KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun clears the horizon, it create...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the sun clears the horizon, it creates a silhouette of the Space Shuttle Atlantis as it makes the crawl from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A. The Shuttle has bee... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the early morning light casts a glow ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- As the early morning light casts a glow over the landscape, Space Shuttle Atlantis moves slowly along the crawlerway for the trek to Launch Pad 39A (upper left). The Shuttle has be... More
The U.S. Lab Destiny begins moving out of Atlantis’ payload bay and in...
The U.S. Lab Destiny begins moving out of Atlantis’ payload bay and into the Payload Changeout Room via the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism. Destiny will remain in the PCR while Atlantis rolls back to the Veh... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA and United Space Alliance SRB techn...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA and United Space Alliance SRB technicians hook up solid rocket booster cables to a Cirris Signature Touch 1 cable tester. From left are Loren Atkinson and Steve Swichkow, with... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dwarfing the vehicles on the road alongs...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dwarfing the vehicles on the road alongside the crawlerway, Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> rolls back to the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Bui... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis begins moving bac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis begins moving back to the Vehicle Assembly Building where workers will conduct inspections, make continuity checks and conduct X-ray analysis on the 36 solid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The gate outside Launch Pad 39A heralds ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The gate outside Launch Pad 39A heralds the STS-98 launch as Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its way to the pad. The Shuttle had returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building from the lau... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis makes tracks as i...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis makes tracks as it crawls to Launch Pad 39A (background, left). The Shuttle had returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building from the launch pad in order to und... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A small flock of birds soars above Space...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A small flock of birds soars above Space Shuttle Atlantis while cars follow behind as Atlantis crawls toward Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle has been... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis nears the Vehicle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis nears the Vehicle Assembly Building (left) and Launch Control Center on its way back from Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis is rolling back to the VAB so that workers... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling ou...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A. The Shuttle has been in the VAB undergoing tests on the solid rocket booster cables. A... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Dozens of storks are roused from the gro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Dozens of storks are roused from the ground near the Vehicle Assembly Building after the Space Shuttle Atlantis has moved out. The Shuttle has been in the VAB undergoing tests on t... More
Workers in the Payload Changeout Room check the U.S. Lab Destiny as it...
Workers in the Payload Changeout Room check the U.S. Lab Destiny as its moves from Atlantis’ payload bay into the PCR. Destiny will remain in the PCR while Atlantis rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling ba...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on the crawler-transporter. In the VAB workers will conduct inspections, make continuity checks and cond... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On its way back from <a href="http://www...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On its way back from kscpao/captions/subjects/lc39a.htm">Launch Pad 39A,</a> Space Shuttle kscpao/captions/subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a>, towering above the vehicles on the ... More
The U.S. Lab Destiny (left) moves away from Atlantis’ payload bay door...
The U.S. Lab Destiny (left) moves away from Atlantis’ payload bay doors (right) into the Payload Changeout Room. Destiny will remain in the PCR while Atlantis rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to allo... More
The U.S. Lab Destiny is ready to be moved from Atlantis’ payload bay i...
The U.S. Lab Destiny is ready to be moved from Atlantis’ payload bay into the Payload Changeout Room. After the move, Atlantis will roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to allow workers to conduct inspect... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle <a href="../../subjects/at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> nears the open doors of the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Building</a> after rolling back from ../../subjects/l... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Traveling about 1 mph on the crawler-tra...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Traveling about 1 mph on the crawler-transporter, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the 3.4-mile trek back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. In the VAB workers will conduct inspections... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflecting light from framework inside t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflecting light from framework inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling out of the VAB to Launch Pad 39A after tests were completed on the solid... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The gate outside Launch Pad 39A heralds ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The gate outside Launch Pad 39A heralds the STS-98 launch as Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its way to the pad. The Shuttle had returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building from the lau... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Just before dawn, Space Shuttle Atlantis...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Just before dawn, Space Shuttle Atlantis is spotlighted before it begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building from Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis is returning to the VAB so that... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle <a href="../../subjects/at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> moves past palm trees on its way back to the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Building</a> from ../../subjects/lc3... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from the 235-foot level of the Fi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Viewed from the 235-foot level of the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Pad 39A, Space Shuttle Atlantis is seen looming above the pad. Traveling about 1 mph on the crawler-transpor... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle <a href="../../subjects/at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> dwarfs the vehicles near it as it rolls back to the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Building</a> from ../../subje... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning daylight casts its rays over...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The morning daylight casts its rays over the ground and onto Space Shuttle Atlantis atop the Mobile Launcher Platform and crawler-transporter. Vehicles below follow the transporter... More
The U.S. Lab Destiny moves out of Atlantis’ payload bay and into the P...
The U.S. Lab Destiny moves out of Atlantis’ payload bay and into the Payload Changeout Room via the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism. Destiny will remain in the PCR while Atlantis rolls back to the Vehicle Ass... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dwarfing the vehicles on the road alongs...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dwarfing the vehicles on the road alongside the crawlerway, Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> rolls back to the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Bui... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis (background, righ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis (background, right) approaches the doors of the Vehicle Assembly Building (left) on its way back from Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis has rolled back to the VAB so ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Photographed from the top of the Vehicle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Photographed from the top of the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis creeps along the crawlerway for the trek to Launch Pad 39A (upper left). In the background is the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls out from th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis rolls out from the Vehicle Assembly Building into the crisp morning air on its way to Launch Pad 39A. The Shuttle has been in the VAB undergoing tests on the... More
Workers in the Payload Changeout Room check the Payload Ground Handlin...
Workers in the Payload Changeout Room check the Payload Ground Handling Mechanism that will move the U.S. Lab Destiny out of Atlantis’ payload bay and into the PCR. After the move, Atlantis will roll back to th... More
Workers in the Payload Changeout Room check the U.S. Lab Destiny as it...
Workers in the Payload Changeout Room check the U.S. Lab Destiny as its moves from Atlantis’ payload bay into the PCR. Destiny will remain in the PCR while Atlantis rolls back to the Vehicle Assembly Building t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis is ready to roll ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis is ready to roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building via the crawler-transporter. In the VAB workers will conduct inspections, make continuity checks and c... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Solid rocket booster cables are exposed ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Solid rocket booster cables are exposed after removal of the SRB system tunnel cover. The SRB is part of Space Shuttle Atlantis, rolled back from Launch Pad 39A in order to conduct... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Blue skies and a blue Atlantic Ocean pro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Blue skies and a blue Atlantic Ocean provide a colorful backdrop for Space Shuttle Atlantis as it rests on Launch Pad 39A after its 3.4-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From across the turn basin can be seen S...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From across the turn basin can be seen Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> approaching the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Building</a> (at left). At... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle <a href="../../subjects/at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle ../../subjects/atlantis.htm"> Atlantis</a> (right) inches its way at 1 mph atop the crawler-transporter back to the ../../subjects/vab.htm"> Vehicle Assembly Building... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As Space Shuttle Atlantis begins its cra...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- As Space Shuttle Atlantis begins its crawl back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, work continues on the Fixed Service Structure at Launch Pad 39A. Atlantis’ return to the VAB was d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis is framed by palm...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis is framed by palms and winter-stripped branches as it wends its way from Launch Pad 39A back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Atlantis is rolling back to th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflecting light from framework inside t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Reflecting light from framework inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling out of the VAB to Launch Pad 39A after tests were completed on the solid... More