STS-81 Mission Commander Michael A. Baker talks to the press at the KS...
STS-81 Mission Commander Michael A. Baker talks to the press at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after he and his crew arrived at the space center for the final countdown preparations for the fifth Shuttle-Mir ... More
STS-84 Commander Charles J. Precourt arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing ...
STS-84 Commander Charles J. Precourt arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), a dress rehearsal for launch. Precourt will lead the six other crew members w... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Shar...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency stands in a slidewire basket on the emergency egress system at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A, as Jim Bell, USA senio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbite...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The drag chute is deployed as the orbiter Atlantis swoops down on Runway 15 of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at 8:13:15 a.m. EDT, September 26, bringing to a successful conclusion... More
STS063-68-002 - STS-063 - MS Titov conducting VHF voice link verificat...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Vladimir Titov conducting a Very High Frequency (VHF) voice link verification test on the Space Shuttle... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians p...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians prepare to place a Russian-made oxygen generator into position for transport in a SPACEHAB Double Module being processed for flight on Space ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians l...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians look over a Russian-made oxygen generator which has just been placed on the floor of a SPACEHAB Double Module being prepared for flight on Sp... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Shar...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialist Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency participates in a question and answer session for the media during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (T... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The last mission of the Shuttle-Mir pro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The last mission of the Shuttle-Mir program begins as the Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 6:06:24 p.m. EDT June 2. On board Discovery are Mission Commande... More
STS-81 Mission Specialist J.M. "Jerry" Linenger talks to the press at ...
STS-81 Mission Specialist J.M. "Jerry" Linenger talks to the press at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after the flight crew arrived at the space center for the final countdown preparations for the fifth Shuttl... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 on the second opportunity at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt parti...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Commander Terrence Wilcutt participates in a question and answer session for the media during Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at KSC. The seven astr... More
Greeted by cheers from wellwishers at KSC and eager for their venture ...
Greeted by cheers from wellwishers at KSC and eager for their venture into space on the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission, the STS-81 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission and return NASA astronaut John Blaha to E... More
STS-84 crew members pose for a group photograph at Launch Pad 39A, whe...
STS-84 crew members pose for a group photograph at Launch Pad 39A, where the Space Shuttle Atlantis is poised for liftoff on the sixth Shuttle-Mir docking mission. From left, are Mission Specialist Jean-Francoi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A are, left to right, STS-89 Mission Specialists Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency, and Andr... More
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a momen...
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a moment with the media at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station on Feb. 1 moments before his departure for Johnson Space Center. Other STS-... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Startled by the thunderous roar of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Startled by the thunderous roar of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s engines as it lifts off, birds hurriedly leave the Launch Pad 39A area for a more peaceful site. Liftoff time for ... More
STS063-68-001 - STS-063 - MS Titov conducting VHF voice link verificat...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Vladimir Titov conducting a Very High Frequency (VHF) voice link verification test on the Space Shuttle... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Jim Bell, USA senior instructor for tec...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Jim Bell, USA senior instructor for technical training, explains the emergency egress system at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A to, left to right, STS-89 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A are, left to right, STS-89 Pilot Joe Edwards Jr. and Commander Terrence Wilcutt. The seven astronauts assigned to the eighth... More
Skylab and Mir Space Stations: In 1964, design and feasibility studie...
Skylab and Mir Space Stations: In 1964, design and feasibility studies were initiated for missions that could use modified Apollo hardware for a number of possible lunar and Earth-orbital scientific and applic... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis glide...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis glides out of a morning sky as it prepares to land on Runway 33 at a scheduled time of about 9:23 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-... More
Returning NASA astronaut and former Mir 22 crew member John E. Blaha (...
Returning NASA astronaut and former Mir 22 crew member John E. Blaha (left), addresses the news media at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station as he and fellow STS-81 crew members prepare to depart for J... More
An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the R...
An oxygen generator destined to replace a malfunctioning unit on the Russian Mir Space Station is the object of much curiosity during preflight preparations in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. A SPACEH... More
STS-84 crew members are all smiles for the dress rehearsal of their wa...
STS-84 crew members are all smiles for the dress rehearsal of their walkout from the Operations and Checkout Building to board the astronaut van which will take them to Launch Pad 39A. They are participating in... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The three newest inductees into the U.S. Astro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The three newest inductees into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame proudly join current members after the induction ceremony held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The three newest inductees into the U.S. Astro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The three newest inductees into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame share the stage after receiving their medals. From left are George "Pinky" Nelson, who was one of only six space shuttle ... More
The STS-81 flight crew poses on the runway of KSC Shuttle Landing Faci...
The STS-81 flight crew poses on the runway of KSC Shuttle Landing Facility after they arrive at the space center for the final countdown preparations for the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission. They are (from le... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Mate/Demate Device (MDD) on the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Mate/Demate Device (MDD) on the left and the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on the right, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis approaches Runway 33 at KSC’s Shuttle Landing... More
Members of the STS-81 crew prepare to depart for Johnson Space Center ...
Members of the STS-81 crew prepare to depart for Johnson Space Center Jan. 23 from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The crew arrived at KSC aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis Jan. 22 to conclude the... More
STS-91 Mission Specialist and Russian cosmonaut Valery Victorovitch Ry...
STS-91 Mission Specialist and Russian cosmonaut Valery Victorovitch Ryumin is outfitted with his ascent/reentry flight suit and helmet by two suit technicians in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The three newest inductees into the U.S. Astro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– The three newest inductees into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame congratulate each other after receiving their medals. From left are George "Pinky" Nelson, who was one of only six space s... More
STS063-28-014 - STS-063 - MS Titov conducting Shuttle-Mir VHF voice li...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Vladimir Titov conducting a Space Shuttle Discovery-MIR Space Station Very High Frequency (VHF) voice l... More
The STS-81 flight crew conducts a press briefing on the runway of KSC'...
The STS-81 flight crew conducts a press briefing on the runway of KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility after they arrive at the space center for the final countdown preparations for the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking miss... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Four members of the STS-81 crew pose in ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Four members of the STS-81 crew pose in front of the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis on Runway 33 of KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility after the space plane touched down at 9:22:44 a.m... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A are, left to right, STS-89 Mission Specialists Salizhan Sharipov of the Russian Space Agency and James Reilly, Ph.D., with P... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialists Bonnie Dunba...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-89 Mission Specialists Bonnie Dunbar, Ph.D., and Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., check out oxygen masks in the bunker at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A. The seven astronauts assigned to the eight... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Startled by the thunderous roar of the ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Startled by the thunderous roar of the Space Shuttle Discovery’s engines as it lifts off, a bird hurriedly leaves the Launch Pad 39A area for a more peaceful site. Liftoff time fo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the sun begins to rise in the early-m...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the sun begins to rise in the early-morning sky after its departure from Launch Pad 39A, the Space Shuttle Atlantis slowly travels on the crawlerway toward the Vehicle Assembly ... More
Returning NASA astronaut and former Mir 22 crew member John E. Blaha (...
Returning NASA astronaut and former Mir 22 crew member John E. Blaha (left), gestures towards his fellow STS-81 crew members during a press conference prior to their departure for Johnson Space Center Jan. 23 f... More
Representatives of RSC Energia in Russia and other onlookers in the SP...
Representatives of RSC Energia in Russia and other onlookers in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility examine an oxygen generator which the Space Shuttle Atlantis will carry to the Russian Mir Space Station ... More
STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale, who will become the fifth ...
STS-84 Mission Specialist C. Michael Foale, who will become the fifth U.S. astronaut to live and work on the Russian Space Station Mir, arrives at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility for the STS-84 Terminal Countdow... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The last mission of the Shuttle-Mir pro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The last mission of the Shuttle-Mir program begins as the Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 6:06:24 p.m. EDT June 2. A torrent of water is seen flowing onto... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The last mission of the Shuttle-Mir pro...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The last mission of the Shuttle-Mir program begins as the Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at 6:06:24 p.m. EDT June 2. On board Discovery are Mission Commande... More
Mir 18 Crew Insignia. NASA public domain image colelction.
S94-36965 (20 Sept 1994) --- The rising sun signifies the dawn of a new era of human Spaceflight, the first phase of the U.S./Russian space partnership, Shuttle-Mir. Mir is shown in its proposed final on orbit ... More
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
STS063-68-003 - STS-063 - MS Titov conducting VHF voice link verificat...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Vladimir Titov conducting a Very High Frequency (VHF) voice link verification test on the Space Shuttle... More
STS063-28-015 - STS-063 - MS Titov conducting Shuttle-Mir VHF voice li...
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation of Mission Specialist Vladimir Titov conducting a Space Shuttle Discovery-MIR Space Station Very High Frequency (VHF) voice l... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians strap in place a Russian-made oxygen generator on the floor of a SPACEHAB Double Module, being prepared for flight in the SPACEHAB Payload Pr... More
STS-84 crew members pose for a group photograph in the Launch Complex ...
STS-84 crew members pose for a group photograph in the Launch Complex 39 area with Launch Pad A in the background. The seven crew members are scheduled to lift off next month from Pad A aboard the Space Shuttle... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Standing in a slidewire basket at KSC’s Launch Pad 39A is STS-89 Mission Specialist James Reilly, Ph.D. The seven astronauts of STS-89 assigned to the eighth Shuttle-Mir docking f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame member Al Worden p...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. –– U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame member Al Worden presents a medal to James Wetherbee as a new inductee into the hall of fame. The ceremony was held at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Co... More
The STS-81 flight crew is welcomed to KSC by NASA Administrator Daniel...
The STS-81 flight crew is welcomed to KSC by NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin (far right) and Johnson Space Center Director George Abbey (second from right) as they arrive at the space center for the final coun... More
Greeted by cheers from wellwishers at KSC and eager for their venture ...
Greeted by cheers from wellwishers at KSC and eager for their venture into space on the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission, the STS-81 astronauts depart the Operations and Checkout Building and board the Astrova... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With its drag chute deployed, the Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 on the second opportunity at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (cen...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin (center) and KSC Director of Shuttle Operations Robert B. Sieck (right) discuss the successful conclusion of the STS-81 mission with Mission Com... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- McDonnell Douglas-SPACEHAB technicians oversee the move of a Russian-made oxygen generator to a SPACEHAB Double Module, at rear, in the SPACEHAB Payload Processing Facility. With f... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Participating in Terminal Countdown Dem...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Participating in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities at Kennedy Space Center are, from left to right, STS-89 Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas, Ph.D., who will... More
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a momen...
NASA astronaut and Mir 24 crew member David Wolf, M.D., enjoys a moment with the media at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Station on Feb. 1 moments before his departure for Johnson Space Center. The STS-89... More
STS-91 Mission Specialist Wendy B. Lawrence is ready to go as her flig...
STS-91 Mission Specialist Wendy B. Lawrence is ready to go as her flight suit gets a final checkout in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building. The fitting takes place prior to the crew walkout and transport... More
Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-91 Landing
(June 12, 1998) The Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-91 mission landed on June 12, 1998 at the Kennedy Space Center. The landing marked the end of the Shuttle-Mir program and an 812-day continuous U.S. presence in... More
With the help of a suit technician, STS-91 Pilot Dominic L. Gorie dons...
With the help of a suit technician, STS-91 Pilot Dominic L. Gorie dons his flight suit in the Operations and Checkout (O&C) Building prior to the crew walkout and transport to Launch Pad 39A. Gorie is on his fi... More
Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-71 Landing
(July 7, 1995) Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-71 mission lands at Kennedy Space Center on July 7, 1995. STS-71 was the first shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir...Image # : sts071-s-070
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at 9:22:4...
The Space Shuttle orbiter Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at 9:22:44 a.m. EST Jan. 22 to conclude the fifth Shuttle-Mir docking mission and return NASA astronaut John Blaha to Earth after four months in spac... More