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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -   The STS-115 crew is in the White Room on the orbiter access arm on Launch Pad 39B to get instruction on using the emergency egress system. From left are Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and Mission Specialists Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Joseph Tanner, Steven MacLean and Daniel Burbank.  MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency.  The White Room provides access into the orbiter through the crew access hatch. 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-06pd1774

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew is in the White Room o...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew is in the White Room on the orbiter access arm on Launch Pad 39B to get instruction on using the emergency egress system. From left are Commander Brent Jett, Pilo... More

External tank - Space Shuttle Projects

External tank - Space Shuttle Projects

This is a cutaway illustration of the Space Shuttle external tank (ET) with callouts. The giant cylinder, higher than a 15-story building, with a length of 154-feet (47-meters) and a diameter of 27.5-feet (8.4-... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, S109E5268 - STS-109 - #REF!

Space Shuttle Columbia, S109E5268 - STS-109 - #REF!

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a Solar Array on the +V2 plane of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that is docked in the STS-109 orbiter Columbia's payload bay. Subject Terms:... More

S01-10-042 - STS-001 - Views of the Columbia's open payload bay

S01-10-042 - STS-001 - Views of the Columbia's open payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Columbia's open payload bay,with a cloudy earth as a background. Photographs include: view of port sill . Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, S... More

S07-32-1780 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-01 satellite

S07-32-1780 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-0...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger taken from the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) include: Close-up view of shuttle Challenger payload bay, includ... More

STS054-21-038 - STS-054 - Overexposed view from Orbiter window

STS054-21-038 - STS-054 - Overexposed view from Orbiter window

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Overexposed view from orbiter window - unknown subject (possibly earth). Subject Terms: STS-54 Categories: Unknown Interior_Exterior: Exterior Groun... More

S07-32-1676 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-01 satellite

S07-32-1676 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-0...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger taken from the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) include: View of the Challenger with RMS arm in shape of a seven... More

The space shuttle orbiter Columbia lifts off the launch pad during the first space transportation system test mission

The space shuttle orbiter Columbia lifts off the launch pad during the...

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

Artist's concept of the Space Shuttle Orbiter deploying a module in orbit, with the earth in the background

Artist's concept of the Space Shuttle Orbiter deploying a module in or...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A left front view of a Boeing 747 aircraft landing to refuel while carrying the Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise (OV-101) on its back

A left front view of a Boeing 747 aircraft landing to refuel while car...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Keflavik Country: Iceland (ISL) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 David Rose Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Space Transportation System Number 6, Orbiter Challenger, lifts off from Pad 39A carrying astronauts Paul J. Weitz, Koral J. Bobko, Donald H. Peterson and Dr. Story Musgrave

Space Transportation System Number 6, Orbiter Challenger, lifts off 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

41G-01-004 - STS-41G - Scully-Power floats on the FD

41G-01-004 - STS-41G - Scully-Power floats on the FD

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of 41G Payload Specialist 2 (PS2) Paul Scully-Power floats on the flight Deck (FD), on the orbiter. Flight dates October 5-13, 1984. Subject Term... More

51D-14-019 - STS-51D - 51D landing

51D-14-019 - STS-51D - 51D landing

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the landing of the orbiter Discovery after 51D. View of the forward (FWD) flight deck (FD) side window of orbiter la... More

51D-47-002 - STS-51D - STS-51D crew activities

51D-47-002 - STS-51D - STS-51D crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of STS-51D crew activities on the orbiter Discovery's middeck including: crewmembers - Jeffrey A. Hoffman, mission specialist; Dr. Rhea Seddon, mis... More

Crewmen aboard the salvage ship USS PRESERVER (ARS-8) work together to lift an inflatable dinghy over the side during the salvage operation for the space shuttle orbiter Challenger

Crewmen aboard the salvage ship USS PRESERVER (ARS-8) work together to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Perry E. Thorsvik Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

S35-13-004 - STS-035 - STS-35 MS Lounge eats in the sleep station on OV-102's middeck

S35-13-004 - STS-035 - STS-35 MS Lounge eats in the sleep station on O...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) John M. Lounge eats a meal in the sleep station on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. Subject Terms: STS... More

S35-02-019 - STS-035 - STS-35 Parker and another astronaut work on OV-102's middeck

S35-02-019 - STS-035 - STS-35 Parker and another astronaut work on OV-...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A. R. Parker (right) and another astronaut work with the stowed treadmill on the middeck of Columbia, Orbiter Vehi... More

STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden, left, and Commander Loren J. Shriver prepare to enter the orbiter Discovery from the 195-foot level at Launch Pad 39B during the culmination of the two-day Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT).  The TCDT, conducted March 19-20, is a dress rehearsal for launch, simulating final countdown from the T-24 hour mark up to T-5 seconds.  Space shuttle mission STS-31 is set to lift off on April 12, carrying a five-member crew and the Hubble Space Telescope.  Photo credit: NASA KSC-90PC-0468

STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden, left, and Commander Loren J. Shriver p...

STS-31 Pilot Charles F. Bolden, left, and Commander Loren J. Shriver prepare to enter the orbiter Discovery from the 195-foot level at Launch Pad 39B during the culmination of the two-day Terminal Countdown Dem... More

S48-13-004 - STS-048 - STS-48 crew prepares for landing

S48-13-004 - STS-048 - STS-48 crew prepares for landing

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-48 Mission specialist James F. Buchli in his Launch and Entry Suit (LES) on the orbiter Discovery's middeck with other crewmembers. Subject Terms: ... More

S48-13-011 - STS-048 - STS-48 crew prepares for landing

S48-13-011 - STS-048 - STS-48 crew prepares for landing

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-48 Mission specialist Mark N. Brown in his Launch and Entry Suit (LES) on the orbiter Discovery's middeck. Subject Terms: STS-48, Discovery (Orbite... More

S47-06-015 - STS-047 - STS-47 crew activities

S47-06-015 - STS-047 - STS-47 crew activities

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of STS-47 crew activities. View of commander Robert (Hoot) Gibson on the flight deck of the orbiter Endeavour. Subject Terms... More

STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, official crew portrait

STS-52 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, official crew portrait

STS052-S-002 (August 1992) --- These five NASA astronauts and a Canadian payload specialist are assigned to the flight, scheduled for later this year. Pictured on the back row are, left to right, astronauts Mic... More

STS073-725-073 - STS-073 - Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia

STS073-725-073 - STS-073 - Earth observations taken from shuttle orbit...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from shuttle orbiter Columbia during STS-73 mission. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-73 Date Taken: 10/24/... More

STS095-340-018 - STS-095 - Checklist on the middeck

STS095-340-018 - STS-095 - Checklist on the middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of a checklist floating on the STS-95 orbiter Discovery's middeck. Subject Terms: PHOTOGRAPHS, INSTRUCTIONS, MIDDECK, STS-95, DISCOVERY (ORBITER)... More

S47-30-022 - STS-047 - Crewmembers engage in various activities on flight deck, middeck and SLJ

S47-30-022 - STS-047 - Crewmembers engage in various activities on fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis, on aft flight deck, holds up bumper sticker reading UAH, University of Alabama at Huntsville (001-009); bumper sti... More

STS070-343-015 - STS-070 - STS-70 crew on flight deck

STS070-343-015 - STS-070 - STS-70 crew on flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Terence T. (Tom) Henricks, STS-70 Commander, at his station on the orbiter Discovery's forward flight deck. Behind him is Mission spec... More

S47-45-019 - STS-047 - Commander Gibson on flight deck, pilot Brown and MS Davis on SLJ

S47-45-019 - STS-047 - Commander Gibson on flight deck, pilot Brown an...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Commander Robert Gibson in the flight deck of orbiter Endeavour (017-018) and of pilot Curtis Brown and Mission Specialist... More

S47-47-028 - STS-047 - Gibson, Brown, Apt, Davis and Lee on flight deck

S47-47-028 - STS-047 - Gibson, Brown, Apt, Davis and Lee on flight dec...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of STS-47 crewmembers on the flight deck of orbiter Endeavour. Views include: commander Robert Gibson in the commander's stat... More

S47-217-018 - STS-047 - MS Davis and PLC Lee on aft flight deck

S47-217-018 - STS-047 - MS Davis and PLC Lee on aft flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic depiction of Mission Specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis and Payload Commander (PLC) Mark Lee in the aft flight deck of orbiter Endeavour. Subjec... More

S47-217-015 - STS-047 - MS Davis and PLC Lee on flight deck

S47-217-015 - STS-047 - MS Davis and PLC Lee on flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis and Payload Commander (PLC) Mark Lee in the aft flight deck of orbiter Endeavour. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, CREWS... More

S47-30-033 - STS-047 - Crewmembers engage in various activities on flight deck, middeck and SLJ

S47-30-033 - STS-047 - Crewmembers engage in various activities on fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis, on aft flight deck, holds up bumper sticker reading UAH, University of Alabama at Huntsville (001-009); bumper sti... More

S47-35-029 - STS-047 - Commander Gibson uses ergometer on flight deck

S47-35-029 - STS-047 - Commander Gibson uses ergometer on flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Commander Robert Gibson uses the ergometer to exercise on the flight deck of the orbiter Endeavour. There is a black strap across his chest, with the wo... More

STS076-380-002 - STS-076 - Earth observations of city lights at night taken during STS-76 mission

STS076-380-002 - STS-076 - Earth observations of city lights at night ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation views of city lights at night taken during STS-76 mission from shuttle orbiter Atlantis. All views are blurry. Subject Terms: STS-76,... More

STS072-395-001 - STS-072 - STS-72 external tank is documented after separation

STS072-395-001 - STS-072 - STS-72 external tank is documented after se...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-72 external tank is documented after separation from the shuttle orbiter Endeavour which was launched in the early morning of January 11, 1996. The ... More

STS086-729-032 - STS-086 - Views taken during the STS-86 EVA

STS086-729-032 - STS-086 - Views taken during the STS-86 EVA

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views taken during the STS-86 EVA on the Mir space station and in the Atlantis payload bay include: EVA 2 Vladimir Titov translates along the handrail a... More

KSC payload processing employees in Orbiter Processing Facility 1 prepare the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia’s crew airlock and payload bay for the reinstallation of the Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads from the airlock to the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (MSL-1) Spacelab module. The tunnel was taken out after the STS-83 mission to allow better access to the MSL-1 module during reservicing operations to prepare it for for the STS-94 mission. That space flight is now scheduled to lift off in early July. This was the first time that this type of payload was reserviced without removing it from the payload bay. This new procedure pioneers processing efforts for quick relaunch turnaround times for future payloads. The Spacelab module was scheduled to fly again with the full complement of STS-83 experiments after that mission was cut short due to a faulty fuel cell. During the scheduled 16-day STS-94 mission, the experiments will be used to test some of the hardware, facilities and procedures that are planned for use on the International Space Station while the flight crew conducts combustion, protein crystal growth and materials processing experiments KSC-97pc764

KSC payload processing employees in Orbiter Processing Facility 1 prep...

KSC payload processing employees in Orbiter Processing Facility 1 prepare the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia’s crew airlock and payload bay for the reinstallation of the Spacelab long transfer tunnel that leads... More

STS067-367-014 - STS-067 - Crewmember activity in the orbiter middeck and flight deck

STS067-367-014 - STS-067 - Crewmember activity in the orbiter middeck ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-67 crew member activity in the orbiter middeck. Paylaod Commander Tammy Jernigan and Mission Specialist Wendy Lawrence pose together in the middeck.... More

STS089-346-001 - STS-089 - DTO 1118 - Survey of the Mir Space Station

STS089-346-001 - STS-089 - DTO 1118 - Survey of the Mir Space Station

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Mir Space Station and Earth limb observed from the Orbiter Endeavour during STS-89 (DTO 1118). Subject Terms: STS-89 ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER) SP... More

STS096-352-023 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-023 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the STARSHINE satellite deployed over the Earth by the crew of the STS-96 orbiter Discovery. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM S... More

S46-01-034 - STS-046 - Andrew Allen working in the flight deck of Atlantis

S46-01-034 - STS-046 - Andrew Allen working in the flight deck of Atla...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pilot Andrew M. Allen working at the mission station on the flight deck of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. Beside Allen is a vac... More

S46-11-004 - STS-046 - STS-46 Payload Commander Hoffman plays with apples on OV-104's middeck

S46-11-004 - STS-046 - STS-46 Payload Commander Hoffman plays with app...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-46 Payload Commander Jeffrey A. Hoffman plays with two apples, tied together at the stems, on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Su... More

STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, with the European Space Agency, smiles after landing at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to begin Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities. The TCDT provides the crew with emergency egress training, opportunities to inspect their mission payloads in the orbiter's payload bay, and simulated countdown exercises. Also participating are Commander Curtis L. Brown Jr., Pilot Scott J. Kelly, and Mission Specialists Steven L. Smith, C. Michael Foale (Ph.D.), John M. Grunsfeld (Ph.D.), and Jean-François Clervoy of France, also with the European Space Agency. The mission, to service the Hubble Space Telescope, is targeted for launch Dec. 6 at 2:37 a.m. EST aboard Space Shuttle Discovery KSC-99pp1298

STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, with the E...

STS-103 Mission Specialist Claude Nicollier of Switzerland, with the European Space Agency, smiles after landing at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to begin Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test... More

STS106-331-022 - STS-106 - Commander Wilcutt works at the commander's workstation during STS-106

STS106-331-022 - STS-106 - Commander Wilcutt works at the commander's ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt works at the commander's workstation on the forward flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, duri... More

STS106-336-024 - STS-106 - Commander Wilcutt and MS Lu on the middeck during STS-106

STS106-336-024 - STS-106 - Commander Wilcutt and MS Lu on the middeck ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt (right) eats some food and Mission Specialist (MS) Edward Lu poses for a photograph on the middeck of Atlan... More

STS106-323-023 - STS-106 - Wilcutt poses wearing sunglasses at the commander's workstation

STS106-323-023 - STS-106 - Wilcutt poses wearing sunglasses at the com...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt, wearing sunglasses, poses at the commander's workstation on the forward flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter V... More

STS097-371-007 - STS-097 - Earth observations taken during the STS-97 mission

STS097-371-007 - STS-097 - Earth observations taken during the STS-97 ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images taken during the STS-97 mission from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV-105). Subject Terms: STS-97, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), EARTH OB... More

STS097-303-031 - STS-097 - Earth observations of Melbourne, Australia taken during the STS-97 mission

STS097-303-031 - STS-097 - Earth observations of Melbourne, Australia ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images of Melbourne, Australia taken during the STS-97 mission from Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV-105). Subject Terms: STS-97, ENDEA... More

STS031-101-035 - STS-031 - Payload bay

STS031-101-035 - STS-031 - Payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery during STS-31, with an earth limb visible in the background. Subject Terms:... More

51I-22-030 - STS-51I - Re-entry Phase

51I-22-030 - STS-51I - Re-entry Phase

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of glow during re-entry phace - heat encountered bu the orbiter Discovery upon passing through Earth's atmosphere on the return trip home. Subjec... More

STS027-11-015 - STS-027 - STS-27 crew portrait

STS027-11-015 - STS-027 - STS-27 crew portrait

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Official photographic portrait showing the STS-27 crewmembers posing on the forward flight deck of the orbiter Atlantis: left to right, mission commande... More

STS106-336-015 - STS-106 - Burbank reads a checklist on the middeck during STS-106

STS106-336-015 - STS-106 - Burbank reads a checklist on the middeck du...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Mission Specialist (MS) Daniel Burbank reads a checklist on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV-104). Subject Terms: STS-106, ATLANTIS... More

STS106-372-001 - STS-106 - MS Burbank shaves on the middeck during STS-106

STS106-372-001 - STS-106 - MS Burbank shaves on the middeck during STS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Mission Specialist (MS) Daniel Burbank shaves on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Subject Terms: STS-106, ASTRONAUTS, ATLANTI... More

STS106-335-032 - STS-106 - Commander Wilcutt gets a snack from a middeck locker during STS-106

STS106-335-032 - STS-106 - Commander Wilcutt gets a snack from a midde...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt gets some food from a stowage locker on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Subject Terms: ... More

STS106-386-032 - STS-106 - MS Burbank and MS Malenchenko pose in the airlock during STS-106

STS106-386-032 - STS-106 - MS Burbank and MS Malenchenko pose in the a...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Mission Specialist (MS) Daniel Burbank and MS / cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko pose among the Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) in the airlock of ... More

This aerial photo captures many of the facilities involved in Space Shuttle processing. At center is the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The curved road is the newly restored crawlerway leading into the VAB high bay 2. The road restoration and high bay 2 are part of KSC's Safe Haven project, enabling the storage of orbiters during severe weather. The road circles around the Orbiter Processing Facility 3 (OPF-3) at left. OPF1 and OPF-2 are on the right below the curving road. East of the VAB, the crawlerway also extends from high bays 1 and 3 to the two Shuttle launch pads. KSC-00PP-0736

This aerial photo captures many of the facilities involved in Space Sh...

This aerial photo captures many of the facilities involved in Space Shuttle processing. At center is the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The curved road is the newly restored crawlerway leading into the VAB hi... 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 KSC00pp1170

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, STS-106 Mission Specialists (left to right) Boris V. Morukov, Daniel C. Burbank and Yuri I. Malenchenko pause for a photo before taking their seats in the slidewire basket, which is part of the emergency egress equipment. They and the rest of the STS-106 crew are taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Activities (TCDT), which includes emergency egress training, along 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-00pp1183

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

STS100-334-002 - STS-100 - View of the ISS through Endeavour's overhead window taken during final flyaround of STS-100

STS100-334-002 - STS-100 - View of the ISS through Endeavour's overhea...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Forward view of the International Space Station (ISS) with the Earth in the background taken through a window on Endeavour, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 105, du... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Resting atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Atlantis is viewed from a high level on the Fixed Service Structure. Seen is one of its solid rocket boosters and the external tank. Next to the wing of the orbiter is one of two tail service masts, which support the fluid, gas and electrical requirements of the orbiter’s liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen aft T-0 umbilicals. On the horizon is the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying the U.S. Laboratory, named Destiny. The lab has five system racks already installed inside the module. After delivery of electronics in the lab, electrically powered attitude control for Control Moment Gyroscopes will be activated. Atlantis is scheduled for launch no earlier than Jan. 19, 2001, with a crew of five KSC01pp0016

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Resting atop the Mobile Launcher Platfor...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Resting atop the Mobile Launcher Platform, Space Shuttle Atlantis is viewed from a high level on the Fixed Service Structure. Seen is one of its solid rocket boosters and the exter... More

Workers in the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 check the placement of the Mars Odyssey Orbiter as it is lowered onto the third stage of a Delta rocket below for installation. Visible above is the cone-shaped high gain antenna and the black solar array assembly. The Mars Odyssey is scheduled for launch at 11:02 a.m. EDT April 7, 2001, aboard a Delta II rocket from Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The spacecraft is designed to map the surface of Mars KSC01pp0611

Workers in the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 check the p...

Workers in the Space Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 check the placement of the Mars Odyssey Orbiter as it is lowered onto the third stage of a Delta rocket below for installation. Visible above is the co... More

STS113-310-005 - STS-113 - Lockhart in Endeavour's AFD window during STS-113 EVA 2

STS113-310-005 - STS-113 - Lockhart in Endeavour's AFD window during S...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-113 Pilot and intravehicular support crewmember Paul Lockhart is visible in the overhead windows on orbiter Endeavour's aft flight deck during Extra... More

STS110-340-021 - STS-110 - View of video tapes and Hasselblad equipment on the middeck of Atlantis during STS-110

STS110-340-021 - STS-110 - View of video tapes and Hasselblad equipmen...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of video tapes and Hasselblad equipment (film and Data Module Assemblies) in a bag on the middeck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the... More

STS113-314-027 - STS-113 - Lockhart works at Endeavour's MDK galley during STS-113

STS113-314-027 - STS-113 - Lockhart works at Endeavour's MDK galley du...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-113 Pilot (PLT) Paul Lockhart gives a sideways grin to the camera while holding a tropical punch drink bag (314-026) then gives a double arms up / f... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  The late afternoon sun highlights the external tank and solid rocket booster on Space Shuttle Columbia after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A. Visible are the orbiter access arm with the White Room extended to Columbia's cockpit, and at the top, the gaseous oxygen vent arm and cap, called the "beanie cap." Columbia is scheduled for launch Jan. 16 at 10:39 a.m. EST on mission STS-107, a research mission. KSC-03pd0074

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The late afternoon sun highlights the e...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The late afternoon sun highlights the external tank and solid rocket booster on Space Shuttle Columbia after rollback of the Rotating Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A. Visible ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, workers secure a crane to the remote manipulator system boom in Atlantis’ payload bay.  The boom is being removed from Atlantis and will be temporarily stored.. The RMS includes the electromechanical arm that maneuvers a payload from the payload bay of the orbiter to its deployment position and then releases it. It can also grapple a free-flying payload, maneuver it to the payload bay of the orbiter and berth it in the orbiter. The RMS arm is 50 feet 3 inches long and 15 inches in diameter. It weighs 905 pounds, and the total system weighs 994 pounds. The RMS has six joints that correspond roughly to the joints of the human arm, with shoulder yaw and pitch joints; an elbow pitch joint; and wrist pitch, yaw and roll joints. The end effector is the unit at the end of the wrist that actually grabs, or grapples, the payload. KSC-05pd2465

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA Kennedy Space Center, workers secure a crane to the remote manipulator system boom in Atlantis’ payload bay. The boom is being remo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-115 crew members inspect equipment in Atlantis's payload bay.  Mission Specialists (starting second from left) Daniel Burbank and Steven MacLean look at the orbiter boom sensor system.  The crew is at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test activities, which involves equipment familiarization,  a routine part of astronaut training and launch preparations.  The STS-115 mission will deliver the second port truss segment, the P3/P4 truss, to the International Space Station.  The crew will attach the P3 to the first port truss segment, the P1 truss, as well as deploy solar array set 2A and 4A.  Launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1216

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NA...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-115 crew members inspect equipment in Atlantis's payload bay. Mission Specialists (starting second from left... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their return from space, the STS-115 crew is welcomed by NASA and KSC officials.  The crew members, from left, are Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner and  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper; Pilot Christopher Ferguson; Mission Specialist Steven MacLean; Commander Brent Jett; and Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank.  At right are NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Operations Lynn Cline, and a representative of the Canadian Space Agency.  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. At touchdown -- nominally about 2,500 ft. beyond the runway threshold -- the orbiter is traveling at a speed ranging from 213 to 226 mph. 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-06pd2199

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their return from space, the STS-11...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After their return from space, the STS-115 crew is welcomed by NASA and KSC officials. The crew members, from left, are Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshy... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from the mid-section of Atlantis, STS-117 crew members are looking at the external airlock near the nose of the orbiter Atlantis.  The crew is at KSC to take part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test that allows them opportunities to become familiar with equipment and hardware for their mission. STS-117 will deliver the S3/S4 and another pair of solar arrays to the space station.  The 21st shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-117 is scheduled to launch no earlier than March 16.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2840

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from the mid-section of Atlantis,...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from the mid-section of Atlantis, STS-117 crew members are looking at the external airlock near the nose of the orbiter Atlantis. The crew is at KSC to take part in a Crew ... More

S120E010207 - STS-120 - Melroy on the forward flight deck

S120E010207 - STS-120 - Melroy on the forward flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-120 commander Pam Melroy, in her orange Launch and Landing suit (LES), is photographed at her station on the orbiter Discovery's forward flight deck... More

S123E005277 - STS-123 - Carbon-Carbon Panel Inspection taken by ISI IDC on STS-123.

S123E005277 - STS-123 - Carbon-Carbon Panel Inspection taken by ISI ID...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of carbon-carbon panels on STS-123 Endeavour. Image was taken by the Integrated Sensor Inspection System (ISI) Digital Camera (IDC). The IDC is p... More

S129E010728 - STS-129 - View of the Shuttle Atlantis OBSS taken during a Heat Shield Survey

S129E010728 - STS-129 - View of the Shuttle Atlantis OBSS taken during...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS) taken during survey of the shuttle's heat shield. Subject Terms: STS-129, Atlantis (Orbiter), Damage Asse... More

Space Transportation System, Orbiter Discovery (OV-103), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, 2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, Harris County, TX

Space Transportation System, Orbiter Discovery (OV-103), Lyndon B. Joh...

Public domain photograph related to NASA Space Program, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated during Space Shuttle Program transition and retirement activities.    Endeavour is being prepared for public display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. Over the course of its 19-year career, Endeavour spent 299 days in space during 25 missions. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-2012-1969

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, the flight deck of space shuttle Endeavour is illuminated during Space Shuttle Program transition and retiremen... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  During suitup in  the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank tests the communication system in his helmet.  Burbank is making his second shuttle flight on this mission to the International Space Station aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.  On its second attempt for launch, Atlantis is scheduled to lift off at 11:41 a.m. EDT today from Launch Pad 39B.  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-06pd2086

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suitup in the Operations and Che...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suitup in the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA Kennedy Space Center, STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank tests the communication system in his helmet. Burban... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -  The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated launch countdown.  Shown here are Mission Specialists Daniel Burbank (left) and Steven MacLean. The White Room, which is located at the end of the orbiter access arm, allows entry into the orbiter through the crew access hatch.  The mission crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch.  Liftoff of Atlantis is 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/Jim Grossmann KSC-06pd1822

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew members complete their ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew members complete their suitup in the White Room before entering Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39B for a simulated launch countdown. Shown here are Mission ... More

S41-77-001 - STS-041 - Payload bay

S41-77-001 - STS-041 - Payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery during STS-41. Subject Terms: PAYLOAD BAY, STS-41, DISCOVERY (ORBITER) Cat... More

S91E5049 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station and shuttle orbiter

S91E5049 - STS-091 - Crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station and ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of crewmember activity in the Mir Space Station . Misison specialist (MS) Janet Kavandi signs the bulkhead of the Base Block. Subject Terms: STS-9... More

S07-32-1710 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-01 satellite

S07-32-1710 - STS-007 - View of the shuttle Challenger from the SPAS-0...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the STS-7 shuttle Challenger taken from the Shuttle pallet satellite (SPAS-01) include: Full view of Challenger above the Earth limb. Subject ... More

Artist's concept of the Space Shuttle Orbiter deploying the Global Positioning System satellite in orbit, with the earth in the background

Artist's concept of the Space Shuttle Orbiter deploying the Global Pos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Artist's concept of crew members manning their consoles aboard the space shuttle orbiter in space

Artist's concept of crew members manning their consoles aboard the spa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Left side view of the Columbia space shuttle orbiter being detached from the 747 shuttle carrier aircraft

Left side view of the Columbia space shuttle orbiter being detached fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Afsc Release Status: Released to Pu... More

S08-17-2577 - STS-008 - Pilot Brandenstein enters data using forward flight deck panel C2 key pad

S08-17-2577 - STS-008 - Pilot Brandenstein enters data using forward f...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: On forward flight deck, Pilot Brandenstein, sitting in pilots station and holding checklist notebook, enters data using control panel C2 key pad. Orbita... More

Orbiter at Vandenberg. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Orbiter at Vandenberg. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Orbiter at Vandenberg Public domain photograph of NASA experimental aircraft development, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

S35-16-034 - STS-035 - STS-35 PS Durrance and PS Parise work on a MS seat on OV-102's middeck

S35-16-034 - STS-035 - STS-35 PS Durrance and PS Parise work on a MS s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Payload Specialist (PS) Samuel T. Durrance (left) and PS Ronald A. Parise work on a mission specialist (MS) seat on the middeck of Columbia, Orbi... More

S35-10-012 - STS-035 - STS-35 MS Parker operates ASTRO-1 MPC on OV-102's flight deck

S35-10-012 - STS-035 - STS-35 MS Parker operates ASTRO-1 MPC on OV-102...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-35 Mission Specialist (MS) Robert A. R. Parker operates Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) manual pointing controller (MPC) on the aft flight deck of ... More

STS106-323-022 - STS-106 - Wilcutt poses wearing sunglasses at the commander's workstation

STS106-323-022 - STS-106 - Wilcutt poses wearing sunglasses at the com...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-106 Commander Terrence ``Terry`` Wilcutt, wearing sunglasses, poses at the commander's workstation on the forward flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter V... More

S47-08-026 - STS-047 - STS-47 Crewmembers conduct routine maintenance

S47-08-026 - STS-047 - STS-47 Crewmembers conduct routine maintenance

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of STS-47 pilot Curtis Brown working in the subfloor on the middeck of the orbiter Endeavour.. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, STS-47, ENDEAVOUR (ORBIT... More

S47-05-004 - STS-047 - STS-47 Commander Robert Gibson in tunnel between orbiter and SL-J

S47-05-004 - STS-047 - STS-47 Commander Robert Gibson in tunnel betwee...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-47 commander Robert (Hoot) Gibson poses for a photo in the tunnel between Endeavour and Spacelab-Japan (SL-J). Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, STS-47, E... More

S47-03-007 - STS-047 - STS-47 MS Apt on Endeavour flight deck

S47-03-007 - STS-047 - STS-47 MS Apt on Endeavour flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-47 Mission specialist (MS) Jerome (Jay) Apt poses for a photo on the aft flight deck of the orbiter Endeavour. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, STS-47, E... More

S47-03-020 - STS-047 - STS-47 pilot Brown on aft flight deck

S47-03-020 - STS-047 - STS-47 pilot Brown on aft flight deck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-47 pilot Curt Brown looks through overhead windows on the aft flight deck of the orbiter Endeavour. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, STS-47, ENDEAVOUR (O... More

S47-77-062 - STS-047 - STS-47 Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module (exterior) in OV-105's payload bay

S47-77-062 - STS-047 - STS-47 Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module (exterior) i...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: During STS-47, the Spacelab Japan (SLJ) module exterior is photographed through the aft flight deck windows. SLJ module is located in the payload bay of... More

S46-81-035 - STS-046 - EURECA-1L drifts above the Earth surface after STS-46 deployment from OV-104

S46-81-035 - STS-046 - EURECA-1L drifts above the Earth surface after ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L) spacecraft, with solar array panels extended, drifts above the Earth after deployment from the payload b... More

STS055-203-004 - STS-055 - Whole crew portrait in the D-2 Spacelab.

STS055-203-004 - STS-055 - Whole crew portrait in the D-2 Spacelab.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Entire STS-55 assembled crewmembers in the D-2 Spacelab for in flight crew portrait. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), MANNED ORBITAL LABORATO... More

STS055-218-018 - STS-055 - Crewmember in the D-2 Spacelab.

STS055-218-018 - STS-055 - Crewmember in the D-2 Spacelab.

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Candid views of Mission Specialist Jerry Ross in the D-2 Spacelab. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), MANNED ORBITAL LABORATORIES, CANDID VIEWS... More

STS066-129-007 - STS-066 - Payload bay and tail assembly of the Orbiter Atlantis

STS066-129-007 - STS-066 - Payload bay and tail assembly of the Orbite...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The payload bay and tail assembly of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, as the orbiter passes over the Earth limb during STS-66. Subject Terms: STS-66, SPACE ... More

STS070-343-022 - STS-070 - Currie on middeck

STS070-343-022 - STS-070 - Currie on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of Astronaut Nancy J. Currie, STS-70 Mission specialist, holding a food packet on the orbiter Discovery's middeck. She is wearing her blue Liquid C... More

S47-30-019 - STS-047 - Crewmembers engage in various activities on flight deck, middeck and SLJ

S47-30-019 - STS-047 - Crewmembers engage in various activities on fli...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission specialist (MS) N. Jan Davis, on aft flight deck, holds up bumper sticker reading UAH, University of Alabama at Huntsville (001-009); bumper sti... More

S90E5089 - STS-090 - BDS-04 - samples showing bubble formation

S90E5089 - STS-090 - BDS-04 - samples showing bubble formation

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of Bioreactor Demonstration System 04 (BDS-04) tissue culture bags containing media and cells. Views were taken to document the formation ... More

STS089-364-019 - STS-089 - Cdr. Wilcutt adjusts a camcorder on middeck

STS089-364-019 - STS-089 - Cdr. Wilcutt adjusts a camcorder on middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt adjusts a camcorder on the middeck of the Orbiter Endeavour. This image was selected by the Public Affairs Office (PAO... More

STS089-370-036 - STS-089 - Cdr. Wilcutt moves through the middeck airlock

STS089-370-036 - STS-089 - Cdr. Wilcutt moves through the middeck airl...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt moves through the middeck airlock on the Orbiter Endeavour. Subject Terms: STS-89, ENDEAVOUR (ORBITER), AIR LOCKS, AS... More

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