, and ... More

The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from the Complex 39A launch pad

The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from the Complex 39A launch pad

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center. Note: Fifth view in a series of eight

The space shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after liftoff from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ssgt Phil Schmitten Release Status: Released t... More

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-48 launch from Kennedy Space Center, FLA to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) ARC-1969-AC91-0561-5

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-48 launch from Kennedy Space Center, FLA t...

Space Shuttle Discovery STS-48 launch from Kennedy Space Center, FLA to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS)

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineers examine the interface surface on the Cassini spacecraft prior to installation of the third radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). The other two RTGs, at left, already are installed on Cassini. The three RTGs will be used to power Cassini on its mission to the Saturnian system. They are undergoing mechanical and electrical verification testing in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. RTGs use heat from the natural decay of plutonium to generate electric power. The generators enable spacecraft to operate far from the Sun where solar power systems are not feasible. The Cassini mission is scheduled for an Oct. 6 launch aboard a Titan IVB/Centaur expendable launch vehicle. Cassini is built and managed for NASA by JPL KSC-97PC1066

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineers examine the interface surfa...

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) engineers examine the interface surface on the Cassini spacecraft prior to installation of the third radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). The other two RTGs, at left, a... More

STS-85 Payload Commander N. Jan Davis is assisted with her ascent/reentry flight suit by white room closeout crew members Dave Law (left) and Jack Burritt at Launch Pad 39A before she enters the crew cabin of the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery KSC-97PC1215

STS-85 Payload Commander N. Jan Davis is assisted with her ascent/reen...

STS-85 Payload Commander N. Jan Davis is assisted with her ascent/reentry flight suit by white room closeout crew members Dave Law (left) and Jack Burritt at Launch Pad 39A before she enters the crew cabin of t... More

The crew of Mission STS-87 depart from the Operations and Checkout Building en route to Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Payload and the Spartan-201 deployable satellite. Leading the way are, from left to right, front to back: Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Ph.D.; Commander Kevin Kregel; Mission Specialist Takao Doi, Ph.D., of the National Space Development Agency of Japan; Mission Specialist Winston Scott; Payload Specialist Leonid Kadenyuk of the National Space Agency of Ukraine; and Pilot Steven Lindsey. The Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew of six members are scheduled to lift off during a two-and-a-half hour launch window, which opens at 2:46 p.m KSC-97PC1682

The crew of Mission STS-87 depart from the Operations and Checkout Bui...

The crew of Mission STS-87 depart from the Operations and Checkout Building en route to Launch Pad 39B, where the Space Shuttle Columbia awaits liftoff on the fourth flight of the United States Microgravity Pay... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Posing in front of the world premiere release of the film "Armageddon" are Peter Stormare, director Michael Bay, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Ken Campbell, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, Steve Buscemi, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and Jessica Steen. The screening was held in a theater specially constructed at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center. The movie was partly filmed at KSC, and as part of the premiere festivities, guests had a chance to see many of the sites actually used in the film as well as explore a wide range of NASA artifacts and displays. A private party that included a performance by rock band Aerosmith followed the premiere. KSC-98PC-0794

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Posing in front of the world premiere r...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Posing in front of the world premiere release of the film "Armageddon" are Peter Stormare, director Michael Bay, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Ken Campbell, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Wi... More

Traveling west to east, the full moon, viewed from Merritt Island, Fla., at 10:35 p.m. EST, moves into the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse. Eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up. They are rare because the Moon usually passes above or below the imaginary line connecting Earth and the Sun. The Earth casts a shadow that the Moon can pass through -when it does, it is called a lunar eclipse. They can only occur when the moon is "full." During a total lunar eclipse the Moon takes on a dark red color because it is being lighted slightly by sunlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere and this light has the blue component preferentially scattered out (this is also why the sky appears blue from the surface of the Earth), leaving faint reddish light to illuminate the Moon during the eclipse KSC-00pp0092

Traveling west to east, the full moon, viewed from Merritt Island, Fla...

Traveling west to east, the full moon, viewed from Merritt Island, Fla., at 10:35 p.m. EST, moves into the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse. Eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth and Moon line up. They are ra... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The equipment is in place to remove Main Engine No. 1 from Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Vehicle Assembly Building. An inventory review concerning defective main engine fuel pump tip seals indicated that defective seals may be present on the fuel pump for the engine. The decision was made to replace the suspect engine with one originally slated for Discovery. The main engine nozzles, visible in the photo, are 7.8 feet across and 9.4 feet high. Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch no earlier than April 17, 2000, on mission STS-101 to resupply the International Space Station for the arrival of the next pressurized module, the Russian-built Zvezda KSC-00pp0374

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The equipment is in place to remove Main...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The equipment is in place to remove Main Engine No. 1 from Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Vehicle Assembly Building. An inventory review concerning defective main engine fuel pump t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew check equipment at SPACEHAB that they will be using on their mission. From left are Pilot Scott D. Altman, Richard A. Mastracchio, (kneeling) Daniel C. Burbank and Edward T. Lu. SPACEHAB trainers are in the background and at right. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day mission to the International Space Station. The seven-member crew will prepare the Space Station for its first resident crew and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC00pp0946

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test act...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, the STS-106 crew check equipment at SPACEHAB that they will be using on their mission. From left are Pilot Scott D. Altman, Richard... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. Starting second from left, they are Mission Specialists Daniel C. Burbank, Edward T. Lu, and Yuri I. Malenchenkov; Pilot Scott D. Altman, and Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio and Boris V. Morukov. Not seen is Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The crew is taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B KSC-00pp0954

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. Starting second from left, they are Mission ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at SPACEHAB, STS-106 crew members check out some of the equipment they will be using on their mission to the International Space Station. At left is Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank; at right are Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and Morukov represent the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B on an 11-day mission. The seven-member crew will prepare the Space Station for its first resident crew and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. They will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the Zvezda living quarters for the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC00pp0949

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test act...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at SPACEHAB, STS-106 crew members check out some of the equipment they will be using on their mission to the International Space Sta... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. Crew members taking part in the TCDT are, from left to right front to back, Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Edward T. Lu, Richard A. Mastracchio, Boris V. Morukov and Daniel C. Burbank. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC00pp1166

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Ope...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew departs the Operations & Checkout Facility to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank and Boris V. Morukov speedily head for the slidewire baskets that are used for emergency egress from the orbiter. The three are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT), along with the rest of the STS-106 crew. The TCDT also provides the crew with opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC-00pp1179

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Speci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank and Boris V. Morukov speedily head for the slidewire baskets that are used for emergency egres... More

After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew meet the media. Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, at the microphone, says a few words; the rest of the crew waits behind him. From left, they are Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank, Richard A. Mastracchio, Boris V. Morukov and Edward T. Lu; and Pilot Scott D. Altman. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the International Space Station. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:45 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC-00pp1239

After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 c...

After their arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew meet the media. Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, at the microphone, says a few words; the rest of the crew waits behind him. From left, th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlantis after a successful landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew greets the media and onlookers. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Richard A. Mastracchio; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu; and Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt at the microphone. Main gear touchdown occurred on-time at 3:56:48 a.m. EDT.; Atlantis and crew traveled 4.9 million miles on the 11-day, 19-hour, 11-minute STS-106 mission. During the mission to the International Space Station, the crew transferred nearly 5,000 pounds of equipment and supplies for use by the first resident crew expected to arrive in November. STs-106 was the 99th flight in the Shuttle program and the 22nd for Atlantis. STS-106 also marked the 15th nighttime landing in Shuttle history and the 23rd consecutive landing at KSC KSC-00pp1397

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlanti...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Standing in front of the orbiter Atlantis after a successful landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-106 crew greets the media and onlookers. Standing, left to right, are ... More

In the White Room, STS-97 Commander Brent Jett (center) prepares for entry into Space Shuttle Endeavour with the help of the Closeout Crew, (left to right) Mike Birkenseher, Jean Alexander, Jack Burritt, Travis Thompson and Dave Law. Space Shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch Nov. 30 at 10:06 p.m. EST for the six construction flight to the International Space Station. Endeavour is transporting the P6 Integrated Truss Structure that comprises Solar Array Wing-3 and the Integrated Electronic Assembly, to provide power to the Space Station. After the 11-day mission, which includes three spacewalks, it is expected to land at KSC Dec. 11 at 6:19 p.m. EST KSC-00pp1818

In the White Room, STS-97 Commander Brent Jett (center) prepares for e...

In the White Room, STS-97 Commander Brent Jett (center) prepares for entry into Space Shuttle Endeavour with the help of the Closeout Crew, (left to right) Mike Birkenseher, Jean Alexander, Jack Burritt, Travis... More

In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell shows a thumbs-up attitude as he dons his launch and entry suit. STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station. Atlantis is carrying the U.S. Laboratory Destiny, a key module in the growth of the Space Station. Destiny will be attached to the Unity node on the Space Station using the Shuttle’s robotic arm. Three spacewalks, by Curbeam and Jones, are required to complete the planned construction work during the 11-day mission. Launch is targeted for 6:11 p.m. EST and the planned landing at KSC Feb. 18 about 1:39 p.m. This mission marks the seventh Shuttle flight to the Space Station, the 23rd flight of Atlantis and the 102nd flight overall in NASA’s Space Shuttle program KSC01pp0266

In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell...

In the Operations and Checkout Building, STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell shows a thumbs-up attitude as he dons his launch and entry suit. STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the International Space Stati... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-104 crew takes time to pose for a photo. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Pilot Charles Hobaugh, Commander Steven Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Michael Gernhardt and James Reilly. They are at KSC to continue Crew Equipment Interface Test activities such as payload familiarization. The airlock is the primary payload on their mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than June 14, 2001, from Launch Pad 39B KSC-01pp0936

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After their arrival at the Shuttle Landi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After their arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-104 crew takes time to pose for a photo. Standing, left to right, are Mission Specialist Janet Kavandi, Pilot Charles H... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dressed in their SCAPE suits, workers are ready for the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). SCAPE refers to Self-Contained Atmospheric Protective Ensemble. CONTOUR will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nucleus. Flying as close as 60 miles (100 kilometers) to at least two comets, the spacecraft will take the sharpest pictures yet of a nucleus while analyzing the gas and dust that surround them. CONTOUR is scheduled for launch aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket July 1, 2002, from Launch Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station KSC-02pd0960

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dressed in their SCAPE suits, workers ar...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dressed in their SCAPE suits, workers are ready for the fueling of the Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft in the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2). SCA... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA), one of two major components of the Starboard 6 (S6) truss segment for the International Space Station (ISS), is offloaded onto a cargo transporter following its arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The IEA will be joined to its companion piece, the Long Spacer, before launch early in 2004. The S6 truss segment will be the 11th and final piece of the Station's Integrated Truss Structure and will support the fourth and final set of solar arrays, batteries, and electronics. KSC-02pd1911

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA),...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Integrated Equipment Assembly (IEA), one of two major components of the Starboard 6 (S6) truss segment for the International Space Station (ISS), is offloaded onto a cargo tran... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew pose for a photo after their arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Standing from left to right are Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Payload Commander Michael Anderson, Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Commander Rick Husband, Mission Specialists Laurel Clark and David Brown, and Payload Specialist Ilan Ramon, who is the first Israeli astronaut to fly on a Shuttle mission. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB. Experiments on the module range from material sciences to life sciences. Launch of Columbia is targeted for Jan. 16 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. KSC-03pd0058

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew pose for a photo after t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-107 crew pose for a photo after their arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Standing from left to right are Mission Specialist Kalpana Chawla, Payload Commander Micha... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Students check on their experiments that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's complement of commercial experiments includes six educational experiments designed and developed by students in six different countries under the auspices of Space Technology and Research Students (STARS), a global education program managed by SPACEHAB subsidiary Space Media. The countries represented are Australia, China, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein and the United States. The student investigators who conceived these experiments will monitor their operations in space. The experiments will be housed in BioServe Space Technologies' Isothermal Containment Module (ICM --a small temperature-controlled facility that provides experiment support such as physical containment, lighting, and video imaging) and stowed in a middeck-size locker aboard the SPACEHAB Research Double Module. KSC-03pd0082

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Students check on their experiments that ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Students check on their experiments that will fly in SPACEHAB on Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-107. SPACEHAB's complement of commercial experiments includes six educational ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Large pieces of Columbia debris are shown, situated on the floor grid of the KSC RLV Hangar. The Columbia Reconstruction Project Team is attempting to identify the debris and reconstruct the orbiter as part of the investigation into the accident that caused the destruction of Columbia and loss of its crew as it returned to Earth on mission STS-107. KSC-03pd0637

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Large pieces of Columbia debris are show...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Large pieces of Columbia debris are shown, situated on the floor grid of the KSC RLV Hangar. The Columbia Reconstruction Project Team is attempting to identify the debris and recon... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-A) is ready for final closure of the petals on the lander. The lander and rover will be enclosed within an aeroshell for launch. The MER Mission consists of two identical rovers designed to cover roughly 110 yards each Martian day over various terrain. Each rover will carry five scientific instruments that will allow it to search for evidence of liquid water that may have been present in the planet's past. Identical to each other, the rovers will land at different regions of Mars. Launch date for this first of NASA's two Mars Exploration Rover missions is scheduled no earlier than June 6. KSC-03pd1221

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-A) is r...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-A) is ready for final closure of the petals on the lander. The lander and rover will be enclosed within an aeroshell for launch. The MER Mission ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The overview of the floor of the RLV Hangar at KSC shows a small portion of the debris collected and shipped to KSC to date. The major Columbia recovery efforts in East Texas have produced more than 70,000 pieces, about 40 percent of the Space Shuttle by weight. KSC-03pd1237

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The overview of the floor of the RLV Hang...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The overview of the floor of the RLV Hangar at KSC shows a small portion of the debris collected and shipped to KSC to date. The major Columbia recovery efforts in East Texas have ... More

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., rolls back from the Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment. The Gravity Probe B will launch a payload of four gyroscopes into low-Earth polar orbit to test two extraordinary predictions of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity: the geodetic effect (how space and time are warped by the presence of the Earth) and frame dragging (how Earth’s rotation drags space and time around with it). Once in orbit, for 18 months each gyroscope’s spin axis will be monitored as it travels through local spacetime, observing and measuring these effects. The experiment was developed by Stanford University, Lockheed Martin and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The targeted launch date is Dec. 6, 2003.

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The mobile service tower on Space Launch Com...

VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. - The mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., rolls back from the Delta II rocket that will launch the Gravity Probe B experiment. The Gravity... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, a technician takes readings for pre-assembly measurements on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the JEM will enhance the unique research capabilities of the orbiting complex by providing an additional environment for astronauts to conduct science experiments.

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Space Station Processing Facility, a technician takes readings for pre-assembly measurements on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Developed by the Japan Aerospace Explor... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At a luncheon celebrating Native American Heritage Month held at the Patrick Air Force Base NCO Club, astronaut John Herrington speaks to invited guests. Herrington is a tribally enrolled Chickasaw and the world’s first Native American astronaut, who last flew on mission STS-113 in 2002.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At a luncheon celebrating Native Americ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At a luncheon celebrating Native American Heritage Month held at the Patrick Air Force Base NCO Club, astronaut John Herrington speaks to invited guests. Herrington is a tribally... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) is lifted away from the solid rocket booster (SRBThe destacking is part of time and cycle activities. The SRB was part of the stack on Atlantis originally scheduled for a March 1, 2003, launch on mission STS-114. The SRBs and external tank were demated in February 2003. The mission is now scheduled to occur no earlier than Sept. 12, 2004, on Atlantis.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Vehicle Assembly Building, the forward assembly (nose cap and frustum) is lifted away from the solid rocket booster (SRBThe destacking is part of time and cycle activities. ... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (STS114-S-002) -- These four astronauts are in training for the STS-114 mission. Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and James M. Kelly, pilot, flank the two mission specialists -- astronauts Stephen K. Robinson (second from left) and Soichi Noguchi -- who are assigned to spacewalk duty to perform work on the International Space Station. Noguchi represents the Japanese Space agency.

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (STS114-S-002) -- These four a...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS -- (STS114-S-002) -- These four astronauts are in training for the STS-114 mission. Astronauts Eileen M. Collins, mission commander, and James M. Kelly, pilot, flank the two... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During fueling of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer before dawn on NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), Sir Richard Branson talks to the media. Branson is chairman and founder of Virgin Atlantic. The GlobalFlyer is in the background. Steve Fossett will pilot the GlobalFlyer on a record-breaking attempt by flying solo, non-stop without refueling, to surpass the current record for the longest flight of any aircraft. Fossett is expected to take off from the KSC SLF. Later, takeoff of the GlobalFlyer was postponed due to a fuel leak that appeared during the last moments of loading. The next planned takeoff attempt is 7 a.m. Feb. 8 from the SLF. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd0211

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During fueling of the Virgin Atlantic ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During fueling of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer before dawn on NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), Sir Richard Branson talks to the media. Branson is c... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. At center, foreground, is Commander Brent Jett. The others, from left are Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner, gesturing, Steven MacLean, Daniel Burbank and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. The mission crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to take place in a window that opens Aug. 27. During their 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew will continue construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-06pd1778

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew gets instructions abou...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew gets instructions about using the slidewire baskets for emergency egress from the space shuttle on the pad. At center, foreground, is Commander Brent Jett. The o... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew pauses for a photo during training on Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank, Steven MacLean, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Joseph Tanner. The mission crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to take place in a window that opens Aug. 27. During their 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew will continue construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston KSC-06pd1781

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew pauses for a photo dur...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew pauses for a photo during training on Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank,... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank (left) and Steven MacLean get help with their launch suits from the closeout crew before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis. Both astronauts are making their second shuttle flights. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. During the mission, Atlantis' astronauts will deliver and install the 17.5-ton, bus-sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment on the station. The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics and will provide one-fourth of the total power-generation capability for the completed station. This mission is the 116th space shuttle flight, the 27th flight for orbiter Atlantis, and the 19th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. STS-115 is scheduled to last 11 days with a planned landing at KSC KSC-06pp2164

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialists Daniel Burba...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank (left) and Steven MacLean get help with their launch suits from the closeout crew before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis. Both astronau... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After suiting up, the STS-115 mission crew enthusiastically greet the onlookers as they head to the Astrovan for the ride to Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialist Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Steven MacLean, Joseph Tanner, Pilot Christopher Ferguson and Daniel Burbank. Not seen is Commander Brent Jett. The crew is eager for another attempt at liftoff after the Sept. 8 scrub. The launch attempt on Sept. 8 was scrubbed due to an issue with a fuel cut-off sensor system inside the external fuel tank. This is one of several systems that protect the shuttle's main engines by triggering their shutdown if fuel runs unexpectedly low. During the STS-115 mission, Atlantis' astronauts will deliver and install the 17.5-ton, bus-sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment on the station. The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics and will provide one-fourth of the total power-generation capability for the completed station. This mission is the 116th space shuttle flight, the 27th flight for orbiter Atlantis, and the 19th U.S. flight to the ISS. STS-115 is scheduled to last 11 days with a planned landing at KSC. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2107

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After suiting up, the STS-115 mission cre...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After suiting up, the STS-115 mission crew enthusiastically greet the onlookers as they head to the Astrovan for the ride to Launch Pad 39B. From left are Mission Specialist Heidem... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the traditional post-landing inspection, STS-115 Mission Specialists Steven MacLean and Daniel Burbank look over Atlantis. During the mission, astronauts completed three spacewalks to attach the P3/P4 integrated truss structure to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 6:21:30 a.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 6:21:36 a.m. and wheel stop was at 6:22:16 a.m. Atlantis traveled 4.9 million miles, landing on orbit 187. Mission elapsed time was 11 days, 19 hours, six minutes. This is the 15th night landing at KSC and the 23rd night landing overall. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2205

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the traditional post-landing inspectio...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At the traditional post-landing inspection, STS-115 Mission Specialists Steven MacLean and Daniel Burbank look over Atlantis. During the mission, astronauts completed three spacewa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right, talks to the STS-115 crew after its return from space. The crew members shown are Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Daniel Burbank. During the mission, astronauts completed three spacewalks to attach the P3/P4 integrated truss structure to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 6:21:30 a.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 6:21:36 a.m. and wheel stop was at 6:22:16 a.m. Atlantis traveled 4.9 million miles, landing on orbit 187. Mission elapsed time was 11 days, 19 hours, six minutes. This is the 15th night landing at KSC and the 23rd night landing overall. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2200

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, right, talks to the STS-115 crew after its return from space. The crew members shown are Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner, Heidemarie Stefanys... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a safe landing aboard Atlantis on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-115 crew greets the media. At the microphone is Commander Brent Jett. Behind him, left to right, are Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank, Pilot Christopher Ferguson and Mission Specialists Steven MacLean, Joseph Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper. During the mission, astronauts completed three spacewalks to attach the P3/P4 integrated truss structure to the International Space Station. Main gear touchdown was at 6:21:30 a.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 6:21:36 a.m. and wheel stop was at 6:22:16 a.m. Atlantis traveled 4.9 million miles, landing on orbit 187. Mission elapsed time was 11 days, 19 hours, six minutes. This is the 15th night landing at KSC and the 23rd night landing overall. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2206

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a safe landing aboard Atlantis on R...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After a safe landing aboard Atlantis on Runway 33 of the Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-115 crew greets the media. At the microphone is Commander Brent Jett. Behind him, left t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-120 Commander Pamela Melroy adjusts the gloves on her launch and entry suit before heading to Launch Pad 39A for launch aboard space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station. Discovery is scheduled for liftoff at 11:38 a.m. EDT. The mission will be the 23rd assembly flight to the space station and the 34th flight for Discovery. Payload on the mission is the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. During the 14-day mission, the crew will install Harmony and move the P6 solar arrays to their permanent position and deploy them. Discovery is expected to complete its mission and return home at 4:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 6. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd2939

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-120...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-120 Commander Pamela Melroy adjusts the gloves on her launch and entry suit before heading to Launch Pad 39A for launch aboard space shuttle Di... More

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON -- JSC2008-E-000184-- Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, pilot KSC-08pd0365

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON -- JSC2008-E-000184-- Astronaut Gregory ...

JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON -- JSC2008-E-000184-- Astronaut Gregory H. Johnson, pilot

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Karen Nyberg has fitted her helmet and launch-and-entry suit for the simulated launch countdown. The simulation is the culmination of the launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test. TCDT provides astronauts and ground crews with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency training. On the STS-124 mission, the crew will deliver and install the Japanese Experiment Module – Pressurized Module and Japanese Remote Manipulator System. Discovery's launch is targeted for May 31. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1229

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-124 Mission Specialist Karen Nyberg has fitted her helmet and launch-and-entry suit for the simulated launch ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a wild pig stops hunting for food to eye the photographer. This pig is part of a larger family in the area. The wild pigs have flourished in the environs around Kennedy, which shares a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, without many predators other than panthers and humans. Pigs were introduced to Florida in the 1500s and are now found statewide in wooded areas close to water. Pigs are omnivores, foraging on the ground and rooting just beneath the surface, which damages the groundcover. Wild pigs eat almost anything that has nutritional value, including tubers, roots, shoots, acorns, fruits, berries, earthworms, amphibians, reptiles and rodents. Their appearance is similar to domestic hogs, but leaner, with a longer, narrower head and a coarser, denser coat. Females may have two litters per year. The piglets are weaned in a few weeks but remain with the mother for several months. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-2109

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a wild pig stops hunting for food to eye the photographer. This pig is part of a larger family in the area. The wild pigs have flourished in th... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A roseate spoonbill soars overhead against a deep blue sky covering NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mature spoonbills feather the brilliant pink feathers with a white neck and beck and orange tails. Immature birds are white. The spoonbill is readily identified by the straight bill with a broad spatulate tip, which they use to obtain food by sweeping from side to side and scooping up whatever they encounter. They spend much of their time feeding on shrimps and fish in the shallow waters of the Florida Bay and Gulf of Mexico. Roseate spoonbills are a common sight throughout Kennedy, which shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Photo credit: NASA/Kenny Allen KSC-2009-1988

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A roseate spoonbill soars overhead against a de...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A roseate spoonbill soars overhead against a deep blue sky covering NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Mature spoonbills feather the brilliant pink feathers with a white neck and be... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the spent first stage of NASA's Ares I-X rocket, secured in a slip, awaits inspection. The booster was recovered by the solid rocket booster recovery ship Freedom Star after it splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean following its flight test. Liftoff of the 6-minute flight test was at 11:30 a.m. EDT Oct. 28. This was the first launch from Kennedy's pads of a vehicle other than the space shuttle since the Apollo Program's Saturn rockets were retired. The parts used to make the Ares I-X booster flew on 30 different shuttle missions ranging from STS-29 in 1989 to STS-106 in 2000. The data returned from more than 700 sensors throughout the rocket will be used to refine the design of future launch vehicles and bring NASA one step closer to reaching its exploration goals. For information on the Ares I-X vehicle and flight test, visit http://www.nasa.gov/aresIX. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-6032

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Hangar AF on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the spent first stage of NASA's Ares I-X rocket, secured in a slip, awaits inspection. The booster was recovered by the solid... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to install science racks into Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo with the aid of a rack insertion device, at right, during processing for space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. The science racks Leonardo delivers will be transferred to laboratories on the station. Three spacewalks during STS-131 will include work to attach a spare ammonia tank assembly to the station's exterior and return a European experiment from outside the station's Columbus module. STS-131 will be the 33rd shuttle mission to the station. Launch is targeted for March 18, 2010. Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-2009-6574

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NAS...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to install science racks into Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo with the aid of a... More

STS-131 payload; Ames Space Bio-Sciences Lab, Dr Eduardo Almeida P. I.; Scientists prepare cell bioreactors within glove box at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) ARC-2010-ACD10-0062-030

STS-131 payload; Ames Space Bio-Sciences Lab, Dr Eduardo Almeida P. I....

STS-131 payload; Ames Space Bio-Sciences Lab, Dr Eduardo Almeida P. I.; Scientists prepare cell bioreactors within glove box at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)

NASA FAMILY EDUCATION NIGHT 2010-3918

NASA FAMILY EDUCATION NIGHT 2010-3918

NASA FAMILY EDUCATION NIGHT Public domain photograph of a solar system, planet, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The second stage for the Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket is transported to the SpaceX hangar at Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch a second Dragon spacecraft, called Dragon C2, in late 2011. The mission will demonstrate proximity operations during an approach within six miles of the International Space Station. The company is building the Dragon to fly on resupply missions to the station. SpaceX was awarded procurement for three demonstration flights under the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, or COTS, program managed by NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The SpaceX contract provides for 12 missions to resupply the station from 2011 through 2015. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-5599

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The second stage for the Space Exploration Tec...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The second stage for the Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, Falcon 9 rocket is transported to the SpaceX hangar at Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ... More

National Lab Day 2012-2767. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

National Lab Day 2012-2767. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space ce...

National Lab Day Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Orbital Sciences’ hangar on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician secures the Pegasus fairing around NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR. Access to the spacecraft was needed for compatibility testing to verify communication with a tracking station in Hawaii. With the change in the launch timeframe to June, this station will be needed to support launch. After processing of Orbital’s Pegasus XL rocket and the spacecraft is complete, they will be flown on Orbital's L-1011 carrier aircraft from Vandenberg, to the U.S. Army's Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site on Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pegasus, mated to its NuSTAR payload, will be launched from the carrier aircraft 117 nautical miles south of Kwajalein at latitude 6.75 degrees north of the equator. The high-energy X-ray telescope will conduct a census of black holes, map radioactive material in young supernovae remnants, and study the origins of cosmic rays and the extreme physics around collapsed stars. Launch is scheduled for June 13. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/nustar. Photo credit: U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing/Aaron Taubman, VAFB KSC-2012-3238

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Orbital Sciences’ hangar on Van...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In Orbital Sciences’ hangar on Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, a technician secures the Pegasus fairing around NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTA... More

HAWTHORNE, Calif. - SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk discusses the Dragon V2 during an unveiling ceremony for the new spacecraft inside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. The spacecraft is designed to carry people into Earth's orbit and was developed in partnership with NASA's Commercial Crew Program under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability agreement. SpaceX is one of NASA's commercial partners working to develop a new generation of U.S. spacecraft and rockets capable of transporting humans to and from Earth's orbit from American soil. Ultimately, NASA intends to use such commercial systems to fly U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2014-2736

HAWTHORNE, Calif. - SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk discusses the Dra...

HAWTHORNE, Calif. - SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk discusses the Dragon V2 during an unveiling ceremony for the new spacecraft inside SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. The spacecraft is designed to car... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float above the pavement as it hastens along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2917

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float abo...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float above the pavement as it hastens along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live ... More

Orion Launch. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Orion Launch. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying NASA's Orion spacecraft on an unpiloted flight test to Earth orbit. Liftoff was at 7:05 a.m... More

Orion Splashdown Recovery. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Orion Splashdown Recovery. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space cen...

NASA's Orion spacecraft floats in the Pacific Ocean after splashdown from its first flight test in Earth orbit. In the background is the USNS Salvor. This U.S. Navy salvage ship was there as a backup in case it... More

Tail Service Mast Umbilical Arrival

Tail Service Mast Umbilical Arrival

A technician monitors the progress as a crane lifts the first Tail Service Mast Umbilical (TSMU) for transfer to a test stand at the Launch Equipment Test Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Two... More

STS-99 Mission Specialist Mamoru Mohri of Japan and his wife, Akiko, wave before their departure from Patrick Air Force Base and return to Houston. With the postponement of the launch of STS-99 on Jan. 31, the crew have an opportunity for more training and time with their families. During the launch countdown, Endeavour's enhanced master events controller (E-MEC) No. 2 failed a standard preflight test. Launch was postponed and Shuttle managers decided to replace the E-MEC located in the orbiter's aft compartment. Launch controllers will be in a position to begin the STS-99 countdown the morning of Feb. 6 and ready to support a launch midto late next week pending availability of the Eastern Range. Known as the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, it will chart a new course to produce unrivaled 3-D images of the Earth's surface, using two antennae and a 200-foot-long section of space station-derived mast protruding from the payload bay. The result could be close to 1 trillion measurements of the Earth's topography. Besides contributing to the production of better maps, these measurements could lead to improved water drainage modeling, more realistic flight simulators, better locations for cell phone towers, and enhanced navigation safety KSC00pp0148

STS-99 Mission Specialist Mamoru Mohri of Japan and his wife, Akiko, w...

STS-99 Mission Specialist Mamoru Mohri of Japan and his wife, Akiko, wave before their departure from Patrick Air Force Base and return to Houston. With the postponement of the launch of STS-99 on Jan. 31, the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- This aerial view shows construction progress of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at NASA's Merritt Island Launch Annex. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-LOC-63C-2036

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- This aerial view shows construction progress of...

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- This aerial view shows construction progress of the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at NASA's Merritt Island Launch Annex. Photo Credit: NASA

VAB Topping Off Ceremony. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

VAB Topping Off Ceremony. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space cent...

Dr. Kurt Debus (Director, NASA-KSC) signs the last major beam autographed by construction workers, NASA, and Corps of Engineers employees to be installed during the VAB Topping-Off Ceremony. MILA.

Saturn V S-IC stage - Saturn Apollo Program

Saturn V S-IC stage - Saturn Apollo Program

The S-IC stage being erected for the final assembly of the Saturn V launch vehicle for the Apollo 8 mission (AS-503), is photographed in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) high bay at the Kennedy Space Center.... More

Apollo 12 lunar landing mission - Saturn Apollo Program

Apollo 12 lunar landing mission - Saturn Apollo Program

The second manned lunar landing mission, Apollo 12 launched from launch pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 14, 1969 via a Saturn V launch vehicle. The Saturn V vehicle was developed by the ... More

Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission

Launch of Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission

S68-56001 (21 Dec. 1968) --- The Apollo 8 (Spacecraft 103/Saturn 503) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, at 7:51 a.m. (EST), Dec. 21, 1968. The crew of the Apollo 8 l... More

Apollo 11 - Saturn Apollo Program

Apollo 11 - Saturn Apollo Program

The Apollo 11 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida via the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July ... More

Launch - Apollo 14 Lunar Landing Mission - KSC

Launch - Apollo 14 Lunar Landing Mission - KSC

S71-17620 (31 Jan. 1971) --- The huge, 363-feet tall Apollo 14 (Spacecraft 110/Lunar Module 8/Saturn 509) space vehicle is launched from Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 4:03:02 p.m. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Official Crew photo of the Apollow 11 Prime Crew. From left to right are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module Pilot. KSC-71PC-178

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Official Crew photo of the Apollow 1...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Official Crew photo of the Apollow 11 Prime Crew. From left to right are astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Commander; Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This aerial photo shows the storage area containing Launch Umbilical Towers that were used during the early years of the Space Program. In the lower right corner of the storage field is a Caterpillar excavator with a 48-inch shear demolishing LUT-1, used to launch Apollo 8, Apollo 11, Skylab manned missions and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The shear is one used in the deconstruction of the Twin Towers in New York City after 9/11. KSC-04pd0649

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This aerial photo shows the storage area...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This aerial photo shows the storage area containing Launch Umbilical Towers that were used during the early years of the Space Program. In the lower right corner of the storage fi... More

KSC-108-75P-0015. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

KSC-108-75P-0015. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The docking module and Apollo spacecraft for this summer's joint manned mission with the Soviet were mated in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building today. The docking module will pro... More

American ASTP backup crew suited for testing of Apollo spacecraft

American ASTP backup crew suited for testing of Apollo spacecraft

S75-21063 (January 1975) --- The three members of the American ASTP backup crew are suited up for the testing of the Apollo spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center. They are (from foreground) astronauts Alan L. ... More

A ground-to-air view of the space shuttle Challenger during liftoff from launch complex 39A at 7:33 a.m. EDT. Aboard the Challenger for the seventh launch of the Space Transportation System are CMDR Bob Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck, and mission specialists Sally Ride, John M. Fabian and Dr. Norman Thagard

A ground-to-air view of the space shuttle Challenger during liftoff fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Personnel at the Space Transportation System (STS) Launch Control Center prepare for the launch of the shuttle Columbia

Personnel at the Space Transportation System (STS) Launch Control Cent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Publ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After six years of silence, the thunder of manned space flight is heard again as the successful launch of the first Space Shuttle ushers in a new concept in utilization of space. The April 12 launch at Pad 39A, just seconds past 7 a.m., carries astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen into an Earth orbital mission scheduled to last for 54 hours, ending with unpowered landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California. STS-1, the first in a series of shuttle vehicles planned for the Space Transportation sysstem, utilizes reusable launch and return components ksc-81pc-382

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After six years of silence, the thunder ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After six years of silence, the thunder of manned space flight is heard again as the successful launch of the first Space Shuttle ushers in a new concept in utilization of space. T... More

PREFLIGHT - STS-28/51J - KSC. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

PREFLIGHT - STS-28/51J - KSC. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space ...

S85-40820 (11 Sept 1985) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to fly in early October on its first space mission, designated STS-51J, is seen being readied for launch in this low-angle night scene at launc... More

Documentary view of the Magellan spacecraft, during Checkout, and an art

Documentary view of the Magellan spacecraft, during Checkout, and an a...

S88-50418 (August 1988) --- Engineers and technicians at the Martin Marietta plant in Denver, Colorado, prepare the spacecraft for its six-week long trip to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The spacecraft, desti... More

STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39

STS-41 Discovery, OV-103, lifts off from KSC Launch Complex (LC) Pad 3...

STS-41 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39 mobile launcher platform at 7:47 am (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)). OV-103 riding atop the ext... More

KSC-97PC-1655. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

KSC-97PC-1655. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist. Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

STS061-29-025 - STS-061 - Post landing views of STS-61 crew with KSC personnel and families

STS061-29-025 - STS-061 - Post landing views of STS-61 crew with KSC p...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various post-landing views of the STS-61 crew with Kennedy Space Center (KSC) personnel and with their families. Subject Terms: POSTFLIGHT ANALYSIS, PE... More

Technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) lower the upper equipment module over a propellant tank in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at KSC in July prior to installation on the Cassini orbiter. A four-year, close-up study of the Saturnian system, the Cassini mission is scheduled for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Station in October 1997. The propellant tank will assist with guidance of the orbiter and power during the spacecraft’s voyage and in-orbit periods. It will take seven years for the spacecraft to reach Saturn. Scientific instruments carried aboard the spacecraft will study Saturn’s atmosphere, magnetic field, rings, and several moons. JPL is managing the Cassini project for NASA KSC-97PC1016

Technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) lower the upper ...

Technicians from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) lower the upper equipment module over a propellant tank in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at KSC in July prior to installation on the Cassini orb... More

Workers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) install the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility-2 (SAEF-2). From left, are Al Sadilek, Marcos Gonzalez and Cliff Willey. CRIS is one of nine instruments on ACE, which will investigate the origin and evolution of solar phenomenon, the formation of the solar corona, solar flares and the acceleration of the solar wind. ACE was developed for NASA by the APL. The spacecraft is scheduled to be launched Aug. 21 aboard a two-stage Delta II 7920-8 rocket from Space Launch Complex 17, Pad A KSC-97PC1013

Workers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laborator...

Workers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) install the Cosmic Ray Isotope Spectrometer (CRIS) on the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) spacecraft in KSC’s Spacecraft Assemb... More

Flight mechanics from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., lift the Cassini spacecraft along with its launch vehicle adapter in KSC’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The black conical-shaped adapter seen at the bottom of the spacecraft will later be mated to a Titan IV/Centaur expendable launch vehicle that will lift Cassini into space. Scheduled for launch in October, the Cassini mission seeks insight into the origins and evolution of the early solar system. Scientific instruments carried aboard the spacecraft will study Saturn’s atmosphere, magnetic field, rings, and several moons. JPL is managing the Cassini project for NASA KSC-97PC1112

Flight mechanics from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasad...

Flight mechanics from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., lift the Cassini spacecraft along with its launch vehicle adapter in KSC’s Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The black con... More

After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure at Launch Pad 39B (left) before dawn, the Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed poised for flight on mission STS-103. The rollback of the structure was complete at 4:46 a.m. EST. STS-103 is scheduled for launch Dec. 16 at 9:18 p.m. EST. The mission is expected to last about 9 days and 21 hours with a landing at KSC Sunday, Dec. 26, at 6:56 p.m. EST KSC-99pp1431

After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure at Launch Pad 39B (le...

After rollback of the Rotating Service Structure at Launch Pad 39B (left) before dawn, the Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed poised for flight on mission STS-103. The rollback of the structure was complete at... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From left to right are Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Edward T. Lu and Daniel C. Burbank. They and other crew members Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman and Mission Specialist Robert A. Mastracchio are taking part in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at KSC. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module for the first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” which is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B KSC00pp0953

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB members of the STS-106 crew check out equipment they will be using during their mission to the International Space Station. From left to right are Mission Specialists B... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 217-foot level of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B, the STS-106 crew takes a break during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT) for a group photo. Pictured from left are Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Daniel C. Burbank; Pilot Scott D. Altman; Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt; and Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov and Edward T. Lu. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training, opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay, and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC00pp1177

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 217-foot level of the Rotating Se...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 217-foot level of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39B, the STS-106 crew takes a break during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT) for a group phot... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the white room of Launch Pad 39-B. Crew members pictured are, from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burbank, Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, Pilot Scott D. Altman, Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency. The flight crew were at Kennedy Space Center to take part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training and opportunities to inspect their mission payload in the orbiter’s payload bay. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39B. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC-00pp1170

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the wh...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-106 flight crew gather in the white room of Launch Pad 39-B. Crew members pictured are, from left, Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko, Daniel C. Burb... More

The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B. In rows (front to back) are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt (left), Pilot Scott D. Altman (right); Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left), Yuri I. Malenchenko (right); Richard A. Mastracchio (left), Boris V. Morukov (right); and Daniel C. Burbank (left). Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis is set for 8:45 a.m. EDT on the fourth flight to the International Space Station. On the 11-day mission, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall KSC-00pp1260

The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Che...

The STS-106 crew wave to onlookers as they exit the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Pad 39B. In rows (front to back) are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt (left), Pilot Scott D. Altman (righ... More

Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank is helped getting into his launch and entry suit in the White Room. Behind him is Pilot Scott D. Altman. In the background can be seen the opening into Atlantis. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-106 occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT. On the 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the seven-member crew will perform support tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and prepare the living quarters in the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. The first long-duration crew, dubbed “Expedition One,” is due to arrive at the Station in late fall. Landing of Atlantis is targeted for 4:45 a.m. EDT on Sept. 19 KSC-00pp1282

Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Dan...

Before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank is helped getting into his launch and entry suit in the White Room. Behind him is Pilot Scott D. Altman. In the background ca... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility move the Mars Exploration Rover -2 to a workstand in the high bay. Set to launch in 2003, the Mars Exploration Rover Mission will consist of two identical rovers designed to cover roughly 110 yards (100 meters) each Martian day. Each rover will carry five scientific instruments that will allow it to search for evidence of liquid water that may have been present in the planet's past. The rovers will be identical to each other, but will land at different regions of Mars. The first rover has a launch window opening May 30, 2003, and the second rover a window opening June 25, 2003. KSC-03pd0213

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility move the Mars Exploration Rover -2 to a workstand in the high bay. Set to launch in 2003, the Mars Exploration Rover Mission will... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a technician prepares to reopen the lander petals of the Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2) to allow access to one of the spacecraft's circuit boards. A concern arose during prelaunch testing regarding how the spacecraft interprets signals sent from its main computer to peripherals in the cruise stage, lander and small deep space transponder. The MER Mission consists of two identical rovers set to launch in June 2003. The problem will be fixed on both rovers. KSC-03pd1134

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a technician prepares to reopen the lander petals of the Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2) to allow access to one of the spacecraft's ci... More

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