Astronaut Alan Shepard undergoes suiting up operations during Apollo 1...
S71-16638 (31 Jan. 1971) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander, undergoes suiting up operations at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) during the Apollo 14 prelaunch countdown. Apollo 14, with astronauts Shep... More
STS 51-D crewmembers gather to eat breakfast
51D-9089 (S23-9089) (12 April 1985) --- The Space Shuttle mission 51-D crewmembers gather to eat breakfast prior to leaving for the launch pad to climb aboard Discovery for liftoff. From left to right Rhea Se... More
STS-29 Discovery, OV-103, solid rocket booster (SRB) preparation at KS...
STS-29 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, solid rocket booster (SRB) right aft segment is being prepared for stacking in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Technicians examine and... More
S126E006637 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: A videographer records events as a crowd of spectators watches the STS-126 crew prepare to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A fo... More
Astronaut Richard F. Gordon suits up during Apollo 12 prelaunch countd...
Astronaut Richard F. Gordon Jr., Apollo 12 command module pilot, suits up in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the Apollo 12 prelaunch countdown.
Skylab 2 prime crew photographed at Launch Complex 39 KSC
S73-25902 (4 May 1973) --- The three prime crew members of the first manned Skylab mission (Skylab 2) are photographed at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during preflight activity. They are, left to ri... More
STS 51-D crewmembers depart KSC's operations and checkout building
51D-9091 (S23-9091) (12 April 1985) --- The Space Shuttle mission 51-D crewmembers depart the Kennedy Space Center's operations and checkout building on their way to the launch pad for an early morning launch o... More
View of Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. in Gemini 5 spacecraft
S65-48759 (21 Aug. 1965) --- View of astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. through the window as he sits in the Gemini-5 spacecraft during preflight activities.
A member of the Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet a...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More
STS-36 Atlantis, OV-104, leaves VAB during its rollout to KSC LC Pad 3...
Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is blocked by its large orange external tank (ET) as it leaves Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) during its rollout to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A. T... More
STS-58 crew at KSC for countdown demonstration
S93-45003 (20 Sept 1993) --- Posing for a crew portrait, in front of the Space Shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad 39B, are the seven STS-58 astronauts. They are, left to right, David A. Wolf, mission specialist; M... More
STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rollover at KSC
S88-42092 (15 July 1988) --- STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, rollover at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is closely monitored by engineers and technicians in the late stages of the move from the orbiter ... More
STS-29 Discovery, OV-103, external tank (ET) and SRB mating at KSC
S89-28089 (24 Jan 1989) --- The Space Shuttle Discovery is lowered for mating to the external tank and two solid rockert boosters in the vehicle assembly building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center. Onboard th... More
S126E006655 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: An STS-126 crewmember stands on the concrete hardstand at the base of the Mobile Launch Platform at launch pad 39A prior to launch of the STS-126 missio... More
S126E006635 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the crowd of spectators watching the STS-126 crew as they exit the Operations and Checkout Building to head to launch pad 39A for the launch of ... More
S126E006659 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View looking out at the landscape of Kennedy Space Center (KSC), taken by an STS-126 crewmember from the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) on launch pad 39A... More
STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite D (TDRS-D) mating at KSC VPF
S89-27382 (29 Dec 1988) --- Technicians and engineers in the Kennedy Space Center's Vertical Processing Facility prepare to participate in the mating of the STS-29 tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS-D) wit... More
STS-43 TDRS-E during preflight processing at KSC's VPF
STS-43 Tracking and Data Relay Satellite E (TDRS-E) undergoes preflight processing in the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) before being loaded into a payload canister for transf... More
SENIOR AIRMAN Michael Minnick, 952nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, ope...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release St... More
S126E006658 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Orbiter Access Arm and the entrance to the White Room on the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) on launch pad 39A. Image was taken prior to launc... More
Apollo 7 prime crew goes through suiting up operations prior to launch
The Apollo 7 prime crew goes through suiting up operations in the Kennedy Space Center's Manned Spacecraft Operations Building during the Apollo 7 prelaunch countdown. From front to rear, are Astronauts Walter ... More
Press Conference - Skylab 3. NASA Skylab space station
S72-46699 (19 Jan. 1972) --- Prime crew members of the scheduled second Skylab mission are introduced to the media during a press conference in January 1972 at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). From left to r... More
STS-32 Columbia, OV-102, rolls through the foggy mist to KSC LC Pad 39...
STS-32 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, rolls through the morning's foggy mist atop the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39A. OV-102's wi... More
STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) in OV-102's payload bay at KSC
STS-35 Astronomy Laboratory 1 (ASTRO-1) is installed in Columbia's, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102's, payload bay (PLB) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). On the left, in the aft PLB... More
Technicians close hatches on Gemini 11 spacecraft during countdown
S66-56177 (10 Sept. 1966) --- Technicians in the White Room atop Pad 19 prepare to close hatches on the Gemini-11 spacecraft during prelaunch countdown. Inside the spacecraft are astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., ... More
Early morning view of Pad B, KSC with ASTP Apollo/Saturn space vehicle...
S75-28386 (2 July 1975) --- An early morning view of Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the ASTP Apollo/Saturn 1B space vehicle on the pad during Apollo-Soyuz Test Project prelaunch prepara... More
STS 41-G crew prepares to leave Operations and checkout bldg for launc...
41G-90081 / S17-90081 (5 Oct 1984) --- The seven member crew leaves the Operations and Checkout Building (OCB) to take a van ride to the launch pad. Leading the way is Kathryn D. Sullivan followed in file by R... More
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, ET/SRB mating operations at...
S89-40392 (12 July 1989) --- Inside KSC's giant vehicle assembly building, Space Shuttle Columbia is mated to two solid rocket boosters (SRB) and an external fuel tank as preparations continue for an early Sep... More
S126E006654 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a portion of the Mobile Launch Platform on the concrete hardstand at launch pad 39A, taken by a crewmember prior to launch of the STS-126 missio... More
Astronauts Young and Collins undergo suiting up operations during coun...
S66-42424 (18 July 1966) --- Astronauts John W. Young (right), command pilot, and Michael Collins (left), pilot, prime crew for the Gemini-10 spaceflight, undergo suiting up operations in the Launch Complex 16 ... More
American ASTP backup crew suited for testing of Apollo spacecraft
S75-21063 (January 1975) --- The three members of the American ASTP backup crew are suited up for the testing of the Apollo spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center. They are (from foreground) astronauts Alan L. ... More
A member of Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE THUNDER Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Chet King, USN Releas... More
STS-28 Columbia, OV-102, night time processing at KSC LC Pad 39B
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, arrives at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Launch Complex (LC) Pad 39B. View taken from ground level, shows OV-102 with external tank (ET) and solid rocket boosters (SRBs) ... More
Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy in white room on launch pad 39B
STS066-S-003 (3 November 1994) --- In the white room at Launch Pad 39B, Jean-Francois Clervoy, mission specialist representing European Space Agency (ESA), is assisted with his partial pressure launch/entry sui... More
MERCURY-ATLAS (MA)-6 - SUITING-UP - CAPE
S64-14848 (20 Feb. 1962) --- Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. dons spacesuit during preflight operations at Cape Canaveral, Feb. 20, 1962, the day he flew his Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft, Friendship 7, into orbital f... More
Gemini 7 backup crew seen in white room during Gemini 7 simulation act...
S65-61837 (27 Nov. 1965) --- The Gemini-7 backup crew seen in the White Room atop Pad 19 during Gemini-7 simulation flight activity. McDonnell Aircraft Corporation technicians assist in the exercise. Astronaut ... More
Apollo/Saturn V facilities Test Vehicle and Launch Umbilical Tower
An Apollo/Saturn V facilities Test Vehicle and Launch Umbilical Tower (LUT) atop a crawler-transporter move from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the way to Pad A. This test vehicle, designated the Apollo... More
Gemini 11 prime crew prepare to enter Gemini 11 spacecraft
S66-57967 (10 Sept. 1966) --- Gemini-11 prime crew, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (right), command pilot, and Richard F. Gordon Jr. (left), pilot, prepare to enter the Gemini-11 spacecraft in the White Room ato... More
View of White Room atop Pad A during Apollo 9 Countdown Demonstration ...
S69-25884 (23 Feb. 1969) --- Interior view of the white room atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, during Apollo 9 Countdown Demonstration Test activity. Standing next to spacecraft hatch is astr... More
Astronauts Sullivan and Ride synchronize their watches before liftoff
41G-90082 / S17-90082 (5 Oct 1984) --- Astronauts Sally K. Ride (right) and Kathryn D. Sullivan, two of three mission specialists, synchronize their watches prior to ingressing the Space Shuttle Challenger on t... More
Flight directors at JSC MCC Bldg 30 monitor STS-30 prelaunch activitie...
Only moments away from ignition, Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, and its five member crew are the subjects of concern drawing serious countenance in this scene in the Flight Control Room (FCR) of JSC's Miss... More
S126E006638 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: A videographer records events as a crowd of spectators watches the STS-126 crew prepare to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A fo... More
Parasol construction in bldg 10 for Skylab 2 flight
S73-26380 (23 May 1973) --- Technicians in the Technical Services shop in Building 10 work on the fabrication of the umbrella-like mechanical device called the “parasol” during Skylab 2 preflight preparations a... More
View of launch pad at the Baykonur Cosmodrome showing Soyuz spacecraft
S75-32339 (28 Jan. 1974) --- A low-angle view of a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan showing the installation of a Soyuz spacecraft and its launch vehicle. The 49.3-meter-high (162 feet) space... More
Apollo spacecraft for ASTP during prelaunch checkout
S75-26904 (27 Jan. 1975) --- The flight article Apollo spacecraft (Command Module-111 and Service Module-111) for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission goes through prelaunch checkout procedures in the high bay... More
Hubble Space Telescope (HST) at Lockheed Facility during preflight ass...
A mechanical arm positions the axial scientific instrument (SI) module (orbital replacement unit (ORU)) just outside the open doors of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Support System Module (SSM) as clean-suite... More
STS-70 payload preparations. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space c...
S95-08962 (12 APRIL 1995) --- Members of the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Payload Processing Team hoist the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-G) into a work stand in the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) f... More
S126E006636 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the crowd of spectators watching the STS-126 crew as they exit the Operations and Checkout Building to head to launch pad 39A for the launch of ... More
Apollo 14 crew arrive at White Room atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39
S71-16635 (31 Jan. 1971) --- The three Apollo 14 astronauts arrive at the White Room atop Pad A, Launch Complex 39, during the Apollo 14 prelaunch countdown. Apollo 14, with Alan B. Shepard Jr., commander; Stua... More
PERSONNEL - MINNOWS - SKYLAB (SL)-3 - JSC
S73-30856 (29 June 1973) --- John Boyd observes a bag with two ?brackish water? minnows known as ?Mummichog Minnows? which will be onboard Skylab 3 with astronauts Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lou... More
STS-28 Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, roll over to KSC OPF
S89-28090 (24 Jan 1989) --- The orbiter Columbia, slated for mission STS-28 is rolled over from the Orbiter Maintenance and Refurbishment Facility to the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 to begin processing fo... More
STS-34 Galileo processing at KSC's SAEF-2 planetary spacecraft facilit...
At the Kennedy Space Center's (KSC's) Spacecraft and Assembly Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2), the planetary spacecraft checkout facility, clean-suited technicians work on the Galileo spacecraft prior to movi... More
Space Radar Laboratory photos taken at Kennedy Space Center
S94-30392 (16 Feb 1994) --- The Space Radar Laboratory-1 (SRL-1) is being transferred from the payload canister transporter into the payload bay of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. SRL-1 will be launched on STS-59... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-70 payload preparation
S95-08961 (4 APRIL 1995) --- Workers in the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) oversee and control the lowering of the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster into a work stand for preflight processing. The IUS wi... More
S126E006657 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the External Tank Gaseous Oxygen Vent Arm and the hood (called the beanie cap) on the top of the external fuel tank of Space Shuttle Endeavour. ... More
S126E006656 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: An STS-126 crewmember standing on the Fixed Service Structure (FSS) looks out at the crew compartment of Space Shuttle Endeavour on launch pad 39A prior... More
Technicians assist Gemini 7 prime crew in systems checks
S65-61835 (15 Nov. 1965) --- Technicians assist the prime crew for the Gemini-7 spaceflight in systems checks inside their spacecraft in the White Room atop Pad 19. Prime crew members are astronauts Frank Borma... More
Astronauts Young and Collins walk up ramp at Pad 19 during countdown
S66-42754 (18 July 1966) --- Astronauts John W. Young (leading), command pilot, and Michael Collins, pilot, walk up the ramp at Pad 19 after arriving from the Launch Complex 16 suiting trailer during the prelau... More
A left front view of an A-7D Corsair II aircraft as ground crewmen per...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CHECKERED FLAG (CORONET CASTLE) Base: Raf Sculthorpe Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jose ... More
STS 51-F crewmembers depart KSC's operations and checkout building
STS 51-F crewmembers depart the Kennedy Space Center's operations and checkout building on their way to the launch pad for the launch of the Discovery. Leading the way are Gordon Fullerton, commander; Loren Act... More
STS-27 Atlantis, OV-104, ET/SRB mating operations at KSC VAB
STS-27 Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, is suspended via overhead crane, attached at four points, in the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Below OV-104 on the mobile launcher platfo... More
Workers at Cape Canaveral install mirror in Wide Field/Planetary Camer...
Workers in bldg AE, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, install a mirror on the Wide Field/Planetary Camera II as part of the preparations for launch later this year on the first servicing mission of the Hubble S... More
STS-59 payload SIR-C/X-SAR antenna view
S93-48551 (October 1993) --- The Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C and X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) antenna, developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth ... More
AIRMAN 1ST Class Eric Valdes and STAFF SGT. Kerry Ferguson, 952nd Airc...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release St... More
S126E006653 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: View taken looking up at Space Shuttle Endeavour from the base of launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) prior to launch of the STS-126 mission. ... More
S126E006641 - STS-126 - STS-126 Launch Preparations
The original finding aid described this as: Description: A crowd of spectators watches the STS-126 crew prepare to board the Astrovan, which will take them to launch pad 39A for the launch of Space Shuttle End... More
Sailors attached to the Red Lions of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadro...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 10, 2007) Sailors attached to the "Red Lions" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 15 perform preflight operations on an SH-60F Seahawk on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class airc... More