CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as towers of flame propel space shuttle Endeavour into the night sky on the STS-126 mission.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour roars into the night sky on the STS-126 mission. Blue cones of light, the shock or mach diamonds that are a form... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket bo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-79 mission comes to a successful...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-79 mission comes to a successful conclusion as the orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26. On board ... More
U. S. astronaut John E. Blaha poses with his wife, Brenda (left), and ...
U. S. astronaut John E. Blaha poses with his wife, Brenda (left), and daughter, Carolyn (right), in the crew quarters at KSC after answering questions about his four-month stay aboard the Russian Mir space stat... More
U. S. astronaut John E. Blaha and his family are all smiles as they em...
U. S. astronaut John E. Blaha and his family are all smiles as they embrace in the crew quarters at KSC after he answered questions about his four-month stay aboard the Russian Mir space station. Blaha’s wife, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out to Launch Pad 39A, the destination of its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building, for final preparations for liftoff of the STS-89 missi... More
Original photo and caption dated October 8, 1991: <i>"Plant researcher...
Original photo and caption dated October 8, 1991: <i>"Plant researchers Lisa Ruffe and Neil Yorio prepare to harvest a crop of Waldann's Green Lettuce from KSC's Biomass Production Chamber (BPC). KSC researcher... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., membe...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew check out part of the payload, called TVIS, on their mission to the International Space Station. From left are Missio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mis...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) check out the equipment in the module that will fly on the mission. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) examines equipment at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. He and the other crew ... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edwa...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (center) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu pause for a photo before taking their seats in the slid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Mal...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, and Boris V. Morukov pause at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov are with the Russian Aviation a... More
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman (left) gets into position in the slidewire basket while Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt reaches for the lever t... More
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Yuri I. Malenchenko pause for a photo before taking the... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Against a backdrop of the cloudy sky and blue-gray Atlantic Ocean, Space Shuttle Atlantis is revealed after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank ... More
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gets help with his launch and en...
STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gets help with his launch and entry suit from suit technicians in the White Room before he enters Space Shuttle Atlantis. In the background can be seen the opening into Atl... More
The long, narrow wings of NASA's Altair are designed to allow the unma...
The long, narrow wings of NASA's Altair are designed to allow the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to maintain long-duration flight at high altitudes.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour pushes past the fixed service structure as it begins its rapid climb into the night sky on the STS-126 mission. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Firing Room of the Launch Control Cente...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Firing Room of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (left) congratulates STS-126 NASA Test Director Charlie B... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Kennedy Space Center's Apollo/Saturn V C...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Kennedy Space Center's Apollo/Saturn V Center, former NASA astronaut Karol Bobko speaks to guests at the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's event celebrating the 40th anniversary o... More
STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev gets assista...
STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev gets assistance from suit technician George Brittingham while donning his orange launch and entry suit in the Operations and Checkout Building. STS-88 w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break in their activities insid...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break in their activities inside the SPACEHAB module are STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard Mastracchio (left) and Edward Lu (right). At center is a Boeing technician. Ma... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break in their activities insid...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break in their activities inside the SPACEHAB module are STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard Mastracchio (left) and Edward Lu (right). At center is a Boeing technician. Ma... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., membe...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew check out part of the payload, called TVIS, on their mission to the International Space Station. From left are Missio... More
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 are Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt,... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes th...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, the STS-106 crew familiarizes themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis with the help of KSC employees as part of Crew Equipment Interf... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Yuri I. Malenchenko (left) and Edward T. Lu (beside him) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlan... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers maneuver the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) toward the opening in the payload canister. The canister already has the SPACEHAB modu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers maneuver the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) toward the opening in the payload canister. The canister already has the SPACEHAB modu... More
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 the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (left) reaches for a lever to release the slidewire basket . At right is Richard A. Mastracchio (r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, looks on after Boris V. Morukov releases a slide wire basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera ...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio waves at the camera upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flig... More
STS106-S-015 (8 September 2000) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks...
STS106-S-015 (8 September 2000) --- The Space Shuttle Atlantis streaks into the sky on mission STS-106 after a perfect on-time launch at 8:45:47 a.m. (EDT), September 8, 2000. Blue mach diamonds are barely vis... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko signals thumbs up for l...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko signals thumbs up for launch during suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building. This is Malenchenko’s first Shuttle flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to li... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu smiles as he gets suited up in...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Edward T. Lu smiles as he gets suited up in the Operations and Checkout Building before launch. This is Lu’s second space flight. Space Shuttle Atlantis is set to lift off 8:45 a.m. E... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst forth from a cocoon of smoke as it rockets toward space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis occurred at 8:45:47 a.m.... More
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston -- STS118-S-001 -- The STS-118 patch rep...
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Houston -- STS118-S-001 -- The STS-118 patch represents Space Shuttle Endeavour on its mission to help complete the assembly of the International Space Station and symbolizes the pursuit o... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After the successful launch of space shuttle En...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After the successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-126 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Bob Cabana and STS-126 NASA Test Director Charlie ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio is helped with his l...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio is helped with his launch and entry suit in the White Room before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-106 oc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out to Launch Pad 39A, the destination of its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building, for final preparations for liftoff of the STS-89 missi... More
Researchers work with wheat samples that are part of ground testing fo...
Researchers work with wheat samples that are part of ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. From left are research scientist Oscar Monje and... More
Research technician Lisa Ruffa works with a wheat sample that is part ...
Research technician Lisa Ruffa works with a wheat sample that is part of ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing ... More
Research technician Lisa Ruffa works with a wheat sample that is part ...
Research technician Lisa Ruffa works with a wheat sample that is part of ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing ... More
Visiting scientist Cheryl Frazier monitors a prototype composting mach...
Visiting scientist Cheryl Frazier monitors a prototype composting machine in Hangar L at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The research she is performing is one of many studies at the Biological Sciences Br... More
Research scientist Oscar Monje records data associated with ground tes...
Research scientist Oscar Monje records data associated with ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing is one of ma... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., membe...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew look over TVIS equipment that will be part of the payload on their mission to the International Space Station. From l... More
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. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Miss...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, STS-106 Mission Specialists Richard A. Mastracchio (left) and Edward T. Lu (right) get information from a worker about the equipment in the module. They... More
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edwa...
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, STS-106 Mission Specialists Edward T. Lu (center) and Yuri I. Malenchenko (right) familiarize themselves with equipment in the payload bay of Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane moves the Integrated C...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane moves the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), with equipment on top, toward the payload canister below where the SPACEHAB module is already stowed. The canister will ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With umbilical lines still attached, the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With umbilical lines still attached, the payload canister is hoisted up alongside the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) on Launch Pad 39B. The canister with its cargo of the SPACEHA... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, who is with the Russian Avia...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris Morukov, who is with the Russian Aviation and Space Agency, seems to take his role as M113 driver seriously. The M113 is an armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency ... More
An M113, a small armored personnel carrier, makes tracks down the road...
An M113, a small armored personnel carrier, makes tracks down the road with STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio (right) at the wheel and Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department,... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio has his helmet equip...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Richard A. Mastracchio has his helmet equipment adjusted during fit check, part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress tra... More
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. -- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Pilot Scott D. Altman, left of STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt, answers a question during a press conference at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Other ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Specialist Yuri I. Malenchenko, left, looks on after Boris V. Morukov releases a slide wire basket at the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39-B. Malenchenko and Morukov... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt gr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt grins after climbing out of a slidewire basket on the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B. The basket is part of emergency egress equipment from ... More
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bare branches frame the liftoff of Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bare branches frame the liftoff of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-106 to the International Space Station. Billows of smoke and steam are illuminated by the flames of the sol... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid roc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Columns of flame spew from the solid rocket boosters hurling Space Shuttle Atlantis toward space on mission STS-106. The on-time liftoff occurred at 8:45:47 a.m. EDT for the start ... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov waves as a suit technician...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov waves as a suit technician in the White Room helps him with his launch and entry suit before he enters Space Shuttle Atlantis. The opening into Atlantis can be seen i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The clouds of steam and smoke generated ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The clouds of steam and smoke generated from the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis seem to blend with the sky. The launch is reflected in waters near Launch Pad 39B. The perfect on-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis appears to burst forth from a cocoon of smoke in the Florida marsh lands as it rockets toward space on mission STS-106. The perfect on-time liftoff of Atlant... More
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
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
ISS016-S-001A (February 2007) --- This patch commemorates the sixteent...
ISS016-S-001A (February 2007) --- This patch commemorates the sixteenth expeditionary mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The design represents the conjunction of two unique astronomical events: ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Firing Room of the Launch Control Center...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Firing Room of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach (right) and others applaud the successful launch of space ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Light-filled clouds of smoke and steam roll acr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Light-filled clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as space shuttle Endeavour hurtles into the night sky on the STS-126 mission. Liftoff was... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –- Dark gray clouds hover over the Vehicle Assem...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –- Dark gray clouds hover over the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, part of a strong weather system that included crosswinds and anvil clouds blowing ac... More
EDWARDS, Calif. –- In the 52nd landing at Edwards Air Force Base in C...
EDWARDS, Calif. –- In the 52nd landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, space shuttle Endeavour touches down at 4:25 p.m. EST to end the STS-126 mission, completing its 16-day journey of over 6.6 milli... More
EDWARDS, Calif. – At Edwards Air Force Base in California, photograp...
EDWARDS, Calif. – At Edwards Air Force Base in California, photographers and journalists circle STS-126 crew members before their departure for NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The crew took time to t... More
Project Gemini: On Jan. 3, 1962, NASA announced the advanced Mercury ...
Project Gemini: On Jan. 3, 1962, NASA announced the advanced Mercury Mark II project had been named "Gemini." After 12 missions – 2 uncrewed and 10 crewed – Project Gemini ended Nov. 15, 1966, following a nea... More
Research scientist Gary Stutte displays a wheat sample that is part of...
Research scientist Gary Stutte displays a wheat sample that is part of ground testing for the first International Space Station plant experiment, scheduled to fly in October 2001. The payload process testing i... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbite...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbiter Atlantis swoops down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26, bringing to a successful conclusion... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Endeavour rolls out to Launch Pad 39A, the destination of its journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building, for final preparations for liftoff of the STS-89 missi... More
Original photo and caption dated August 14, 1995: <i>"KSC plant physio...
Original photo and caption dated August 14, 1995: <i>"KSC plant physiologist Dr. Gary Stutte (right) and Cheryl Mackowiak harvest potatoes grown in the Biomass Production Chamber of the Controlled Enviornment L... More
Original photo and caption dated August 14, 1995: <i>"KSC plant physio...
Original photo and caption dated August 14, 1995: <i>"KSC plant physiologist Dr. Gary Stutte harvests a potato grown in the Biomass Production Chamber of the Controlled environment Life Support system (CELSS) i... More
Research assistant Trisha Bruno performs an analysis on potato samples...
Research assistant Trisha Bruno performs an analysis on potato samples at Hangar L at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The research she is performing is one of many studies at the Biological Sciences Bran... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., membe...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB, Port Canaveral, Fla., members of the STS-106 crew look over TVIS equipment that will be part of the payload on their mission to the International Space Station. From l... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break during Crew Equipment Int...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Taking a break during Crew Equipment Interface Test activities at SPACEHAB are STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and Edward T. Lu. Malenchenko and M... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank checks out a Russian foot...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank checks out a Russian foot restraint at SPACEHAB, part of the payload on the mission to the International Space Station. He and the other crew members Commander Terre... More
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. -- An overhead crane lifts the Integrated C...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lifts the Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC), with equipment on top, toward the payload canister (right) where the SPACEHAB module is already stowed. The canister wil... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room (part of t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Changeout Room (part of the Rotating Service Structure at the launch pad), the doors of the payload canister open to reveal its cargo, the SPACEHAB module (bottom) a... More
will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activitie...
will be taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include emergency egress training and a simulated launch countdown. STS-106 is scheduled to launch Sept. 8, 2000, at 8:31 a.m. EDT ... More
Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, oversees S...
Capt. George Hoggard, trainer with the KSC Fire Department, oversees STS-106 Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt as he the practices driving the small armored personnel carrier that is part of emergency egress traini... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank gets ready to put on his ...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Daniel C. Burbank gets ready to put on his helmet, as part of fit check during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities (TCDT). The TCDT also provides emergency egress trainin... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Strapped into their seats inside the orb...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Strapped into their seats inside the orbiter Atlantis for a simulated countdown exercise are (left to right) STS-106 Mission Specialists Boris V. Morukov, Yuri I. Malenchenko and D... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- At the 195-foot level of Launch Pad 39B, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Richard A. Mastracchio and Edward T. Lu pause for a photo before taking their seats in the slid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. W...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-106 Mission Commander Terrence W. Wilcutt participates in a question and answer session for the media at the slide wire basket area of Launch Pad 39-B. Wilcott and his crew we... More
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at...
STS-106 Mission Specialist Boris V. Morukov smiles upon his arrival at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. He and the rest of the crew will be making pre-launch preparations for the fourth flight to the Internati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clouds hover overhead the Space Shuttle Atlantis after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure. On top of the external tank is the 13-foot-wide “beanie cap,” at the end of the G... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket bo...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis’s solid rocket boosters trail brilliant flames that light up the clouds of smoke and steam and reflect in the waters Launch Pad 39B at launch. The perfect on... More