Leaving billowing clouds of steam and smoke behind, NASA’s Tracking an...
Leaving billowing clouds of steam and smoke behind, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) shoots into the blue sky aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket from Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. ... More
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking an...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) at right sits while one-half of the fairing (left) is moved closer to it. After encapsulation in the fairing... More
STS100-351-003 - STS-100 - KU-Band hardware
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of KU-Band Receiver hardware in the U.S. laboratory module taken by the STS-100 crew. Subject Terms: Antennas, Hardware, Expedition 2, STS-100 C... More
S114E8119 - STS-114 - KU-Band antenna in payload bay
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view (from aft flight deck window) of the KU-Band antenna and orbiter Discovery's payload bay sill. Subject Terms: Antennas, Payload Bay, STS-1... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Z1 Integrated Truss Segment (ITS), a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Z1 Integrated Truss Segment (ITS), a major element of the STS-92 mission scheduled for launch aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in January 1999, is lowered into its workstand for p... More
STS106-370-010 - STS-106 - Earth limb and KU-band antenna taken from A...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of an Earth limb and the KU-band antenna taken from Atlantis, Orbital Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-106 mission. Subject Terms: STS-106, ATLANT... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, members of the STS-92 crew examine equipment that will be part of their mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The fourth U.S. ... More
At Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a Centaur rocket ...
At Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a Centaur rocket arrives for mating with the Atlas IIA rocket already in the tower. The Centaur upper stage is 10.0 m (33-ft) long and 3.05 m (10 ft) in diam... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In a view taken near the top of the laun...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In a view taken near the top of the launch tower at Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the nose fairing with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) inside is... More
NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits poised on Launc...
NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits poised on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, before its scheduled launch aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One of three satellites (labele... More
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (...
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits poised on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, before its scheduled launch aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One... More
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mis...
As part of Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center) check equipment on the orbiter Discovery that they will be using on t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew gather outside the gate...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew gather outside the gate to Launch Pad 39A where Space Shuttle Discovery waits in the background for liftoff Oct. 5 at 9:38 p.m. EDT. From left to right are Command... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rol...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed on the Mobile Launcher Platform at Launch Pad 39A. Discovery is being readied for the STS-92 m... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a United Space Alliance technician, lying on a work platform, takes steps to remove window #8 from the top of t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Remote Manipulator System Lab inside the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Remote Manipulator System Lab inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' orbiter boom sensor system, or OBSS, awaits in... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians determine the proper placement for the chin panel being installed on space sh... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to roll the transportation case protecting the Russian-built Mini Research Module1, or MRM1, fro... More
S35-14-010 - STS-035 - View of the KU-band antenna taken through a fli...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Ku-band antenna taken through an aft flight deck window during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. An Earth limb i... More
STS067-711-031 - STS-067 - Ku-band antenna backdropped by Earth limb
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Ku-band antenna backdropped by the Earth limb. Subject Terms: STS-67, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, ANTENNAS, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM... More
STS075-343-023 - STS-075 - View of the KU-Band antenna in the Columbia...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the KU-Band antenna in the Columbia's payload bay. Subject Terms: ANTENNAS, PAYLOAD BAY, STS-75, COLUMBIA (ORBITER) Date Taken: 3/26/1996 Cat... More
STS075-343-026 - STS-075 - View of the KU-Band antenna in the Columbia...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the KU-Band antenna in the Columbia's payload bay. View is framed by the orbiter window. Subject Terms: ANTENNAS, PAYLOAD BAY, STS-75, COLUMBIA... More
STS065-18-008 - STS-065 - Payload bay and KU-Band antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view of the Ku-Band antenna. Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, SPACELAB, ANTENNAS, STS-65, COLUMBIA (ORBITER) Date Taken: 9/11/1997 0:00 Categories... More
S42-215-035 - STS-042 - Ku-band antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Ku-band antenna dish in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery (OV-103) during STS-42. Subject Terms: ANTENNAS... More
S41-24-023 - STS-041 - Ku-Band Antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing orbiter Discovery KU-Band Antenna. Subject Terms: Antennas, STS-41, DISCOVERY (ORBITER) Date Taken: 10/14/1999 Cat... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew take a moment...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew take a moment for discussion while checking out the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. Their mission, the fou... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew pose for the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew pose for the photographer during a break from checking out Discovery's payload bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. Their mission, the fourth U.... More
At Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers check out...
At Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers check out a Centaur rocket for its lift up the launch tower to be mated with the lower stage Atlas IIA rocket already in the tower. The Lockheed-buil... More
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Sa...
At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is offloaded from an air cargo plane. It will be taken to the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) for t... More
The crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is pulled inside...
The crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is pulled inside the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) after its arrival at KSC. The TDRS will undergo testing in the SAEF-2. One of t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In a view taken near the top of the laun...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In a view taken near the top of the launch tower at Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the nose fairing with the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) inside is... More
STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy climbs into a T-38 jet aircraft at KSC’s ...
STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy climbs into a T-38 jet aircraft at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility for a flight back to Houston. He and other crew members were at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a tire on the landing gear of orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. From left to right are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisof... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew happily wave to onlooke...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew happily wave to onlookers as they gather gather outside the gate to Launch Pad 39A where Space Shuttle Discovery waits in the background for liftoff Oct. 5 at 9:38... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, from ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, from left, United Space Alliance workers Loyd Turner, Craig Meyer and Erik Visser conduct a fit check of an External Tank (ET) digital still came... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, one of three main engines on space shuttle Atlantis has been removed using a specially designed Hyster engi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to offload the Russian-built Mini Research Module1, or MRM1, from a Volga-Dnepr Antonov AN-124-1... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians remove a reinforced carbon carbon panel, or RCC panel, from a wing leading ed... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, window #8, removed from the top of space shuttle Atlantis' crew module, undergoes a thorough inspection by Unit... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians roll the test equipment away from an external tank door on space shuttle Atla... More
STS100-351-008 - STS-100 - KU-Band hardware
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of KU-Band Receiver, cables, connectors and other hardware in the U.S. Laboratory module taken by the STS-100 crew. Subject Terms: Anten... More
S35-14-009 - STS-035 - View of the KU-band antenna taken through a fli...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Ku-band antenna taken through an aft flight deck window during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. An Earth limb i... More
STS050-35-023 - STS-050 - Ku-band antenna.
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Ku-band antenna. Subject Terms: STS-50, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), ONBOARD EQUIPMENT, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES Date Taken: 7/9/1992 Categories: Shuttle Configurat... More
STS067-711-032 - STS-067 - Ku-band antenna backdropped by Earth limb
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Ku-band antenna backdropped by the Earth limb. Subject Terms: STS-67, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), PAYLOAD BAY, ANTENNAS, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Ku-band antenna looms large ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The orbiter Ku-band antenna looms large in this view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. Visible just past the antenna system - stowed on the starboard side of the payload... More
S41-24-024 - STS-041 - Ku-Band Antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing orbiter Discovery KU-Band Antenna. Subject Terms: Antennas, STS-41, DISCOVERY (ORBITER) Date Taken: 10/14/1999 Cat... More
STS101-304-018 - STS-101 - KU-Band antenna in the Atlantis payload bay
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the KU-Band antenna taken from the STS-101 orbiter Atlantis aft flight deck windows. Subject Terms: ANTENNAS, PAYLOAD BAY, STS-101, ATLANTIS (O... More
The logo for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is predomi...
The logo for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is predominantly displayed on the fairing that will encapsulate the satellite for launch. The fairing is in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulatio... More
Looking like a Roman candle, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite ...
Looking like a Roman candle, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) shoots into the blue sky aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket from Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 8:5... More
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (...
In the early morning hours, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits poised on Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, before its scheduled launch aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy arrives at KSC’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test. She and other crew members Commander Brian Duffy and Mission Spec... More
The STS-92 crew strides across the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Fac...
The STS-92 crew strides across the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, heading toward the aircraft that will take them back to Houston. They were at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew look over a tire on the landing gear of orbiter Discovery in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. From left to right are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisof... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Being lowered into the payload bay of Di...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Being lowered into the payload bay of Discovery for a closer look at the payload are STS-92 Mission Specialists Leroy Chiao (second from left) and Bill McArthur (far right), accomp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew happily wave to onlooke...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew happily wave to onlookers as they gather gather outside the gate to Launch Pad 39A where Space Shuttle Discovery waits in the background for liftoff Oct. 5 at 9:38... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an Ex...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, an External Tank (ET) digital still camera is positioned into the right-hand liquid oxygen umbilical well on Space Shuttle Atlantis to determine ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Fac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, work to prepare the space shuttle main engines for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-132 mission ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians prepare to cover a reinforced carbon carbon panel, or RCC panel, removed from... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians complete the inspection of window #8, removed from the top of space shuttle A... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Ku-band antenna is stowed at the forward end of space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay in preparation for fina... More
S114E8120 - STS-114 - KU-Band antenna in payload bay
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Partial view (from aft flight deck window) of the KU-Band antenna and orbiter Discovery's payload bay sill. Subject Terms: Antennas, Payload Bay, STS-1... More
STS100-351-002 - STS-100 - Voss works with KU-Band hardware
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Expedition Two Flight Engineer James Voss works with KU-Band Receiver hardware in the U.S. Laboratory module. Subject Terms: Astronauts, Expedition 2, ... More
S09-124-391 - STS-009 - KU-Band antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the KU-Band antenna as seen from a window on orbiter Columbia during STS-9. Subject Terms: Antennas, STS-9, COLUMBIA... More
S09-124-389 - STS-009 - KU-Band antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the KU-Band antenna as seen from a window on orbiter Columbia during STS-9. Subject Terms: Antennas, STS-9, COLUMBIA... More
STS065-18-006 - STS-065 - Payload bay and KU-Band antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-65 Columbia's payload bay with the Spacelab module against a cloudy Earth background. Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, SPACELAB, ANTENNAS, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed end to end, the interior of orbit...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed end to end, the interior of orbiter Endeavour's payload bay can be seen with its cargo (center and right) in place, before the close of its payload bay doors. The Ku-band an... More
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking an...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) at left is ready for encapsulation. Workers in an extendable platform wait for the fairing (right) to move i... More
NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) rises into the blue ...
NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) rises into the blue sky from Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 8:56 a.m. EDT aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One of three satel... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy arrives at KSC’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Pilot Pam Melroy arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test. She and other crew members Commander Brian Duffy and Mission Spec... More
Checking out the tools they will be using on the STS-92 mission are Mi...
Checking out the tools they will be using on the STS-92 mission are Mission Specialists Jeff Wisoff (left) and Michael Lopez-Alegria (center), while a Boeing worker looks on. They are in the Orbiter Processing ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CE...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities, STS-92 Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata, who is with the Japanese space agency, and Pilot Pam Melroy check paperwork in the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Mission Specialist Bill McArthur (with tool in hand) gets a close look at the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3) in the payload bay of orbiter Discovery. He and other crew... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, me...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, members of the STS-92 crew take part in Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) activities. Being lowered into the payload bay of Discovery for a... More
S107E05484 - STS-107 - Views of the Earth's limb and Ku-Band antenna t...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images of a cloud covered Earth's limb with orbiter Columbia's Ku-band antenna in upper right field (5483, 5484). Cloud covered Earth's limb with sun f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians prepare to remove one of three main engines from space shuttle Atlantis u... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians attach a specially designed Hyster engine lift to one of three main engin... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a crane deposits the transportation case protecting the Russian-built Mini Research Module1, or MRM1, onto a tra... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians remove the test equipment that was used to perform a push test on an external... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Remote Manipulator System Lab, or RMS La...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Remote Manipulator System Lab, or RMS Lab, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Rafael Rodriguez, lead RMS advanced systems technician wi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a United Space Alliance technician working on the top of space shuttle Atlantis' crew module checks the placeme... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Ku-band antenna is stowed in space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay. The antenna, which resembles a mini-satel... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stowage of a Ku-band antenna at the forward end of space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay is in progress in prep... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stowage of a Ku-band antenna in space shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay is under way in preparation for final clo... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kenn...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians, lying on a work platform, remove window #8 from the top of the crew module o... More
The logo for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is predomi...
The logo for the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is predominantly displayed on the fairing that will encapsulate the satellite for launch. The fairing is in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulatio... More
STS100-351-005 - STS-100 - KU-Band hardware
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of KU-Band Receiver, cables, connectors and other hardware in the U.S. Laboratory module taken by the STS-100 crew. Subject Terms: Antennas, Hard... More
S09-124-390 - STS-009 - KU-Band antenna
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the KU-Band antenna as seen from a window on orbiter Columbia during STS-9. Subject Terms: Antennas, STS-9, COLUMBIA... More
STS075-343-025 - STS-075 - View of the KU-Band antenna in the Columbia...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the KU-Band antenna in the Columbia's payload bay. View is framed by the orbiter window. Subject Terms: ANTENNAS, PAYLOAD BAY, STS-75, COLUMBIA... More
The Z1 Integrated Truss Segment (ITS), a major element of the STS-92 m...
The Z1 Integrated Truss Segment (ITS), a major element of the STS-92 mission scheduled for launch aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in January 1999, awaits processing in KSC's Space Station Processing Facility (SSP... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Z1 Integrated Truss Segment (ITS), a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Z1 Integrated Truss Segment (ITS), a major element of the STS-92 mission scheduled for launch aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis in January 1999, is lowered into its workstand for p... More
At Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a Centaur rocket ...
At Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a Centaur rocket arrives for mating with the Atlas IIA rocket already in the tower. The Centaur upper stage is 10.0 m (33-ft) long and 3.05 m (10 ft) in diam... More
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits on a workstand in ...
The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) sits on a workstand in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) in order to undergo electrical testing. The TDRS is scheduled to be launched f... More
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking an...
In the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility, the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) at right sits while one-half of the fairing (left) is moved closer to it. After encapsulation in the fairing... More
The nose fairing covering the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-...
The nose fairing covering the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is close to the top of the launch tower at Launch Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is being lifted to mate with the Atlas II... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy arrives at ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-92 Commander Brian Duffy arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test. He and other crew members Pilot Pam Melroy and Mission Speci... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew line up on th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-92 crew line up on the runway at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility after arriving to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT). From left are Mission Spec... More
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-92 crew members, along w...
In the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1, STS-92 crew members, along with Boeing workers, look closely at the tools they will be using on their mission. The crew comprises Commander Brian Duffy, Pilot Pam Melro... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians back one of three main engines on space shuttle Atlantis away from the sh... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians remove one of three main engines from space shuttle Atlantis using a spec... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kenne...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, preparations are under way to offload the Russian-built Mini Research Module1, or MRM1, from a Volga-Dnepr Anton... More