CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of the solid rocket booster segments for sp...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – One of the solid rocket booster segments for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission is in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for stacking. The mis... more
STS-131 DISCOVERY ROLLOVER FROM OPF-3 TO VAB 2010-1880
STS-131 DISCOVERY ROLLOVER FROM OPF-3 TO VAB
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star, with a booster in tow, is docked in Port Canaveral in Florida before continuing on to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.... more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star leaves the dock at Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and heads back to its home base at the Turn Basin at NASA's Kennedy ... 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 is secured to a transporter for its move, or "rollover" from Orbiter Processing Facility-2 to the Vehicle Assembly Buil... more
STS-131 Discovery Lift & Mate to SRB/ET Stack 2010-1900
STS-131 Discovery Lift & Mate to SRB/ET Stack
Young girls going home from Brown's shoe factory. (Washington & 18th S...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Miscellaneous. Hine no. 1415. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... more
STS-132 ATLANTIS BASE PLATE/SALAD BOWL INSTALLATION 2010-1910
STS-132 ATLANTIS BASE PLATE/SALAD BOWL INSTALLATION
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member Steph...
JSC2010-E-039450 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (... more
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member Steph...
JSC2010-E-039464 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (... more
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member: Garr...
JSC2010-E-041279 (17 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Artic... more
5:00 A.M. Sunday May 8th, 1910. Starting out with papers from McIntyre...
Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1370. No text recorded after final comma. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library... more
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member Steph...
JSC2010-E-039451 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (... more
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member Steph...
JSC2010-E-039444 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (... more
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member: Garr...
JSC2010-E-041277 (17 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Artic... more
STB-SS-1910 / 08 / 07 STS-132 SSATA Crew Training - Crew Member Steph...
JSC2010-E-039462 (10 March 2010) --- NASA astronaut Steve Bowen, STS-132 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (... more
CATHEDRAL OF STS. PETER AND PAUL. WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. FOR P...
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pn... more
CATHEDRAL OF STS. PETER AND PAUL. WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL. FOR P...
Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955. General information about the Harris & Ewing Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pn... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101128 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SS... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101137 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, is visible on the screens in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SSATA) Control Room in the Crew Systems Laboratory... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101111 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SS... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101116 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SS... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101123 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SS... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101115 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SS... more
STB-SS-1914 - SSATA Crew Training for STS-133 (B. A. Drew)
JSC2010-E-101119 (24 June 2010) --- NASA astronaut Alvin Drew, STS-133 mission specialist, participates in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit fit check in the Space Station Airlock Test Article (SS... more
STS-130 Endeavour Landing 2010-1940
STS-130 Endeavour Landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ship Freedom Star delivers a spent shuttle booster to workers at Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The booster was used during ... more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Crew members in a skiff from Liberty Star, one...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Crew members in a skiff from Liberty Star, one of NASA's solid rocket booster retrieval ships, usher a spent shuttle booster to Hangar AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. ... more
At a 50th anniversary gala capping a year-long celebration of 50 years...
At a 50th anniversary gala capping a year-long celebration of 50 years of launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Center Director Roy Bridges (left) receives a plaque from committee chairman Ed Gormel. ... more
At a 50th anniversary gala capping a year-long celebration of 50 years...
At a 50th anniversary gala capping a year-long celebration of 50 years of launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Center Director Roy Bridges (left) receives a plaque from committee chairman Ed Gormel. ... 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, workers disconnect shuttle Endeavour from its transport. An attached overhead crane will lift the spacecraft i... more
STS-132 ET-136 ARRIVAL THRU PORT CANAVERAL 2010-1950
STS-132 ET-136 ARRIVAL THRU PORT CANAVERAL
The Aral Sea, Kazakhstan taken from Atlantis during STS-106
STS106-704-092 (8-20 September 2000) --- One of the STS-106 crew members on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis used a handheld 70mm camera to photograph this image of the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Ac... 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 in Florida, technicians prepare to install three gaseous hydrogen flow control valves on space shuttle Discovery. The valves were reteste... more
STS-132 ET-136 OFFLOAD FROM BARGE AND XFER TO VAB 2010-1971
STS-132 ET-136 OFFLOAD FROM BARGE AND XFER TO VAB
This diagram illustrates the Space Shuttle mission sequence. The Space...
This diagram illustrates the Space Shuttle mission sequence. The Space Shuttle was approved as a national program in 1972 and developed through the 1970s. Part spacecraft and part aircraft, the Space Shuttle or... more
Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session
S79-25016 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the first space shuttle orbital flight test, descends steps leading into the water immersion facility (WIF) during a training session in the J... more
ASTRONAUT CRIPPEN, ROBERT L. - PILOT - STS-1 - TRAINING - JSC
S79-25007 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1), is assisted by technicians prior to entering a water immersion facility (WIF) during a tr... more
Crippen, pilot for STS-1, during a training session
S79-25014 (13 Dec. 1978) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot of the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1), eases into a water immersion facility (WIF) during a training session in the Johnson Space... more
Simulations - Mission Control Center (MCC) - STS-1 - JSC
S79-30442 (29 March 1979) --- Granvil A. (Al) Pennington studies the monitor on his console – the instrumentation/communications officer (INCO) position – during simulations in the mission operations control ro... more
Official STS-1 Crew Insignia
S79-30685 (10 March 1979) --- This is the official insignia for the first space shuttle orbital flight test (STS-1). Crew of the 102 Columbia on STS-1 will be astronauts John W. Young, commander, and Robert L. ... more
OFFICIAL PORTRAIT - CRIPPEN, ROBERT L., ASTRONAUT - STS-1
S79-31777 (7 May 1979) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen.
OFFICIAL PORTRAIT - CRIPPEN, ROBERT L., ASTRONAUT - STS-1
S79-31776 (29 April 1979) - Astronaut John W. Young, STS-1 Commander.
Portraits - STS-1
S79-31775 (29 April 1979) --- These two astronauts are the prime crewmen for the first flight in the Space Transportation System (STS-1) program. Astronauts John W. Young, left, commander, and Robert L. Crippen... more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-1, orbiter Columbia, arrives at Launch ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The STS-1, orbiter Columbia, arrives at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out of the VAB. Photo credit: NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-1, orbiter Columbia, sits at Launch Complex...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – STS-1, orbiter Columbia, sits at Launch Complex 39A after being rolled out of the VAB. Photo credit: NASA
STS-1 COLUMBIA - ORBITER VEHICLE (OV)-102 - PREFLIGHT NIGHT PROCESSING...
S87-26113 (5 March 1981) --- A timed exposure of the space shuttle Columbia at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night-time fantasy of light. Structures to the left... more
A timed exposure of the first Space Shuttle, STS-1, at Launch Pad A, C...
A timed exposure of the first Space Shuttle, STS-1, at Launch Pad A, Complex 39, turns the space vehicle and support facilities into a night-time fantasy of light. To the left of the Shuttle are the fixed and t... more
PREFLIGHT - STS-1 - KSC
S81-28974 (March 1981) --- An early morning scene at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39, with the space shuttle Columbia in position on Pad A at right. Launch for the STS-1 mission is set for April 10... more
STS-1 - PRIME AND BACKUP - CREWMEMBERS - TELECONFERENCE - JSC
S81-29618 (6 April 1981) --- STS-1 prime and backup astronaut crew members look at visuals during a coordinated teleconference with engineers. Seated at the table in a briefing room at NASA's Johnson Space Cent... more
STS-1 - PRIME AND BACKUP - CREWMEMBERS (ASTRONAUTS) - BRIEFING - JSC
S81-29620 (6 April 1981) --- Prime and backup crew members for STS-1 take part in a briefing with engineers located in another building at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and with Rockwell International repre... more
STS-1 - PRIME CREWMEMBERS - TELECONFERENCE - JSC
S81-29619 (6 April 1981) --- STS-1 astronauts John W. Young, left, and Robert L. Crippen direct their attention to a chart on a screen in a small briefing room at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). They are tak... more
OFFICIAL STS-2 CREW STATION
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
Official STS-3 Crew Insignia
S82-26315 (4 Feb. 1982) --- This is the insignia for NASA's third flight (STS-3) of the Space Transportation System's (STS) Columbia, depicted in the middle of the blue sphere against the background of the sun.... more
LAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC
S81-30498 (12 April 1981) --- After six years of silence, the thunder of manned spaceflight is heard again, as the successful launch of the first space shuttle ushers in a new concept in utilization of space. T... more
Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
S81-30462 (12 April 1981) --- The space shuttle Columbia rises off Pad 39A a few seconds past 7 a.m. (EST) on April 12, 1981. Onboard, astronauts John W. Young, STS-1 commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, h... more
Launch Views - Columbia - STS-1 Mission - KSC
S81-30459 (12 April 1981) --- A remote camera at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A captured this scene as the maiden flight of space shuttle Columbia begins. Astronauts John W. Young, STS-1 commander, a... more
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After six years of silence, the thunder ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After six years of silence, the thunder of manned space flight is heard again as the successful launch of the first Space Shuttle ushers in a new concept in utilization of space. T... more
Launch views of the Columbia for the STS-1 mission, April 12, 1981
S81-30463 (12 April 1981) --- The space shuttle Columbia rises off Pad 39A a few seconds past 7 a.m. (EST) on April 12, 1981. Onboard, astronauts John W. Young, STS-1 commander, and Robert L. Crippen, pilot, ... more
PRESS RELEASE IMAGE - STS-1 - CREW ACTIVITIES
S81-30420 (12-14 April 1981) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for STS-1 takes advantage of zero-gravity to do some rare acrobatics on the middeck of the space shuttle Columbia in Earth orbit. This 35mm fr... more
LAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC
S81-30499 (12 April 1981) --- Space shuttle Columbia flies. Just seconds past the scheduled launch time of 7 a.m. on April 12, 1981, America's Space Transportation System becomes a fact, with the liftoff of the... more
PRESS RELEASE IMAGE - STS-1 - CREW ACTIVITIES
S81-30422 (12-14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young, STS-1 commander, cleans off his razor after shaving his face on the middeck of the space shuttle orbiter Columbia. A food tray can be seen mounted on a ... more
Mission Control Activities (MCC) - STS-1 Mission - JSC
S81-30386 (14 April 1981) --- Flight director Charles R. Lewis, left, studies a chart display on his console?s monitor in the mission operations control room (MOCR) in the Johnson Space Center?s Mission Control... more
LAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC
S81-30501 (12 April 1981) --- Nose pointed skyward, space shuttle Columbia begins its climb toward orbit moments after solid rocket booster ignition in this first view of a dramatic liftoff sequence photographe... more
Press Pelease Image - STS-1 - Earth View
S81-30396 (12-14 April 1981) --- A vertical view of Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas and part of the great Bahama Bank, as photographed with a 70mm handheld camera from the space shuttle Columbia in Earth orbit.... more
LAUNCH (IGOR) - STS-1
S81-33179 (12 April 1981) --- Though their STS-1 task has been performed, the two solid rocket boosters (SRB) still glow following their jettisoning from the space shuttle Columbia on its way to many firsts. Am... more
Launch Views - Columbia - STS-1 Mission - KSC
S81-30460 (12 April 1981) --- A remote camera at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A captured this scene as the maiden flight of space shuttle Columbia begins. Astronauts John W. Young, STS-1 commander, a... more
LAUNCH (IGOR) - STS-1
S81-33180 (12 April 1981) --- The two solid rocket boosters are jettisoned from the climbing space shuttle Columbia as a successful launch phase continues for NASA's first manned space mission since 1975. Astr... more
LAUNCH (IGOR) - STS-1
S81-33178 (12 April 1981) --- The two solid rocket boosters are jettisoned from the climbing space shuttle Columbia as a successful launch phase continues for NASA's first manned space mission since 1975. Astr... more
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LAUNCH (SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER [SRB]) - STS-1
S81-30505 (12 April 1981) --- Separation of space shuttle Columbia?s external tank, photographed by motion picture cameras in the umbilical bays, occurred following the shutdown of the vehicle?s three main engi... more
STS-1 - LAUNCH DAY - MISSION CONTROL CENTER (MCC) ACTIVITIES
S81-30216 (12 April 1981) --- Astronaut Joe H. Engle, backup crew commander for STS-1, watches a large screen in the mission operations control room of the Johnson Space Center?s Mission Control Center during t... more
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LAUNCH (SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER [SRB]) - STS-1
S81-30509 (12 April 1981) --- Separation of space shuttle Columbia?s external tank, photographed by motion picture cameras in the umbilical bays, occurred following the shutdown of the vehicle?s three main engi... more
STS-1 ONBOARD PHOTOGRAPHY - STS-1-7-0502: STS-1 Pilot Robert Crippen ...
STS-1 ONBOARD PHOTOGRAPHY - STS-1-7-0502: STS-1 Pilot Robert Crippen at lunch.
LAUNCH - STS-1 - KSC
S81-30502 (12 April 1981) --- Space shuttle Columbia’s aft orbiter section dominates the field of view in this fifth frame of a dramatic liftoff sequence photographed from the 275-foot level of the Fixed Servic... more
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INFLIGHT (MISSION CONTROL CENTER [MCC]) - STS-1 - ELLINGTON AFB (EAFB)...
S81-32876 (13 April 1981) --- Brig. Gen. William T. Twinting studies the monitor at the Department of Defense (DOD) console in the mission operations control room (MOCR) at the Johnson Space Center?s Mission Co... more
POST-LANDING - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-31913 (14 April 1981) --- This head-on photograph of NASA's space shuttle Columbia was taken during post-landing servicing on Rogers dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. The STS-1 ... more
LANDING (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30845 (14 April 1981) --- The 122-feet-long (37.2 meters) space shuttle orbiter Columbia approaches its dry lake bed landing site at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California to successfully complete a ... more
LANDING (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30843 (14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young, STS-1 commander, egresses the space shuttle orbiter Columbia following her successful landing on Rogers dry lake bed on southern California?s Edwards Air F... more
STS-1 - Landing View - Edwards AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30425 (14 April 1981) --- The space shuttle orbiter Columbia is seen from the front as it heads for a touchdown atop a dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California. A T-38 chase plane follo... more
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POST-LAUNCH (SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER [SRB]) - STS-1 - FL
S81-30953 (13 April 1981) --- With one of the two expended solid rocket boosters from the launch of the space shuttle Columbia in tow, the recovery ship UTC Liberty heads toward the Trident Submarine Basin at P... more
DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, CALIF. - Orbiter Columbia "flares ou...
DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER, CALIF. - Orbiter Columbia "flares out" for a landing at Rogers dry lake Runway 23, successfully completing the historic first flight for the Space Shuttle. Astronauts John You... more
LANDING - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30734 (14 April 1981) --- The rear wheels of the space shuttle orbiter Columbia (STS-1) touch down on Rogers dry lake at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California to successfully complete a stay in spac... more
LANDING (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30846 (14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young (near center of photo), STS-1 commander, egresses the space shuttle Columbia upon the completion of checklist activities following the successful landing of... more
LANDING (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30852 (14 April 1981) --- Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, pilot for the STS-1 flight, egresses the NASA space shuttle following touchdown of the Columbia on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Californi... more
STS-1 - LAUNCH - KSC
The Space Shuttle Columbia begins a new era of space transportation when it lifts off from NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The reusable Orbiter, its two (2) fuel tanks and two (2) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) ... more
INFLIGHT (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1
S81-30419 (12-14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young, mans the commander?s station in the Columbia during the 36-orbit STS-1 flight. A loose leaf notebook with flight activities data floats in the weightle... more
STS-1 - LAUNCH - KSC
The Space Shuttle Columbia begins a new era of space transportation when it lifts off from NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The reusable Orbiter, its two (2) fuel tanks and two (2) Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) ... more
LANDING (CREW ACTIVITIES) - STS-1 - EDWARDS AFB (EAFB), CA
S81-30853 (14 April 1981) --- Astronaut John W. Young, left center talks with George W.S. Abbey, director of flight operations at Johnson Space Center, following egress from the STS-1 Columbia, which forms the ... more
Crew activities around the orbiter after the landing of STS-1
Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, right, is greeted by wife Virginia following landing of mission STS-1. Behind Mrs. Crippon is George W.S. Abbey, Director of Flight Operations at JSC (30850); Astronaut John W. Youn... more
STS-2 - SIMULATION - RIDE, SALLY, ASTRONAUT - JSC
S81-33963 (July 1981) --- Mission specialist/astronaut Sally K. Ride and Dale E. Moore of the flight control division?s electrical, mechanical and environmental systems branch take a special interest in a simul... more
Astronaut Sally Ride - CapCom Console - STS-2 Simulation
Astronaut Sally Ride at the CapCom console during the STS-2 simulation. She appears to be speaking to the crew using a headset.
Astronauts Sally Ride and Terry Hart prepare for RMS training for STS-...
Astronauts Sally Ride and Terry Hart prepare for remote manipulator system (RMS) training for STS-2 in bldg 9A. Views include Ride, Hart and Robert R. Kain of the Flight Activites Branch reviewing procedures fo... more
Astronaut Joe H. Engle, commander of STS-2, in suit donning/doffing ex...
Astronaut Joe H. Engle, STS-2 commander, practices donning and doffing his extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) in the weightless environment afforded aboard a KC-135 "zero-gravity" aircraft.
STS-2 - PREPS - KSC
S81-35998 (10 Aug. 1981) --- The orbiter Columbia creeps toward the vehicle assembly building (VAB) during its tow-over from the orbiter processing facility before dawn today. Columbia was backed out of its han... more
STS-2 - SOFTWARE INTEGRATION TESTS (SIT) - KSC
S81-36331 (24 Aug. 1981) --- Astronauts Joe H. Engle, left, and Richard H. Truly pause before participating in the integrated test of the assembled space shuttle components scheduled for launch no earlier than ... more
PRELAUNCH - STS-2 - KSC
Aerial, ground level and night views of STS-2 Rollout to and on Pad 39A, 08/31/1981. KSC, FL