Space shuttle STS-127 - LAUNCH - Public domain NASA photogrpaph
Description: SEQUENTIAL STILL COVERAGE OF LIFTOFF. FRAME VEHICLE AND LAUNCHER PLUS ONE VEHICLE LENGTH. Item: DD083-39A Date Taken: 7/15/2009 Image Type: DIGITAL STILLS STS127 LAUNCH AND LANDING
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffae...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello is lifted from its stand in the Space Station Processing Facility to move to another work stand. Raffaello is the second MPLM built by ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Mult...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A worker on the floor watches as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello moves toward another work stand in the Space Station Processing Facility. Raffaello is the second MPLM... More
S129E010229 - STS-129 - Earth Observation taken by the STS-129 Crew
The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken by the STS-129 crew aboard the space shuttle Atlantis. Subject Terms: STS-129, Earth Observations (From Space) Date Taken: 11... More
Lockheed JF-104A (AF56-745A Tail No. 60745) Starfighter airplane pilot...
Lockheed JF-104A (AF56-745A Tail No. 60745) Starfighter airplane piloted by Fred Drinkwater conducted flight testing that demonstrated steep approaches that were ultimately used by the space shuttle. Steep de... More
MS Ivins with hair loose on the AFD
STS098-348-015 (7-20 February 2001) --- Astronaut Marsha S. Ivins, STS-98 mission specialist, is photographed on the mid deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Atlantis.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Access platforms at Launch Pad 39A are m...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Access platforms at Launch Pad 39A are moved into position against Space Shuttle Discovery atop a mobile launch platform. Discovery arrived at its seaside launch pad around noon an... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atop twin columns of fire, space shutt...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Atop twin columns of fire, space shuttle Discovery hurtles past the lightning rod atop the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Smoke and ste... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus p...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The first free flight of the Project Morpheus prototype lander was conducted at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Smoke fills the air as the engine f... More
Jan Zysko (left) and Rich Mizell (right) test a Personal Cabin Pressur...
Jan Zysko (left) and Rich Mizell (right) test a Personal Cabin Pressure Altitude Monitor in an altitude chamber at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. Zysko invented the pager-sized monitor that alerts wearers o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew is in the White Room o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew is in the White Room on the orbiter access arm on Launch Pad 39B to get instruction on using the emergency egress system. From left are Commander Brent Jett, Pilo... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before the arrival of the Alpha Magnetic Spect...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Before the arrival of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, to the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Professor Maurice Bourquin, AMS Swiss Coordinato... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery approached the Vehicle...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery approached the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 3.4-mile trek, called rollback, from Launch Pad 39A began at 10:48 p.m. ye... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pa...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Clouds of smoke and steam roll across Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as towers of flame propel space shuttle Endeavour into the night sky on the STS-126 mission.... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the open doors of the payload canister reveal the first of the carriers associated with the STS-125 mission to... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Bay 2 at NASA's Kennedy S...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Bay 2 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians using a Hyster forklift remove main engine no. 2 from space shuttle Endeavour. Engine removal is part o... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the left orbital maneuvering system, or OMS, pod has been installed onto space shuttle Atlantis. The OMS pr... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at N...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the S6 truss segment is on display for the media. The S6 truss segment, with its set of large U.S. s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Te...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On a tour of the KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site, Center Director Jim Kennedy (second from right) learns from Testbed Manager Louis MacDowell (right) about a project being undertake... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two GetAway Special (GAS) experiments SE...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two GetAway Special (GAS) experiments SEM-06 (left) and MARS (right), part of the payload on mission STS-101, are seen here in the payload bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis prior to do... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A lightning strike on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A lightning strike on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is captured by an Operational Television camera. Eleven lightning strikes occurred within .35 miles of the ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is lowered alongside the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters already stacked ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Ken...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, engine #2, the last of three space shuttle main engines is installed in shuttle Atlantis. Each engine is ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a feather-painted sky, Space Shut...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Under a feather-painted sky, Space Shuttle Atlantis, mounted on a mobile launch platform atop a crawler transporter, creeps up the ramp to Launch Pad 39A. This is the second roll... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Liftoff of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-123 mission lights up Launch Pad 39A and the night sky. Liftoff was on time at 2:28 a.m. EDT. The crew will make a record-breaking ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Launch Pad 39A slidewire basket landing...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Launch Pad 39A slidewire basket landing site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Mode II-IV exercise is underway, involving NASA fire rescue personnel, volunteers portray... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA management waits for the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-119 mission. From left... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heat lamps assist United Space Alliance technician Jeff Holmes in a putty repair on some of the high-temper... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel Clark l...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - STS-107 Mission Specialist Laurel Clark looks over experiments equipment in the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), part of the payload on the mission. The crew is taking part in... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The STS-125 crew members listen to instruction...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The STS-125 crew members listen to instructions for driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier. From left are Mission Specialists John Grunsfeld, Megan McArthur, Michael Good, Mike Mas... More
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. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians prepare the right side tail cone for buildup on space shuttle Endeavour. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two bird detection radars have been set...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Two bird detection radars have been set up near Launch Pad 39B to get ready for the July 1 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121. When birds, especially vultures, ... More
Crewmember activity in the shuttle middeck
STS091-780-001 (2-12 June 1998) --- Cosmonaut Valery V. Ryumin, mission specialist representing the Russian Space Agency (RSA), organizes a meal on the mid deck of the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Discovery. T... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cente...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Endeavour roars into the night sky on the STS-126 mission. Blue cones of light, the shock or mach diamonds that are a form... More
Space Shuttle Discovery during Expedition 16
ISS016-E-009251 (1 Nov. 2007) --- Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-120), docked to the International Space Station, is featured in this image captured by a crewmember onboard the station.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, emergency rescue personnel get equipment ready for a simulated emergency rescue of a shuttle crew after landing. Known as... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building,...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Operations and Checkout Building, the U.S. Lab, named Destiny, is lowered into the rotation and handling fixture in preparation for testing in the altitude chamber. Destiny ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Inside Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, United Space Alliance technicians monitor the progress as a Hyster forklift moves replica shuttle main engi... More
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help guide the Multi...
In the Space Station Processing Facility, workers help guide the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo as it moves toward the weight and balance scale. The Italian-built MPLM is one of three such pressurized ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station P...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility, STS-129 Mission Specialist Randy Bresnik gets a close look at hardware installed on the Express Logistics Carrier, or EL... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vert...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- External tank No. 120 is suspended vertically above the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at KSC. The tank will next be lifted into a checkout cell. ET-120 will be... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the airlock of the Payload Hazardous Servi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the airlock of the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers prepare to move the ground support equipment for the STS-125 Hubble Servicing Mission ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Google used an assortment of vehicles to precis...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Google used an assortment of vehicles to precisely map NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to be featured on the company's map page. The work allows Internet users to see inside buildi... More
Forrester exercises in the MDDK on STS-117 Space Shuttle Atlantis
S117-E-06927 (10 June 2007) --- Astronaut Patrick Forrester, STS-117 mission specialist, exercises on a bicycle ergometer on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Commander Kenneth Cockrel...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-98 Mission Commander Kenneth Cockrell speaks to the media at the Shuttle Landing Facility after the crew's arrival Sunday to complete preparations for launch. The crew also inc... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, the crew for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission receives instruction for emergency egress from the pad. In blue flight suits,... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's K...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the shipping container with the Multi-Use Lightweight Equipment (MULE) carrier inside is pressure cleaned after its arr... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Pr...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In NASA Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the Express Logistics Carrier, or ELC, to a rotation stand. The carrier is part of the STS-129 p... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another STS-120 solid rocket booster s...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another STS-120 solid rocket booster segment waits to be stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building on the mobile launcher platform. STS-120 will be the 23rd flight to the Interna... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Closeout Crew in the White Room help STS-128 crew members complete their suit-up before entering space shuttle Discovery ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The nose of NASA's Super Guppy aircraft opens to reveal the kscpao/release/2000/78-00.htm">Joint Airlock Module</a> the gateway from which crew members aboard the International Spa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-101 crew poses on the tarmac at ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-101 crew poses on the tarmac at the Shuttle Landing Facility after arriving to take part in a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT). The two days of activities inclu... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Brilliant lights illuminate the mobile...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Brilliant lights illuminate the mobile launcher platform and crawler transporter as space shuttle Endeavour makes its way to Launch Pad 39A for the STS-123 mission. At left, the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-108 and Expedition 4 crews head...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-108 and Expedition 4 crews head for the Astrovan and a ride to Launch Pad 39B. Leading the way are Pilot Mark E. Kelly (left) and Commander Dominic L. Gorie; behind them ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a t...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a three-person helicopter crew recently practiced using a Bambi Bucket to pick up water from a nearby waterway and dropping it on simulated tar... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery's forward reaction cont...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery's forward reaction control system (FRCS), which helped steer the shuttle in orbit, is moved to a transporter in Orbiter Processing Facility-2 at NASA's Kennedy Spa... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Lights bathe space shuttle Discovery on Launch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Lights bathe space shuttle Discovery on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after rollback of the rotating service structure. The orbiter access arm and White Room ar... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Ke...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Canister Rotation Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, workers get ready to lift the payload canister to a vertical position for the trip to Launch Pad 39A. The canister’s car... More
S3/S4 Integrated Truss being moved into the Space Shuttle Payloa
In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the S3/S4 integrated truss into the open bay of the payload canister. After it is stowed in the canister, the S3/S4 truss will be transported t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the payload changeout room on ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the payload changeout room on Launch Pad 39B, STS-121 Mission Specialist Lisa Nowak takes a close look at part of the payload for the mission. She is dressed in a clean r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from an upper level of the fixe...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Viewed from an upper level of the fixed service structure on Launch Pad 39B, Space Shuttle Atlantis begins rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 10:... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Trident wharf, workers help guid...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Trident wharf, workers help guide the container with the Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section inside toward a flat bed on the dock. The logistics module is part... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the tail cone is moved into position for attachment to the space shuttle Endeavour. The tail cone covers th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the early morning hours at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with space shuttle Discovery secured atop, takes off f... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Atlantis' three main engines take cent...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Atlantis' three main engines take center stage in this image as Atlantis is being moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Faciity-1 at NASA's Kennedy... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, invited guests tour the blockhouse at Complex 5/6 during a celebration of Alan Shepard's historic flight 50 years ago. From left are Rober... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A, a worker inside space shuttle Endeavour's aft section removes a cover to provide access for the removal and replacement of the Load Control... More
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
The STS-101 crew wave at onlookers as they walk from the Operations an...
The STS-101 crew wave at onlookers as they walk from the Operations and Checkout Building to the Astrovan, which will take them to Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A for a simulated countdown exercise. Le... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a technician uncovers the Super Lightweight Interchangeable Carrier, or SLIC. Contamination discovered Sept. ... More
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. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Dou...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson and Pilot Doug Hurley perform touch-and-go landings on the Shuttle Landing Facility runway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The pilot and comma... More
Space Shuttle 3% scale model to analyze removal of PAL ramp and other ...
Space Shuttle 3% scale model to analyze removal of PAL ramp and other effects i the 9x7ft w.t. with Bill Van Zuylen, Ames
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Commander Rick Husband makes a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- STS-107 Commander Rick Husband makes a few comments after the crew's arrival at KSC for pre-launch preparations. Other crew members are Pilot William "Willie" McCool, Payload Co... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's Sh...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, takes off from the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SCA, a modified 74... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-125 Mission Specialist Megan McArthur is r...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - STS-125 Mission Specialist Megan McArthur is ready to practice driving the M-113 armored personnel carrier. The crew members of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission will each practice... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While talking to the media, Shuttle Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - While talking to the media, Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach points to some of the investigative tools in the RLV Hangar, where Columbia debris is being examined. The items sh... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the STS-122 mission crew members stride out of the Operations and Checkout Building, eager to ride to the launch pad and take their seats in space ... More
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 Endeavour backs out of Orbiter Processing Facility-1 (OPF-1). Endeavour is switching places with shuttle Discovery which tempora... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Before daybreak at the Shuttle Landing Facility...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Before daybreak at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery hovers above the ground at the mate-demate device. Operations are under ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Space Station Processing Facility, an overhead crane moves the external stowage platform 3 to the payload canister at right. The platform is part of the payload on missio... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rotation of the Wide Field Camera 3 (bac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rotation of the Wide Field Camera 3 (background left), or WFC3, in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians check the data. The WFC3 wi... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The landing convoy that will make space shuttl...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The landing convoy that will make space shuttle Atlantis safe and secure for towing to its processing hangar begins to pull up around the spacecraft following wheelstop on the Shuttle La... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, one ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Orbiter Processing Facility, one of two Materials International Space Station Experiments, or MISSE, is lowered into space shuttle Endeavour's payload bay for installation. ... More
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
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Asse...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Atlantis is raised off its transporter. After raised to a vertical position, At... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A piece of metal lies on the ground nea...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A piece of metal lies on the ground near the NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building following the wrath of hurricane Wilma as it crossed the state Oct. 24. Kennedy... More
Workers prepare to connect cables that will recharge the battery
In the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, a worker holds a cable that will help recharge the battery for the S6 integrated truss. The final starboard truss in the assembly of the ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle workers await landing of shuttle ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle workers await landing of shuttle Atlantis on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After 11 days in space, Atlantis completed... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure roll...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the Rotating Service Structure rolled back, Space Shuttle Atlantis stands ready for launch on mission STS-110. The Orbiter Access Arm extends from the Fixed Service Structure... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Forward Reaction Control System, or FRCS, for space shuttle Discovery arrives at Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3. Discovery is being pr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from Astronaut Rd., Space Shuttle...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Viewed from Astronaut Rd., Space Shuttle Discovery breaks away from the cocoon of smoke below, blazing a trail into the dawn sky. Liftoff of Discovery on mission STS-102 occurred a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the North American Treaty Orga...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly get a close look at a Space Shuttle main engine in the Vehicle Assembly Building during their tour o... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room-4 in the Launch Control Center ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In Firing Room-4 in the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launch controllers took their posts at about 2:30 p.m. EST for space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, spac...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis awaits liftoff from Launch Pad 39A, at right, while processing of the Ares I-X rocket is almost finished on Launch Pad 39... More
Final Launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour / STS-134 Mission
STS134-S-051 (16 May 2011) --- Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member STS-134 crew head toward Earth orbit and rendezvous with the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 8:56 a.m. (EDT) on May 16, 2011... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following mission STS-105, the Crew Tran...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Following mission STS-105, the Crew Transfer Vehicle (CTV) is moved into place beside orbiter Discovery on KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15. Both the STS-105 and Expedition... More
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. -- Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour glistens in the sun on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rotating service structure (RSS) that protects the shuttle from the elements ... More