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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suit check, STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean signals confidence about the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flight on a shuttle. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1924

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suit check, STS-115 Mission Speci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suit check, STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean signals confidence about the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space A... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Columbia, Microgravity

The crew assigned to the STS-65 mission included (seated left to right) Richard J. (Rick) Hieb, payload commander; Robert D. (Bob) Cabana, commander; and Donald A. Thomas, mission specialist. Standing, from lef... More

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, is prepared by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (left to right), Carlous Gillis, Jim Kelly and Travis Thompson for entry into the Space Shuttle Discovery for his second flight into space after 36 years. The STS-95 mission, targeted for launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and return to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1458

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Payload S...

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, is prepared by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (left to right), Carlous Gillis, Jim K... More

Launch of STS-68 Space Shuttle Endeavour

Launch of STS-68 Space Shuttle Endeavour

STS068-S-034 (30 September 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A in a halo of light. Aboard for an on time launch at 7:16:00:068 a.m. (EDT) are a crew of six NASA astronauts and th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bright lights at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 illuminate the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery, which completes the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 mission. A contrail streams from the wing. Main gear touchdown was at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT June 6 , landing on orbit 154 of the mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 2:02:59 a.m., and the wheels stopped at 2:03:39 a.m. At the controls were Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Also onboard the orbiter were Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev the Russian Space Agency. The crew returned from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission. This was the 94th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 26th for Discovery, also marking the 47th at KSC, the 24th in the last 25 missions, 11th at night, and the 18th consecutive landing in Florida KSC-99pp0633

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bright lights at KSC's Shuttle Landing F...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Bright lights at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 illuminate the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery, which completes the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 ... More

After landing on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery is ventilated via the hose running underneath. At right is the crew hatch access vehicle by which the Shuttle crew exits to the astronaut transporter van. Discovery touched down at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT to complete the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 2:02:59 a.m., and the wheels stopped at 2:03:39 a.m. At the controls were Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Also onboard the orbiter were Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev the Russian Space Agency. The crew returned from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission. This was the 94th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 26th for Discovery, also marking the 47th at KSC, the 24th in the last 25 missions, 11th at night, and the 18th consecutive landing in Florida KSC-99pp0630

After landing on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15, the Space S...

After landing on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery is ventilated via the hose running underneath. At right is the crew hatch access vehicle by which the Shuttle crew ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Applauding the launch team inside the Launch Control Center are United States President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, right. They joined NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin left in the firing room following the successful launch of STS-95, which included as part of the flight crew John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Oho and former NASA Mercury astronaut. The shuttle launch marked Glenn's second flight to space, coming 36 years after his Mercury flight in February 1962. Image credit: NASA KSC-98PC-1501

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Applauding the launch team inside the Launch C...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Applauding the launch team inside the Launch Control Center are United States President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, right. They joined NASA Administrator Daniel G... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, (left to right) STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa and Julie Payette (far right) review equipment use with Chris Jaskoika (second from right), of Boeing SPACEHAB. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of familiarization activities for their upcoming mission. The crew also includes Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel Barry, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Mission STS-96 is the second flight in construction of the International Space Station and will include the SPACEHAB. The 10-day mission is targeted for launch on May 24, 1999, at Launch Pad 39B KSC-99pp0377

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, (left to rig...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the SPACEHAB module, (left to right) STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa and Julie Payette (far right) review equipment use with Chris Jask... More

NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (left) and Director of Space Shuttle Operations Bill Readdy look at the underside of the orbiter Discovery after the end of mission STS-96. Discovery touched down on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15 to complete the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long mission. Main gear touchdown was at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT June 6 , landing on orbit 154 of the mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 2:02:59 a.m., and the wheels stopped at 2:03:39 a.m. At the controls were Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Also onboard the orbiter were Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev the Russian Space Agency. The crew returned from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission. This was the 94th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 26th for Discovery, also marking the 47th at KSC, the 24th in the last 25 missions, 11th at night, and the 18th consecutive landing in Florida KSC-99pp0631

NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (left) and Director of Space Shuttle ...

NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (left) and Director of Space Shuttle Operations Bill Readdy look at the underside of the orbiter Discovery after the end of mission STS-96. Discovery touched down on KSC's Shutt... More

After arrival at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-93 crew speak to the media about their mission. From left are Mission Specialists Michel Tognini of France, who is with the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), Steven A. Hawley (Ph.D.), and Catherine G. "Cady" Coleman (Ph.D.), Pilot Jeffrey S. Ashby, and Commander Eileen M. Collins. Hawley has the most Shuttle flights, this being his fifth. Collins is making her third flight (the first as a commander), Coleman is making her second flight, and Ashby and Tognini are making their first flights. The primary mission of STS-93 is the release of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which will allow scientists from around the world to study some of the most distant, powerful and dynamic objects in the universe. The new telescope is 20 to 50 times more sensitive than any previous X-ray telescope and is expected to unlock the secrets of supernovae, quasars and black holes KSC-99pp0827

After arrival at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-93 crew speak...

After arrival at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility, the STS-93 crew speak to the media about their mission. From left are Mission Specialists Michel Tognini of France, who is with the Centre National d'Etudes Spat... More

OFFICIAL STS-2 CREW STATION. NASA public domain image colelction.

OFFICIAL STS-2 CREW STATION. NASA public domain image colelction.

S81-29900 (May 1981) --- This is the official insignia for STS-2 the United States second space shuttle orbital flight test mission. Crewmen are astronauts Joe H. Engle, commander, and Richard H. Truly, pilot. ... More

Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center

Space Shuttle Project, Marshall Space Flight Center

A smooth countdown culminated in a picture-perfect launch as the Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour (STS-47) climbed skyward atop a ladder of billowing smoke on September 12, 1992. The primary payload for the plar... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Projects

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Projects

These five astronauts and two United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML) payload specialists pause from a rigid training schedule for the STS-73 crew portrait. On the front row, left to right, are Albert Sacc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a contrail streaming off its wing, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery nears touchdown on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15 to complete the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT June 6 , landing on orbit 154 of the mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 2:02:59 a.m., and the wheels stopped at 2:03:39 a.m. At the controls are Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Also onboard the orbiter are Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev the Russian Space Agency. The crew are returning from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission. This was the 94th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 26th for Discovery, also marking the 47th at KSC, the 24th in the last 25 missions, 11th at night, and the 18th consecutive landing in Florida KSC-99pp0628

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a contrail streaming off its wing, ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a contrail streaming off its wing, the Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery nears touchdown on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15 to complete the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute an... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the International Space Station. Seen here is Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank, who will be making his second flight on the shuttle. The mission will deliver and install the 17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the orbital outpost. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. STS-115 is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1890

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the International Space Station. Seen here is Mis... More

Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Projects

Space Shuttle Atlantis, Space Shuttle Projects

The crew assigned to the STS-79 mission included (seated front left to right) Jerome (Jay) Apt, mission specialist; Terrence W. Wilcutt, pilot; William F. Readdy, commander; Thomas D. Akers, and Carl E. Walz, b... More

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson is prepared by closeout room crew members (left) Danny Wyatt and Dave Law (right) for entry into the Space Shuttle Discovery for his second flight into space. The STS-95 mission, targeted for launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and return to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1456

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Mission S...

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Mission Specialist Stephen K. Robinson is prepared by closeout room crew members (left) Danny Wyatt and Dave Law (right) for entry into the Space Shu... More

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), is prepared by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (left), Carlous Gillis (behind her) and Dave Law (right) for entry into the Space Shuttle Discovery for her second flight into space. The STS-95 mission, targeted for launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and return to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1454

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Payload S...

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai, with the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), is prepared by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger gets a hands-on look at equipment at the SPACEHAB Facility. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of familiarization activities for their upcoming mission. The crew also includes Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa, Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel Barry, Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Mission STS-96 is the second flight in construction of the International Space Station and will include the SPACEHAB. The 10-day mission is targeted for launch on May 24, 1999, at Launch Pad 39B KSC-99pp0375

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger gets a...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger gets a hands-on look at equipment at the SPACEHAB Facility. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of fa... More

3490a: At Chkalovsky Airfield in Star City, Russia on the outskirts of Moscow, Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) is greeted by his daughters Nov. 10, just hours after he, NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst landed in Kazakhstan in their Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft to complete a 165-day mission on the International Space Station. Suraev completed his second flight in space and has now logged 334 days in space on his two missions. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2014e092491

3490a: At Chkalovsky Airfield in Star City, Russia on the outskirts of...

3490a: At Chkalovsky Airfield in Star City, Russia on the outskirts of Moscow, Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) is greeted by his daughters Nov. 10, just hours ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted for launch on August 7, 1997, on mission <a href="http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-85/mission-sts-85.html">STS-85</a>, rolls out to <a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/pads.htm">Launch Complex 39A</a>. STS-85 will feature the second flight of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite (<a href="http://www.crista.uni-wuppertal.de">CRISTA-SPAS</a>) KSC-97PC1035

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted for launch on August 7, 1997, on mission http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-85/mission-sts-85.html">STS-85</a>, rolls out to kscpao/... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- (From left) STS-96 Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa, and Commander Kent V. Rominger check out equipment inside the SPACEHAB module. At right is Chris Jaskoika with Boeing SPACEHAB. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of familiarization activities for their upcoming mission. The crew also includes Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel Barry, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Mission STS-96 is the second flight in construction of the International Space Station and will include the SPACEHAB. The 10-day mission is targeted for launch on May 24, 1999, at Launch Pad 39B KSC-99pp0378

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- (From left) STS-96 Mission Specialists J...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- (From left) STS-96 Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa, and Commander Kent V. Rominger check out equipment inside the SPACEHAB module. At right is Chris Jaskoika with... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Beneath a bright moon, the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 is reflected in the nearby canal. This 47th Shuttle landing at KSC completes the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 mission. It is the 94th flight in the Space Shuttle program, the 26th for Discovery, the 11th night landing, and the 18th consecutive landing in Florida. Main gear touchdown was at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT June 6 , landing on orbit 154 of the mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 2:02:59 a.m., and the wheels stopped at 2:03:39 a.m. At the controls were Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Also onboard the orbiter were Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev the Russian Space Agency. The crew returned from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission KSC-99pp0632

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Beneath a bright moon, the landing of Sp...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Beneath a bright moon, the landing of Space Shuttle Discovery at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15 is reflected in the nearby canal. This 47th Shuttle landing at KSC complet... More

(Left to right) Canadian Minister of Industry John Manley, NASA administrator Daniel Goldin, and President of the Canadian Space Agency Mac Evans give a thumbs up to the end of a successful mission after Space Shuttle orbiter Discovery (behind them) touched down on KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15. Main gear touchdown occurred at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT to complete the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 mission. Onboard the Shuttle was Mission Specialist Julie Payette, who represents the Canadian Space Agency. At the controls for the landing were Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Others onboard were Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, represents the Russian Space Agency. The crew returned from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission KSC-99pp0629

(Left to right) Canadian Minister of Industry John Manley, NASA admini...

(Left to right) Canadian Minister of Industry John Manley, NASA administrator Daniel Goldin, and President of the Canadian Space Agency Mac Evans give a thumbs up to the end of a successful mission after Space ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the International Space Station. Seen here is Mission Specialist Steven MacLean, who will be making his second flight on the shuttle. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. The mission will deliver and install the 17-and-a-half-ton P3/Pr truss segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the orbital outpost. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. STS-115 is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1891

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for launch on Aug. 27 to the International Space Station. Seen here is Miss... More

Astronaut Curtis Brown on flight deck mockup during training

Astronaut Curtis Brown on flight deck mockup during training

S94-40091 (23 June 1994) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown mans the pilot's station of a Shuttle trainer during a rehearsal of procedures to be followed during launch and entry phases of the scheduled November flig... More

Tier 3 DarkStar on Ramp. NASA public domain image colelction.

Tier 3 DarkStar on Ramp. NASA public domain image colelction.

(September 14, 1995) The Lockheed Martin/Boeing Tier III- (minus) unpiloted aerial vehicle is inspected by NASA personnel September 14, 1995, following its arrival at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards,... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-63 Mission Specialist Dr. Bernard Harris autographs copies of the crew photograph in the Training Auditorium during a March crew visit to thank employees for their help in ensuring a successful mission. The six-member crew on Discovery, who landed February 11 after an eight-day flight, included Mission Commander James Wetherbee, Pilot Eileen Collins (on the first flight of a female Shuttle pilot), and Mission Specialists Michael Foale, Janice Voss and Vladimir Titov. The mission featured another milestone, the first approach and flyaround of a Shuttle with Russian Space Station Mir. It was also the second flight of a russian cosmonaut on Shuttle and the third flight of the SPACEHAB module, which carried 20 experiments in biotechnology, advanced materials development, technology demonstrations and other measurements. KSC-95PC-0439

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-63 Mission Specialist Dr. Bernard Ha...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-63 Mission Specialist Dr. Bernard Harris autographs copies of the crew photograph in the Training Auditorium during a March crew visit to thank employees for their help in ensu... More

STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, suits up in the Operations and Checkout Building, as part of a flight crew equipment fit check, prior to his trip to Launch Pad 39A. He is helped by suit tech George Brittingham. The STS-88 crew is at KSC to participate in the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) which includes mission familiarization activities, emergency egress training, and a simulated launch countdown. This is Krikalev's second flight on the Space Shuttle. Mission STS-88 is targeted for launch on Dec. 3, 1998. It is the first U.S. flight for the assembly of the International Space Station and will carry the Unity connecting module KSC-98pc1531

STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian c...

STS-88 Mission Specialist Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, a Russian cosmonaut, suits up in the Operations and Checkout Building, as part of a flight crew equipment fit check, prior to his trip to Launch Pad 39... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa gets a hands-on look at equipment at the SPACEHAB Facility. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of familiarization activities for their upcoming mission. The crew also includes Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel Barry, Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Mission STS-96 is the second flight in construction of the International Space Station and will include the SPACEHAB. The 10-day mission is targeted for launch on May 24, 1999, at Launch Pad 39B KSC-99pp0376

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa ge...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa gets a hands-on look at equipment at the SPACEHAB Facility. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part o... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean has his launch suit checked for fit before the launch on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flight on a shuttle. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27 on Space Shuttle Atlantis. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1920

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLea...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean has his launch suit checked for fit before the launch on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, will be making his s... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for a second launch attempt on Sept. 6 to the International Space Station. Seen here is Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank, who will be making his second flight on the shuttle. Mission managers cancelled Atlantis' first launch campaign due to a lightning strike at the pad and the passage of Tropical Storm Ernesto along Florida's east coast. The mission will deliver and install the 17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the orbital outpost. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. STS-115 is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2013

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NA...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for a second launch attempt on Sept. 6 to the International Space Station. See... More

Space shuttle STS-60. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Space shuttle STS-60. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Launch: February 3, 1994.Landing: February 11, 1994 Kennedy Space Center, fl. .Astronauts: Charles F. Bolden Jr., Kenneth F. Reightler Jr., N. Jan Davis, Ronald M. Sega, Franklin R. Chang-Diaz and Sergei K. Kr... More

Launch of STS-68 Space Shuttle Endeavour

Launch of STS-68 Space Shuttle Endeavour

STS068-S-037 (30 September 1994) --- The Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off from Launch Pad 39A in a halo of light. Aboard for an on time launch at 7:16:00:068 a.m. (EDT) are a crew of six NASA astronauts and t... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Projects

Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttle Projects

The crew patch of STS-73, the second flight of the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2), depicts the Space Shuttle Columbia in the vastness of space. In the foreground are the classic regular polyhedr... More

STS-101 Commander James Halsell (left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell (right) look over the recently installed Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) in the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, which each will command on their upcoming respective missions. The new full-color, flat panel MEDS improves crew/orbiter interaction with easy-to-read, graphic portrayals of key flight indicators like attitude display and mach speed. The installation makes Atlantis the most modern orbiter in the fleet and equals the systems on current commercial jet airliners and military aircraft. . The first flight of the upgraded Atlantis is STS-101, scheduled for launch in December 1999; the second flight, STS-98, is scheduled for launch in April 2000 KSC-99pp0478

STS-101 Commander James Halsell (left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockre...

STS-101 Commander James Halsell (left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell (right) look over the recently installed Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) in the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis, which ... More

STS-101 Commander James Halsell (left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell (right) pause for a photo while looking over the recently installed Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) in the cockpit of the orbiter Atlantis. The new full-color, flat panel MEDS improves crew/orbiter interaction with easy-to-read, graphic portrayals of key flight indicators like attitude display and mach speed. The installation makes Atlantis the most modern orbiter in the fleet and equals the systems on current commercial jet airliners and military aircraft. The first flight of the upgraded Atlantis is STS-101, scheduled for launch in December 1999; the second flight, STS-98, is scheduled for launch in April 2000 KSC-99pp0479

STS-101 Commander James Halsell (left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockre...

STS-101 Commander James Halsell (left) and STS-98 Commander Ken Cockrell (right) pause for a photo while looking over the recently installed Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) in the cockpit of t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 stop to talk to the media after arriving at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for a second launch attempt on Sept. 6 to the International Space Station. Seen here is Mission Specialist Steven MacLean, who will be making his second flight on the shuttle. MacLean is with the Canadian Space Agency. Mission managers cancelled Atlantis' first launch campaign due to a lightning strike at the pad and the passage of Tropical Storm Ernesto along Florida's east coast. The mission will deliver and install the 17-and-a-half-ton P3/P4 truss segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the orbital outpost. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. STS-115 is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd2020

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 stop to talk ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crew of mission STS-115 stop to talk to the media after arriving at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility to prepare for a second launch attempt on Sept. 6 to the... More

F-22 Raptor 4006 makes its second flight July 18 following

F-22 Raptor 4006 makes its second flight July 18 following

F-22 Raptor 4006 makes its second flight July 18 following an extensive refurbishment to get it back in the air. (Courtesy photo by Christopher Higgins/Lockheed Martin)

Space Shuttle Endeavor, Space Shuttle Projects

Space Shuttle Endeavor, Space Shuttle Projects

This STS-68 patch was designed by artist Sean Collins. Exploration of Earth from space is the focus of the design of the insignia, the second flight of the Space Radar Laboratory (SRL-2). SRL-2 was part of NASA... More

Astronaut Curtis Brown suspended by simulated parachute gear during training

Astronaut Curtis Brown suspended by simulated parachute gear during tr...

S94-37516 (28 June 1994) --- Astronaut Curtis L. Brown is suspended by a simulated parachute gear during an emergency bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless Environment Trainin... More

STS-63. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

STS-63. NASA public domain image. Kennedy space center.

Launch: February 3, 1995.Landing: February 11, 1995 Kennedy Space Center, Fl..Astronauts: James D. Wetherbee, Eileen M. Collins, C. Michael Foale, Janice E. Voss, Bernard A. Harris, Jr. and Vladimar G. Titov.Sp... More

Crowds of thousands line the grassy shoulders of the parkways at Kennedy Space Center to view the launch of STS-95. Extra attention has been drawn to the mission due to the addition to the crew of John H. Glenn Jr., a senator from Ohio. STS-95 is Glenn's second flight into space after 36 years; he was one of the original Project Mercury astronauts and flew his first mission in February 1962. The STS-95 mission includes research payloads such as the Spartan solar-observing deployable spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform, the International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker, as well as a SPACEHAB single module with experiments on space flight and the aging process ksc-98pc-1671

Crowds of thousands line the grassy shoulders of the parkways at Kenne...

Crowds of thousands line the grassy shoulders of the parkways at Kennedy Space Center to view the launch of STS-95. Extra attention has been drawn to the mission due to the addition to the crew of John H. Glenn... More

Space Shuttle Discovery, John H Glenn Jr.

Space Shuttle Discovery, John H Glenn Jr.

In the white room at the Kenndy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B, STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, is prepared by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (left to right), Carlous Gill... More

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, an eager STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, has his flight suit checked by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (left to right), Chris Meinert and Travis Thompson (foreground) for entry into the Space Shuttle Discovery for his second flight into space after 36 years. The STS-95 mission, targeted for launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and return to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1460

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, an eager STS-95 ...

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, an eager STS-95 Payload Specialist John H. Glenn Jr., senator from Ohio, has his flight suit checked by closeout room crew members Danny Wyatt (left to righ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Double module arrives at the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B before being transferred to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay for mission STS-96. Above it is the Integrated Cargo Carrier, which holds nonpressurized payloads such as a Russian crane, the Strela, and a U.S.-built crane. The second flight supporting construction of the International Space Station, STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, plus experiments such as STARSHINE, which was developed by and for students. The crew of seven are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. Liftoff is scheduled for May 20 at 9:32 a.m. EDT KSC-99pp0484

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Double module arrives at th...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The SPACEHAB Double module arrives at the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B before being transferred to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay for mission STS-96. Above it is... More

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade field. This series of test flights resulted in the Army purchasing its first aircraft. In the first flight, Sept. 9, 1908, Orville Wright kept the plane aloft 71 seconds. The second flight resulted in a crash that left Wright severely cut and bruised and his passenger, Army LT. Thomas Selfridge dead -- the first powered-aviation fatality. (Exact date shot UNKNOWN)

The Wright Brothers test fly their aircraft on Fort Myer's parade fiel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Myer, Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Pub... More

Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.

Pilot Joe Walker and the X-1A. Experimental NASA aircraft photograph.

Description: (1955) Cowboy Joe (NACA High-Speed Flight Station test pilot Joseph Walker) and his steed (Bell Aircraft Corporation X-1A). A happy Joe was photographed in 1955 at Edwards, California. The X-1A was... More

Space Shuttle Endeavor, Space Shuttle Project

Space Shuttle Endeavor, Space Shuttle Project

A smooth countdown culminated in a picture-perfect launch as the Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-47) climbed skyward atop a ladder of billowing smoke. Primary payload for the plarned seven-day flight was Spacelab-... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia soars into the cloud-washed sky above Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. After six scrubs from the original Sept. 25 launch date, liftoff occurred Oct. 20 at 9:53 a.m. EDT. The crew of seven comprises Commander Ken Bowersox, Pilot Kent Rominger, Mission Specialists Kathy Thornton (Payload Commander), Catherine Coleman and Michael Lopez-Alegria, plus Payload Specialists Fred Leslie and Albert Sacco. The 72nd Shuttle mission, STS-73 marks the second flight of the U.S. Microgravity Laboratory. Research is being conducted in five areas: fluid physics, materials science, biotechnology, combustion science, and commercial space processing. The lighthouse, undergoing refurbishment and upgrade, is shown with a network of nylon lines ready for canvas panels to be attached. The canvas shroud will protect the surrounding area during sand-blasting of the lead-based paint. KSC-02pd1654

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia soars into the cl...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Columbia soars into the cloud-washed sky above Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. After six scrubs from the original Sept. 25 launch date, liftoff occurred Oct. 20 at 9:53 a... More

Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-73 crew insignia

Space Shuttle Columbia, STS-73 crew insignia

STS073-S-001 (May 1995) --- The crew patch of STS-73, the second flight of the United States Microgravity Laboratory (USML-2), depicts the space shuttle Columbia in the vastness of space. In the foreground are ... More

STS-77 crew preflight training. NASA public domain image colelction.

STS-77 crew preflight training. NASA public domain image colelction.

S96-08071 (April 1996) --- Crew trainer Viet Nguyen briefs Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau, mission specialist, on Remote Manipulation System (RMS) procedures during a training session in the Johnson Space Cent... More

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey is prepared by closeout room crew members Dave Law(left), Danny Wyatt and Travis Thompson (right) for entry into the Space Shuttle Discovery for his second flight into space. The STS-95 mission, targeted for launch at 2 p.m. EST on Oct. 29, is expected to last 8 days, 21 hours and 49 minutes, and return to KSC at 11:49 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 KSC-98pc1455

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Pilot Ste...

In the environmental chamber known as the white room, STS-95 Pilot Steven W. Lindsey is prepared by closeout room crew members Dave Law(left), Danny Wyatt and Travis Thompson (right) for entry into the Space Sh... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B, technicians move the SPACEHAB Double module from the payload canister before placing it in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay for mission STS-96. The second flight supporting construction of the International Space Station, STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, a Russian-built crane and a U.S.-built crane, plus experiments such as STARSHINE, which was developed by and for students. Comprising the crew are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. Liftoff is scheduled for May 20 at 9:32 a.m. EDT KSC-99pp0487

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B, technicians move the SPACEHAB Double module from the payload canister before placing it in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay fo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank talks with a suit technician during suit check. Burbank will me making his second flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are checking their launch suits and apparatus before the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1928

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burban...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank talks with a suit technician during suit check. Burbank will me making his second flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are check... More

Saturn I - Saturn Apollo Program

Saturn I - Saturn Apollo Program

The second flight of the Saturn I vehicle, the SA-2, was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on April 15, 1962. This vehicle had a secondary mission. After the first stage shutoff, at a 65-mile a... More

Air Force COL Joe Engle and Navy CAPT Richard Truly give the "thumbs up" signal from the cockpit of the Space Shuttle Columbia. They will be the prime crew for the second flight of the space shuttle

Air Force COL Joe Engle and Navy CAPT Richard Truly give the "thumbs u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kennedy Space Center State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT John L. Marine Release Status: Rele... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission STS-79 around Sept. 12. The SPACEHAB Double Module located in the aft area of the payload bay is filled with supplies and other items slated for transfer to the Russian Space Station Mir. STS-79 marks the second flight of a SPACEHAB in support of the Shuttle-Mir dockings, and the first flight of the double-module configuration. The SPACEHAB is connected by tunnel to the Orbiter Docking System (ODS), with the Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS) clearly visible on top of the ODS. The APDS provides the docking interface for the linkup with Mir, while the ODS provides a passageway from the orbiter to the Russian space station and the SPACEHAB.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Workers in the Payload Changeout Room (PCR) at Launch Pad 39A are preparing to close the payload doors for flight on the Space Shuttle Atlantis, targeted for liftoff on Mission ST... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger (left) and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (right) look over equipment with Chris Jaskoika (center), of Boeing SPACEHAB. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of familiarization activities for their upcoming mission. The crew also includes Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel Barry, Julie Payette, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Mission STS-96 is the second flight in construction of the International Space Station and will include the SPACEHAB. The 10-day mission is targeted for launch on May 24, 1999, at Launch Pad 39B KSC-99pp0373

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger (left)...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger (left) and Mission Specialist Ellen Ochoa (right) look over equipment with Chris Jaskoika (center), of Boeing SPACEHAB. Members of the STS-96 crew... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This fish-eye view shows the SPACEHAB Double module being moved into the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B before being transferred to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay for mission STS-96. The second flight supporting construction of the International Space Station, STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, a Russian-built crane and a U.S.-built crane, plus experiments such as STARSHINE, which was developed by and for students. Comprising the crew are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. Liftoff is scheduled for May 20 at 9:32 a.m. EDT KSC-99pp0485

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This fish-eye view shows the SPACEHAB Do...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This fish-eye view shows the SPACEHAB Double module being moved into the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B before being transferred to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suit check, STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean waves in confidence about the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flight on a shuttle. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1922

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suit check, STS-115 Mission Speci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During suit check, STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean waves in confidence about the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean tests the fit of his helmet before launching on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flight on a shuttle. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27 on Space Shuttle Atlantis. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1921

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLea...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Steven MacLean tests the fit of his helmet before launching on Aug. 27. MacLean, who represents the Canadian Space Agency, will be making his second flig... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank checks the equipment on the head set in his launch suit. Burbank is making his second flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are checking their launch suits and apparatus before the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1929

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burban...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank checks the equipment on the head set in his launch suit. Burbank is making his second flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Former astronaut Joe Engle acknowledges the applause as he is introduced as a previous inductee into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. He and other Hall of Fame members were present for the induction of five new space program heroes into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame: Richard O. Covey, commander of the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission; Norman E. Thagard, the first American to occupy Russia’s Mir space station; the late Francis R. "Dick" Scobee, commander of the ill-fated 1986 Challenger mission; Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space; and Frederick D. Gregory, the first African-American to command a space mission and the current NASA deputy administrator. Engle made 16 flights in the X-15 rocket plane before he became a NASA astronaut and flew two Space Shuttle missions. In 1981, he commanded the second flight of Columbia, the first manned spacecraft to be reflown in space, and in 1985 he commanded a five-man crew on the 20th shuttle flight, a satellite-deploy and repair mission. The induction ceremony was held at the Apollo/Saturn V Center at KSC. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame opened in 1990 to provide a place where space travelers could be remembered for their participation and accomplishments in the U.S. space program. The five inductees join 52 previously honored astronauts from the ranks of the Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle programs. KSC-04pd1018

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Former astronaut Joe Engle acknowledges ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Former astronaut Joe Engle acknowledges the applause as he is introduced as a previous inductee into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. He and other Hall of Fame members were prese... More

TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Former astronauts Jon McBride, left, and Bob Crippen, center, along with Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana, also a former astronaut, laid a wreath at the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame honoring Sally K. Ride, who became America's first woman in space in 1983. Following her death on July 23, 2012, Ride is being remembered for her service to NASA and for her efforts to encourage children to study math, science and technology. Crippen was commander on both of Ride's space shuttle missions. McBride was pilot on her second flight. Ride was inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2003. A California-born physicist, she broke the gender barrier 29 years ago when she rode to orbit aboard space shuttle Challenger on STS-7. Ride subsequently served, again as a mission specialist, on STS-41G in 1984. Following her career with NASA, in 2001 Ride founded her own company, Sally Ride Science, to pursue her long-time passion of motivating youth -- especially girls and young women -- to pursue careers in technical fields. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-3957

TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Former astronauts Jon McBride, left, and Bob Crippe...

TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Former astronauts Jon McBride, left, and Bob Crippen, center, along with Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana, also a former astronaut, laid a wreath at the U. S. Astronaut Hall of Fame h... More

STS-29 DISCOVERY - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-103 - OFFICIAL CREW PORTRAIT

STS-29 DISCOVERY - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-103 - OFFICIAL CREW PORTRAIT

S89-25082 (January 1989) --- Space shuttle Discovery will be manned by these five astronauts when it makes it second flight within a five-month period next month. The STS-29 crew members are (front row), Michae... More

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa in small life raft during training

Astronaut Ellen Ochoa in small life raft during training

S94-37520 (28 June 1994) --- Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, STS-66 payload commander, secures herself in a small life raft during an emergency bailout training exercise in the Johnson Space Center's (JSC) Weightless En... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted for launch on August 7, 1997, on mission <a href="http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-85/mission-sts-85.html">STS-85</a>, rolls out to <a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/pads.htm">Launch Complex 39A</a>. STS-85 will feature the second flight of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite (<a href="http://www.crista.uni-wuppertal.de">CRISTA-SPAS</a>) KSC-97PC1034

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted for launch on August 7, 1997, on mission http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-85/mission-sts-85.html">STS-85</a>, rolls out to kscpao/... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted for launch on August 7, 1997, on mission <a href="http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-85/mission-sts-85.html">STS-85</a>, rolls out to <a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/nasafact/pads.htm">Launch Complex 39A</a>. STS-85 will feature the second flight of the Cryogenic Infrared Spectrometers and Telescopes for the Atmosphere-Shuttle Pallet Satellite (<a href="http://www.crista.uni-wuppertal.de">CRISTA-SPAS</a>) KSC-97PC1036

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Discovery, targeted for launch on August 7, 1997, on mission http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-85/mission-sts-85.html">STS-85</a>, rolls out to kscpao/... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- (From left) STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa look over equipment at the SPACEHAB Facility. Members of the STS-96 crew are taking part in a bench review at SPACEHAB as part of familiarization activities for their upcoming mission. The crew also includes Pilot Rick Husband and Mission Specialists Tamara E. Jernigan, Daniel Barry, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette is with the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev with the Russian Space Agency. Mission STS-96 is the second flight in construction of the International Space Station and will include the SPACEHAB. The 10-day mission is targeted for launch on May 24, 1999, at Launch Pad 39B KSC-99pp0374

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- (From left) STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rom...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- (From left) STS-96 Commander Kent V. Rominger and Mission Specialists Julie Payette and Ellen Ochoa look over equipment at the SPACEHAB Facility. Members of the STS-96 crew are tak... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B, the SPACEHAB Double module is moved from the payload canister before being placed in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay for mission STS-96. The second flight supporting construction of the International Space Station, STS-96 is a logistics and resupply mission, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies, a Russian-built crane and a U.S.-built crane, plus experiments such as STARSHINE, which was developed by and for students. Comprising the crew are Commander Kent V. Rominger, Pilot Rick Douglas Husband, and Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette, with the Canadian Space Agency, and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev, with the Russian Space Agency. Liftoff is scheduled for May 20 at 9:32 a.m. EDT KSC-99pp0486

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the payload changeout room at Launch Pad 39B, the SPACEHAB Double module is moved from the payload canister before being placed in Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay for miss... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With its drag chute fully deployed, Space Shuttle Discovery lands on KSC's brightly lighted Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15, completing the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-second long STS-96 mission. Main gear touchdown was at 2:02:43 a.m. EDT June 6 , landing on orbit 154 of the mission. Nose gear touchdown was at 2:02:59 a.m., and the wheels stopped at 2:03:39 a.m. At the controls were Commander Kent V. Rominger and Pilot Rick D. Husband. Also onboard the orbiter were Mission Specialists Ellen Ochoa (Ph.D.), Tamara E. Jernigan (Ph.D.), Daniel T. Barry (M.D., Ph.D.), Julie Payette and Valery Ivanovich Tokarev. Payette represents the Canadian Space Agency and Tokarev the Russian Space Agency. The crew returned from the second flight to the International Space Station on a logistics and resupply mission. This was the 94th flight in the Space Shuttle program and the 26th for Discovery, also marking the 47th landing at KSC, the 24th in the last 25 missions, 11th at night, and the 18th consecutive landing in Florida KSC-99pp0634

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With its drag chute fully deployed, Spac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With its drag chute fully deployed, Space Shuttle Discovery lands on KSC's brightly lighted Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15, completing the 9-day, 19-hour, 13-minute and 1-secon... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank checks the fit of his gloves. Burbank is making his second flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are checking their launch suits and apparatus before the launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis on Aug. 27. Mission STS-115 is scheduled to lift off about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The crew will deliver and install the P3/P4 segment to the port side of the integrated truss system on the International Space Station. The truss includes a new set of photovoltaic solar arrays. When unfurled to their full length of 240 feet, the arrays will provide additional power for the station in preparation for the delivery of international science modules over the next two years. The mission is expected to last 11 days and includes three scheduled spacewalks. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1930

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burban...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-115 Mission Specialist Daniel Burbank checks the fit of his gloves. Burbank is making his second flight on a shuttle. He and other crew members are checking their launch suits... More