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Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a C-87 transport at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Installing oxygen flask racks above the flight deck of a C-87 transpor...

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Vacuum shaping machine. Flat carcasses taken from the storage racks are placed in this vacuum machine in which two things happen. First a combination vacuum suction and squeezing action pulls the tire into the shape it will always have in use. Second, an airbag is forced into the inside to provide inside strength for the curing step. Firestone (General) Tires, Akron, Ohio

Vacuum shaping machine. Flat carcasses taken from the storage racks ar...

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Cans of salmon going into the racks in which they will be put into ovens for cooking, Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon

Cans of salmon going into the racks in which they will be put into ove...

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De Land pool. Babcock airplane plant. Interior of the Babcock plant at De Land, Florida. When the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, this was a dormant airplane plant. It was revived as a community project. Businessmen of De Land pooled their machines and resources, used this plant as a prime contractor to obtain war work, and now are producing over two-million dollars worth of war equipment in it. These motor repair racks, being turned out on a production schedule engineers termed "impossible" two months ago, are being built by former clerks, auto-mechanics and small shop operators who were caught by the impact of the war on their peacetime businesses

De Land pool. Babcock airplane plant. Interior of the Babcock plant at...

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Women order assemblers in front of seed racks at the W. Atlee Burpee Company, seed dealers

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Women order assemblers in front of seed ra...

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Charles P. Cochrane Co., 295 5th Ave., New York City. Sample racks I

Charles P. Cochrane Co., 295 5th Ave., New York City. Sample racks I

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop a mobile launch platform, passes by the turn basin in Launch Complex 39 toward Pad A as the sun rises on a balmy Florida morning. First motion out of the VAB was at 4:43 a.m. EST.  Rollout is a milestone for Atlantis' launch to the International Space Station on mission STS-122, targeted for Dec. 6. On this mission, Atlantis will deliver the Columbus module to the International Space Station. The European Space Agency's largest contribution to the station, Columbus is a multifunctional, pressurized laboratory that will be permanently attached to U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The laboratory will expand the research facilities aboard the station, providing crew members and scientists from around the world the ability to conduct a variety of experiments in the physical, materials and life sciences.   Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd3262

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop a mobile la...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, atop a mobile launch platform, passes by the turn basin in Launch Complex 39 toward Pad A as the sun rises on a balmy Florida morning. First motion out of t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Brilliant flames spread light across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery roars toward space on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad 39A was on time at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The first launch attempt on Aug. 24 was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions.  The second attempt on Aug. 25 also was postponed due to an issue with a valve in space shuttle Discovery's main propulsion system.  The STS-128 mission is the 30th International Space Station assembly flight and the 128th space shuttle flight. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Photo courtesy of Scott Andrews KSC-2009-4927

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Brilliant flames spread light across Launch Pad...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Brilliant flames spread light across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as space shuttle Discovery roars toward space on the STS-128 mission. Liftoff from Launch Pad... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves towards the SPACEHAB Module to transport in to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of experiments, flight hardware, spacewalk equipment and supplies to support mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. STS-116 will be mission number 20 to the station and construction flight 12A.1. Along with SPACEHAB, the mission payload on Space Shuttle Discovery includes the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. The launch window opens Dec. 7.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-06pd2444

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves towards the SPACEHAB Module to transport in to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to the Astrovan for the 3.4-mile drive to Launch Pad 39A.  There, crew members will complete their suitup and enter space shuttle Discovery for the 1:36 a.m. EDT liftoff. Seen here is Mission Specialist Nicole Stott, checking communications in her helmet. The 13-day mission will deliver more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. The equipment includes a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  The mission is the 128th in the Space Shuttle Program, the 37th flight of Discovery and the 30th station assembly flight.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4824

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members put on their launch-and-entry suits before heading to the Astrovan for the 3.4-mile... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crawler-transporter delivers space shuttle Discovery atop the mobile launcher platform onto Launch Pad 39A.  Traveling from the Vehicle Assembly Building, the shuttle took nearly 12 hours on the journey as technicians stopped several times to clear mud from the crawler's treads and bearings caused by the waterlogged crawlerway.  First motion out of the VAB was at 2:07 a.m. EDT Aug. 4. Rollout was delayed approximately 2 hours due to lightning in the area.  In the background is the blue water of the Atlantic Ocean.  At left is the White Room at the end of the orbiter access arm.  When in place against shuttle, the White Room provides entry into the cockpit.  Discovery's 13-day flight will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Launch of Discovery on its STS-128 mission is targeted for late August.   Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-4423

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the c...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the crawler-transporter delivers space shuttle Discovery atop the mobile launcher platform onto Launch Pad 39A. Traveling from the Vehicle Assem... More

CV-990 EQUIPMENT RACKS IN THE INSTRUMENT RESEARCH LABORATORY IRL

CV-990 EQUIPMENT RACKS IN THE INSTRUMENT RESEARCH LABORATORY IRL

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/24/1974 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 77 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

10 EQUIPMENT RACKS AF SLAR SIDE LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR EQUIPMENT IN HANGAR

10 EQUIPMENT RACKS AF SLAR SIDE LOOKING AIRBORNE RADAR EQUIPMENT IN HA...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 9/24/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 4 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

C-130 AIRPLANE INSTRUMENT RACKS IN HANGAR

C-130 AIRPLANE INSTRUMENT RACKS IN HANGAR

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 10/20/1976 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 4 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

30 CM CENTIMETER THRUSTER TEST RACKS IN PROP HOUSE

30 CM CENTIMETER THRUSTER TEST RACKS IN PROP HOUSE

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 4/28/1977 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 16 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

INSTALLATION RACKS IN THE ENGINE COMPONENTS RESEARCH LABORATORY ECRL AND THE PROPULSION SYSTEMS LABORATORY PSL

INSTALLATION RACKS IN THE ENGINE COMPONENTS RESEARCH LABORATORY ECRL A...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 8/4/1978 Photographer: MARTIN BROWN Keywords: Larsen Scan Location Building No: 102 Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

Drivers sit in their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV) as they wait for their turn at the wash racks. The vehicles, which were brought to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, must be thoroughly cleaned before they are loaded aboard the ships that will carry them back to the U.S

Drivers sit in their M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Milton Savage Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

STS050-273-009 - STS-050 - Crewmember setting up spacelab experiment racks.

STS050-273-009 - STS-050 - Crewmember setting up spacelab experiment r...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Payload Specialist Eugene Trinh setting up the spacelab experiment racks. Scenes show crewmember unpacking the internal modular components and loading t... More

LT. COL. Alexander Carlisle gets down on his knees to inspect the seals of the electronic equipment racks down in the Missile Alert Facility capsule at MAF K-O. A joint Nuclear Surety Inspection was held. Inspectors from the Defense Nuclear Agency, Air Force Space Command, and the Military Airlift Command joined forces to see how well Team Grand Forks ensured the safety. security and reliability of the nuiclear resources under their command

LT. COL. Alexander Carlisle gets down on his knees to inspect the seal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Grand Forks Air Force Base State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Gary R. Coppage Release... More

S47-227-022 - STS-047 - Racks in SLJ

S47-227-022 - STS-047 - Racks in SLJ

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of racks and equipment in Spacelab-Japan (SLJ). Views include: Rack 8, with Image Furnace door open, tube running from it to ... More

STS090-377-012 - STS-090 - Buckeyin sleep racks on the middeck

STS090-377-012 - STS-090 - Buckeyin sleep racks on the middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-90 payload specialists Jay Buckey pose for photos in his sleep rack on the Columbia's middeck. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, SLEEP STATIONS, MIDDECK,... More

S47-225-026 - STS-047 - Various views of aft section and racks in SLJ

S47-225-026 - STS-047 - Various views of aft section and racks in SLJ

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of upper portion of aft section of Spacelab-Japan (SLJ) (022-026), of the lower aft section of SLJ showing lower body negativ... More

STS079-309-026 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - ARIS umbilicals

STS079-309-026 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - ARIS umbilicals

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS) umbilicals in the STS-79 orbiter Atlantis Spacehab. Subject Terms: RACKS, SPACEBORNE EXPERIME... More

STS079-302-015 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS)

STS079-302-015 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System (AR...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Remote Electronics Unit (REU) for ARIS rack. Subject Terms: RACKS, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, SPACEHAB, STS-79, ATLANTIS (ORBITER) Date Taken: 10/15/1996... More

STS079-309-027 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - ARIS umbilicals

STS079-309-027 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - ARIS umbilicals

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up views of the Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS) umbilicals in the STS-79 orbiter Atlantis Spacehab. Subject Terms: RACKS, SPACEBORNE EXPERIME... More

STS079-364-024 - STS-079 - RME 1313 ARIS - Active Rack Isolation System

STS079-364-024 - STS-079 - RME 1313 ARIS - Active Rack Isolation Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-79 Mission specialist Jay Apt (background) and Walz tilt the ARIS rack out of its place in the Spacehab module. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, SPACEHAB... More

STS079-303-002 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System

STS079-303-002 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS) umbilicals exposed by STS-79 mission specialist Jay Apt while performing an IFM. Subject Terms: RACKS,... More

STS079-365-023 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS)

STS079-365-023 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System (AR...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Close-up view of the Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS) module umbilicals. Subject Terms: RACKS, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, SPACEHAB, STS-79, ATLANTIS (O... More

STS079-301-031 - STS-079 - RME 1313 ARIS - Active Rack Isolation System

STS079-301-031 - STS-079 - RME 1313 ARIS - Active Rack Isolation Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-79 mission specialist Carl Walz tilts the Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS) out of its place in the Spacehab module in order to perform an IFM. Th... More

STS079-303-001 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System

STS079-303-001 - STS-079 - RME 1313 - Active Rack Isolation System

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Active Rack Isolation System (ARIS) umbilicals exposed by STS-79 mission specialist Jay Apt while performing an IFM. Subject Terms: RACKS,... More

Astronauts Chang-Diaz, Hoffman and Nicollier eating in their sleep racks

Astronauts Chang-Diaz, Hoffman and Nicollier eating in their sleep rac...

STS075-302-016 (22 Feb.-9 March 1996) --- Soon after reaching Earth orbit, the blue shift team set up what they referred to as a "formal" meal on the space shuttle Columbia's middeck. Left to right are astronau... More

STS094-468-028 - STS-094 - Crouch and Voss in their sleep racks

STS094-468-028 - STS-094 - Crouch and Voss in their sleep racks

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-94 payload specialist Roger Crouch is photographed getting into his sleep rack on the Columbia's middeck (024-6). Payload commander Janice Voss is a... More

STS094-468-026 - STS-094 - Crouch and Voss in their sleep racks

STS094-468-026 - STS-094 - Crouch and Voss in their sleep racks

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-94 payload specialist Roger Crouch is photographed getting into his sleep rack on the Columbia's middeck (024-6). Payload commander Janice Voss is a... More

STS065-51-019 - STS-065 - Chiao in front of sleep racks on the middeck

STS065-51-019 - STS-065 - Chiao in front of sleep racks on the middeck

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-65 mission specialist Leroy Chiao poses in front of the sleep racks located on the Columbia's middeck. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, SLEEP RESTRAINTS,... More

Jim Dumoulin, NASA Payload Electrical Systems engineer, crawls out of the Spacelab module for the last time after stowing some equipment for its final trip to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. He has worked on the Spacelab program since its first launch on STS-9 in November 1983 as part of the NASA Civil Service Level IV experiment integration team. Spacelab was designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Space Shuttle program. Its final flight was the STS-90 Neurolab mission in April 1998. The Spacelab concept of modular experiment racks in a pressurized shirt-sleeve environment made it highly user-friendly and accessible. Numerous experiments conceived by hundreds of scientists on the ground were conducted by flight crews in orbit. Spacelab modules served as on-orbit homes for everything from squirrel monkeys to plant seeds. They supported astronomical as well as Earth observations, for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope and for research preparatory to the International Space Station. One of the greatest benefits afforded by the Spacelab missions was the opportunity to fly a mission more than once, with the second or third flight building on the experiences and data gathered from its predecessors KSC-98pc1146

Jim Dumoulin, NASA Payload Electrical Systems engineer, crawls out of ...

Jim Dumoulin, NASA Payload Electrical Systems engineer, crawls out of the Spacelab module for the last time after stowing some equipment for its final trip to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, U.S. Rep Dave Weldon (at left) looks at the U.S. Lab, called Destiny. With him are Thomas R. "Randy" Galloway, with the Space Station Hardware Integration Office, Dana Gartzke, the congressman's chief of staffm and Boeing workers. Weldon is on the House Science Committee and vice chairman of the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. Destiny is scheduled to be launched on Space Shuttle Endeavour in early 2000. It will become the centerpiece of scientific research on the ISS, with five equipment racks aboard to provide essential functions for station systems, including high data-rate communications, and to maintain the station's orientation using control gyroscopes launched earlier. Additional equipment and research racks will be installed in the laboratory on subsequent Shuttle flights KSC-99pp0815

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, U.S. Rep Dave Weldon (at left) looks at the U.S. Lab, called Destiny. With him are Thomas R. "Randy" Galloway, with the Space Station Hard... More

STS101-395-031 - STS-101 - View of stowage in stowage racks aboard the Node 1/Unity module

STS101-395-031 - STS-101 - View of stowage in stowage racks aboard the...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of stowage in stowage racks aboard the Node 1/Unity module as seen by the STS-101 crew. Subject Terms: STOWAGE (ONBOARD EQUIPMENT), RACKS, NODE 1,... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module in the center of the floor (top) is the U.S. Lab, Destiny. Expected to be a major feature in future research, Destiny will provide facilities for biotechnology, fluid physics, combustion, and life sciences research. It is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-98 (no date determined yet for launch). At top left are the Multi-Purpose Logistics Modules Raffaello and Leonardo and the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 (PMA-3). Italy's major contributions to the ISS program, Raffaello and Leonardo are reusable logistics carriers to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. They are slated as payloads on missions STS-102 and STS-100, respectively. Dates have not yet been determined for the two missions. The PMA-3, once launched, will be mated to Node 1, a connecting passageway to the living and working areas of the Space Station. The primary purpose of PMA-3 is to serve as a Shuttle docking port through which crew members and equipment will transfer to the Space Station during later assembly missions. PMA-3 is scheduled as payload on mission STS-92, whose date for launch is not yet determined KSC00pp0299

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The floor of the Space Station Processing Facility is filled with racks and hardware for testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). The large module i... More

A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The floor is filled with racks and hardware for processing and testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). At the bottom left is the Zenith-1 (Z-1) Truss, the cornerstone truss of the Space Station. The Z-1 Truss was officially turned over to NASA from The Boeing Co. on July 31. The truss is scheduled to fly in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload pay on STS-92 targeted for launch Oct. 5, 2000. The Z-1 is considered a cornerstone truss because it carries critical components of the Station's attitude, communications, thermal and power control systems as well as four control moment gyros, high and low gain antenna systems, and two plasma contactor units used to disperse electrical charge build-ups. The Z-1 truss and a Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3), also flying to the Station on the same mission, will be the first major U.S. elements flown to the ISS aboard the Shuttle since the launch of the Unity element in December 1998. The large module in the center of the floor is the U.S. Lab, Destiny. Expected to be a major feature in future research, Destiny will provide facilities for biotechnology, fluid physics, combustion, and life sciences research. It is scheduled to be launched on mission STS-98 (no date determined yet for launch) KSC-00pp1053

A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facilit...

A wide-angle view of the floor of the Space Station Processing Facility. The floor is filled with racks and hardware for processing and testing the various components of the International Space Station (ISS). A... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module “Raffaello” rests on a workstand where its weight and balance will be evaluated. Rafaello is the payload on mission STS-100, a Lab outfitting flight. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. Launch of STS-100 is scheduled for April 19, 2001 KSC-00pp1729

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Italian-built Multi-Purp...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module “Raffaello” rests on a workstand where its weight and balance will be evaluated. Rafaello is the payload on mission STS... More

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead frame is attached to the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module “Raffaello.” The module will be lifted and moved to a weight-and-balance workstand. Rafaello is the payload on mission STS-100, a Lab outfitting flight. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. Launch of STS-100 is scheduled for April 19, 2001 KSC-00pp1724

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead frame is attache...

In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead frame is attached to the Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module “Raffaello.” The module will be lifted and moved to a weight-and-balance workstand. Ra... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the STS-98 crew look over the Canadian robotic arm in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is undergoing testing in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. At right, pointing, is Mission Specialist Tom Jones. Second from right is Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam. They and the rest of the crew are at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. Launch on mission STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 18, 2001. It will be transporting the U.S. Lab, Destiny, to the International Space Station with five system racks already installed inside of the module. After delivery of electronics in the lab, electrically powered attitude control for Control Moment Gyroscopes will be activated KSC-00pp1766

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the STS-98 crew look over the Ca...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Some of the STS-98 crew look over the Canadian robotic arm in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is undergoing testing in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. At right, p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of the equipment already installed in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The crew is at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. Launch on mission STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 18, 2001. It will be transporting the U.S. Lab, Destiny, to the International Space Station with five system racks already installed inside of the module. After delivery of electronics in the lab, electrically powered attitude control for Control Moment Gyroscopes will be activated KSC00pp1769

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-98 crew looks over components of the equipment already installed in the payload bay of orbiter Atlantis, which is in the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3. The crew is at K... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lowered into the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis, some of the STS-98 crew (center of the photo) look over part of the payload. From left are Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam, Tom Jones and Marsha Ivins. They and the rest of the crew are at KSC for Crew Equipment Interface Test activities. Launch on mission STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 18, 2001. It will be transporting the U.S. Lab, Destiny, to the International Space Station with five system racks already installed inside of the module. After delivery of electronics in the lab, electrically powered attitude control for Control Moment Gyroscopes will be activated KSC00pp1771

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lowered into the payload bay of the orbi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Lowered into the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis, some of the STS-98 crew (center of the photo) look over part of the payload. From left are Mission Specialists Robert Curbeam,... More

The orbiter Atlantis, on its transporter, heads into the turn toward the Vehicle Assembly Building, in the background. In the VAB it will be raised to vertical and lifted up and into high bay 3 for stacking with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station. The orbiter will carry in its payload bay the U.S. Laboratory, named Destiny, that will have five system racks already installed inside of 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 on Jan. 18, 2001, at 2:44 a.m. EST, with a crew of five KSC-00pp1826

The orbiter Atlantis, on its transporter, heads into the turn toward t...

The orbiter Atlantis, on its transporter, heads into the turn toward the Vehicle Assembly Building, in the background. In the VAB it will be raised to vertical and lifted up and into high bay 3 for stacking wit... More

Viewed from inside Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, Atlantis is ready for rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building. In the VAB it will be raised to vertical and lifted up and into high bay 3 for stacking with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. Atlantis will fly on mission STS-98, the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station. The orbiter will carry in its payload bay the U.S. Laboratory, named Destiny, that will have five system racks already installed inside of 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 on Jan. 18, 2001, at 2:44 a.m. EST, with a crew of five KSC-00pp1824

Viewed from inside Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, Atlantis is read...

Viewed from inside Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3, Atlantis is ready for rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building. In the VAB it will be raised to vertical and lifted up and into high bay 3 for stacking wit... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility watch closely while the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered onto the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) for a weight and center of gravity determination. Destiny is the payload aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-98 to the Space Station. The lab is fitted with five system racks and will already have experiments installed inside for the flight. The launch is scheduled for January 2001 KSC00pp1941

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Space Station Processing Facility watch closely while the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered onto the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) for a weight and center of gr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers watch while the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered onto the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) for a weight and center of gravity determination. Destiny is the payload aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-98 to the Space Station. The lab is fitted with five system racks and will already have experiments installed inside for the flight. The launch is scheduled for January 2001 KSC00pp1940

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers watch while the U.S. Lab Destiny is lowered onto the Launch Package Integration Stand (LPIS) for a weight and center of gravity d... More

STS102-368-011 - STS-102 - Connector panels on U.S. Laboratory/Destiny racks

STS102-368-011 - STS-102 - Connector panels on U.S. Laboratory/Destiny...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Connector panels on U.S. Laboratory/Destiny racks. Subject Terms: STS-102, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, RACKS (FRAMES), U.S. LABORATORY, CONNECTORS, HA... More

S102E5247 - STS-102 - CHeCS rack front panel (MPL1A1_A2)

S102E5247 - STS-102 - CHeCS rack front panel (MPL1A1_A2)

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of a Crew Health Care System (CHeCS) rack front panel labeled MPL1A1_A2. Subject Terms: STS-102, RACKS (FRAMES), INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Date... More

STS102-340-007 - STS-102 - Stowage rack in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module

STS102-340-007 - STS-102 - Stowage rack in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Harnesses and connectors in LAB1D2 in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module. Subject Terms: STS-102, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, RACKS (FRAM... More

STS102-340-001 - STS-102 - Stowage rack in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module

STS102-340-001 - STS-102 - Stowage rack in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the stowage rack (LAB1P2) in the U.S. Laboratory/Destiny module. Subject Terms: STS-102, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, RACKS (FRAMES), U.S. LAB... More

S102E5256 - STS-102 - MSS-2 rack and HRF rack documentation

S102E5256 - STS-102 - MSS-2 rack and HRF rack documentation

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the MSS-2 rack in the International Space Station (ISS) Laboratory. Subject Terms: STS-102, INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, RACKS (FRAMES... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo has the attention of workers and some of the STS-102 crew. The MPLM, part of the payload on the STS-102 mission, is the first of three pressurized modules that will serve as the International Space Station’s “moving vans,” carrying laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle. Leonardo is scheduled to be launched in early March. On that flight, Leonardo will be filled with equipment and supplies to outfit the U.S. laboratory module Destiny. The mission will also be carrying the Expedition Two crew to the Space Station, replacing the Expedition One crew who will return on Shuttle Discovery KSC01pp0118

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo has the attention of workers and some of the STS-102 crew. The MPLM, part of the payload on the ST... More

At the <a href="../../subjects/slf.htm"> Shuttle Landing Facility</a>, workers in cherry pickers (left and right) help direct the offloading of the Italian Space Agency’s <a href="../../subjects/mplm.htm"> Multi-Purpose Logistics Module</a> Donatello from the Airbus “Beluga” air cargo plane that brought it from the factory of Alenia Aerospazio in Turin, Italy. The third of three for the International Space Station, the module will be transported to the <a href="../../subjects/sspf.htm"> Space Station Processing Facility</a> for processing. Among the activities for the payload test team are integrated electrical tests with other Station elements in the SSPF, leak tests, electrical and software compatibility tests with the Space Shuttle (using the Cargo Integrated Test equipment) and an Interface Verification Test once the module is installed in the Space Shuttle’s payload bay at the launch pad. The most significant mechanical task to be performed on Donatello in the SSPF is the installation and outfitting of the racks for carrying the various experiments and cargo KSC-01pp0240

At the <a href="../../subjects/slf.htm"> Shuttle Landing Facility</a>,...

At the ../../subjects/slf.htm"> Shuttle Landing Facility</a>, workers in cherry pickers (left and right) help direct the offloading of the Italian Space Agency’s ../../subjects/mplm.htm"> Multi-Purpose Logistic... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery nears the ramp to the top of Launch Pad 39B. The early morning fog that had cleared for the rollout can be seen rolling back over the pad. Discovery will be flying on mission STS-102 to the International Space Station. Its payload is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, a “moving van,” to carry laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies to and from the Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle. The flight will also carry the Expedition Two crew up to the Space Station, replacing Expedition One, who will return to Earth on Discovery. Launch is scheduled for March 8 at 6:45 a.m. EST KSC01pp0299

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery nears the ramp t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery nears the ramp to the top of Launch Pad 39B. The early morning fog that had cleared for the rollout can be seen rolling back over the pad. Discovery will be... More

After landing at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Russian cosmonaut and STS-102 Mission Specialist Yury Usachev (right) waves to the media. Pilot James Kelly (left) is ready to join the other crew members at the microphone. The crew comprises Commander James Wetherbee, Kelly, and Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Paul Richards, James Voss, Susan Helms and Usachev. Helms, Usachev and Voss are also the Expedition Two crew replacing Expedition One on the International Space Station. STS-102 will be carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo, the primary delivery system used to resupply and return Station cargo requiring a pressurized environment. Leonardo will deliver up to 10 tons of laboratory racks filled with equipment, experiments and supplies for outfitting the newly installed U.S. Laboratory Destiny. STS-102 is scheduled to launch March 8 at 6:42 a.m. EST KSC01pp0400

After landing at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Russian cosmonaut and...

After landing at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Russian cosmonaut and STS-102 Mission Specialist Yury Usachev (right) waves to the media. Pilot James Kelly (left) is ready to join the other crew members at the... More

The STS-100 crew strides out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the Astrovan and Launch Pad 39A. From front to back are Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby and Commander Kent V. Rominger; Mission Specialists Yuri V. Lonchakov and Chris A. Hadfield, Umberto Guidoni and John L. Phillips, with Scott E. Parazynski waving at the rear. At the pad they will take part in a simulated launch countdown. The mission is carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the SSRMS, to the International Space Station. Raffaello carries six system racks and two storage racks for the U.S. Lab. The SSRMS is crucial to the continued assembly of the orbiting complex. Launch of mission STS-100 is scheduled for April 19 at 2:41 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A KSC-01pp0619

The STS-100 crew strides out of the Operations and Checkout Building o...

The STS-100 crew strides out of the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to the Astrovan and Launch Pad 39A. From front to back are Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby and Commander Kent V. Rominger; Mission Specia... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour leaps from Launch Pad 39A amid billows of smoke and steam as it races into space on mission STS-100. Liftoff of Endeavour on the ninth flight to the International Space Station occurred at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT. The 11-day mission will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet/Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator System and the UHF Antenna. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS on the Station. Also onboard is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, carrying resupply stowage racks and resupply/return stowage platforms KSC01PP0829

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour leaps from Launc...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Endeavour leaps from Launch Pad 39A amid billows of smoke and steam as it races into space on mission STS-100. Liftoff of Endeavour on the ninth flight to the Interna... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Framed between the branches of a tree, Space Shuttle Endeavour is hurtled into space on mission STS-100. Liftoff of Endeavour on the ninth flight to the International Space Station occurred at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT. The 11-day mission will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet/Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator System and the UHF Antenna. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS on the Station. Also onboard is the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, carrying resupply stowage racks and resupply/return stowage platforms KSC01pp0830

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Framed between the branches of a tree, S...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Framed between the branches of a tree, Space Shuttle Endeavour is hurtled into space on mission STS-100. Liftoff of Endeavour on the ninth flight to the International Space Station... More

Leaving the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-100 crew waves to well-wishers and heads to the Astrovan for transport to Launch Pad 39A. . Leading in front are Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby (left) and Commander Kent V. Rominger (right). Behind them are (left to right) Mission Specialists Yuri Lonchakov and Chris A. Hadfield. Next are Mission Specialists Umberto Guidoni (left) and John L. Phillips (right). Following in the rear is Mission Specialist Scott E. Parazynski. An international crew, Guidoni represents the European Space Agency, Lonchakov the Russian Aviation and Space Agency and Hadfield the Canadian Space Agency. Space Shuttle Endeavour and its crew will deliver and integrate the Spacelab Logistics Pallet/Launch Deployment Assembly, which includes the Space Station Remote Manipulator System and the UHF Antenna. The mission includes two planned spacewalks for installation of the SSRMS, which will be performed by Parazynski and Hadfield. The mission is also the inaugural flight of Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello, carrying resupply stowage racks and resupply/return stowage platforms. Liftoff of Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-100 is scheduled at 2:41 p.m. EDT April 19 KSC-01pp0819

Leaving the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-100 crew waves t...

Leaving the Operations and Checkout Building, the STS-100 crew waves to well-wishers and heads to the Astrovan for transport to Launch Pad 39A. . Leading in front are Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby (left) and Commander... More

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, prepares to fly its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The F-15 is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, an F-15E Strik...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391st Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, taxies to its parking spot on return to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The F-15E is equipped with the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pod and carries two racks of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9 Sidewinders, and 600-gallon drop tanks. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

An F-15E Strike Eagle from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), 391...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha Country: Qatar (QAT) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator... More

An unidentified French Army Soldier assigned to the Field Bakery Unit carries racks of fresh baked bread. The French Field Bakery Unit, which has the capability to feed more than 10,000 troops a day, helped to provide USA Soldiers, German Army Soldiers and French Army Soldiers with fresh bread at Mubarak Military City in Egypt during Exercise BRIGHT STAR 01/02. BRIGHT STAR 01/02 is a multinational exercise involving more than 74,000 troops from 44 countries that enhances regional stability and military-to-military cooperation among our key allies, and our regional partners. It prepares US Central Command to rapidly deploy and employ the forces needed to deter aggressors and, if...

An unidentified French Army Soldier assigned to the Field Bakery Unit ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An unidentified French Army Soldier assigned to the Field Bakery Unit carries racks of fresh baked bread. The French Field Baker... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   Members of the STS-111 crew (dressed in green) look over equipment in the payload bay of Endeavour.  The crew comprises Commander Kenneth Cockrell, Pilot Paul Lockhart and Mission Specialists Franklin Chang-Diaz and Phillipe Perrin, who is with the French Space Agency (CNES).  The crew is taking part in a Crew Equipment Interface Test in preparation for launch.  Mission STS-111 will carry to the International Space Station the Multipurpose Logistics Module (MPLM), filled with experiment racks and three stowage and resupply racks, and the Mobile Base System (MBS), which will attach to the Mobile Transporter and complete the Canadian Mobile Servicing System, or MSS. The Station's mechanical arm will then have the capability to "inchworm" from the U.S. Lab to the MSS and travel along the truss to work sites on the Station.  Launch of Endeavour on mission STS-111 is scheduled for May 30, 2002 KSC-02pd0506

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-111 crew (dressed i...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Members of the STS-111 crew (dressed in green) look over equipment in the payload bay of Endeavour. The crew comprises Commander Kenneth Cockrell, Pilot Paul Lockhart and Missio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians secure the SPACEHAB Module to the overhead crane for transfer to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry racks of experiments, flight hardware, spacewalk equipment and supplies to support mission STS-116 to the International Space Station.  STS-116 will be mission number 20 to the station and construction flight 12A.1. Along with SPACEHAB, the mission payload on Space Shuttle Discovery includes the P5 integrated truss structure and other key components. The launch window opens Dec. 7.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-06pd2445

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the Space Station Processing Facility, technicians secure the SPACEHAB Module to the overhead crane for transfer to the Payload Canister. The SPACEHAB Module will carry rac... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --   In the Space Station Processing Facility, journalists and photographers ask Japanese astronaut Takao Doi about the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section for the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, that he will accompany on mission STS-123 to the International Space Station.  Earlier, NASA and Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials welcomed the arrival of the logistics module. The logistics module will serve as an on-orbit storage area for materials, tools and supplies. It can hold up to eight experiment racks and will attach to the top of another larger pressurized module.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd0897

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, journalists and photographers ask Japanese astronaut Takao Doi about the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section for the Japane... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --  In the Space Station Processing Facility, NASA and Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials welcome the arrival of the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section for the Japanese Experiment Module, or JEM, to the Kennedy Space Center. Seen here at right are JAXA representatives, including Japanese astronaut Takao Doi (center of front row), who is a crew member for mission STS-123 that will deliver the module to the space station. The new International Space Station component arrived at Kennedy March 12 to begin preparations for its future launch on mission STS-123. It will serve as an on-orbit storage area for materials, tools and supplies. It can hold up to eight experiment racks and will attach to the top of another larger pressurized module.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd0891

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, NASA and Japanese Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) officials welcome the arrival of the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Prior to a showing of the European Space Agency's  Columbus Laboratory module, Gregor Woop, in front of the screen, provides information about the module for the media gathered at the table.  Woop is the European Space Agency's product assurance and safety manager. Standing at left is Debbie Hahn, NASA mission manager.  Columbus is the European Space Agency 's largest single contribution to the International Space Station.  The laboratory module will expand the research facilities of the station, providing crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. Columbus is scheduled to be transferred to Launch Pad 39A in early November, in preparation for its journey to the station. Columbus will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, targeted for launch Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3009

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Prior to a showing of the European Space...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Prior to a showing of the European Space Agency's Columbus Laboratory module, Gregor Woop, in front of the screen, provides information about the module for the media gathered at ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module is being moved across the facility for its transfer to a payload canister. The canister will transport the module and other payloads to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for its journey to the International Space Station.  The European Space Agency 's largest single contribution to the International Space Station, Columbus will expand the research facilities of the station, providing crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The module is scheduled to be transferred to Launch Pad 39A in early November, in preparation for its journey to the station. Columbus will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, targeted for launch Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3028

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module is being moved across the facility for its transfer to a payload canister. T... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module moves across the facility to a payload canister.  The canister will transport the module and other payloads to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for its journey to the International Space Station.  The European Space Agency 's largest single contribution to the International Space Station, Columbus will expand the research facilities of the station, providing crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The module is scheduled to be transferred to Launch Pad 39A in early November, in preparation for its journey to the station. Columbus will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, targeted for launch Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3029

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module moves across the facility to a payload canister. The canister will transpor... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module is lowered toward a weigh station.  After being weighed, the module will be transferred to the payload canister. The European Space Agency 's largest single contribution to the International Space Station, Columbus will expand the research facilities of the station, providing crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The module is scheduled to be transferred to Launch Pad 39A in early November, in preparation for its journey to the station. Columbus will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, targeted for launch Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3025

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module is lowered toward a weigh station. After being weighed, the module will be ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module is lowered into the waiting payload canister.  The canister will transport the module and other payloads to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for its journey to the International Space Station.  The European Space Agency 's largest single contribution to the International Space Station, Columbus will expand the research facilities of the station, providing crew members and scientists around the world the ability to conduct a variety of life, physical and materials science experiments. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The module is scheduled to be transferred to Launch Pad 39A in early November, in preparation for its journey to the station. Columbus will fly aboard space shuttle Atlantis on the STS-122 mission, targeted for launch Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3032

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the Columbus Laboratory module is lowered into the waiting payload canister. The canister will transport t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 on a transporter as the sun rises.  The orbiter is headed for the Vehicle Assembly Building.  Rollover from its processing bay began at 7:05 a.m. EDT. Atlantis arrived in the VAB's transfer aisle at 8:03 a.m. In the VAB, the shuttle will be lifted and mated with the external tank and solid rocket boosters designated for mission STS-122, already secured atop a mobile launcher platform.  On this mission, Atlantis will deliver the Columbus module to the International Space Station.  The European Space Agency's largest contribution to the station, Columbus is a multifunctional, pressurized laboratory that will be permanently attached to U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments.  The laboratory will expand the research facilities aboard the station, providing crew members and scientists from around the world the ability to conduct a variety of experiments in the physical, materials and life sciences.  Mission STS-122 is targeted for launch on Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3066

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 on a transporter as the sun rises. The orbiter is headed for the Vehicle Assembly Building. Rollover from it... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 on a transporter just before sunrise for the short trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building.  Rollover from its processing bay began at 7:05 a.m. EDT. Atlantis arrived in the VAB's transfer aisle at 8:03 a.m. In the VAB, the shuttle will be lifted and mated with the external tank and solid rocket boosters designated for mission STS-122, already secured atop a mobile launcher platform.  On this mission, Atlantis will deliver the Columbus module to the International Space Station.  The European Space Agency's largest contribution to the station, Columbus is a multifunctional, pressurized laboratory that will be permanently attached to U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments.  The laboratory will expand the research facilities aboard the station, providing crew members and scientists from around the world the ability to conduct a variety of experiments in the physical, materials and life sciences.  Mission STS-122 is targeted for launch on Dec. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3065

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis rolls out of Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 on a transporter just before sunrise for the short trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Rollover from its p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, secured atop a mobile launch platform, makes its way to Launch Pad 39A on a breezy Florida morning. The crawler transporter has a top speed of one mile per hour while it is moving the space shuttle. First motion out of the Vehicle Assembly Building was at 4:43 a.m. EST.  Rollout is a milestone for Atlantis' launch to the International Space Station on mission STS-122, targeted for Dec. 6. On this mission, Atlantis will deliver the Columbus module to the International Space Station. The European Space Agency's largest contribution to the station, Columbus is a multifunctional, pressurized laboratory that will be permanently attached to U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. The module is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The laboratory will expand the research facilities aboard the station, providing crew members and scientists from around the world the ability to conduct a variety of experiments in the physical, materials and life sciences.   Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd3265

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, secured atop a m...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis, secured atop a mobile launch platform, makes its way to Launch Pad 39A on a breezy Florida morning. The crawler transporter has a top speed of one mile per ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay doors are closed for launch.  Inside are the Columbus Laboratory, the integrated cargo carrier - lite  and the orbital docking system. Atlantis is being secured for launch on Dec. 6 on mission STS-122 to the International Space Station.  The Columbus laboratory module, built by the European Space Agency, is approximately 23 feet long and 15 feet wide, allowing it to hold 10 large racks of experiments. The carrier  holds three elements: a nitrogen tank assembly that is part of the external active thermal control system on the International Space Station, the European Technology Exposure Facility composed of nine science instruments and an autonomous temperature measurement unit, and the SOLAR payload designed for sun observation.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd3529

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Atlanti...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A, space shuttle Atlantis' payload bay doors are closed for launch. Inside are the Columbus Laboratory, the integrated cargo carrier - lite and the orbital dockin... More

S123E007149 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedition 16 / STS-123 Joint Operations

S123E007149 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedit...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of racks on the Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Pressurized Module (JLP). Photo was taken during Expedition 16 / STS-123 joint opera... More

S123E007171 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedition 16 / STS-123 Joint Operations

S123E007171 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedit...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of racks on the Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Pressurized Module (JLP). Photo was taken during Expedition 16 / STS-123 joint opera... More

S123E007193 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedition 16 / STS-123 Joint Operations

S123E007193 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedit...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of racks on the Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Pressurized Module (JLP). Photo was taken during Expedition 16 / STS-123 joint opera... More

S123E007173 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedition 16 / STS-123 Joint Operations

S123E007173 - STS-123 - Survey view of racks in the JLP during Expedit...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Survey view of racks (JPM104 ICS) on the Japanese Experiment Logistics Module - Pressurized Module (JLP). Photo was taken during Expedition 16 / STS-12... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis kicks up dust as the main landing gear touches down on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after a nearly 5.3 million mile round trip to the International Space Station. The shuttle landed on orbit 202 to complete the 13-day STS-122 mission. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Scott Haun, Richard Prickett KSC-08pp0435

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis kicks up dust as ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space shuttle Atlantis kicks up dust as the main landing gear touches down on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center after a nearly 5.3 million mi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  After exiting the crew transport vehicle on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-122 Commander Steve Frick and Pilot Alan Poindexter begin their examination of the thermal protection system on space shuttle Atlantis. After a round trip of nearly 5.3 million miles, space shuttle Atlantis and crew returned to Earth with a landing at 9:07 a.m. EST. The shuttle landed on orbit 202 to complete the 13-day STS-122 mission. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-08pd0406

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After exiting the crew transport vehicl...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After exiting the crew transport vehicle on the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, STS-122 Commander Steve Frick and Pilot Alan Poindexter begin their examin... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a nearly 5.3 million mile round trip to the International Space Station, space shuttle Atlantis slows down with the aid of a drag chute after landing on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle landed on orbit 202 to complete the 13-day STS-122 mission. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray KSC-08pp0444

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a nearly 5.3 million mile round tr...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a nearly 5.3 million mile round trip to the International Space Station, space shuttle Atlantis slows down with the aid of a drag chute after landing on Runway 15 of the Shut... More

STS122-S-077 (20 Feb. 2008) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches landing on runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 13-day STS-122 mission. Onboard are NASA astronauts Steve Frick, commander; Alan Poindexter, pilot; Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim, Stanley Love, Daniel Tani, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel, all mission specialists. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. (EST). Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. 08pd0385

STS122-S-077 (20 Feb. 2008) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches land...

STS122-S-077 (20 Feb. 2008) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches landing on runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 13-day STS-122 mission. Onboard are NASA ast... More

STS122-S-087 (20 Feb. 2008) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches landing on runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 13-day STS-122 mission. Onboard are NASA astronauts Steve Frick, commander; Alan Poindexter, pilot; Leland Melvin, Rex Walheim, Stanley Love, Daniel Tani, and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Hans Schlegel, all mission specialists. Main gear touchdown was 9:07:10 a.m. (EST). Nose gear touchdown was 9:07:20 a.m. Wheel stop was at 9:08:08 a.m. Mission elapsed time was 12 days, 18 hours, 21 minutes and 44 seconds. During the mission, Atlantis' crew installed the new Columbus laboratory, leaving a larger space station and one with increased science capabilities. The Columbus Research Module adds nearly 1,000 cubic feet of habitable volume and affords room for 10 experiment racks, each an independent science lab. 08pd0395

STS122-S-087 (20 Feb. 2008) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches land...

STS122-S-087 (20 Feb. 2008) --- Space Shuttle Atlantis approaches landing on runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, concluding the 13-day STS-122 mission. Onboard are NASA ast... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A near-empty Firing Room No. 1 in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is ready for the installation of racks of equipment. The firing room will support the future Ares rocket launches as part of the Constellation Program.  Future astronauts will ride to orbit on Ares I, which uses a single five-segment solid rocket booster, a derivative of the space shuttle's solid rocket booster, for the first stage.  Ares will be launched from Pad 39B, which is being reconfigured from supporting space shuttle launches.  The Launch Control Center firing rooms face the launch pads.   Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-08pd1088

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A near-empty Firing Room No. 1 in the Launch C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A near-empty Firing Room No. 1 in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is ready for the installation of racks of equipment. The firing room will support the future Ar... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility’s bay 3, the orbiter boom sensor system is installed in the payload bay of space shuttle Discovery to support mission STS-128. The 50-foot-long boom attaches to the shuttle arm and provides equipment to inspect the shuttle's heat shield while in space. It contains an intensified television camera (ITVC) and a laser dynamic range imager, which are mounted on a pan and tilt unit, and a laser camera system (LCS) mounted on a stationary bracket.  The STS-128 flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station on space shuttle Discovery. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 6. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-2596

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility’s bay 3, the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility’s bay 3, the orbiter boom sensor system is installed in the payload bay of space shuttle Discovery to support mission STS-128. The 50-foot-long boom att... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus barge is docked in the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 Area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Inside is the external fuel tank, ET- 132, designated for space shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission.  The tank will be offloaded and transported to a high bay in the Vehicle Assembly Building for checkout. On the STS-128 mission, Discovery will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 6.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-2009-2974

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus barge is docked in the turn basin i...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Pegasus barge is docked in the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 Area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Inside is the external fuel tank, ET- 132, designated for space shu... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The external fuel tank, ET- 132, designated for use with  space shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission is transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (at left) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, for checkout in a high bay. It arrived at Kennedy aboard the Pegasus barge. On the STS-128 mission, Discovery will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 6.   Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-3002

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The external fuel tank, ET- 132, designated for...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The external fuel tank, ET- 132, designated for use with space shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission is transported to the Vehicle Assembly Building (at left) at NASA's Kennedy Space ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Wearing harnesses, STS-128 crew members check out space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester and John "Danny" Olivas, Commander Rick Sturckow, Mission Specialist Nicole Stott, Pilot Kevin Ford and Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang. The crew is at Kennedy for a crew equipment interface test, or CEIT, which provides hands-on training and observation of shuttle and flight hardware. The STS-128 flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station on Discovery.  Launch is targeted for Aug. 7.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-3591

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Wearing harnesses, STS-128 crew members check o...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Wearing harnesses, STS-128 crew members check out space shuttle Discovery in Orbiter Processing Facility 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From left are Mission Specialists Pat... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers begin closing the hatch to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo.  The module will carry science and storage racks on space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station.  Launch of Discovery is targeted for Aug. 18.  Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-3818

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers begin closing the hatch to the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. The module will carry ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  The module is being transferred to the payload canister for its transport to Launch Pad 39A.  It will be installed in space shuttle Discovery for the STS-128 mission.  The module will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Aug. 18.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack  Pfaller KSC-2009-4226

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The module is being transferred ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –  In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo moves above the floor toward the payload canister, just visible at far right. The canister will transport the module to Launch Pad 39A for installation in space shuttle Discovery for the STS-128 mission.  The module will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Aug. 18.  Photo credit: NASA/Jack  Pfaller KSC-2009-4230

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NA...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo moves above the floor toward the payload canister, just vi... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is lowered onto the mobile launcher platform, or MLP.  It is in front of the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters on either side that are already secured there.  The shuttle will be attached to the external tank on the MLP.  Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A the first week of August to prepare for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station.  The shuttle will carry the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module containing life support racks and science racks and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier in its payload bay.  Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August.  Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-4257

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In High Bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is lowered onto the mobile launcher platform, or MLP. It is in front of ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission crew members arrive in T-38 training jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.  Seen here is Mission Specialist Christer Fuglesang, who represents the European Space Agency, being greeted by Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach.  At right is Commander Rick Sturckow. The astronauts will be taking part in terminal countdown demonstration test activities that include equipment familiarization and emergency egress training, and will culminate in a simulated launch countdown aboard Discovery.  The mission will deliver a new crew member and 33,000 pounds of equipment to the International Space Station. The equipment includes science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill.  Launch of Discovery is targeted for late August. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4452

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission crew ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 mission crew members arrive in T-38 training jets at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Seen here is Mission Specialist Christer Fugl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members get instructions about emergency exit procedures from the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A. In front is Commander Rick Sturckow.  Seen behind him, at left are Mission Specialists Jose Fernandez (with sunglasses) and Christer Fuglesang, and at right, Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester and Pilot Kevin Ford.  Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency.  The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4498

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members get instructions about emergency exit procedures from the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A. In front is Commander ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow listens to a question from the media during a question-and-answer session near Launch Pad 39A.  The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4494

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 Commander Rick Sturckow listens to a question from the media during a question-and-answer session near Launch Pad 39A. The crew is at K... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members have completed emergency exit training on Launch Pad 39A. Standing in front of an M-113 armored personnel carrier are, from left, Pilot Kevin Ford, Mission Specialist John "Danny" Olivas, Commander Rick Sturckow, and Mission Specialists Patrick Forrester, Nicole Stott, Christer Fuglesang and Jose Hernandez.  Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency.  The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4511

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members have completed emergency exit training on Launch Pad 39A. Standing in front of an M-113 armored personnel carrier are, from... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members get instructions about emergency exit procedures from the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A.  From left are Mission Specialists Nicole Stott, John "Danny" Olivas, Christer Fuglesang and Patrick Forrester, and Commander Rick Sturckow. Fuglesang represents the European Space Agency.  The crew is at Kennedy for a launch dress rehearsal called the terminal countdown demonstration test, or TCDT, which includes emergency exit training and equipment familiarization, as well as a simulated launch countdown.  Discovery will deliver 33,000 pounds of equipment to the station, including science and storage racks, a freezer to store research samples, a new sleeping compartment and the COLBERT treadmill. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2009-4499

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-128 crew members get instructions about emergency exit procedures from the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A. From left are Mission... More

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