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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a tanking test on June 15 at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, there was an apparent liquid hydrogen leak in the main fuel valve in Atlantis' space shuttle main engine No. 3. Technicians now are replacing the suspect valve and a leak check of the valve and associated systems will be conducted. The work is expected to take about a week, which still would support Atlantis' targeted July 8 launch date. STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy 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/Jim Grossmann KSC-2011-4568

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a tanking test on June 15 at Launch Pad...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a tanking test on June 15 at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, there was an apparent liquid hydrogen leak in the main fuel valve in Atlantis' space shuttle... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to roll the rotating service structure (RSS) away from space shuttle Atlantis. The RSS provides weather protection and access to the shuttle while it awaits liftoff. RSS "rollback" marks a major milestone in Atlantis' STS-135 mission countdown. Atlantis and its crew of four; Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, are scheduled to lift off at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the International Space 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/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-5122

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On a cloudy and overcast day on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, workers prepare to roll the rotating service structure (RSS) away from space shuttle Atlantis. T... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A producing billows of smoke and steam as it lifts off on its STS-135 mission to the International Space Station. 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 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/Sandra Joseph and Kevin O'Connell KSC-2011-5351

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis' main engines and solid rocket boosters ignite on Launch Pad 39A producing billows of smoke and steam as it lifts off on... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis after it was uncovered on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the move of the rotating service structure (RSS). The structure provides weather protection and access to the shuttle while it awaits liftoff on the pad. RSS "rollback" marks a major milestone in Atlantis' STS-135 mission countdown. Atlantis and its crew of four; Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, are scheduled to lift off at 11:26 a.m. EDT on July 8 to deliver the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module packed with supplies and spare parts to the International Space 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/Troy Cryder KSC-2011-5147

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis aft...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Employees check out space shuttle Atlantis after it was uncovered on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the move of the rotating service structure (RSS). ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians secure the remote manipulator system, or RMS, removed from space shuttle Discovery onto a storage platform. The RMS is used to grab, or grapple, the payload as well as retrieve, repair and deploy satellites; provide a mobile extension ladder for spacewalking crewmembers; and be used as an inspection aid to allow flight crew members to view the orbiter’s or payload’s surfaces through a TV camera on the arm. Discovery is targeted to launch Aug. 6 on the STS-128 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-2968

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians secure the remote manipulator system, or RMS, removed from space shuttle Discovery onto a stor... More

Range : 4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) Ganymede is Jupiter's Largest Galilean satellites and 3rd from the planet. Photo taken after midnight 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-A79-7016

Range : 4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) Ganymede is Jupite...

Range : 4.2 million kilometers (2.6 million miles) Ganymede is Jupiter's Largest Galilean satellites and 3rd from the planet. Photo taken after midnight Ganymede is slightly larger than Mercury but much less... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of two solid rocket boosters arrives on Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. it is the left rocket and it will be lifted into the mobile service tower and mated to the GOES-O Delta IV launch vehicle. 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/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-1902

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of two solid rocket boosters arrives on Lau...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of two solid rocket boosters arrives on Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. it is the left rocket and it will be lifted into the mobile service tower and mated to the ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of two solid rocket boosters is mated to the GOES-O Delta IV launch vehicle on Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is the left 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/Ben Smegelsky KSC-2009-1906

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of two solid rocket boosters is mated to t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of two solid rocket boosters is mated to the GOES-O Delta IV launch vehicle on Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. It is the left rocket. GOES–O is one of a series of... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the Delta IV launch vehicle for the GOES-O spacecraft stands in the mobile service tower flanked by its two solid rocket boosters. 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-2009-1921

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 Delta IV launch vehicle for the GOES-O spacecraft stands in the mobile service tower flanked by its two solid rocket b... More

S07-19-936 - STS-007 - View of payload bay during STS-7

S07-19-936 - STS-007 - View of payload bay during STS-7

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the payload bay taken from the aft flight deck window. It show the Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS-01), the experiment pallet for the NASA Office... More

Range : 7.7 million km. ( 4.8 million miles ) P-29465 In this image captured by Voyager 2, three newly discovered satellites of Uranus can be seen orbiting outside of the nine known rings of Uranus. The outermost of the rings, the Epsilon Ring can be seen here at upper right. The largest of the three moons viewed here, 1986U1, was discovered January 3rd. it is an estimated 90 km. ( 55 mi. ) across and its orbits Uranus every 12 hours, 19 minutes ata distance of 66,090 km. ( 41,040 mi.) from the planets center. the other two moons are slightly smaller, 1986U3 orbits every 11 hours, 6 minutes at 61,750 km. ( 38,350 mi.),1986U4 every 13 hours, 24 minutes at 69,920 km. ( 43,420 mi.). They were dicovered on January 9th and 13th, respectively. Long exposures were required to bring out these small objects. As a result of the relative motions of the spacecraft and the moons, they appear slightly elongated. ARC-1981-A86-7005

Range : 7.7 million km. ( 4.8 million miles ) P-29465 In this image c...

Range : 7.7 million km. ( 4.8 million miles ) P-29465 In this image captured by Voyager 2, three newly discovered satellites of Uranus can be seen orbiting outside of the nine known rings of Uranus. The outerm... More

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

KSC-84PC-476 (For release Aug. 29, 1984) --- Orbiter Discovery is poised on Launch Pad 39A as the sun sets the evening prior to its maiden launch. Space shuttle Discovery (STS-41D) was successfully launched at 8:41 a.m. Aug. 30, 1984, after two failed attempts in June. Carrying a crew of six astronauts and three satellites, Discovery is the third in NASA?s stable of four Space Transportation System orbiters. The six-person crew includes Commander Henry Hartsfield, Pilot Michael Coats, Mission Specialists Judith Resnik, Mike Mullane and Steve Hawley and the first commercial payload specialist, Charles Walker of McDonnell Douglas. Photo credit: NASA ksc-84pc-476

KSC-84PC-476 (For release Aug. 29, 1984) --- Orbiter Discovery is pois...

KSC-84PC-476 (For release Aug. 29, 1984) --- Orbiter Discovery is poised on Launch Pad 39A as the sun sets the evening prior to its maiden launch. Space shuttle Discovery (STS-41D) was successfully launched at ... More

51A-39-032 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-032 - 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) Dale A. Gardner, wearing an EMU and a... More

51A-46-063 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-063 - 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-39-019 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-019 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: various views of a the end effector on the end of the Remote Ma... More

51A-39-016 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-016 - 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-46-056 - STS-51A - 51A Astronauts and satellites

51A-46-056 - 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-39-065 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

51A-39-065 - STS-51A - 51A crewmember recovering satellites

The original finding aid described this as: Description: ``Photographic documentation showing recovery of communications satellites. Views include: Wearing EMUs Allen and MS Dale A. Gardner, who is holding a `... More

Gordon Green, a civilian contractor at the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system site, observes a display of sattellites and stars on the command console. The system distinguishes between satellites and stars on the basis of light reflected to the GEODSS telescope. AIRMAN Magazine, April 1984

Gordon Green, a civilian contractor at the Ground-based Electro-Optica...

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

51G-45-016 - STS-51G - Telestar Satellite drifting in space

51G-45-016 - STS-51G - Telestar Satellite drifting in space

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

51I-31-004 - STS-51I - AUSSAT-1 satellite in the payload bay prior to deployment

51I-31-004 - 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

STS052-72-002 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-72-002 - 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

S49-217-025 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT ready for redeploy.

S49-217-025 - 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

S46-103-083 - STS-046 - Views of the TSS-1 inside of the payload bay during STS-46

S46-103-083 - 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

41C-37-1739 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1739 - 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 near the orbiter. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPA... More

STS052-72-005 - STS-052 - Earth limb images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-72-005 - 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

41C-37-1749 - STS-41C - Views of free-flying Solar Maximum Mission satellite

41C-37-1749 - 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

STS052-74-088 - STS-052 - Images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-74-088 - STS-052 - Images showing the payload bay of OV-102 dur...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the payload bay of Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102, during the STS-52 mission. Visible in the payload bay are the Remote Manipulator System ... More

S46-106-014 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-014 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A closeup image showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) suspended in space after being deployed from STS-46. Subject Terms: STS-46, ATLANTIS (O... More

S46-103-043 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46

S46-103-043 - 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

S46-108-087 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) satellite deployment from OV-104

S46-108-087 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Closeup images showing parts of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) inside of the payload bay of shuttle orbiter Atlantis including the base of the ... More

S49-51-006 - STS-049 - Pre capture views of INTELSAT communications satellite floating freely.

S49-51-006 - 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

S46-108-095 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) satellite deployment from OV-104

S46-108-095 - STS-046 - STS-46 Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Closeup images showing the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) including the extended 12-m deployment boom, the existing docking ring, the concentric ri... More

S46-106-024 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-024 - 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

S46-106-006 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) during STS-46

S46-106-006 - STS-046 - The deployment of the Tethered Satellite Syste...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Closeup images showing the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) from the 12-m deployment boom during STS-46. Also visible in these imag... More

S46-103-026 - STS-046 - Earth observations from the shuttle orbiter Atlantis during STS-46

S46-103-026 - 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

S49-217-030 - STS-049 - Sunrise, stowed ASEM and the repaired INTELSAT ready for redeploy.

S49-217-030 - 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

STS052-100-002 - STS-052 - Earth observation images showing the payload bay of OV-102 during STS-52

STS052-100-002 - STS-052 - Earth observation images showing the payloa...

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

STS051-71-007 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS

STS051-71-007 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)/Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS) in the Discovery Payload Bay. Sub... More

STS056-04-035 - STS-056 - Crewmembers at the aft flight deck during SPARTAN satellite deploy.

STS056-04-035 - 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

STS051-71-005 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS

STS051-71-005 - STS-051 - ACTS/TOS

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS)/Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS) in the Discovery Payload Bay. Sub... More

Thornton Prepares to Release Hubble Array

Thornton Prepares to Release Hubble Array

To run all their systems, satellites need a way to generate power for months, even years. Most Earth-orbiting spacecraft, like the Hubble Space Telescope, rely on solar cells to recharge their onboard batteries... More

The Atlas 1 (AC-73) carrying the GOES-1, the first of five next-generation advanced weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sits poised on Complex 36-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ready for launch. 94PC-583

The Atlas 1 (AC-73) carrying the GOES-1, the first of five next-genera...

The Atlas 1 (AC-73) carrying the GOES-1, the first of five next-generation advanced weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), sits poised on Complex 36-B at Cape Canaver... More

S48-607-055 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-607-055 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Various views of the UARS solar arrays. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), STS-48, DISCOVERY (ORBITER), REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, SATELLI... More

S48-607-057 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-607-057 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the UARS attached to the RMS arm over the Earth after it is maneuvered out of the payload bay. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ... More

S48-05-020 - STS-048 - View of the RMS arm moving the UARS into orbit

S48-05-020 - 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

S48-23-022 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-23-022 - 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

S48-02-005 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in the Discovery's payload bay

S48-02-005 - 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

S48-607-051 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-607-051 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the UARS attached to the RMS arm over the Earth after it is maneuvered out of the payload bay. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE), ... More

S95E5043 - STS-095 - PANSAT satellite deployment from STS-95 Discovery's payload bay

S95E5043 - STS-095 - PANSAT satellite deployment from STS-95 Discovery...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Petite Amateur Naval Satellite (PANSAT) developed by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in orbit around the Earth on Flight Day 2. Subject... More

S48-31-016 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

S48-31-016 - STS-048 - UARS - Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the UARS during free flight. Subject Terms: SATELLITES, SPACEBORNE EXPERIMENTS, REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM, STS-48, DISCOVERY (ORBITER)... More

S48-02-003 - STS-048 - Various views of the UARS in the Discovery's payload bay

S48-02-003 - 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

STS075-725-000AR - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000AR - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Very dark and distant views of light reflecting off of the extended Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R tether. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, PAYL... More

STS075-309-007 - STS-075 - TSS-1R as seen from the aft fight deck windows

STS075-309-007 - STS-075 - TSS-1R as seen from the aft fight deck wind...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: View of the Tethered satellite System (TSS)-1R berthed in the payload bay as seen from the Columbia's aft flight deck windows. The windows frame both vi... More

STS077-708-097 - STS-077 - PAMS STU in orbit

STS077-708-097 - STS-077 - PAMS STU in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellites (PAMS) Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit over the Earth. Subjec... More

STS075-725-000E - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000E - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R from the Columbia's payload bay, with the boom extended. Subject Terms: TETH... More

STS080-702-002 - STS-080 - ORFEUS-SPAS, deployment using RMS arm

STS080-702-002 - STS-080 - ORFEUS-SPAS, deployment using RMS arm

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the grapple of the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) by the Re... More

STS075-725-000AB - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000AB - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R from the Columbia's payload bay, with the boom extended. Subject Terms: TETH... More

STS080-702-009 - STS-080 - ORFEUS-SPAS, deployment using RMS arm

STS080-702-009 - STS-080 - ORFEUS-SPAS, deployment using RMS arm

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Documentation of the grapple of the Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) Shuttle Pallet Satellite (SPAS) by the Re... More

STS075-725-000BA - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000BA - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Very dark and distant views of light reflecting off of the extended Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R tether. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, PAYL... More

STS075-720-059 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

STS075-720-059 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunglinted views of the base of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R boom in the Columbia's payload bay, after the boom was extended during deploymen... More

STS075-320-006 - STS-075 - STS-75 crew during deployment of TSS-1R satellite

STS075-320-006 - STS-075 - STS-75 crew during deployment of TSS-1R sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission specialist Claude Nicollier prepares to plug in a payload and general support computer (PGSC) on the aft flight deck of the Columbia during TSS-... More

STS075-713-039 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

STS075-713-039 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the top of the boom and light reflecting off of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R satellite tether. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, P... More

STS075-713-041 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

STS075-713-041 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the top of the boom and light reflecting off of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R satellite tether. Subject Terms: TETHERED SATELLITES, P... More

STS075-320-007 - STS-075 - STS-75 crew during deployment of TSS-1R satellite

STS075-320-007 - STS-075 - STS-75 crew during deployment of TSS-1R sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Mission specialist Maurizio Cheli, seated at the Commander's station on the forward flight deck, enters data into a laptop computer. Subject Terms: A... More

STS077-705-042 - STS-077 - IAE - Inflatable Antenna Experiment

STS077-705-042 - STS-077 - IAE - Inflatable Antenna Experiment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the deployment of the Inflatable Antenna Experiment (IAE) include: struts attached to SPARTAN satellite. Subject Terms: SATELLITES,INFLATABLE... More

STS075-725-000S - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

STS075-725-000S - STS-075 - TSS-1R boom during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R from the Columbia's payload bay, with the boom extended. Subject Terms: TETH... More

STS075-720-054 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

STS075-720-054 - STS-075 - TSS-1R during deployment

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunglinted views of the base of the Tethered Satellite System (TSS)-1R boom in the Columbia's payload bay, after the boom was extended during deploymen... More

STS075-320-016 - STS-075 - STS-75 crew during deployment of TSS-1R satellite

STS075-320-016 - STS-075 - STS-75 crew during deployment of TSS-1R sat...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Horowitz and Allen review flight operations together. Subject Terms: ASTRONAUTS, DEPLOYMENT, TETHERED SATELLITES, ONBOARD ACTIVITIES, FLIGHT DECK, STS-... More

STS077-708-092 - STS-077 - PAMS STU in orbit

STS077-708-092 - STS-077 - PAMS STU in orbit

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Distant views of the Passive Aerodynamically Stabilized Magnetically Damped Satellites (PAMS) Satellite Test Unit (STU) in orbit over the Earth. Subjec... More

SPARTAN satellite on RMS arm. NASA public domain image colelction.

SPARTAN satellite on RMS arm. NASA public domain image colelction.

S77-E-5064 (21 May 1996)--- In this medium close-up view, captured by an Electronic Still Camera (ESC), the Spartan 207 free-flyer is held in the grasp of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's Remote Manipulator System... More

Shot of US Air Force Air Force member holding a Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS satellites make it possible to precisely destroy targets, and future GPS-based survival radios, replacing the model seen in the photo, will revolutionize combat search and rescue. This image was used in the June 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

Shot of US Air Force Air Force member holding a Global Positioning Sys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis 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

STS085-722-091 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, held over the payload bay by the RMS after rendezvous and capture

STS085-722-091 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, held over the payload bay by t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/ Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) 02 is held over the payload bay by the Re... More

STS085-722-087 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, held over the payload bay by the RMS after rendezvous and capture

STS085-722-087 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, held over the payload bay by t...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: The Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/ Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) 02 is held over the payload bay by the Re... More

STS085-706-012 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

STS085-706-012 - STS-085 - CRISTA-SPAS, deploy and separation

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere/Shuttle Pallet Satellite (CRISTA-SPAS) II during deployment and separati... More

The Atlas 1 rocket which will launch the GOES-K advanced weather satellite is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 air cargo plane after arrival at the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). The Lockheed Martin-built rocket and its Centaur upper stage will form the AC-79 vehicle, the final vehicle in the Atlas 1 series which began launches for NASA in 1962. Future launches of geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) in the current series will be on Atlas II vehicles. GOES-K will be the third spacecraft to be launched in the new advanced series of geostationary weather satellites built for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The spacecraft will be designated GOES-10 in orbit. The launch of AC-79/GOES-K is targeted for April 24 from Launch Pad 36B, CCAS KSC-97pc356

The Atlas 1 rocket which will launch the GOES-K advanced weather satel...

The Atlas 1 rocket which will launch the GOES-K advanced weather satellite is unloaded from an Air Force C-5 air cargo plane after arrival at the Skid Strip, Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). The Lockheed Mart... More

The GOES-K advanced weather satellite, already encapsulated in the Atlas 1 payload fairing, is carefully placed on the transporter at Astrotech Space Operations LP facility in Titusville. GOES-K will be the third spacecraft to be launched in the advanced series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). The GOES satellites are owned and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); NASA manages the design, development and launch of the spacecraft. GOES-K is targeted for an /1997/63-97.htm">April 24 launch</a> aboard a Lockheed Martin Atlas 1 expendable launch vehicle (AC-79) from Launch Complex 36, Pad B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The launch window opens at 1:50 a.m. and extends to 3:09 a.m. EDT. Once in orbit, GOES-K will become GOES-10, joining GOES-8 and GOES-9 in space KSC-97pc634

The GOES-K advanced weather satellite, already encapsulated in the Atl...

The GOES-K advanced weather satellite, already encapsulated in the Atlas 1 payload fairing, is carefully placed on the transporter at Astrotech Space Operations LP facility in Titusville. GOES-K will be the thi... More

The Atlas 1 payload fairing with the encapsulated GOES-K advanced weather satellite is being lifted into position for mating to the Lockheed Martin Atlas 1 expendable launch vehicle (AC-79) at Launch Complex 36, Pad B, Cape Canaveral Air Station. GOES-K will be the third spacecraft to be launched in the advanced series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES). The GOES satellites are owned and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); NASA manages the design, development and launch of the spacecraft. GOES-K is targeted for an /1997/63-97.htm">April 24 launch</a> during a launch window which extends from 1:50-3:09 a.m. EDT. Once in orbit, GOES-K will become GOES-10, joining GOES-8 and GOES-9 in space KSC-97pc650

The Atlas 1 payload fairing with the encapsulated GOES-K advanced weat...

The Atlas 1 payload fairing with the encapsulated GOES-K advanced weather satellite is being lifted into position for mating to the Lockheed Martin Atlas 1 expendable launch vehicle (AC-79) at Launch Complex 36... More

The Galilean Satellites, NASA / JPL Europa Image

The Galilean Satellites, NASA / JPL Europa Image

In this "family portrait," the four Galilean Satellites are shown to scale. These four largest moons of Jupiter shown in increasing distance from Jupiter are (left to right) Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. ... More

Shapes of the Small Inner Satellites of Jupiter

Shapes of the Small Inner Satellites of Jupiter

Shapes of the Small Inner Satellites of Jupiter NASA/JPL/Cornell University

S46-44-017 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis

S46-44-017 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-46 mission. The Orbiter Manip... More

S46-30-038 - STS-046 - STS-46 astronaut watches the deployment of TSS-1 on OV-104's flight deck

S46-30-038 - STS-046 - STS-46 astronaut watches the deployment of TSS-...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: An unidentifiable STS-46 astronaut watches the deployment of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) through window W7 on the aft flight deck of Atlanti... More

STS096-352-026 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-026 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

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

S46-33-017 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) boom extended from of OV-104

S46-33-017 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) boom ex...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1's (TSS-1) boom extended from the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-46 mission.... More

S46-33-006 - STS-046 - The TSS-1 extended into space during the STS-46 mission

S46-33-006 - STS-046 - The TSS-1 extended into space during the STS-46...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) extended into space by a dielectric Kevlar cord (tether) during the STS-46 mission... More

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

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

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

S46-33-011 - STS-046 - The TSS-1 extended into space during the STS-46 mission

S46-33-011 - STS-046 - The TSS-1 extended into space during the STS-46...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) extended into space by a dielectric Kevlar cord (tether) during the STS-46 mission... More

S46-14-008 - STS-046 - STS-46 crewmembers work on the aft flight deck of OV-104

S46-14-008 - STS-046 - STS-46 crewmembers work on the aft flight deck ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: STS-46 crewmembers work on the aft flight deck of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during operations with the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1). Pi... More

STS096-352-024 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

STS096-352-024 - STS-096 - STARSHINE deployed over Earth

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

S46-44-014 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis

S46-44-014 - STS-046 - The Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the ...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: A view of the Tethered Satellite System 1 (TSS-1) in the payload bay of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104, during the STS-46 mission. The Orbiter Manip... More

Neptune - Three New Satellites, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

Neptune - Three New Satellites, Voyager Program, NASA/JPL Photo

This image captured by the NASA Voyager 2 spacecraft on July 30, 1989, was used to confirm the discovery of three new satellites orbiting Neptune. NASA/JPL

61B-39-032 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of Atlantis

61B-39-032 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of A...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the MORELOS satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-61B. Subject Terms: SATELLIT... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the GOES-O and Delta IV second stage arrive on Launch Pad 37. They will be raised to vertical and moved into the mobile service tower. 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/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-1845

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the GOES-O and Delta IV second stage arrive on Launch Pad 37. They will be raised to vertical and moved into the mobile service tower. GO... More

61B-39-010 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of Atlantis

61B-39-010 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of A...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the MORELOS satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-61B. Subject Terms: SATELLIT... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the GOES-O and Delta IV second stage arrive on Launch Pad 37. They will be raised to vertical and moved into the mobile service tower. 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/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-1844

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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the GOES-O and Delta IV second stage arrive on Launch Pad 37. They will be raised to vertical and moved into the mobile service tower. GO... More

61B-39-005 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of Atlantis

61B-39-005 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of A...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the MORELOS satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-61B. Subject Terms: SATELLIT... More

61B-39-028 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of Atlantis

61B-39-028 - STS-61B - MORELOS satellite deploys from payload bay of A...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing the MORELOS satellite deploying from the payload bay of the orbiter Atlantis during STS-61B. Subject Terms: SATELLIT... More

51I-102-029 - STS-51I - LEASAT-3 repair during van Hoften and Fisher EVA

51I-102-029 - 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

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