KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Mars Exploration Rover-1 is ready for pr...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Mars Exploration Rover-1 is ready for prelaunch testing including deployment of the lander petals, the rover's solar arrays, camera mast and camera. While at KSC, each of the rove... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After bagging the MESSENGER (Mercury Surf...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After bagging the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft, Boeing workers at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., place the fi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., an overhead crane moves the upper canister (at left) toward the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the shrouded first half of the payload fairing for the STEREO spacecraft is lower... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusv...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers look at the Delta third stage, or upper stage booster. In the background are the recently mated STEREO observatories, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, one segment of the fairing is lifted toward the STEREO spacecraft in the foreground. The f... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Laun...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the two fairing segments close in around the STEREO spacecraft. The fairing is a molded str... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- One of the five THEMIS probes is being t...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- One of the five THEMIS probes is being transported from Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., to the hazardous processing facility. There the probes will be placed on a s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., technicians release the overhead crane from the shipping container placed around one of the five THEMIS probes for its move to th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians lower the THEMIS spacecraft onto the Delta II upper stage booster. Once mated, the spacecraft will then be installed into its transport... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the high bay at Astrotech Space Ope...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the high bay at Astrotech Space Operations, workers prepare to join the upper cylindrical canister to the lower panels already in place around the THEMIS spacecraft and upper ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 17-B, at Cape Canaveral A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Pad 17-B, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare NASA's Dawn spacecraft mated to the Delta II upper stage booster, for hoisting up into the mobile service ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the first half of the fairing moves toward NASA's Dawn spacecraft for encapsulation. The fairing is a molded st... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a worker oversees the movement of the first half of the fairing toward NASA's Dawn spacecraft for encapsulation... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first half of the fairing is moved closer to the Dawn spacecraft for installation. Th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is ready for encapsulation in the payload ... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base, wor...
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base, workers prepare to move NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft and upper stage booster (right) to mate it with the Pegasus ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility take a close look at the aeroshell and cruise stage of one of the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). The upper portion is the heat s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A technician in the Payload Hazardous Ser...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A technician in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility works on the cruise stage of one of the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). MER-1 and MER-2, their aeroshells and landers will u... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - More Mars hardware is moved into the Pay...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - More Mars hardware is moved into the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, which already holds one of the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) and the aeroshells and landers for both rove... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers appear to adjust the platform holding the second Mars Exploration Rover, MER-1. It will undergo prelaunch testing, including d... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Boeing workers check the progress of the fairing as it is moved into place for installation around the MESSENGER (Mercury Sur... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare to join the two fairing segments around the THEMIS spacecraft. The fairing is a molde... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the Dawn spacecraft is r...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the Dawn spacecraft is ready for spin-balance testing. After the test, Dawn will then be mated to the upper stage booster, installed into a spacecraft transportati... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Astrotech prepare the Da...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Astrotech prepare the Dawn spacecraft for spin-balance testing. After the test, Dawn will then be mated to the upper stage booster, installed into a spacecraft tran... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the upper stage booster wa...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, the upper stage booster waits at right for mating to the Dawn spacecraft at left. Dawn is scheduled to launch July 7 from Pad 17-B on Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, technicians move the fi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, technicians move the first segment of the lower canister around the upper stage booster below the Dawn spacecraft. When enclosed in the canister, Dawn will be tra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers prepare the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft for rotation. After rotation, the Phoenix will be mated with the upper stage boos... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers check the fitting on the lower transportation canister segments in place around the upper stage booster beneath the Dawn ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, technicians secure both halves of the fairing around the Dawn spacecraft to the upper stage ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers help guide one section of the payload fairing into place around NASA's Gamma-Ray Large Ar... More
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is removed from the Air Force C-17 cargo a...
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is removed from the Air Force C-17 cargo airplane that brought it from Denver, Colo.., location of the Lockheed Martin plant where the spacecraft was built. Mars Odyssey will be move... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker in the Payload Hazardous Servi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility looks closely at the Mars Exploration Rover-2. Each rover , aeroshell and lander will undergo a full mission simulation while ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, one of the two Mars Exploration Rovers, MER-2, undergoes testing. MER-1 and MER-2, their aeroshells and landers will undergo a full mi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -A worker in the Payload Hazardous Servicin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -A worker in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility pauses during checkout of one of the two Mars Exploration Rovers, MER-2. MER-1 and MER-2, their aeroshells and landers will unde... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second Mars Exploration Rover (MER-...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second Mars Exploration Rover (MER-1) enters Kennedy Space Center. MER-2 and other hardware have already arrived at KSC for processing. While at KSC, each of the rovers, the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Outside the Payload Hazardous Servicing ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Outside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the open door of the transport shows the shipping container with the second Mars Exploration Rover (MER-1) inside. MER-2 and othe... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half of the payload fairing for the STEREO spacecraft arrives on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The payload fair... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusv...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., the STEREO payload is ready for mating to the upper stage booster. Here, a crane is being attached to the spacecraft to lift it.... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers maneuver the second half of the fairing into place around the STEREO spacecraft. Th... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Laun...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers check the placement of the first half of the fairing around the STEREO spacecraft. ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians help lower the THEMIS spacecraft toward the Delta II upper stage booster. Once mated, the spacecraft will then be installed into its tr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technic...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians help guide the overhead crane carrying the THEMIS spacecraft toward the Delta II upper stage booster at right. Once mated, the spacecr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the high bay at Astrotech Space Oper...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the high bay at Astrotech Space Operations, workers guide the upper canister toward the THEMIS spacecraft and upper stage booster below. The upper canister will be joined to t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-B...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the two fairing segments come together around the THEMIS spacecraft. The fairing is a molded structur... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Astrotech check the Daw...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Technicians at Astrotech check the Dawn spacecraft before spin-balance testing. After the test, Dawn will then be mated to the upper stage booster, installed into a spacecraft t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, an overhead crane lifts th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, an overhead crane lifts the Dawn spacecraft from its stand to move it and mate it to the upper stage booster for launch. Dawn is scheduled to launch July 7 from Pad ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers guide the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster. The spacecraft and booster will be mated for launch. ... More
Workers push the crated 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft toward the Spacec...
Workers push the crated 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft toward the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2) located in the KSC Industrial Area. The spacecraft arrived at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Faci... More
The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft arrives at the Spacecraft Assembly an...
The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft arrives at the Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facility 2 (SAEF-2) located in the KSC Industrial Area. The spacecraft arrived at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility aboard an A... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The cruise stage, aeroshell and lander f...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The cruise stage, aeroshell and lander for the Mars Exploration Rover-1 mission and the MER-2 rover arrive at KSC's Multi-Payload Processing Facility. The same flight hardware for ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Boeing workers at Astrotech Space Operati...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Boeing workers at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., secure the first part of a transportation canister around the Delta II upper stage booster on the MESSENGER (Mercur... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Boeing workers secure the first half of the fairing installed around the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geoch... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, part of the fairing for the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft is moved into... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Boeing workers complete the installation of the fairing around the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the shrouded fairing sections rest side by side. Both halves will later be insta... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusv...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers guide the lifting of the STEREO payload to move it for mating to the upper stage booster. After the mating, all will be ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusv...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers guide the STEREO spacecraft toward the upper stage booster in the background. The spacecraft will be mated to the upper... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare the twin observatories known as STEREO for encapsulation in the fairing. The... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- One of the five THEMIS probes arrives at...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- One of the five THEMIS probes arrives at the hazardous processing facility after leaving Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla. At the facility, the probes will be placed ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians help lower the THEMIS spacecraft onto the Delta II upper stage booster. Once mated, the spacecraft will then be installed into its tran... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, workers check the movement...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, workers check the movement of the Dawn spacecraft, at left, toward the upper stage booster at right. The two elements will be mated for launch. Dawn's goal is to c... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, technicians move the fi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, technicians move the first segment of the lower canister around the upper stage booster below the Dawn spacecraft. When enclosed in the canister, Dawn will be tra... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, technicians place anot...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, technicians place another segment of the canister around the upper stage booster below the Dawn spacecraft. When enclosed in the canister, Dawn will be transport... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers supervise the movement of the first half of the fairing toward NASA's Dawn spacecraft for encapsulation... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the second half of the fairing (in the foreground) moves toward the Phoenix Mars Lander for installation. Phoenix is tar... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launc...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a technician helps guide the second half of the fairing for installation around the Dawn spa... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Wrapped in a protective covering, the Ma...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Wrapped in a protective covering, the Mars Climate Orbiter with its upper stage booster is lowered in preparation for mating to the second stage of a Boeing Delta II (7425) rocket ... More
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is maneuvered for removal from the Air For...
The Mars Odyssey spacecraft is maneuvered for removal from the Air Force C-17 cargo airplane that brought it from Denver, Colo.., location of the Lockheed Martin plant where the spacecraft was built. Mars Odyss... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The aeroshell for the Mars Exploration R...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The aeroshell for the Mars Exploration Rover-1 mission is moved into KSC's Multi-Payload Processing Facility. While at KSC, the rovers, aeroshells and landers will undergo a full ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another component of the Mars Explorati...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Another component of the Mars Exploration Rover-1 mission is offloaded at KSC's Multi-Payload Processing Facility. While at KSC, the rovers, aeroshells and landers will undergo a... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The second Mars Exploration Rover, MER-1...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The second Mars Exploration Rover, MER-1, sits revealed on a platform in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility after being unwrapped . MER-2 and other hardware have already arr... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The second Mars Exploration Rover (MER-1...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The second Mars Exploration Rover (MER-1) arrives at the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. MER-2 and other hardware have already arrived at KSC for processing. While at KSC, ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft is prepared for installation of the f... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers begin to install the lower portion of the transportation canister around the upper stage booster attached to the STEREO s... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, the THE...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, the THEMIS spacecraft (background) is being lifted to move it to the Delta II upper stage booster (foreground) for mating. The spacecraft will the... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technici...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations, technicians help lower the THEMIS spacecraft the last few inches onto the Delta II upper stage booster. Once mated, the spacecraft will then be ins... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-B...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the mobile service tower on Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first half of the fairing is moved into place around the THEMIS spacecraft. The fairing is a mold... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers help guide the suspended Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft being lowered toward the upper stage booster. The spacecraft and boo... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first half of the fairing is moved into place around the Phoenix Mars Lander for installation. Phoenix is targeted f... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., workers place another segment of the transportation canister around the upper stage booster beneath the Dawn spacecraft. The cani... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Lau...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Dawn spacecraft is ready for installation of the fairing. The fairing is a molded str... More
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the mobile service tower on S...
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – In the mobile service tower on Space Launch Complex 2, the first half of the fairing moves into place behind the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, or OSTM/Jason 2, spacecra... More
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Workers at the Jet Propulsion Research Lab (JPL) in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) prepare the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft for transfer to the launch pad by placing it in a protective canis... More
Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft - NASA Mars images
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) prepare the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft for transfer to the launch pad by placing it in a protective canister. The ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Wrapped in a protective covering, the Ma...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Wrapped in a protective covering, the Mars Climate Orbiter with its upper stage booster is lifted up at Launch Complex 17, Pad A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, in preparation for mat... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the shipping container lifted, the...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the shipping container lifted, the aeroshell and cruise stage of Mars Exploration Rover-1 are revealed in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The upper portion is the ... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facili...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility technicians work on one of the aeroshell assemblies for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER). MER-1 and MER-2, their aeroshells and landers... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2) unde...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - The Mars Exploration Rover 2 (MER-2) undergoes testing in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. MER-1 and MER-2, their aeroshells and landers will undergo a full mission simul... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicin...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Workers in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility look over one of the two Mars Exploration Rovers, MER-2. MER-1 and MER-2, their aeroshells and landers will undergo a full missi... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers check out the Mars Exploration Rover-1 (background). In the foreground is part of the lander. While at KSC, each of the two r... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., Boeing workers make final adjustments to the mating of the upper canister around the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvil...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., the upper canister is lowered around the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft. The... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft is seen atop the Delta II upper stage... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half o...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Shrouded with a protective cover, half of the payload fairing (far left) for the STEREO spacecraft is lifted up alongside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canave... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., one of the five THEMIS probes is ready to be covered for its move to the hazardous processing facility. There it will be placed o... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusvi...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla., one of the five THEMIS probes is moved out of the facility and will be transported to the hazardous processing facility. There t... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker inside the mobile service tow...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A worker inside the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station examines the Delta II upper stage booster mated to the THEMIS spacecraft above. T... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, an overhead crane moves th...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Astrotech, an overhead crane moves the Dawn spacecraft across the floor toward the upper stage booster for mating. Dawn is scheduled to launch July 7 from Pad 17-B on Cape Cana... More
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral A...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers supervise the movement of the first half of the fairing toward NASA's Dawn spacecraft for encapsulation... More