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An artist's concept of satellites in orbit, with the earth in the background

An artist's concept of satellites in orbit, with the earth in the back...

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

STS096-352-027 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-027 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

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

51A-46-054 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-054 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and satellites. Views include: astronaut Dale A. Gardner, in an E... More

51G-45-013 - STS-51G - Telestar Satellite drifting in space

51G-45-013 - STS-51G - Telestar Satellite drifting in space

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Telestar satellite some distance from the orbiter floating in space. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACE SHUTTLE MI... More

S48-609-049 - STS-048 - UARS in Discovery's payload bay

S48-609-049 - STS-048 - UARS in Discovery's payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in its berthed position in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay. Subject Terms: P... More

Satellite Image of Earth's Interrelated Systems and Climate

Satellite Image of Earth's Interrelated Systems and Climate

Satellite data and images such as those presented in this image of Earth give scientists a more comprehensive view of the Earth's interrelated systems and climate. Four different satellites contributed to the m... More

RBSP - White Light & Black Light Cleaning of Satellites B & A 2012-3132

RBSP - White Light & Black Light Cleaning of Satellites B & A 2012-313...

RBSP - White Light & Black Light Cleaning of Satellites B & A Public domain photograph of a spacecraft, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

One Web Satellites Ground Breaking

One Web Satellites Ground Breaking

A model of a OneWeb satellite like those the company will build to will connect all areas of the world to the Internet wirelessly. The company plans to launch 2,000 of the satellites as part of its constellatio... More

Army soldiers receive position information from NAVSTAR satellites with the aid of backpacks

Army soldiers receive position information from NAVSTAR satellites wit...

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

51A-39-066 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-066 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: close-up of the visor and the helmet of an astronaut in an EMU.... More

Satellites for Sale. NASA public domain image colelction.

Satellites for Sale. NASA public domain image colelction.

Date November 14, 1984.Description: Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, having just completed the major portion of his second extravehicular activity (EVA) period in three days, holds up a "For Sale" sign refering to th... More

Neptune from First Voyager 2 Flyby

Neptune from First Voyager 2 Flyby

Description (August 25, 1989) Voyager 2 was the first (and, so far, only) spacecraft to fly by the planet Neptune and its two satellites: Triton, the largest, and Nereid. The most obvious feature of the planet ... More

S48-23-016 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-23-016 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the UARS on the RMS arm outside of the payload bay, prior to being placed into orbit. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, PAYLO... More

The Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket is carrying the first 5 of 66 Iridium satellites that will make up the Iridium satellite constellation allowing people to communicate with anyone, anytime, anyplace on earth

The Delta II rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 2. The rocket ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Pam Taubman Release Status: ... More

Family Portrait of Jupiter Great Red Spot and the Galilean Satellites

Family Portrait of Jupiter Great Red Spot and the Galilean Satellites

This "family portrait," a composite of the Jovian system, includes the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot, and Jupiter's four largest moons, known as the Galilean satellites. From top to bottom, the moons ... More

Hubble Gallery of Jupiter Galilean Satellites

Hubble Gallery of Jupiter Galilean Satellites

Hubble Gallery of Jupiter Galilean Satellites JPL/NASA/STScI Public domain photograph of NASA satellite, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a spacecr... More

One Web Satellites Ground Breaking

One Web Satellites Ground Breaking

A model of a OneWeb satellite like those the company will build to will connect all areas of the world to the Internet wirelessly. The company plans to launch 2,000 of the satellites as part of its constellatio... More

Range : 241,000km (150,600 mi.). This black and white image of Europa, smallest of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, was acquired by Voyager 2. Europa, the brightest of the Galiliean satellites, has a density slightly less than Io, suggesting it has a substantial quantity of water. Scientists previously speculated that the water must have cooled from the interior and formed a mantle of ice perhaps 100 km thick. The complex patterns on its surface suggest that the icy surface was fractured, and that the cracks filled with dark material from below. Very few impact craters are visible on the surface, suggesting that active processes on the surface are still modifying Europa. The tectonic pattern seen on its surface differs drastically from the fault systems seen on Ganymede where pieces of the crust have moved relative to each other. On Europa, the crust evidently fractures but the pieces remain in roughly their original position. ARC-1979-A79-7092

Range : 241,000km (150,600 mi.). This black and white image of Europa...

Range : 241,000km (150,600 mi.). This black and white image of Europa, smallest of Jupiter's four Galilean satellites, was acquired by Voyager 2. Europa, the brightest of the Galiliean satellites, has a densi... More

51A-46-058 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-058 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and satellites. Views include: astronaut Dale A. Gardner, in an E... More

The Galilean Satellites - NASA/JPL Galileo Program Images

The Galilean Satellites - NASA/JPL Galileo Program Images

This composite includes the four largest moons of Jupiter which are known as the Galilean satellites. Shown from left to right are Io, closest to Jupiter, followed by Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. NASA/JPL/DLR

S46-20-011 - STS-046 - STS-46 PS Malerba and PLC Hoffman pose on OV-104's aft flight deck

S46-20-011 - STS-046 - STS-46 PS Malerba and PLC Hoffman pose on OV-10...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-46 Italian Space Agency (ASI) Payload Specialist (PS) Franco Malerba (left) and Payload Commander (PLC) Jeffrey A. Hoffman pose for a photo on the a... More

Looking like a Roman candle, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) shoots into the blue sky aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket from Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 8:56 a.m. EDT. One of three satellites (labeled H, I and J) being built by the Hughes Space and Communications Company, the latest TDRS uses an innovative springback antenna design. A pair of 15-foot-diameter, flexible mesh antenna reflectors fold up for launch, then spring back into their original cupped circular shape on orbit. The new satellites will augment the TDRS system’s existing Sand Ku-band frequencies by adding Ka-band capability. TDRS will serve as the sole means of continuous, high-data-rate communication with the space shuttle, with the International Space Station upon its completion, and with dozens of unmanned scientific satellites in low earth orbit KSC-00pp0826

Looking like a Roman candle, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite ...

Looking like a Roman candle, NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) shoots into the blue sky aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket from Pad 36A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Liftoff occurred at 8:5... More

Masonic symbols - Lacrosse4 L patch

Masonic symbols - Lacrosse4 L patch

One of at least 3 different patch designs related to the NROL-11 launch

An artist's concept of various communications satellites in orbit

An artist's concept of various communications satellites in orbit

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

A view of the computerized situation room for the Global Positioning System of the 2nd Space Operations Squadron which monitors the Navstar Global Positioning System, a constellation of 24 GPS satellites. PHOTO published in AIRMAN Magazine, June 1996.Exact Date Shot Unknown

A view of the computerized situation room for the Global Positioning S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Falcon Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH SGT. John K. Mcdowell Release Sta... More

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

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

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

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker releases a weather balloon at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station weather station. The balloon is equipped with a radiosonde, an instrument that transmits measurements on atmospheric pressure, humidity, temperature and winds as it ascends. The data will be used to determine if conditions are acceptable for the launch of NASA's THEMIS mission. THEMIS, an acronym for Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms, consists of five identical probes that will track violent, colorful eruptions near the North Pole. This will be the largest number of scientific satellites NASA has ever launched into orbit aboard a single rocket. The THEMIS mission aims to unravel the mystery behind auroral substorms, an avalanche of magnetic energy powered by the solar wind that intensifies the northern and southern lights. The mission will investigate what causes auroras in the Earth’s atmosphere to dramatically change from slowly shimmering waves of light to wildly shifting streaks of bright color. Launch is planned from Pad 17-B in a window that extends from 6:01 to 6:19 p.m. EST. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd0424

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker releases a weather balloon at t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker releases a weather balloon at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station weather station. The balloon is equipped with a radiosonde, an instrument that transmits measurements on... More

NROL 34 patch

NROL 34 patch

patch related to the NROL-34 launch

BOWLING TEAMS - BUCKEYE LANES MENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT - BUCKEYE LANES WOMENS TUESDAY NIGHT SATELLITES - BEREA LANES MENS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS

BOWLING TEAMS - BUCKEYE LANES MENS WEDNESDAY NIGHT - BUCKEYE LANES WOM...

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 5/25/1979 Photographer: DONALD HUEBLER Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

An Air Force Atlas II Rocket IS launched from CX-36A, CCAFS at 6:40 P.M., est. The Atlas II is carrying a Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS-III) Spacecraft which is part of a larger constellation of military communications satellites

An Air Force Atlas II Rocket IS launched from CX-36A, CCAFS at 6:40 P....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory Release S... More

STS080-716-043 - STS-080 - View of the payload bay with ORFEUS-SPAS and shuttle tail pointing at Earth

STS080-716-043 - STS-080 - View of the payload bay with ORFEUS-SPAS an...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the payload bay with Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) stowed and the s... More

A "Night Owl" from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron-2, lands after a surveillance mission at airfield "Seagull" during COMBINED ARMS Exercise (CAX) 5-97. The "Night Owl", which replaced the OV-10 aircraft, is capable of providing units with ground reconnaissance, deep air support, mortar/artillery live fire adjustments, and Battle Damage Assessment. The aircraft is controlled by a technician and the use of several satellites. The maximum range of the aircraft is over 50 kilometers. CAX 5/6-97 is a MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) exercise being conducted at MCAGCC (Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center), 29 Palms, California. The command element for this exercise is...

A "Night Owl" from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron-2, la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A "Night Owl" from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Squadron-2, lands after a surveillance mission at airfield "Seagull" dur... More

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb 5, 1979 by Voyager 1. The spacecraft was 28.4 million kilomters (17.5 million miles) from the planet at the time. The inner-most large satellite, Io, can be seen against Jupiter's disk. Io is distinguished by its bright, brown-yellow surface. To the right of Jupiter is the satellite Europa, also very bright but with fainter surface markings. The darkest satellite, Callisto (still nearly twice as bright as Earth's Moon), is barely visible at the bottom left of the picture. Callisto shows a bright patch in its northern hemisphere. All tThree orbit Jupiter in the equatorial plane, and appear in their present position because Voyageris above the plane. All three satellites show the same face to Jupiter always -- just as Earth's Moon always shows us the same face. In this photo we see the sides of the satellites that always face away from the planet. Jupiter's colorfully banded atmosphere displays complex patterns highlighted by the Great Red Spot, a large, circulating atmospheric disturbance. This photo was assembled from three black and white negatives by the Image Processing Lab at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. JPL manages and controls the Voyage Project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (ref: P-21083) ARC-1969-AC79-0164-2

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its ...

Photo by Voyager 1 (JPL) Jupiter, its Great Red Spot and three of its four largest satellites are visible in this photo taken Feb 5, 1979 by Voyager 1. The spacecraft was 28.4 million kilomters (17.5 million mi... More

51A-39-067 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-067 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: close-up of the visor and the helmet of an astronaut in an EMU.... More

Astronaut Dale Gardner holds up for sale sign after EVA

Astronaut Dale Gardner holds up for sale sign after EVA

51A-104-049 (14 Nov. 1984) --- Astronaut Dale A. Gardner, having just completed the major portion of his second extravehicular activity (EVA) period in three days aboard the Earth-orbiting Discovery, holds up a... More

Artist: Gebing Artist's conception of a newborne star, still hidden in visible light by the dust clouds within which it formed, shows matter in orbit around the rotating star. Such leftover debris may eventually form comets, planets, satellites, and asteroids. Material squeezed out by the formation process is thought to be ejected along the star's rotation axis in relatively narrow, high-velocity streams of matter. (ref: SIRTF borchure 'A Window on Cosmic Birth 1987) -- Milky Way with Black hole ARC-1985-AC85-0199-5

Artist: Gebing Artist's conception of a newborne star, still hidden in...

Artist: Gebing Artist's conception of a newborne star, still hidden in visible light by the dust clouds within which it formed, shows matter in orbit around the rotating star. Such leftover debris may eventuall... More

Galilean Satellites, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Galilean Satellites, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

These photos of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter were taken by NASA Voyager 1 during its approach to the planet in early March 1979. Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are shown in their correct relative... More

S48-05-024 - STS-048 - View of the RMS arm moving the UARS into orbit

S48-05-024 - STS-048 - View of the RMS arm moving the UARS into orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views (with window glare) of the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm moving the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (... More

S48-23-008 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-23-008 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) berthed in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay with the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) a... More

STS096-352-029 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-029 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

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

51I-102-041 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during van Hoften and Fisher EVA

51I-102-041 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during van Hoften and Fisher E...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing LEASAT-3 and astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) during Extravehicular Activity (EVA). Views include: M... More

A Delta II rocket launches from Space Launch Complex Two at Vandenberg AFB, California, in the early morning hours carrying five Iridium satellites into polar orbit on the 11th of February 2002

A Delta II rocket launches from Space Launch Complex Two at Vandenberg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In a clean room inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Ball Aerospace technicians rotate NASA’s National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) into the vertical position during a solar array frangible bolt pre-load verification test. NPP represents a critical first step in building the next-generation of Earth-observing satellites. NPP will carry the first of the new sensors developed for this satellite fleet, now known as the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), to be launched in 2016. NPP is the bridge between NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites and the forthcoming series of JPSS satellites. The mission will test key technologies and instruments for the JPSS missions. NPP is targeted to launch Oct. 25 from Space Launch Complex-2 aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/NPP. Photo credit: NASA/30th Communications Squadron, VAFB KSC-2011-7026

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In a clean room inside the Astrote...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In a clean room inside the Astrotech Payload Processing Facility at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Ball Aerospace technicians rotate NASA’s National Polar-orbiting ... More

Range : 7 million kilometers (5 million miles) Callisto is Jupiter's outermost Galilean satellites and darkest of the four(but almost twice as bright as Earth's Moon). Mottled appearance from bright and dark patches. Bright spots seem like rayed or bright halved craters seen on our Moon. This face is always turned toward Jupiter. Photo taken through violet filter. Ganymede is slightly larger than Mercury but much less dense (twice the density of water). Its surface brightness is 4 times of Earth's Moon. Mare regions (dark features) are like the Moon's but have twice the brightness, and believed to be unlikely of rock or lava as the Moon's are. It's north pole seems covered with brighter material and may be water frost. Scattered brighter spots may be related to impact craters or source of fresh ice. ARC-1979-A79-7020

Range : 7 million kilometers (5 million miles) Callisto is Jupiter's o...

Range : 7 million kilometers (5 million miles) Callisto is Jupiter's outermost Galilean satellites and darkest of the four(but almost twice as bright as Earth's Moon). Mottled appearance from bright and dark ... More

S49-16-013 - STS-049 - Detail close up and general views of the INTELSAT Satellite EVA capture.

S49-16-013 - STS-049 - Detail close up and general views of the INTELS...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: General views of the three crew member EVA INTELSAT capture, showing the three Mission Specialists, Rick Hieb, on the starboard payload bay mounted foot... More

This image is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and its newly discovered moon to be transmitted to Earth from NASA's Galileo spacecraft--the first conclusive evidence that natural satellites of asteroids exist. Ida is the large object to the left, about 56 kilometers (35 miles long). Ida's natural satellite is the small object to the right. This portrait was taken by Galileo's charge-coupled device (CCD) camera on August 28, 1993, about 14 minutes before the spacecraft's closest approach to the asteriod, from a range of 10,870 kilometers (6,755 miles). Ida is a heavily cratered, irregularly shaped asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter-- the 243rd asteroid to be discovered since the first one was found at the beginning of the 19th century. It is a member of a group of asteroids called the Koronis family. The small satellite, which is about 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) across in this view, has yet to be given a name by astronomers. It has been provisionally designated '1993 (243) 1' by the International Astronomical Union. (The numbers denote the year the picture was taken, the asteroid number and the fact that it is the first moon of Ida to be found.) ALthough the satellite appears to be 'next' to Ida it is actually slightly in the foreground, closer to the spacecraft than Ida. Combining this image with data from Galileo's near-infrared mapping spectrometer, the science team estimates that the object is about 100 kilometers (60 miles) away from the center of Ida. This image is one of a six-frame series taken through different color filters, this one in green. The spatial resolution in this image is about 100 meters (330 feet) per pixel. The Galileo spacecraft flew past Ida en route to its final destination, Jupiter, where it will go into orbit in December 1995. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the galileo Project for NASA's Office of Space Science. (JPL ref. No. P-43731) ARC-1994-A91-2018

This image is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and...

This image is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and its newly discovered moon to be transmitted to Earth from NASA's Galileo spacecraft--the first conclusive evidence that natural satellites ... More

S88E5161 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite

S88E5161 - STS-088 - SAC-A satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the SAC-A satellite deployed by the STS-88 crew for the Argentinean National Committee of Space Activities. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, DEPLOYME... More

Asteroid Ida and Its Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

Asteroid Ida and Its Moon. NASA public domain image colelction.

This is the first full picture showing both asteroid 243 Ida and its newly discovered moon to be transmitted to Earth from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Galileo spacecraft--the fi... More

A Delta II rocket launches from Space Launch Complex Two at Vandenberg AFB, California, in the early morning hours carrying five Iridium satellites into polar orbit on the 11th of February 2002

A Delta II rocket launches from Space Launch Complex Two at Vandenberg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator:... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the United Launch Alliance, or ULA, Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, rolled out of the ULA Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at 1:59 p.m. EDT heading to the launch pad. The Atlas V rocket had been rolled back to the facility on August 26 to ensure the launch vehicle and RBSP spacecraft were secured and protected from inclement weather caused by Tropical Storm Isaac. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. The launch is rescheduled for 4:05 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30, pending approval from the range. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4693

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida,...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the United Launch Alliance, or ULA, Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, rolled out of the ULA Vertica... More

Range : 8.6 million kilometers (5.3 million miles) The Voyager took this 61 second exposure through the clear filter with the narrow angle camera of Neptune. The Voyager cameras were programmed to make a systematic search for faint ring arcs and new satellites. The bright upper corner of the image is due to a residual image from a previous long exposure of the planet. The portion of the arc visible here is approximately 35 degrees in longitudinal extent, making it approximately 38,000 kilometers (24,000 miles) in length, and is broken up into three segments separated from each other by approximately 5 degrees. The trailing edge is at the upper right and has an abrupt end while the leading edge seems to fade into the background more gradually. This arc orbits very close to one of the newly discovered Neptune satellites, 1989N4. Close-up studies of this ring arc will be carried out in the coming days which will give higher spatial resolution at different lighting angles. (JPL Ref: P-34617) ARC-1989-A89-7004

Range : 8.6 million kilometers (5.3 million miles) The Voyager took t...

Range : 8.6 million kilometers (5.3 million miles) The Voyager took this 61 second exposure through the clear filter with the narrow angle camera of Neptune. The Voyager cameras were programmed to make a syst... More

Left side air-to-air view of a C-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The C-135 is a specially equipped test aircraft designed to evaluate the communications performance of satellites

Left side air-to-air view of a C-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The C-135 ...

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

Range : 12 million km. ( 7.56 million miles) P-23057C & BW This Voyager 1 photograph of Titan, the largest of Saturn's 14 known satellites, shows little more than the upper layers of clouds covering the moon. The orange colored haze, is believed to be composed of photochemically produced hydrocarbons, hides Titan's solid surface from Voyager's camera. Some weak shadings in the clouds are becoming visible. However, note that the satellite's southern, lower, hemisphere is brighter than the northern. It is not known whether these subtle shadings are on the surface or are due to clouds below a high haze layer. ARC-1980-AC80-7007

Range : 12 million km. ( 7.56 million miles) P-23057C & BW This Voyag...

Range : 12 million km. ( 7.56 million miles) P-23057C & BW This Voyager 1 photograph of Titan, the largest of Saturn's 14 known satellites, shows little more than the upper layers of clouds covering the moon. ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two majestic birds prepare for flight at Launch Complex 39 moments before the launch of Discovery on its maiden voyage. A great blue heron was startled from its perch in a lagoon south of pad A. Mission 41D was launched at 8:41 a.m. with a crew of six persons and a cargo of three satellites to be deployed. Photo Credit: NASA KSC-84PC-0471

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two majestic birds prepare for flight at Launch...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two majestic birds prepare for flight at Launch Complex 39 moments before the launch of Discovery on its maiden voyage. A great blue heron was startled from its perch in a lagoon south of... More

The Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system command console which distinguishes between stars and orbiting satellites on the basis of light reflected back to the GEODSS telescope

The Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) syst...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Socorro State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. James Pearson Release Status: Released ... More

S48-01-030 - STS-048 - UARS in the Discovery's payload bay

S48-01-030 - STS-048 - UARS in the Discovery's payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay prior to removal by the RMS arm. Subject Terms: SA... More

A view of a Titan 4B (Titan 404B s/n B-34 "Charlotte") shortly after liftoff from Launch Complex SLC4E at 21:21 GMT from Vandenberg AFB, CA. The Titan 4B placed in orbit an Improved CRYSTAL imaging satellite, belonging to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), part of its fleet of Earth Imaging System (ESI) Satellites

A view of a Titan 4B (Titan 404B s/n B-34 "Charlotte") shortly after l...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeanette Copeland, USAF Rele... More

51A-46-075 - STS-51A - 51A EVA - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

51A-46-075 - STS-51A - 51A EVA - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing Astronauts Dale A. Gardner (in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), looking into the orbiter aft flight deck windo... More

An Air Force Atlas II Rocket sits poised on Launch CX-36A at CCAFS ready to launch a Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS-III) Spacecraft which is part of a larger constellation of military communications satellites

An Air Force Atlas II Rocket sits poised on Launch CX-36A at CCAFS rea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Patrick Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Rvits Still Image Laboratory Release S... More

Shot of satellites at sunrise at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado

Shot of satellites at sunrise at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Schriever Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela Taubman, USAF Release S... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, tows a spent booster from space shuttle Atlantis' final launch, to Port Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle's two solid rocket booster casings and associated flight hardware are recovered in the Atlantic Ocean after every launch by Freedom Star and Liberty Star. The boosters impact the Atlantic about seven minutes after liftoff and the retrieval ships are stationed about 10 miles from the impact area at the time of splashdown. After the spent segments are processed, they will be transported to Utah, where they will be deserviced and stored, if needed. Atlantis began its final flight at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station. Atlantis also delivers the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment that will investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites in orbit to the station. In addition, Atlantis will return with a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 is the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-5368

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket boost...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, tows a spent booster from space shuttle Atlantis' final launch, to Port Canaveral in Florida. The shuttle's two solid r... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch team members monitor the countdown to the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. Above the space shuttle countdown clock are five orbiter tributes on display. The tributes feature major accomplishments and significant achievements made by each shuttle, as well as mission patches and processing milestones. Atlantis with its crew of four; Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, lifted off at 11:29 a.m. EDT on July 8, 2011 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts for the station. Atlantis also will fly the Robotic Refueling Mission experiment that will investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites in orbit. In addition, Atlantis will return with a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-5278

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch team members monitor the countdown to the launch of space shuttle Atlantis on its STS-135 ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A after the payload canister carrying the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) was lifted into the payload changeout room on the rotating service structure. Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim are targeted to lift off on space shuttle Atlantis July 8, taking with them the MPLM packed with supplies, logistics and spare parts to the International Space Station. The STS-135 mission also will fly a system to investigate the potential for robotically refueling existing satellites and return a failed ammonia pump module to help NASA better understand the failure mechanism and improve pump designs for future systems. STS-135 will be the 33rd flight of Atlantis, the 37th shuttle mission to the space station, and the 135th and final mission of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. For more information visit, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts135/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-4505

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Flor...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sunrise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida finds space shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A after the payload canister carrying the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module (MPLM) w... More

Workers in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) conduct electrical testing on the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) above them. The TDRS is scheduled to be launched from CCAFS June 29 aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket. One of three satellites (labeled H, I and J) being built in the Hughes Space and Communications Company Integrated Satellite Factory in El Segundo, Calif., the latest TDRS uses an innovative springback antenna design. A pair of 15-foot-diameter, flexible mesh antenna reflectors fold up for launch, then spring back into their original cupped circular shape on orbit. The new satellites will augment the TDRS system’s existing Sand Ku-band frequencies by adding Ka-band capability. TDRS will serve as the sole means of continuous, high-data-rate communication with the space shuttle, with the International Space Station upon its completion, and with dozens of unmanned scientific satellites in low earth orbit KSC-00pp0715

Workers in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-...

Workers in KSC’s Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) conduct electrical testing on the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) above them. The TDRS is scheduled to be launched from CCAFS ... More

At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is placed onto a transporter for its move to the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) for testing. The TDRS is one of three (labeled H, I and J) being built in the Hughes Space and Communications Company Integrated Satellite Factory in El Segundo, Calif. The latest TDRS uses an innovative springback antenna design. A pair of 15-foot-diameter, flexible mesh antenna reflectors fold up for launch, then spring back into their original cupped circular shape on orbit. The new satellites will augment the TDRS system’s existing Sand Ku-band frequencies by adding Ka-band capability. TDRS will serve as the sole means of continuous, high-data-rate communication with the space shuttle, with the International Space Station upon its completion, and with dozens of unmanned scientific satellites in low earth orbit. The TDRS is scheduled to be launched from CCAFS June 29 aboard an Atlas IIA/Centaur rocket KSC-00pp0708

At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Sa...

At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-H) is placed onto a transporter for its move to the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility (SAEF-2) for testing. The T... More

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). Io is about 350,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) above Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Europa is about 600,000 kilometers (375,000 miles) above Jupiter's clouds. Although both satellites have about the same brightness, Io's color is very different from Europa's. Io's equatorial region show two types of material -- dark orange, broken by several bright spots -- producing a mottled appearance. The poles are darker and reddish. Preliminary evidence suggests color variations within and between the polar regions. Io's surface composition is unknown, but scientists believe it may be a mixture of salts and sulfur. Erupoa is less strongly colored, although still relatively dark at short wavelengths. Markings on Eruopa are less evident that on the other satellites, although this picture shows darker regions toward the trailing half of the visible disk. Jupiter at this point is about 20 million kilometers (12.4 million miles) from the spacecraft. At this resolution (about 400 kimometers or 250 miles) there is evidence of circular motion in Jupiter's atmosphere. While the dominant large-scale motions are west-to-east, small-scale movement includes eddy-like circulation within and between the bands. (JPL ref: P-21082) ARC-1979-A79-0164-1

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Eu...

Voyager 1 Image of Jupiter and two of its satellites (Io, left, and Europa). Io is about 350,000 kilometers (220,000 miles) above Jupiter's Great Red Spot; Europa is about 600,000 kilometers (375,000 miles) abo... More

Range : 7 million kilometers (4.3 million miles) Io is Jupiter's innermost of the four Galilean satellites. Photo taken at 2:00 AM through an ultraviolet filter. The photo's background is part of Jupiter's disk. North is at the top and the central longitude of Io is 180 degrees. Io shows a contrasting surface with dark polar areas and many light and dark regions around the equator. This resolution of about 100 miles/160 kilometers, no topographic features, like craters, can be seen. The brighter regions may be areas containing sulfur and various salts, making Io very reflective(six times brighter thanb Earth's Moon). Io is about the same size and density as our Moon, but has followed a different evolutionary path, influenced by its closeness to Jupiter and the intense bombardment it receives from the Jovian radiation belts of energetic charged particles. ARC-1979-A79-7022

Range : 7 million kilometers (4.3 million miles) Io is Jupiter's inner...

Range : 7 million kilometers (4.3 million miles) Io is Jupiter's innermost of the four Galilean satellites. Photo taken at 2:00 AM through an ultraviolet filter. The photo's background is part of Jupiter's dis... More

P-21739 BW Range: 4.7 million kilometers (2.9 million miles) This picture of Io was taken as Voyager 2 closes in on the Jovian system. Scientists are studying these distant views of Io for evidences of changes since Voyager 1 observations in March of 79. Voyager 1 discovered that Io, the innermost of the Galilean satellites, is the most volcanically active body yet seen in the solar system, surpassing even earth. In this picture, the first volcano discovered by Voyager 1 is again visible in the lower left portion of the disk as a dark oval with a dark spot in the center. In March, this volcano appeared as a heart-shaped marking, not a symmetrical oval. Scientists believe that the non-symmetric markings earlier resulted from a constriction in the mouth of the volcanic vent causing erupting material to extrude preferentially in certain directions. Apparently, the volcanic eruptive activity, which sends material to altitudes of 280 kilometers (175 miles) or more above this volcano, has changed the vent geometry or dislodged an obstruction. Such changes in the form of eruptive fountains are common in terrestial volcanos, although on a much smaller scale than on Io. ARC-1979-A79-7074

P-21739 BW Range: 4.7 million kilometers (2.9 million miles) This pict...

P-21739 BW Range: 4.7 million kilometers (2.9 million miles) This picture of Io was taken as Voyager 2 closes in on the Jovian system. Scientists are studying these distant views of Io for evidences of changes ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second of two solid rocket boosters is lowered alongside the Delta IV launch vehicle for the GOES-O spacecraft. It is being installed on the right side of the rocket. GOES–O is one of a series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. The multi-mission GOES series N-P will be a vital contributor to weather, solar and space operations and science. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, are actively engaged in a cooperative program to expand the existing GOES system with the launch of the GOES N-P satellites. Launch of the GOES-O is targeted for no earlier than April 2009. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-1919

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force St...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the second of two solid rocket boosters is lowered alongside the Delta IV launch vehicle for the GOES-O spacecraft. It is... More

A Titan 34D/IUS (inertial upper stage) vehicle carrying two military communications satellites, a DSCS-II and a DSCS-III, is launched at 12:05 a.m

A Titan 34D/IUS (inertial upper stage) vehicle carrying two military c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

51A-39-015 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-015 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: recovered satellite in the payload bay. Subject Terms: SATELLI... More

51A-39-073 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-073 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: payload bay with extended Remote Manipulator System (RMS) arm ... More

51A-39-053 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-053 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: Mission Specialist (MS) Anna Lee Fisher working at the aft flig... More

51A-39-045 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-045 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: satellite held above the payload bay by Remote Manipulator Sys... More

51A-46-065 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-065 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing astronauts in Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMU) and satellites. Views include: astronaut Dale A. Gardner, in an E... More

51A-46-077 - STS-51A - 51A EVA - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

51A-46-077 - STS-51A - 51A EVA - Public domain NASA photogrpaph

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing a satellite Westar VI berthed in the payload bay. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, CREWS, SATELLITES, COMMUNICATION SATELL... More

51I-31-006 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to deployment

51I-31-006 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay of the orbiter Discovery prior to deployment during STS-51I. Subject Terms: PA... More

51D-45-005 - STS-51D - RMS end effector above payload bay

51D-45-005 - STS-51D - RMS end effector above payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the end effector of the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) of the orbiter Discovery during STS-51D with two extensions (... More

Telstar 3-D communications satellite deploying from Discovery's payload bay

Telstar 3-D communications satellite deploying from Discovery's payloa...

Telstar 3-D communications satellite deploying from Discovery's payload bay. Cloudy Earth's surface can be seen to the left of the frame.

41C-37-1747 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1747 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the free flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite, with close-up views as the orbiter moves away from it. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSER... More

S46-106-019 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-019 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) suspended in space after being deployed from STS-46. Visible in frames 015 to 021 along w... More

S46-106-034 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deployment of the TSS-1 during STS-46

S46-106-034 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deploymen...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) on the spacelab pallet in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46. Subject Terms... More

S49-51-010 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-010 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S49-51-030 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-030 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S49-51-009 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-009 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S49-217-031 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT ready for redeploy.

S49-217-031 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise, stowed ASEM (Assembly of Station by EVA Methods) and the repaired INTELSAT communications satellite ready for redeploy. Scenes were taken from ... More

S46-103-082 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay during STS-46

S46-103-082 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay d...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. The TSS-1 is stowed... More

S46-102-020 - STS-046 - OV-104's RMS grapples EURECA-1L & holds it in deployment postition above PLB

S46-102-020 - STS-046 - OV-104's RMS grapples EURECA-1L & holds it in ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The European Retrievable Carrier 1L (EURECA-1L), grappled by the Remote Manipulator System (RMS) and effector, is positioned over the payload bay of Atl... More

41C-37-1742 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1742 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the free flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite, with the earth limb below it. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), REP... More

41C-37-1732 - STS-41C - Capture of Solar Maximum satellite by RMS

41C-37-1732 - STS-41C - Capture of Solar Maximum satellite by RMS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Dark view of the capture of the Solar Maximum Mission Satellite (SMMS) by the end effector on the remote manipulator system (RMS) arm. Subject Terms: R... More

S46-106-026 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deployment of the TSS-1 during STS-46

S46-106-026 - STS-046 - View of the payload bay prior of the deploymen...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) on the spacelab pallet in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46. Subject Terms... More

S46-103-010 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay during STS-46

S46-103-010 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay d...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. The TSS-1 is stowed... More

S49-51-018 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-018 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications sa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely in space, Earth scenes below depict open ocean and clouds. Subject Terms: STS-49... More

S46-103-031 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46

S46-103-031 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter At...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during the STS-46 mission. Earth Limb (024-026). Shuttle vertical tail (020-021, 035-038, 040... More

STS052-72-004 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-72-004 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of an Earth limb at sunrise with the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, in the foreground during the STS-52 mission. Visible in th... More

STS056-04-036 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SPARTAN satellite deploy.

STS056-04-036 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SP...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission Pilot Stephen Oswald at the aft flight deck pilot and payload handling stations during SPARTAN satellite deploy. Subject Terms: STS-56, DISCOVE... More

S48-02-004 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in the Discovery's payload bay

S48-02-004 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in the Discovery's pa...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views (taken during a sunrise) of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay. The Remote Manip... More

STS070-301-015 - STS-070 - View of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G (TDRS-G) from space shuttle Discovery

STS070-301-015 - STS-070 - View of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-G...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of TDRS-G satellite after deploy floating with the earth as backdrop. Subject Terms: STS-70, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE),... More

S48-613-006 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in orbit

S48-613-006 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various view of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) against the blackness of space after it was released from the STS-48 orbiter Discovery. ... More

S48-609-051 - STS-048 - UARS in Discovery's payload bay

S48-609-051 - STS-048 - UARS in Discovery's payload bay

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) in its berthed position in the STS-48 orbiter Discovery's payload bay. Subject Terms: P... More

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